|
Welcome to your website!
Welcome to the website of the Church of Scotland Presbytery of Gordon.
We do hope you enjoy your visit and find the information and Presbytery News within the site useful to you.
Presbytery News
CONGRATULATIONS REV ELLEN LARSON DAVIDSON
Minister of Fintray Kinellar Keithhall that Ellen gave birth to a little boy (7lbs 13 oz.) on 11 January 2012. Ellen, the baby and family are all fine.
Praying Round the Presbytery 2011-2012
The Year Book is now available for download by clicking the above.
Presbytery Meeting Minutes
As a new service, Draft and Final Minutes of the Presbytery Meetings will be available here. Click the link below.
Draft Minutes April 2011
Draft Minutes May 2011
Draft Minutes June 2011
Draft Minutes 4 October 2011
Draft Minutes November 2011
Draft Minutes December 2011
“OPERATION ANDREW”
AN EVENT INSPIRED BY ST ANDREW AND THE SCOTTISH FLAG
PUTTING ST ANDREW BACK IN SCOTLAND
St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and the Scottish flag is his symbol, the saltire or X shaped cross. We often forget that the person behind our flag was one of Jesus’ first followers, and died because of his Christian faith. He was tortured to death by crucifixion in AD60 at Patros in Greece, and, according to tradition, asked that the cross be placed diagonally since he considered himself unworthy to die in the same way as Jesus on an upright cross. From this, the saltire became recognised as his symbol.
St Andrew is described in the bible as one of the first people to be called by Jesus to be his follower, and the first to invite someone else – his brother Simon Peter - to come and meet Jesus to find out the truth for himself.
Inspired by his example, Members of Barthol Chapel Kirk celebrated St Andrew’s legacy last year.
First, just as St Andrew did, we invited others to find out more about Jesus’ life and claims for themselves. In the spirit of his example, we gave out copies of John’s Gospel, which was written, in its own words, “that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God”. We invited those around us to read and see if they agreed!
Secondly, we invited guests to help us mark St Andrew’s day at a special service on Sunday 28th November at Barthol Chapel Kirk. The service was led by Rev Matt Canlis from Methlick, and also celebrated the beginning of the Advent Season leading up to Christmas. Matt offered the perspective of someone coming to the Church of Scotland afresh and demonstrated his real gift for explaining the relevance of the Christian faith today.
The success of this initiative was reported by the Home Mission Sub-Committee to the May meeting of Presbytery, and the materials used by Barthol Chapel are all available here for adaptation by any churches who may want to step out in faith with something similar in 2011 or future years. The experience of Barthol Chapel was that God does indeed honour such steps, however faltering, that we take to share the Good News of Jesus with our neighbours and communities. Anyone who would like to have any more details is welcome to contact the Home Mission Sub-Committee via Robert Barker (r.n.barker@abdn.ac.uk) or Rev Isabel Buchan (buchan.123@btinternet.com).
Skene Parish Church Vacant Charge
The Rev Iain U Thomson retired on 31 March 2011. We wish Iain all the very best wishes for a long retirement. The charge will be preached vacant Sunday 3 April 2011. The Interim Moderator is Rev Euan Glen
and Locum is Rev Matthew Rodger.
Neuroethics Conference Flyer Booking Form
A new web site has been developed for Christian families who have lost a baby before or just after birth called Under the Rainbow
It is a biblical resource primarily featuring - Bible Studies, Truths to Strengthen, Recommended Reading as well as Practical Info. For any churches wishing promotional bookmarks to pass on to people - email jalkeefe@aol.com
Ethical Issues in Cloned Embryo Research
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2006 resolved to “oppose the creation for research or therapy of parthenogenetic human embryos, animal-human hybrid or chimeric embryos, or human embryos that have been deliberately made non-viable”. Read the latest article here.
The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007
Newsletter No. 2
This is the third PVG Newsletter with up-to-date information on the introduction of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The Scottish Government have announced the start of the new PVG Scheme which will be on the 28th February 2011. Any enquiries can be directed to Reverend Graeme Longmuir, Presbytery of Gordon Safeguarding Advisor.
Introduction
The Presbytery of Gordon is located in the North-East of Scotland, North and West of Aberdeen city.
Many of its 30 congregations serve rural areas, however, many residents are involved in the oil and gas industries or related businesses, some working offshore on a regular basis.
Central to the Church of Scotland is our love and worship of God through following the Lord Jesus Christ. Worship within the Church of Scotland is for everybody and patterns of worship vary from church to church which means that people can find a place of worship where they feel comfortable.
Doric Lord's Prayer
Presbytery's function is to exercise a leadership role designed to empower and support congregations in the fulfilment of their calling to be the people of God in their own localities. Membership consists of Ministers, Deacons and Elders from congregations within the Presbytery bounds.
Presbytery Mission Statement
The Presbytery of Gordon is committed to:-
-
Providing and developing fellowship and support to congregations and ministries within its bounds in their work and witness for the Gospel; and
-
Ensuring proper practice in all aspects of the life and work of the charges within its bounds
Church Of Scotland Vision Statement
"The vision of the Church of Scotland is to be a church which inspires the people of Scotland and beyond with the Good News of Jesus Christ through enthusiastic worshipping, witnessing, nurturing and serving communities."
Presbytery Diary
Presbytery meetings for ordinary business will be held at the locations below. Meetings are on the first Tuesday of the month identified. Presbytery starts promptly at 7.30pm except in June when it begins at 7.00pm.
Presbytery welcomes students for the full time & auxiliary ministry, readers and trainee readers at the June meeting of Presbytery, which is always preceded with the Sacrament of Holy Communion.
Special meetings of Presbytery are arranged by appointment of Presbytery or are called by the Moderator and intimation will be given in such cases.
Presbytery Planning 20/20 Vision
At the December 2009 Presbytery meeting, Reverend Euan Glen presented a report regarding the financial position of the Church of Scotland and how we are to make plans for the future. The Conference was called Presbytery Planning 20/20 Vision.
The report is available here and will open in a new browser window. |
