January 2025

30 January - Kirk Session Meeting, Orwell Church

26 January - Come along to our Songs of Praise at Portmoak Church from 3 - 4.30pm.

25 January - Praying in the Parish, Kinross Church, 7am - 7pm

 

News from the Kirk Session Meeting held on 11 January

Positions: Interim Session Clerk - Jaffrey Weir; Treasurer – Linda Stewart; Safeguarding Coordinator - Cara Chalmers; Interim Roll Keeper: Anne Miller.

2025 Budget - approved.  Expected deficit - £30,000.

Worship: Sunday Services: Fossoway - 9.45am, Kinross - 10.30am, Orwell - 10.30am. Portmoak - Songs of Praise at 3pm, last Sunday of the month (aimed at the whole new congregation). Arrangements for Cleish and Arngask to be decided.

Ministerial Vacancy (Charge B): Rev Beverley Stevenson is Interim Moderator of the Nominating Committee. Members of the 13-person Committee will be sought.

Kirk Session: The Kirk Session comprises all the active elders of the previous congregations. and next meets on 30 January. Going forward, the intention is to have a smaller formal Kirk Session as the body recognised by OSCR as charity trustees.

 

9 January - Service of Union for the new Kinross-shire Parish Church, Thursday 7pm in Kinross Church, conducted by Presbytery.

5 January - United Communion Service, 11am at Fossoway Church.