KIRK SESSION STRUCTURES & REMITS
Committee: Management Group
Minister; Session Clerk; Deputy Session Clerk
Committee: Coordinating Group
Minister; Session Clerk; Deputy Session Clerk; 4 Conveners & minute secretary
Committee: Strategy Group – Convener Helen Dunn
Convener; Minister; 3 Conveners (Resources, Nurture and Mission); Adam McCartney; Janice Watt Co-opted: Kathy McFall; Peter Farley
COMMITTEE STRUCTURE




Committee: Resources – convener Jack McKechnie
Members: Resources Convener; leaders of Finance & Property teams; minister (ex officio).
Sub-group: Property – Team leader Derek Whittle
Members: Resources Convener; property team leader; Ian Gray, Alan Dawson; Bill Haddow; H&S officer (when required)
Co-opt – Jack McNeil; James McDonald; John Wilson
Grounds team: Adam McCartney, Gordon Galloway, Sandy McIntosh; Alex Scott; George Ballantyne
Sub Group: Finance – Resources Convener (Pro tem)
Members: Resource Convener; finance team leader; treasurer (Kay Farley); Susan Findlay (Gift Aid); Irwin Jefferson (WFO); Elaine Rowan; Eric Richardson; Roy Anderson; John King; minister (ex officio);
Co-opt: David Shaw; Aileen Shaw; Peter Farley
Committee: Mission – convener Jim McLaughlin
Membership: Mission Convener; outreach team leader; overseas team leader; minister (ex officio).
Sub group: Local Outreach (Church and Society) – team leader – Bob Ross
Membership: Mission Convener; outreach team leader; Bill Manley; Barbara-Ann Brown; Wendy Workman; George Ballantyne; minister (ex officio)
Sub-group: Overseas (World Mission) – Caroline Morrison
Membership: Mission Convener; overseas team leader; Ken Campbell; Isobel Grant; Irene McLaughlin;
Co-opted: Isobel Haddow – Fairtrade
Sub-group: Communication – Vacant
Membership: Communication team leader; Derek Whittle; Ronnie Anderson; Kay Crawford; Kate Jackson; Marilyn Stewart
co-opted: Ian Scott; Phil Davies; Carolyn Hunter; Isabelle Stewart
Sub-group: Pastoral – Team leader – Liz Bowie
Membership: Pastoral Care team leader; Kay Crawford; May Griffin; Helen Lister; George Colquhoun; Jim Collins; Marion Simpson; minister
Given the confidential nature of the work of this team, they report directly to the Minister and will not produce a report on their pastoral work to Kirk session.
Committee: Nurture – convener Sandra Griffiths
Membership: Nurture Convener; children & families team leader; education team leader; worship team leader; minister (ex officio).
Sub-group: Children and families – team leader – Gillian Peters
Membership: Nurture Convener; C&F team leader; Fiona Taylor; Catriona Connelly; minister (ex officio);
Co-opted: Matthew Alexander; Lesley Jackson; Gillian McFarlane
Sub-group: Education – Team Leader Kirsty Johnson
Membership: Nurture Convener; education team leader; minister; others co-opted as required
Sub-group: Worship – Team Leader Janice Anderson
Membership: Worship team leader; John Young, Catriona Connelly; Moira Dunlop; Belle McNeil; minister; others co-opted as required
Committee: Administration – convener Ina Jefferson
Membership: Admin convener; members; minister (ex officio).
Purpose: To oversee the administrative work of Kirk Session and report to Kirk Session
Items included:
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Church roll/Elders' Districts – Irwin Jefferson
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Presbytery elder – Roy Anderson
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Organisation elders
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Rotas – Graeme Jackson
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Communion duties – Session Clerk
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Flower ministry – Sheila Moore
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Local Area Committee Representation – Bob Finnie
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GDPR compliance – Session Clerk
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Projects – Alan Gilfillan; Ian Jackson; Iain Cameron; Alistair McGregor
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Health & Safety – David Fulton
Sub-group: Social Team leader– Kate Jackson/Ina Jefferson
Membership: Social team leaders; Jean Mills; Diane Gray;
co-opted: Lorna Kinloch; Heather Hughes; Dorothy Shaw
Safeguarding Panel:
Sandra Griffiths; Helen Dunn; Kirsty Johnson; Gillian Peters
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