Greyfriars Parish Church, Lanark

1. A final service
(Bryan's Blog/Bryan's Blog)

... was my last Sunday with the congregation it was wonderful to share a breakfast (coffee and donuts of course) with the leadership team of the church. The Trustees Council (who look after the resources of ...

2. Safari & Community
(Bryan's Blog/Bryan's Blog)

... us for a meal were Joyce and Rich Flick whom we have spent some time with before. We were invited to dinner after something I said at The Walk contemporary service last Saturday. I challenged to congregation ...

3. Junior Choir
(Activities/Activities)

... that the Junior Choir sing are specially written by Philip Fox and the congregation enjoy hearing the young people as they help to lead worship. The Junior Choir is open to children from Primary 1 upwards ...

4. Holding Together
(Bryan's Blog/Bryan's Blog)

... orthodoxy of the Christian faith. This might surprise you but I really don't have a problem with this! I would uphold the right for every congregation to publicly profess what they desire, be it orthodoxy ...

5. A God of love ... for all
(Bryan's Blog/Bryan's Blog)

... has been called to be minister of the congregation at Queens Cross Church in Aberdeen. It should be a real cause for celebration ... however there is, according to some within the denomination, a problem. ...

6. Pastoral
(About Us/Action Group Carousel)

The Pastoral Action Group is convened by Lilias Tennant. The purpose of the Pastoral Action Group is to develop fellowship within all ages of the congregation and ensure that the congregation is adequately ...

7. Nurture
(About Us/Action Group Carousel)

The Nurture Action Group is convened by Sheena Thomson. The purpose of the Nurture Action Group is to develop discipleship in the lives of members of the congregation. Many people in the church are put ...

8. Resources
(About Us/Action Group Carousel)

... to provide the financial wherewithal to support the other Action Groups in their work and to have responsibility for staffing within the congregation. Whilst we understand at Greyfriars that the church ...

9. Worship
(About Us/Action Group Carousel)

The Worship Action Group is convened by Bryan Kerr. The purpose of the Worship Action Group is to develop the worship life of the congregation. Worship is central to everything we do in Greyfriars. We ...

10. Action Groups
(About Us/Leadership)

... is served by members of the Kirk Session and members of the congregation. We hope that this allows people who do not serve on the Kirk Session to still play an active part in the leadership of Greyfriars. ...

11. Why are we here?
(About Us/About Us)

In May 2008 the congregation adopted a statement to help us realise why, as a congregation we exist. It is not a mission statement, nor is it a statement of purpose, rather is it an aid to help us in our ...

12. What if I am already a member of another congregation?
(Information Point/Membership Accordian)

... congregation. This should be given to our minister, or Session Clerk who will ensure that your name is taken to the next Kirk Session meeting to add your name to the roll of the Greyfriars Parish Church. ...

13. What does it mean to be a member of the church?
(Information Point/Membership Accordian)

... the Christian faith, and by the congregation to support the family in this task. In time it is hoped that the child will come to make his or her own public profession of faith. This ceremony is sometimes ...

14. When are people baptised?
(Information Point/Baptism Accordian)

Baptism is administered at Sunday worship in front of the congregation. This emphasises that baptism is part of the life of the church and stresses the important nature of the sacrament. It used to be ...

15. Online Church
(Bryan's Blog/2008 Archive)

... own homes. But these people are a part of our church - they are choosing to be a part of the worshiping congregation and we need to find ways to embrace those who wish to be associated with the church ...

16. Children & Our Church
(Information Point/Information Point)

... and meaningful. In 2002, after extensive consultation with children in local congregations throughout Scotland the General Assembly adopted a policy statement that congregations adopted when working ...

17. Finance
(Information Point/Information Point)

Greyfriars Parish Church does not receive any money from the government or from the national Church to keep going. All the money that we as a congregation need to further our work comes from the generous ...

18. What we believe
(About Us/About Us)

We, as a congregation of the Church of Scotland, are part of the worldwide church of Jesus Christ. We are part of the ‘reformed’ Christian tradition. We call ourselves Presbyterian and have roots going ...

19. Congregational Board
(About Us/About Us)

The Congregational Board is the body which looks after the ‘temporal’ matters of the congregation. This includes all of the finances and building issues. The Board meets in most months and is ...

20. The Kirk Session
(About Us/Leadership)

... Kirk Session also need to appoint a treasurer to look after the finances of the congregation and to ensure that the congregation complies with the current charity law as enforced by the Office of the Scottish ...