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Dornoch Cathedral
Church of Scotland
Dornoch
IV25 3SH
Services
Sunday at 11:00am
Sunday at 11:00am
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Interim Moderator
Rev. Alistair Drummond
01349 852480
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Locum Minister
Carol Anne Porter
07400 313303
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Session Clerk
Mrs Liz Manson
Lamington, Invergordon
IV18 0PE
07845 970923
Dornoch Firth Church Of Scotland
Dornoch Cathedral
Dornoch
IV25 3SH
Session Clerk
07845 970923
Nomination Committee (elected to be responsible for the search for a permanent parish minister)
On Sunday, 7th July 2024, at a Congregational Meeting, the following people were elected on to the Nomination Committee for Dornoch Firth Church of Scotland, with office bearers appointed as noted at their first meeting held on the 9th July.
We wish them every blessing in their task ahead and ask that you keep them in your prayers.
John Calder ( Convenor)
Alasdair Mackay (Vice-Convenor)
Ann Creed (Clerk)
Morag Macaskill
Carol MacLean
Jeani Hunter
Willie MacKay
Kim McCarthy
Susan Messem
John Gunn
Rhona Macaskill
Mhairi Mackay
Tracy Aldridge-Russell
While the Nomination Committee begins its work, Carol Anne continues her ministry as our much appreciated locum minister. We hope that she finds refreshment and rest in her holidays and we look forward to her return.
Notice to appoint Nominating Committee
The following notice was read out at yesterday’s service (Sunday 23/6/24) and will also be read next Sunday:
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of this congregation of the Dornoch Firth Church of Scotland will be held in Dornoch Cathedral on Sunday July 7th at the close of morning worship for the purpose of appointing a Nominating Committee. The service will commence at 11am as usual.
At that meeting, the congregation shall be invited to elect 11-13 people, who are on the Electoral Roll of this congregation of Dornoch Firth Church of Scotland to serve on the Nominating Committee. If you wish to propose anyone to serve on the Committee you may do so at the meeting providing the person has indicated a willingness to serve. Any candidate must have a seconder.
The first meeting of the Nominating Committee is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 9th July at 7:00 pm in the West Church Hall.
The task of the Nominating Committee will be to take responsibility for all the administration, researching of applications, listening to possible candidates whilst preaching and then to nominate one person to this congregation of Dornoch Firth Church of Scotland to be the new minister.
I encourage all members and adherents on the Electoral Roll to attend.
Rev Alistair Drummond
Interim Moderator
WORSHIP ACROSS DORNOCH FIRTH CHURCH OF SCOTLAND PARISH
Minister Led Services across the parish in July
CONCERT: Restoring Scaramella – The Hortus Choir
On Friday, 21st June at 7.30pm in Dornoch Cathedral. Doors open at 7pm: ALL WELCOME
Dornoch Cathedral is the venue for a most special musical performance of Obrecht’s Scaramella mass, written in the late 15th century, by the Hortus Choir. Only two of the four voice parts survives intact, the other two having been lost.
However, composer and musicologist Fabrice Fitch, drawing on his extensive knowledge of the music of the time, has painstakingly reconstructed the mass although not precisely as Obrecht originally wrote.
Hortus is a new choir singing one voice per part and specialising in early music. We are very proud to present in this programme the first time that this mass has been heard in the UK for at least 525 years (or possibly ever!).
Royal Troon Open Tickets Donation
A generous Royal Dornoch member has donated 2 tickets for Thursday 18th July. A ticket for Thursday would normally costs £95 but none are available – SOLD OUT.
The anonymous donor wishes the money to go towards supporting Dornoch Cathedral. There is transport direct from Glasgow to The Open.
Email your bid to whookmackay@gmail.com with a closing date Tuesday 25th June unless an exceptionally high offer is made.
Cathedral Concert by Badenoch Chorale
Badenoch Chorale are performing in Dornoch Cathedral on Sunday 9th June at 6.30pm.
Entry by donation to Cathedral Funds.
DORNOCH FIRTH: WHERE ARE WE NOW?
A lot of background work has been going on in the new Parish over the last few months. The new Kirk Session has met 4 times and the webpage and Facebook page have been amended to show the name of our new Parish, a logo has been agreed (as below) and new email addresses for the Session Clerk Team and the Treasurer have been completed. Finance accounts have been merged and a committee structure is being developed so that everyone can play their part. The Electoral Roll has been completed. A Parish Profile is being prepared.
The Kirk Session voted at their meeting on the 22nd April to depart from the Church of Scotland’s position on Ministers in a Civil Partnership or Same Sex Marriage Act 1 2015.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Our next stage is to seek a new minister of Word and Sacrament.
A Nominating Committee of 13 will be appointed in the next few weeks and you are asked to give prayerful consideration around who might be suitable for this role.
The finalised Parish Profile will be circulated to the Kirk Session and to Presbytery for comments in the next few weeks. Once this is done an edict will be read to the congregation on 2 separate weeks, after which the Nominating Committee will be formed.
A Vision and Mission Statement is being prepared.
HOW WILL A NOMINATING COMMITTEE BE FORMED?
The Committee will be formed from representatives from all 3 former parishes. There has to be an odd number on the Committee, up to a maximum of 13. Candidates must be on our Electoral Roll, agree to stand and have a proposer and a seconder, who are also on the roll. There will be a Congregational Meeting held to elect representatives.
Rev. Alistair Drummond will take over as Interim Moderator on 3 June 2024
We hope this information sheet will be helpful in keeping you up to date in our procedure to appoint a new minister to Dornoch Firth Church of Scotland.