Compiled by Faith Nurture

DEATHS

Rev Dr James Davidson Martin formerly of Dumfries: Dunscore on June 25 2022

Rev John Murdo Smith BEM formerly of North Uist: Lochmaddy and Trumisgarry on December 13 2022

Rev David Reid formerly of Largoward with St Monans on February 24 2023

Rev Hamish Gault Smith formerly of Auchterless with Rothienorman on March 20 2023

Rev George Strachan Noble formerly Carfin l/w Newarthill on April 2 2023

Rev John McLean formerly Bathgate: Boghall on April 5 2023

Rev Hugh Bain formerly Dunning on April 12 2023

Rev William Thomson of Stenhouse and Carron on April 18 2023

RETIRED

Rev David Brian Dobby from Fife: Rosyth on April 9 2023

Rev Elsie Fortune from Aberdeen: St Mary’s on April 9 2023

Rev Malcolm Cuthbertson from Glasgow: Rutherglen West and Wardlawhill on April 9 2023

Rev David Taverner from Coldstream & District Parishes linked with Eccles & Leitholm Church on April 9

Rev Sarah Nicol from Saltcoats St Cuthbert’s on April 22 2023

DEMISSIONS

Rev Fiona Reynolds from Monifieth on March 4 2023

Rev Peter S Gerbrandy-Baird from Aberdour St Fillans on March 31 2023

ORDINATIONS

Rev Ruth Kennedy as Assistant Minister to Dunblane Cathedral on September 8 2022

Rev Christine McWhirter as Assistant Minister to the Lossiemouth area charges and the Presbytery of Moray on September 29 2022

Rev Douglas Reid as Assistant Minister to Edinburgh: Palmerston Place on October 6 2022

Rev Stuart Finlayson as Pioneer Minister to the Parish of West Moray on October 7 2022

Rev Anne Redpath as Presbytery chaplaincy and partnership Ministry on November 2 2022

Rev Fiona Crawford as Assistant Minister to Cumbernauld Old on November 3 2022

Rev James Gemmell as Assistant Minister to Cumbernauld St Mungo’s l/w Kildrum on November 3 2022

Rev George Sneddon as Assistant Minister to East Kilbride: Mossneuk on November 8 2022

Rev Echardt Bosch as Assistant Minister to Airdrie: New Wellwynd and Forth: St Paul’s on November 24 2022

Rev Julia Cato as Assistant Minister to Edinburgh: Greenbank on November 29 2022

Rev Dougie Adam as Assistant Minister to Renfrew: North on January 14 2023

Rev Mhairi Gilchrist as Assistant Minister to Larbert West Church on January 26 2023

Rev Daniel Spencer as Assistant Minister to Dundee: Menzieshill Parish Grouping on March 1 2023

Rev Michelle McAdoo as Assistant Minister to Shetland: Lerwick and South Mainland on March 23 2023

Rev Andrea Fraser as Associate Minister within the Fife Cluster of Dalgety Bay, Inverkeithing and North Queensferry on March 22 2023

Rev William Watt as Assistant Minister to Edinburgh: Corstorphine Old on April 27 2023

APPOINTMENTS

Rev Gillian Richmond to Troon: Old and Troon Portland as Assistant Minister on September 1 2022

Rev Pamela Kennedy to Innerleithen, Traquair and Walkerburn and Presbytery of Lothian Congregational Development Team as Assistant Minister on September 1 2022

Rev Fiona Morrison to Ardersier and Petty as Assistant Minister on November 1 2022

Rev Kaye Gardiner to Glasgow: Ruchazie as Assistant Minister on December 1 2022 Rev

Jack Macdonald to Dunfermline East as Assistant Minister on December 1 2022

INTRODUCTIONS

Rev Kwane Ahaligah as Assistant Minister to the Presbytery of Forth Valley and Clyde on February 5 2023

TRANSLATIONS

Rev Stewart McPherson from Interim Minister at Jedburgh Old and Trinity to Interim Minister with the Presbytery of Fife on April 9 2023

OLM – ORDINATION AND APPOINTMENTS

Dr Mary MacLeod Rivett to Edinburgh: Granton on March 23 2023

READERS – RETIRALS

Mrs Shona McKeand Crosbie from Darvel on December 6 2022

Eldership

Glenorchy & Strathfillan: Ordained: Charles Fletcher

London Crown Court: Admitted: Christopher Grieve and Moira McEwen

St Machar’s Ranfurly Church: Admitted: Greg Miller

Uddingston Old: Ordained: David Fox and Maureen McLean

Long service

Ayr Newton Wallacetown: Ronald Coombs (60)

Drongan the Schaw Kirk: Anne Robertson (33)

Dumfries Maxwelltown West: Fred Birkbeck (30 years as Deacon), May Bryden (30 years as Deacon), Tom Bryden (40), Neil Collins (50 years as Deacon), Gordon Little (30), Jock Mackinnon (40), Patricia McKenzie (30 years as Deacon) and Margaret Newlands (30 years as Deacon)

Dunfermline Abbey: David Fraser (30) and Robert Young (30)

Larbert West: Jim Anderson (30), Gillian Archibald (30), Myrna Forbes (30) and Molly Priestly (30)

Ochiltree: George Harvey (50)