The Kirk Session is the governing body of the congregation. It comprises all those who have been appointed as elders in the congregation- at present about 40.
In 2009, we moved from what is known as the “Model Constitution” to the present “Unitary Constitution”. This means that we do not have a separate Congregational Board – all the oversight and administration of the church’s work is carried out by the Kirk Session.
The Kirk session does its work through 4 Working Groups and a Co-ordinators Group:
Stewardship & Finance Working Group
Convener: Yvonne Pearson
What they do:
- Administer money,
- plan and co-ordinate fundraising and stewardship campaigns,
- maintain property,
- implement health and safety, health and hygiene and fire regulations,
- co-ordinate hall lets.
Fellowship Working Group
Convener: Meg Anderson
What they do:
- Administer safeguarding procedures,
- plan social activities,
- co-ordinate pastoral care,
- liaise with group representatives (pastoral visiting groups, Guild, TOFM, Out and About, Man to Man, Digging Deeper), Roll Keeper and Flower convener,
- support existing groups
- explores setting up new ones.
Outreach Working Group
Convener: Sheila Silvestri
What they do:
- Co-ordinate the church’s community involvement,
- Line-manage Lhanbryde & Urquhart Community Worker.
- Liaise with community representatives (Lhanbryde & Urquhart Community Worker, Thrift shop, Lhanbryde Community Challenge, Urquhart Parish Hall),
- Foster ecumenical and interfaith relations,
- Provide a link between presbytery (presbytery elder) and the congregation,
- Support Christian Aid activity,
- Provide a link to mission partners,
- Communicate what happens in church
Worship Support Working Group
Convener: Grant Cumming
What they do:
Support the minister by undertaking a number of administrative tasks:
- Organ rota,
- reading rota,
- welcomers rota,
- preparing materials for worship,
- administration of the copyright licence,
- involvement as required in planning and organising of special services. In association with the AV group, operation of AV equipment during services.
- The group can also function as a sounding – board for new ideas.
Co-ordinators group
Chair – the minister
What they do:
- Co-ordinate work arising from Working Groups and set agenda for Kirk Session meetings,
- deal with business not covered by Working Groups
- staff appointments,
- correspondence,
- dates,
- AOCB,
- develop leadership and explore ways of making disciples,
- review composition of working groups and identify new members.