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Thursday March 16 2023

Our regular round-up of news received from churches

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Duddingston Kirk In Edinburgh hosted Chia-change Chang, Director General of the Taipei Representative Office in the UK, Edinburgh office, at their World Day of Prayer Service on Friday March 3. Materials for this year's World Day of Prayer were prepared by Christian women in Taiwan, on the theme ‘I Have Heard About Your Faith’. The Director General was accompanied by several of his staff and was presented with a Duddingston Kirk 2024 calendar as the church will be celebrating its 900^th anniversary next year. He is pictured with the Rev Dr Jim Jack and members of the congregation.

At a service in Forfar St Margaret's conducted by the Rev Donna Hays, Moderator of the new Presbytery of Perth, a certificate was presented to Alex Mill to mark 50 years of service as an elder.

Raymond Dennison was presented with a certificate of long service marking 46 years as church officer at Moncur Memorial Church of Scotland on Stronsay, Orkney. Raymond has now retired as church officer but continues to serve as an elder and in other ways. The certificate was presented by minister, the Rev David Locke.

Graham Alldred recently retired after nearly 50 years as organist of Stranraer Parish Church. He was presented with a retirement gift by the Rev Andy Muir, on behalf of the congregation.

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