AuthorStephen McKean

Video of Services

In these difficult time of COVID-19, with restricted numbers who can attend it is vital that our Church still reach out to our community congregation and friends. Services are filmed and carried on YouTube, premiered at the regular time of service (for Sunday,11.00) While we miss gathering together for worship, YouTube does deliver two great advantages in that you can watch or re-watch at any time and we can welcome visitors from a’ pairts – indeed worldwide – whether these be our own folk who have moved away or even those who have never heard of the “Fort at the end of a range of hills” (Kirkintilloch). Please join our virtual but very real service on St Mary’s YouTube Channel

Induction for Rev Dr Ruth Morrison

INDUCTION OF THE REV. DR. RUTH MORRISON ON THURSDAY 19TH AUGUST 2021

BOOKING SYSTEM IN ST MARY’S PARISH CHURCH

As you will all know, we decided in June 2021 that we no longer required to use the booking system that we put in place at the beginning of COVID pandemic as we were able to increase the number of ‘locations’ in our sanctuary. This has proved to be successful, and we have always had sufficient ‘locations’ for those who wish to attend worship in person.

However, we are concerned that at the induction of our new minister on Thursday 19th August, our current number of ‘locations’ could be oversubscribed. 

As we do not want to have to turn anyone away, we have decided that for this one occasion only we will revert to our original booking system.

Therefore, for those of you who wish to attend the induction of the Rev. Dr. Ruth Morrison into the charge of St Mary’s Parish Church on the evening of Thursday 19th August 2021, I would ask that, as previously, you contact the Church Office by telephone between 09.00 and 13.00 from Wednesday 11thAugust until Wednesday 18th August, both dates inclusive, and give them your name, the number of people in your group attending and your telephone number.

This will enable us to ensure that you are allocated a ‘location’ in the church.

Should you want more information regarding this change in procedure for this one occasion, please contact John Pears on 0141 762 1205.  

John Pears

28th July 2021

Rev Dr Ruth Morrison

Rev.Dr. Ruth Morrison’s Induction on the evening of Thursday 19th August, the ‘Booking System will be re-instated for that single service only. Further details regarding this arrangement will be announced nearer the time.

Sunday 8th August Morning Worship…

Please find todays Morning Worship at St Marys. https://youtu.be/Yx7ZcxAWnyEPlease note … Next weeks Service will be recorded at the same time as the Morning service and will be available to view Sunday afternoon.

Sunday Online worship

Just a reminder that today Online Worship will not be available until this afternoon.

Church

ST MARY’S CHURCH KIRKINTILLOCH – JULY / AUGUST 2021➢ As you know, our area has now been designated as Level 0. This means a change to certain elements of the way that we attend church and manage our worship withEFFECT FROM SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST 2021. ➢ Currently our sanctuary is marked off into 54 ‘locations’, each socially distanced by 2 metres, however as the social distancing rule has now been reduced from 2 metres to 1 metre, we can safely increase the number of ‘locations’ available in our sanctuary, each of which can still accommodate a single person, a couple or a family group. We must, however, now strictly adhere to the 1-metre distancing rule, as well as our other safety precautions including the use of our one-way system and our ‘track and trace’ system, as previously.

 ➢ Face masks must be worn in the church at all times and although the singing of hymns will now be allowed, face masks must still be worn whilst singing.

We would ask that you bring your own hymn books whenever possible, use them for your own use and then take them home with you.

Should you forget your hymn book, we will be happy to issue you with one as you enter the church, but we would ask that you bring it out of the sanctuary with you and deposit it in the box indicated for this purpose.

 ➢ There will still be elders on duty to guide you to your seats.

 ➢ You will not be required to book to attend worship in St Mary’s Parish Church. You should simply come to the church on a Sunday, where your name will be ‘ticked off’ on a master list in line with existing procedures. 

​The only exception to this arrangement will be for Rev.Dr. Ruth Morrison’s ​Induction on the evening of Thursday 19th August, where the ‘Booking System will be ​re-instated for that single service only. Further details regarding this arrangement ​will be announced nearer the time.➢ As previously, areas not currently in use have been closed off and we would ask that you do not enter these areas.➢ Other arrangements as described in the original re-opening document of 25th August 2020 will still apply.

(19/07/2021 – JCP)1

Gift

We are very much looking forward to Rev Dr Ruth Morrison joining us as our new minister next month. 

And to welcome Ruth to St Mary’s, we would like to present her with a gift from the congregation, with the presentation being made at her first service with us on the 22nd of August.

If you would like to make a contribution towards a gift for Ruth, you will have the opportunity to do that over the next three weeks. I would simply ask that all donations are clearly marked as “Gift for Rev Ruth Morrison”

There are a number of ways for you to make your donation:• In person, at Church, over the next 3 Sundays;• Via your District Elder;• By posting through our letterbox on the Hall Doors; or• By post to the Church Treasurer:
Mr John Thomson
17 Glenwood Court
Kirkintilloch
G66 4JL

Please remember to mark your donation as “Gift for Rev Ruth Morrison”.
To help us make the necessary arrangements, I would ask that all donations are with us by Sunday 1st August 2021.

With my thanks and kind regards,

Gordon Morrison
Session Clerk

Important Announcement

NOTICE OF DECISION OF THE VACANCY PROCEDURE COMMITTEE

Notice is hereby given that the Vacancy Procedure Committee of the Presbytery of Glasgow makes the following proposal in relation to the vacant charge of Kirkintilloch St Mary’s. 

The Committee, in respect of the congregation of Kirkintilloch St Mary’s: (a) noted the approval of the Vacancy Schedule by the Faith Nurture Forum; (b) sustained the Call by the congregation to the Rev Dr Ruth H B Morrison MA BD PhD, Minister at Clydebank: Waterfront linked with Dalmuir: Barclay; and (c) appointed Thursday 19th August at 7.00pm for the induction of Dr Morrison, instructing the Presbytery Clerk to make the necessary arrangements.  

These actions will proceed unless at least four persons, who are either communicant members of this congregation of Kirkintilloch St Mary’s or full members of Presbytery, together or separately, submit to the Interim Presbytery Clerk a request for this proposal to be considered at the next Ordinary Meeting of the Presbytery. 

Any such request must set out the relevant reasons, and should be submitted in writing to: 
The Interim Presbytery Clerk,
Presbytery of Glasgow, 
260 Bath Street,
Glasgow, 
G2 4JP.
gbarclay@churchofscotland.org.uk

by Monday 19th July 2021.  

If four valid requests are received, then the proposed course of action will be suspended and the approval of Presbytery will be required. 

Rev Dr S Grant Barclay
Interim Presbytery Clerk

Booking System…

SUSPENSION OF BOOKING SYSTEM IN ST MARY’S PARISH CHURCH

As the nursery is closed during July and the first half of August this year, there will no-one in the office to take your call regarding booking a ‘location’ for Sunday worship. 

Given that we have opened up more ‘locations’, we feel that we will now normally be able to accommodate everyone who arrives at the church to attend Sunday worship.

We have therefore decided that, on a trial basis, if you want to attend Sunday worship you should simply come to the church on a Sunday, where your name will be ‘ticked off’ on a master list in line with existing procedures. 

You will no longer be required to book to attend St Mary’s Church.

This trial will start week beginning Monday 28th June 2021and will operate until further notice.

However, should you want more information regarding this change in procedure, please contact John Pears on 0141 762 1205.  

We will all be very pleased to be able to welcome you to St Mary’s whenever you feel able to attend.

John Pears

14th June 2021