Compiled by Faith Action

DEATHS Rev Robert Rae formerly Edinburgh: Leith St. Andrew’s on October 5 Rev WDouglas Lindsay formerly Eaglesham on October 11 Rev David J Torrance of Ormiston with Pencaitland on October 16 Rev Ian Dryden formerly New Machar on October 16

Rev Alexander Buchan formerly North Ronaldsay with Sanday on October 28

Rev Mitchell Collins formerly Creich, Flisk and Kilmany with Monimail on October 30 

Very Rev Dr Hugh R Wyllie formerly Hamilton: Old on October 31

DEMISSIONS Rev Dr Rory A R MacLeod from Strath and Sleat on October 31 Rev Scott Raby from Fauldhouse: St Andrew’s on October 31

APPOINTMENT Rev Dr Rory A R MacLeod as Presbytery Clerk, Clèir Eilean Ì: Highlands and Hebrides on October 31

INDUCTION Rev Carolann Birnie to Jersey: St Columba’s on October 20

ORDINATIONS & INDUCTIONS Rev Alex MacCallum to Kilmore and Oban with Tiree on October 13

INTRODUCTION Rev Dr Tara Curlewis to Rome: St Andrew’s and as Ecumenical Liaison Officer on November 5

Eldership

Edinburgh Corstorphine St Ninians’s: Ordained: Clare Darling

Long service

Glasgow Jordanhill: Jean Adair (30), Ian Anderson (30) and Margaret Anderson (30)

Glasgow Kinning Park: M Conner (30 years), Dorothy Cousins (30), WCousins (30), Angus MacVicar (25), Kay MacVicar (25), C Nicholl (35), Hugh Nicholl (60) and David Simpson (25)

Inchture and Kinnaird: Alan Borwell (30), Menna Jeffries (30), Sheena Lamond (35), Ian Lowden (50) and Mavis Urquhart (30)

Kirkcaldy Linktown: Ronald Seath (50)

Tarbolton: John Lapsley (50)