X MOTHERWELL:
At MOTHERWELL: DALZIEL ST ANDREW’S PARISH CHURCH
HALLS on the 7th Day
of November, Two Thousand and Six years, on which day the PRESBYTERY OF HAMILTON met and was constituted in
prayer.
100. SEDERUNT
The Rev. Mhorag Macdonald,
Moderator, the Rev. Shaw J. Paterson, Clerk, and others as per signed lists in
retentis (Total – 61 Ministers; 1 Deacon;
86 Elders; 8 Corresponding Members).
101. WELCOME
The Moderator extended a word of
welcome to the Rev. Iain Goring, newly inducted Interim Minister, at Holytown l/w New
Stevenston: Wrangholm Kirk.
102. MINUTES
The Minutes of Meetings VIII and IX (2006) were read and approved.
103. INTIMATIONS
Intimations were
made.
104. UDDINGSTON: PARK
The Presbytery called for
the report of the Business Committee which was given in by the Rev. Norman
McKee, Vice-Convener.
It
was moved, seconded and agreed:
The
Presbytery agrees that the requests of Uddingston: Park to secede from the
Church of Scotland and for the Rev. Bruce
McDowall to demit his Charge, should be considered at the December meeting to allow time for legal advice to be
sought.
105.
The Presbytery called for the report of the Parish Planning Committee which was given in by Mr. David Alexander, Convener.
There were laid on the table Citations from the congregations within the Coatbridge Attestation Area returned duly served.
Parties were called, appeared and spoke.
It was moved, seconded and agreed:
a) The Presbytery receives the Plan for
the Coatbridge Area.
b)
The Presbytery approves the
recommendations contained therein, subject to the concurrence
of the General Assembly’s Committee on Parish Appraisal.
c)
The Presbytery instructs the
Parish Planning Committee to amend the summary grid
of the Coatbridge Area Plan accordingly.
d) The
Presbytery reaffirms the decision to grant
106. AIRDRIE: BROOMKNOOL L/
The Presbytery having
received intimation from the Rev. Andrew Thomson, intimating his intention to
demit his Charge on the grounds of ill-health, cited the congregation to appear
for their interest.
Parties appeared and
spoke.
Thereafter the Moderator
conveyed to Mr. Thomson in absentia the
best wishes of the Presbytery.
The Presbytery called
for the report of the Parish Planning Committee which was given in by Mr. David
Alexander, Convener.
It was moved, seconded
and agreed:
The
Presbytery grants a call in 7-year Reviewable Tenure or on the occasion of a vacancy in Airdrie: Flowerhill.
107. MOTHERWELL:
The Presbytery having received intimation from the Rev. Phyllis M.
Wilson, intimating her demission on grounds of retiral, cited the congregation
to appear for their interest.
Parties were called,
appeared and spoke.
The Moderator conveyed
to Mrs. Wilson the best wishes of the Presbytery.
108. OVERTURE ANENT SUPERINTENDENCE OF
CONGREGATIONS
The Presbytery called for the presentation of the Overture, given in by
the Rev. Karen Harbison. It was moved,
seconded and agreed that Presbytery accept the Overture and there voted 148 For
and None Against.
The Clerk, having
received intimation from the Depute Principal Clerk of a typographical error in
the Remit Booklet, in Section 2 the last sentence referring to Section 6 of Act
II 1984 should, in fact, refer to Section 7 of the same Act.
Presbytery was again invited to vote on this Overture with this amendment. There voted 148 For and None Against.
109. OVERTURE ANENT CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS
The Presbytery called for the presentation of the Overture, given in by
the Rev. Dr. John McPake. It was moved,
seconded and agreed that Presbytery receives the Report. The Overture was then
put to Presbytery For or Against and there voted 31 For and 94 Against.
It was moved, seconded and agreed that the Presbytery resolves to transmit the Report to the Committee on Classification of Returns to Overtures.
110. BUSINESS COMMITTEE
The Presbytery called for
the report of the Business Committee, which was given in by the Rev. Norman
McKee, Vice-Convener.
It
was moved and seconded:
1
The Presbytery receives the report.
2
3
The Presbytery agrees to request funding from the
Fisher Fund to cover the locum costs
at
4
The Presbytery appoints Mr. David Alexander as
Convener of the Business Committee.
5
The Presbytery appoints the Rev. Dr. Ian Thom as
Convener of the Parish Planning Committee.
6
The Presbytery notes that the Clerk has attested the
Electoral Register of Chapelhall as containing
the names of 293 members and 11 adherents.
7
The Presbytery agrees to the request of the Kirk
Session of Bellshill: MacDonald Memorial
and Orbiston to hold joint services on
8
The Presbytery notes that, under powers, the Clerk
issued invitations to six congregations
to attend a meeting of Special Commission on Structure and Change on
ADDENDA
1. The
Presbytery notes with regret the intention of the Administrative Assistant,
Mrs. Ishbel Sheridan, to retire as at the end of the year.
2. The
Presbytery notes the appointment of Mr. Antony Short, Depute Principle of
Tabeetha School,
The Deliverance was then agreed.
111. PARISH PLANNING COMMITTEE
The Presbytery called for the report of the Parish Planning Committee, which was given in by Mr. David Alexander, Convener.
It
was moved and seconded:
1.
The Presbytery receives the report.
2.
WISHAW:
a) The Presbytery approves the letting of
the manse for a further period of time until
b) The Presbytery approves the letting of
the former Thornlie buildings for a further period of time until
There was moved and
seconded as a Counter-motion to Section 2 :
2 a) The Presbytery
approves the letting of the former Chalmers Manse for a further period of six
months, following on from the current let.
b) The Presbytery
approves the letting of the former Thornlie buildings for a further period of 6
months until
c) The Parish Planning
Committee will review the terms and conditions of both these permissions in the
light of the results of the Feasibility Study when these become available.
On a vote being taken
For or Against the original motion, it carried For.
The Rev.
Klaus Buwert begged leave to dissent and
appeal.
3. BELLSHILL
The Presbytery approves
the allocation of one additional staff member to be deployed within Bellshill
as a whole (Bellshill: MacDonald Memorial lw Orbiston and Bellshill: West)
instead of, as originally proposed, to Bellshill: MacDonald Memorial lw
Orbiston and instructs the Parish Planning Committee to amend the Presbytery
Plan grid for this Area accordingly.
4.
The
Presbytery approves the request to carry out plaster repairs, eradicate dry rot
and subsequent redecoration to the
organ loft costing £10,104 inclusive of VAT based on contractors’ quotations. Approval is also sought to seek grants and
loans which may be available.
5. BELLSHILL:
WEST
The
Presbytery approves the request to replace the central heating system in the manse costing £6,720 based on contractor’s
quotation. Approval is also sought to
seek grants and loans which may be available.
6.
The
Presbytery approves the professional Second Follow-on Property Report and
awaits the response of the
office bearers as to the contents and recommendations.
ADDENDUM
LARKHALL: CHALMERS
The Presbytery approves the request to conduct a
Feasibility Study at Larkhall|: Chalmers in relation to security problems and
grants approval to seek grants and loans for this purpose.
The Deliverance was then agreed.
112. STEWARDSHIP AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
The
Presbytery called for the report of the Stewardship and Finance Committee which
was given in by Mr. David Watt, Convener.
It was moved, seconded and agreed:
The
Presbytery receives the report.
1.
The
Presbytery approves that the balance of the Presbytery’s ministries and mission
allocations allowance for 2006 be used to reduce the 2006 allocation for
Airdrie: St Columba’s by £5,000 and reduce accumulated shortfalls at East
Kilbride: Greenhills by £3,295.
2.
The
Presbytery approves the ministries and mission allocations for 2007.
3.
In
relation to payment of ministries and mission allocations, Presbytery requests
any Congregation that may be unable to comply with the requirement to make
payments for 2007 by bank standing order over 10 or 12 months to apply, giving
due reasons, for permission to adopt an alternative arrangement no later than
31 December 2006.
113. PARISH DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
The
Presbytery called for the report of the Parish Development Committee, which was
given in by the Rev. Peter N. Johnston, Convener.
It was moved, seconded and agreed:
1. The
Presbytery receives the report.
2
The Presbytery encourages Presbytery Elders to ensure
that information about presbytery training courses is intimated within their
congregations.
3 The Presbytery agrees the proposed Job Description for the
Post of Congregational Development Officer.
4.
The Presbytery agrees, subject to confirmation from
the national Parish Appraisal Committee and Human Resources Department, that
David Geddes be matched to the post of Congregational Development Officer.
ADDENDUM
The Presbytery approves the
application by the Machan Trust for a grant of £6,000 paid over three years to the
114. VACANCY
PROCEDURES COMMITTEE
The Presbytery called for the report
of the Vacancy Procedures Committee which was given in by the Rev. Robert A.
Hamilton, Vice-Convener.
It was moved, seconded and agreed:
1. The
Presbytery notes the following actions taken by its Vacancy Procedures
Committee which -
a) has accepted the resignation of the
Rev. Scott Raby as Interim Moderator of Airdrie: High and thanks him for all
his work.
b) has appointed the Rev. Fiona Nicolson
as Interim Moderator at the Parish of Airdrie: High.
2. The Presbytery sustains the Call at
Motherwell: Crosshill to Gavin W. G. Black on the basis of 7-year Reviewable
Tenure or until a vacancy occurs at Motherwell: St. Mary’s, and appoints 13th
November, 2006 for his Service of Ordination and Induction.
115. ADJOURNMENT
There
being no further business the Presbytery adjourned at 10.05 p.m. to meet in hunc effectum on