Outreach

A Business Committee has been formed under the new Unitary Constitution and comprises:

• The Chairman, The Minister, Session Clerk, Treasurer, Property Convenor, Mission Convenor, Young People's Convenor, Membership Convenor and Publicity and Publications Convenor.

This committee replaces the Policy and Management Committee under the Congregational Board.

They meet once a month 10 days before a Session Meeting to address issues so they can make recommendations to the Session, and thus shorten the Session Meetings.

Dunnottar Church Ministry in Stonehaven

There are three primary schools in the town and a senior secondary school, Mackie Academy, is well known throughout Scotland for its high academic achievement. The minister of Dunnottar Church is Chaplain to Dunnottar Primary School and Carronhill Special Needs School while sharing the pastoral responsibility for Mackie Academy with the other ministers in the town.

Visitation and spiritual support by the minister for the ill, the infirm and the aged involves weekly attendance at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Kincardine Community Hospital, and the six eventide homes in Stonehaven.

Stonehaven is also served by two other Church of Scotland charges, an Episcopal church, a Roman Catholic church and a Baptist congregation.

We have a joint service for Remembrance Day and other occasions including Holy Week, Christian Aid Week, The "Far & Wide" Charity Shop and the recently opened "Here and Now" Meeting Place & Coffee Shop. Other frequent opportunities for co-operation with the other churches are used as stepping stones towards a broader ecumenical Gospel in Stonehaven.

Communications

An important vehicle for spreading information throughout the membership and maintaining contact is our monthly magazine "Spotlight". This provides a further channel for the Minister to spread the Word of God as well as offering an opportunity to keep the congregation informed of news of the activities of the various organisations and their future plans.

Regular contributions are supplied to our local newspaper "The Leader" to reach the general public to inform them of our activities - both spiritual and social - with the objective of attracting larger attendance on Sunday and hopefully more members overall.

The Kilwhang Ringers

The Kilwhang Ringers is a Handbell ringing group, formed in 2007, who play both in Dunnottar and go out to other venues. Click here for further information.