PRINCIPAL CLERK RETURNS TO HIS ROOTS

Barrhead St Andrew’s Parish Church held a special service to ordain four new elders and to recognise the contribution of their existing Kirk Session.

Special guest the Rev Dr George Whyte, then Principal Clerk of the General Assembly (who retired following May’s General Assembly), was invited to preach and to hand out long service certificates to those who had completed at least 25 years of service. Dr Whyte grew up in the church and was a member of the 1st Barrhead Boys Brigade.

The service featured a ceremony of ordination for four new elders: Claire McKie, Fiona Mineard, Janice Rooney and Malison Ndau. In addition, Dr Whyte handed out 18 long service certificates to elders who have served a grand total of 728 years between them – an average of 40 years each.

Picture of the session with Dr Whyte, taken by Rhys Jackson.