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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
CUSHNIE AND TOUGH PARISH CHURCH
Messy Church is starting again after our winter break. Messy Church is run by Cushnie and Tough Parish Church. It is like a mini holiday-club and is held once a month at Cushnie Hall. We start with juice, tea, coffee and biscuits and a chance to play games while we get together. Then there is a choice of crafts and activities.
Dates of Messy Church will be May 24th, June 28th between 6 and 7:30 pm.
If you have any suggestions about how to improve Messy Church we will be glad to hear from you Rosemary Legge Tel 019755 81239 E-mail cushnietough@aol.com
The Church of Scotland
Presbytery of Gordon – World Mission Committee
NIKOMA GENERATOR APPEAL (March 2012) UPDATE
Thanks to all who have responded to this challenge and specially to our God who has answered many prayers.
FUNDS SO FAR
| Held by World Mission |
£7,051 |
| Held at Kemnay |
£5,486 |
| Quiz & Donations |
£1,270 |
| Donations |
£600 |
| Total |
£14,407 |
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Donor has offered £10,000 gift aided
if Presbytery raises £12, 500 – possible |
£12,500 |
| Good News Health Scotland (A very generous donation made available) |
£25,000 |
More ongoing fundraising -
Coffee Mornings / cycle runs/ donations |
£ ?? |
COSTS
| Generator costs |
£25,000 |
| Installation |
£2,630 |
Dr Mack has been in touch with David Morton re further needs:
- Upgrading the current generator to manage the new steriliser which is only required some of the time but is a heavy electricity user and to have a larger generator all the time is too expensive to run as fuel prices are soaring with the countries problems (cost about £4000)
- Solar lighting for the hospital at night. This would reduce electricity consumption greatly thus the bills and use of the generator. (cost not sure maybe about £1000)
- Transformer just for the hospital. There is a transformer in the area but there are many other users and at times voltage is so low (when they have electricity!) it makes using equipment of various sorts for the hospital very difficult (cost about £10,000)
These would make the hospital much more secure regarding power and thus the equipment needed to run the place and it would be long term. Another suggestion is help in provision of drugs. They spend about £275,000 per year on drugs.
Congregations fund raising for this project, should claim the gift aid locally, and then send the total amount as a church contribution to the World Mission Council at 121 in order to put it towards the project. If, however, people do send amounts straight to World Mission, they will try and claim gift aid for them, although this is done in 6 monthly cycles. All gifts should be clearly marked NIkoma Generator Appeal.
The suggestion is that we close fundraising for this project at the end of June 2012
Praying Round the Presbytery 2011-2012
Presbytery of Gordon Lent Readings
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 4 October 2011
Draft Minutes November 2011
Draft Minutes December 2011
Draft Minutes 7 February 2012
Approved Minutes 6 March 2012
Draft Minutes 27 March 2012
“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).
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:-
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Providing and developing fellowship and support to congregations and ministries within its bounds in their work and witness for the Gospel; and
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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.
| Tuesday 6th March |
Inverurie West Church at 7.30pm |
| Tuesday 27th March |
Huntly Strathbogie Drumblade Church at 7.30pm |
| Tuesday 1st May |
Pitmedden Church at 7.30pm |
| Tuesday 26th June |
Skene Church 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. |
