Elaine

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Elaine Gordon McCrae Danny Gibb
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Elaine Gordon McCrae Danny Gibb
Parish Grouping in a local context
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6 Churches Together

• Where?
• The Carse of Stirling
• Who?
• The congregations of -
• Aberfoyle and
• Port of Mentieth
• Buchlyvie and
• Gartmore
• Kippen and .
• Norrieston (Thornhill)

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Where?
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Stirling Presbytery
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How did it happen?

• Sunday School .6 kids
• Youth Fellowship .1
• Evening service ...8 folk
• Bible Study ..2 if youre lucky!
• Innovative worship no chance!
• What's the point!!
• Never enough folk to come!!
• Vacancy at Buchlyvie and Gartmore

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How did it happen?

• God calls Elaine to BG!
• 6 Together???????
• Lenten Services
• Easter 2005 at David Marshall Lodge
• Monthly evening services

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How did it happen?

• Joint Sunday school trips and parties
• Bar-B-Qs
• Bible Studies with more than 3!
• Joint Kirk Session Working Group
• Presbytery Plan .. We told them!

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The Future

• Where now?
• A New Ministry at Aberfoyle The Port
• Shared pastoral responsibilities
• Pulpit Rotation
• A new understanding
• The Whole People of God worshipping in 6 places

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