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Thursday February 15 2024

Our regular round-up of news received from churches

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The Rt Rev Sally Foster-Fulton, Moderator of the General Assembly of Scotland preached at the Fraserburgh Grouping Joint Service at Fraserburgh South Church. On Racial Justice Sunday the Moderator gave a thought-provoking sermon reiterating the importance of the Ten Commandments at this present time. She presented Long Service Certificates during the service covering many years of dedicated service.

Back row: Bruce Buchan (Elder, Fraserburgh Old Church, 45 years), Patricia Masson (organist, Inverallochy and Rathen East Church, 42 years), Catherine Roskell (Sunday School teacher, Fraserburgh Old, 42 years), Isobel Blackhall (Sunday School teacher, Fraserburgh Old, 42 years), Pauline Buchan (organist, Fraserburgh South, 33 years).
Front row: Moira Duthie (Elder, Fraserburgh South, 30 years), Margaret Stalker (Elder, Fraserburgh South, 30 years), Mrs Foster-Fulton, Laura Strachan (Elder, Fraserburgh West, 41 years), Aileen Watt (Sunday School teacher, Fraserburgh West, 22 years). Not in photo: Dugald Smith (Elder, Fraserburgh West, 41 years).

Eight new elders have been ordained and one admitted at Dunkeld Parish Church, Perth and Kinross. From left: Finlay Campbell, Rosie Mackie, Peter Mackie, Jean Peacock, Sean Hanafin, Lorna Birse-Stewart, Louise Luke, Monica Stewart and John Luke.

Kay Park Church, Kilmarnock, hosted a ‘get to know us’ lunch with around 40 new attendees to the church over the last six months.

Sandra Clark and Eileen Sharp, of Abbotsgrange Parish Church, Grangemouth, have been presented with long service certificates for 30 years’ service. The presentation was made by the Rev Colin Mailer.

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