THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND
STORMONT
P R E S B YT E R I A N
C H U RC H
92nd Annual Report
& Statement of Accounts 2023
www.stormontchurch.org
618 Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3HH
Registered with the Charity Commission for
Northern Ireland NIC104334

**CONTACT DETAILS** 

## **Minister:** 

Rev Albin C Rankin 

9 Pembridge Court, Belfast, BT4 2RW Email:  albin@stormontchurch.org Mobile: 07740580295 Office:  02890 656642 Ext 21 

## **Church Administrator:** 

Mrs Edna Bell 

Email:  office@stormontchurch.org Tel:  02890 656642 Ext 20 

Church office opening hours: 9:00am to 1:00pm Monday to Friday 

## **Key Leaders** 

## **Clerk of Session:** 

Mrs Linda Cardy Tel: 02980 656642 Ext 20  Email: office@stormontchurch.org **Congregational Secretary:** 

Mrs Frona Clarke Tel: 02890 656642 Ext 20  Email: office@stormontchurch.org **Congregational Treasurer:** 

Mrs Alison Wilson Tel: 02890 656642 Ext 20  Email: office@stormontchurch.org **Musical Director:** 

Dr Tim Crawford Tel: 02890 656642 Ext 20  Email: tim@stormontchurch.org 

## **CONGREGATIONAL COMMITTEE** 

There are 8 elected members of this committee who, along with the members of Kirk Session, make up the Congregational Church Committee. The committee functions principally through two working groups; the groups are Buildings Maintenance & Management and Communications & Finance. 

Dennis Boyd Chris Fenton Niamh Brennan Jennifer Livings Thomas Brennan Suzanne McLachlan Johanna Burr Margaret McNeill 



## **CHURCH ORGANISATIONS** 

## **CRECHE** 

Sunday 11am in Kirk Cara Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 

**J.A.M** (Jesus and Me) Sunday, during church Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 

## **YOUTH FELLOWSHIP (YF)** 

Friday 7:30pm fortnightly Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 

## **PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN** 

Tuesdays at 2pm –4pm as announced Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 

## **EVERGREENS** 

Wednesday at 10am-11:45am Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 

## **FIRST FRIENDS** 

(Babies, toddlers & carers) Wednesday 10:30am-12noon Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 

## **BADMINTON CLUB** 

Tuesday 7:45pm-10:30pm Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 

## **RAINBOW GUIDES** 

Tuesday 6pm -7:00pm Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 

## **BROWNIE GUIDES** 

Tuesday 6pm - 7:15pm Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 

## **GIRL GUIDES** 

Tuesday 7:30pm - 9pm Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 

## **SQUIRRELS** 

Wednesday 6:15pm - 7:15pm Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 

## **BEAVER SCOUTS** 

Thursday 6.45pm-8pm Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 

## **CUB SCOUTS** 

## **CHOIR** 

Wednesdays 7:30pm– 9pm as arranged Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 

## **MESSY CHURCH** 

Sunday 4:00pm—6:00pm monthly Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 

Thursday 6.45pm-8pm Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 

## **YOUTH CLUB** 

Friday 7:30pm fortnightly Tel: 0290 656642 Ext 20 Email: office@stormontchurch.org 



## **Annual Report 2023** 

## **Presbyterian Church in Ireland** 

## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** 

Stormont Presbyterian Church 618, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast. BT4 3HH 

Registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland NIC104334 The Charity Trustees who served during the year were 

Mrs Linda Cardy Mrs Frona Clarke Mr Stephen Duffield Mrs Pamela Fenton Dr Rosemary Hamilton Mrs Rosemary Hunter Mr Colin Keers Mr Colin Kirkwood 

Mrs Christine Patterson Ms Elizabeth Pollock Ms Joan Pollock Mrs Julie Power Mr Brian Robinson Mr Ross Reed Mrs Alison Wilson Rev Albin Rankin 

## **STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT** 

## **The Kirk Session** 

The charity trustees of the congregation are the members of its Kirk Session. Under the congregation’s governing document, The Code, the book of the constitution and government of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the Kirk Session seeks to watch over and promote the spiritual interest of the congregation and of persons not connected with any congregation who are within its bounds. It ensures pastoral care is in place in the congregation and seeks to further the contribution of the Church to Christian witness and service in the local community. The Kirk Session has delegated to its Congregational Committee the temporal affairs of the congregation including  administering all funds and property  belonging to the congregation. Members of the Kirk Session are ex-officio members of the Congregational Committee. The Kirk Session consists of the ordained minister and the ruling elders of the congregation. All members are entitled to propose, speak and exercise equal votes at meetings, except that the Moderator, the minister in active duty in the congregation, has no deliberative but only a casting vote. 

Stated meetings of the Kirk Session are held normally at two-monthly intervals with additional special meetings as the need arises. 

To be chosen for the office of the eldership in the congregation a person must be a voting member and a regular attendant on its ordinances. The selection of those proposed to be called to office can be either by the congregation or by the Kirk Session. Members are elected if they obtain two-thirds of those who vote. 

## **Presbytery** 

temporal affairs of the congregations assigned to it by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Stormont Presbyterian Church has been assigned to the East Belfast Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. The membership of the Presbytery consists mainly of the active ministers of the congregations assigned to it by the General Assembly, ministers who have retired from active duty and an elder appointed by the Kirk Session of the congregation. 



## **The General Assembly** 

The General Assembly is the supreme court of the Church, representing in one body the whole Church and acting as its supreme legislative, administrative and judicial authority in dealing with all matters brought before it. The General Assembly is normally constituted during the first week in June for worship and to conduct its business. At the end of business it is dissolved. The membership of the General Assembly consists mainly of the active ministers of each congregation, retired ministers and a representative elder appointed by the Kirk Session of each congregation. 

## **DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE** 

Presbyterian Church in Ireland, as a Reformed Church within the wider body of Christ is grounded in the Scriptures, and exists to love and honour God through faith in His Son and by the power of His Spirit, and to enable her members to play their part in fulfilling God’s mission to our world. 

The congregation’s mission statement is: 

_Stormont Presbyterian Church seeks to share with all, the accepting, forgiving, caring love of God shown in Jesus Christ._ 

This brief description of our purpose attempts to answer the question, “Why do we exist?” 

From our **Mission Statement** we have identified four Aims: 

To be a fellowship of worshipping Christians whose learning **results in responsible living** 

To be a fellowship of worshipping Christians **committed to one another** under God and filled with the Holy Spirit 

To be a church that **ministers unselfishly** to persons in the community in Jesus’ name 

To be **witnesses for Christ** in the community and throughout the world 

The essence of our mission statement is captured in our **Purpose Statement:** 

## **Showing People Christ** 

## **ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES** 

The congregation meets for worship every Sunday and visitors are welcome to join. The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper is observed on several occasions during the year and all those who have been baptised and who have made a profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ are admitted to the Lord’s Supper. The congregation holds regular Bible study meetings and has a wide range of organisations both for church members and for people in our wider community. 

## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** 

## **Worship, Prayer and Mission** 

Our congregation meets for worship each Sunday at 11am with the focus on meeting with God as we listen to reading and teaching from his Word and as we speak to him in prayer. It is also a time of preparation for living out our faith during the week by caring for one another as a church family and showing God’s love to our community and wider world in mission and service. Members of our congregation help to read and provide prayers for others and our singing is led by our musical director Mr Tim Crawford. One or two singers lead from the front each week, alternating with the choir, which also prepared special music for our Easter services, Harvest, Connect Sunday, Remembrance Day and Christmas. Our pre-school-P7 children leave during the service for JAM (Jesus and Me) for their own Bible stories, songs and craft. Communion has been celebrated four times this year. Fellowship time with tea and coffee takes place after the morning service. Sunday afternoon services for the elderly and less able in our congregation are held monthly. This is a short thirty minute time of worship and teaching followed by a cup of tea and time for conversation and helps keep people connected who might otherwise feel isolated. Our Sunday morning teaching began in January with a six week study in 1 Thessalonians, “Faith, Hope, Love”. This was followed in the period of Lent through to Easter by a series in the Gospel of Luke, “A Call to More”, looking at key moments in the life of Jesus and what it means to follow him in terms of relationship, obedience and surrender. There were four services during Holy week with the themes “More Grace”, “More Humility”, “More Love”, “More Peace”. Communion was celebrated on Easter Sunday. In June we began a new series “Unfiltered: following Jesus through the Gospel of Mark”, examining Mark’s Gospel account to help answer two fundamental questions in life, “why am I here?” and “where am I going?. 



In October we were encouraged when our “Connect” Sunday saw a significant increase in numbers attending our morning worship, following an invitation to all church members and families to come and connect with God and with their church family in Stormont. Four services were held during the Christmas period. These included “Finding Christmas with Fred” with input from our JAM children, “A shepherd’s view of Christmas”, and a family friendly “Let’s get ready for Christmas” on Christmas Eve as well as our Christmas morning service. Our minister’s weekly pastoral emails accompanied the Sunday teaching throughout the year, setting the scene for each study and offering practical application on how we might respond to the message. Our Sunday morning services are also recorded and available for those who are unable to attend in person. From January 22[nd] 2023 our Sunday morning worship gatherings were held in the main hall, providing a warmer and more cost-effective space to heat. We resumed meeting in the sanctuary on 26[th] March. 

Throughout the year small Connect groups met fortnightly. These small groups give opportunity to share life, think about what living out our faith looks like and support one another pastorally and in prayer. At the start of the year PCI material “Expressions” was used. In the autumn term the number of groups increased in response to the “Let’s Learn” initiative and study material has been Tim Chester’s “Life with Jesus” discipleship course. 

Prayer is an essential part of the life of our congregation. This year the “Let’s Pray” initiative has run alongside “Let’s Learn”, helping us to focus our prayers. Each Friday as part of our church “What’s Happening?” email, there is a series of prayer points to prompt and inform our personal prayers for our church family, community and wider world. On the second Saturday of each month we hold an early morning Prayer Breakfast and from September there has been the opportunity to forward personal or family prayer requests to our Minister who has committed to pray for a different pastoral care area each week. The congregation is also invited to make use of prayer cards which are available in the church. This year there was also an invitation to join with our neighbouring Knock Presbyterian church for their Wednesday night autumn prayer gatherings. 

Some special evening events were held throughout the year. On Sunday 5[th] March our church hosted a PCI Mission in Ireland: Scattered and Sent  service to hear about new mission initiatives in Tullycarnet and West Belfast, and the opportunities and challenges of reaching out across our city and island with the good news of Jesus. We had two special musical evenings during the year with our own “Not the Youth Club” group. These were wonderful times of worship bringing together church members, former members and friends, and included tea and cake. 

A six week membership course “Believing and Belonging” was run during the autumn, open to all ages, and gave the opportunity to think through what it means to be a member of the church. 

Pastoral care and visitation continued to be an important way of connecting and supporting all members of our congregation, and also an important way of keeping our Minister up to date with particular needs within families. Our Pastoral Care Teams endeavour to visit where possible in person throughout the year and were also able to deliver Easter and Christmas cards giving details of these seasonal services. At Christmas every family also received a book “Christmas Uncut” by Carl Laferton. In November an in-house training event was held for pastoral visitors on Bereavement Care. In March a PCI Equip to Care conference was attended by one of our elders and two Youth Fellowship leaders. This was a nationwide training event intended to provide a resource for those working with young people and adults in relation to relationships, sex and gender issues. 

partnership with the neighbouring congregation of St Molua’s. Messy Church is held monthly on Sunday afternoons with each church taking it in turns to host. It provides an opportunity for people of all ages to worship together, be creative and have fun. A typical Messy Church has drinks and biscuits on arrival, crafts and activity time around a theme, and celebration time with stories, songs and food to finish. Messy Church has been well attended throughout the year and has been successful in linking two churches of different denominations, involving enthusiastic volunteers of all ages and building relationships with families in the local community. The Belfast Marathon took place on Sunday 3[rd] May, beginning in the grounds of Stormont Estate and once again this year we were able as a church to engage with participants and supporters. The church buildings and grounds were open from 7.30am with toilet and changing facilities available. There was a short drop-in service and hot drinks and hot dogs were available, with bottled water provided for the runners. A group of volunteer marshals also covered part of the route near the church building. Many church members came along to cheer on the runners at the start of the race and share in the service. We have had some encouraging feedback from the marathon organisers and members of the public for our visible support for this event. 

Emergency Appeal for those affected by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the Middle East. Christian Aid week took place from 14[th] -20[th] May, supporting farmers in Malawi with their seed planting and securing a fair price for their crops. Fundraising included delivering Christian Aid envelopes for collecting or on-line giving, and a Christian Aid lunch was held after our Christian Aid service, at which Rosamund Bennett (CEO Christian Aid Ireland) was the speaker. A total of £4,351.40 was raised. 



Storehouse warehouse and with deliveries of furniture. Donations of selection boxes, chocolates and grocery vouchers were made to the Belfast City Mission Christmas Appeal and a retiring collection was taken after our Remembrance service for the UDR Benevolent Fund. Once again our Evergreens co-ordinated the annual Shoe Box Appeal and 74 shoe boxes were passed on to Blythswood Trust. In September Stormont, along with hundreds of other churches in the UK, hosted The Big Quiz Night to support the work of Tear Fund. Our weekly contributions for Fellowship time on Sunday mornings are currently distributed to Storehouse and the work of PW. 

Stormont Presbyterian Church is a member congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, and one of the ways in which we demonstrate our unity and commitment to the wider church family is through the United Appeal for Mission. Every aspect of the church’s mission depends to some extent on United Appeal. It supports programmes, programmes and staff at home and overseas. It helps congregations and individuals to build God’s kingdom through youth and children’s ministry, social action and the training of leaders. Our contributions, together with those of other churches mean that we can do far more together than we could ever do on our own. We are pleased to report that in 2023 Stormont has been able to meet its target of giving to United Appeal. We also gave generously to the World Development Appeal, “Starting from Scratch”, supporting those forced to leave their homes and start from scratch due to conflict, climate change and land grabbing in Sothern Sierra Leone and also supporting Tearfund projects in Bangaladesh for communities regularly affected by flooding. 

In January this year we welcomed Mr Stephen McCombe and his family as he undertook a six week placement as part of his application process to be received as a student of ordained ministry in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. We were delighted that Stephen was subsequently accepted as a first year ministry student, beginning his studies at Union Theological College in September. 

ministers normally taken every 5-7 years. It was time for personal reflection, rest and preparation for the next season of ministry. During this period of sabbatical leave our guest preachers included Mr Colin Neil, Mr Martin Hampton, Rev David Thompson, Ms Rosamond Bennett, Mr Alan Carson and Rev Drew Gibson. We were also grateful to Rev Stephen Moore for providing cover for emergency pastoral needs. Other guest preachers during the year were Rev Jimmy Warburton, Rev Danny Rankin, Rev David Allen, Mr Aiden McCartney, Mr Thomas Brennan and Ms Mary-Rose Gibson. 

During the year we have been grateful to those who have served on our Welcome teams, led singing, served at fellowship time, provided audio-visual and technical support and helped to set up our church and halls for activities throughout the week. Our church personnel and activities continued to be supported throughout the year by our very able church administrator Mrs Edna Bell, and we are very grateful for this important contribution she makes to our church family. As at 31[st] December there were 307 communicant members and 243 families connected with the congregation. The average weekly attendance at morning service is currently 75. 

## **The Kirk Session** 

The work of our Kirk Session is to develop the church’s mission and purpose. This year it met five times. A co-ordinating group consisting of our Minister, Clerk of Session, Hon Secretary, Hon Treasurer, Committee Chair and Pastoral Care Convenor also meet to help order the business for Kirk Session and Committee. In view of a general decline in church attendance and our own ageing congregation, Kirk Session gave consideration this year to “Imagining our Future” and how we can invest in reaching out into the neighbourhood around us and also how ministry and mission might work in a more collaborative model. Kirk Session has agreed to set goals for the five year period 2024-2029 and to review these regularly. As part of these proposals, plans are already underway for a “Praying for your Street” initiative which aims to make connection with approximately 2,500 households in our district during this period. In the autumn Kirk Session recommended that the congregation appoint “The Presbyterian Church in Ireland Holding Trustee Company” as Holding Trustee for our church property. This was formally approved at a congregational meeting on 5[th] November 2023. Kirk Session were also involved in helping to restructure the work of the church committee which now operates under two working groups: Buildings, Maintenance and Management and Communication and Finance. There were several training opportunities throughout the year. In October elders attended our in-house Pastoral Care evening on Bereavement Care. Three elders and one committee member also attended an event held in Dundonald Presbyterian church, “Becoming an even more Welcoming Congregation”. In November elders were able to participate on-line with a PCI run event, “Refresh: reviewing your calling as an elder”.  At the start of the year several elders continued to support our youth programme by attending Youth Fellowship on a rota basis to help with discussions and relationship building. Having reviewed last year’s temporary release of two elders Brian and Elizabeth Millar, under paragraph 21(1) of the Code, Kirk Session gave approval for the extension of this arrangement for a further period of three years to be reviewed annually. They therefore took no part as active elders in 2023. 



## **Presbytery** 

The congregation is represented at the regular meetings of Presbytery by our Minister and one other elder. This provides an important link between the congregation and the wider structure of the church. Six meetings of Presbytery were held in 2023. In addition to the regular stated business, Presbytery contributed to two significant issues currently under consideration by PCI, guided by task groups set up to lead the East Belfast Presbytery responses to consultation documents. Firstly “The Reconfiguration of Ministry” looking at the current congregational and presbytery structure of PCI in the light of declining membership and shortage of people entering the ministry. Secondly the “Republishing of the Code of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland”, a long-running, in-depth revision of the Code designed to give it a more logical structure and to make its language more comprehensible and inclusive. Session’s nominated representative to the Presbytery was Dr Rosemary Hamilton, who, sadly during the autumn had to step down from the role for family reasons. Session is pleased to report that Mrs Julie Power has been appointed to Presbytery as its new representative for the next two years. Dr Hamilton also served as the EBP nominee to the Council for Congregational Life and Witness and to its Programme, Finance and Coordination Committee. CCLW continues to support congregations as they emerge from the Covid pandemic through a wide range of training and resources. 

On 7[th] March our Minister completed his year as Moderator of East Belfast Presbytery and also stood down as Convenor of the Presbytery Mission Panel and the Belfast Conference Advisory body. 

## **General Assembly** 

Our Minister and one representative elder normally attend the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church which this year took place from 21[st] -24[th] June in Assembly Buildings. At General Assembly this year our Minister was formally appointed to the role of Convenor of the Council for Congregational Life and Witness. This unpaid role will run from July 23[rd] 2023 for a five year term and will involve chairing a number of committees and helping to present the Council report each year at General Assembly. 

## **Buildings and Maintenance** 

This year there have been several heating issues in our building with valves in the three main boilers replaced, and a control panel for the extension boiler needing repair. There have been several leaks in the foyer and sanctuary and work to address these remains ongoing. Our telephone system has been upgraded during the year and thanks to a generous donation from a member of the congregation, a new TV monitor has been installed in the sanctuary. Several new Welcome banners have been purchased which can be set up around the church or in the grounds. 

## **Organisations** 

A wide range of organisations use our buildings and serve our community. Guiding and Scouting are well established organisations and during the week six different groups meet in our church halls, catering for all ages. A Youth Fellowship which aims to encourage faith and share fellowship meets on alternate Friday evenings, and a Youth Club re-established in February 2023 for P5 and above, meets on the alternate Fridays. This has proved to be a very popular addition to our youth programme. First Friends is our tots group which meets weekly and brings together parents, carers and toddlers to build early friendships. For our senior members, Evergreens meets weekly with lifts provided, and members can enjoy a cup of tea and chat and listen to various speakers on a variety of topics. PW gives fellowship opportunities for ladies in the congregation as well as a missionary focus. This year PW has met eight times and contributed a total of £1,050 to PCI for mission projects. A badminton club meets weekly. Stormont hosts an active playgroup which is attended by forty pre-schoolers each week day, and the Julie Dorman School of Dance holds classes in our building each week. Jo-Jingles meets in one of our halls on Friday mornings.  During the summer months several of our rooms were leased to NI Opera as rehearsal spaces for their forthcoming production. All user groups completed risk assessments and were compliant with all health and safety and security and kitchen protocols. 



## **PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT** 

members and the general public by making known the Christian Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ through the advancement of religion. 

The direct benefits which flow from the purpose of the Church include the gaining of an understanding in Christian beliefs as set out in the Bible and in the Church’s subordinate standards (the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Shorter and Larger Catechisms) leading to spiritual and moral development and opportunities for response to Bible teaching. In turn, this framework leads to practical expressions of Christian beliefs and standards in the local community such as through the care of those in need, (including the sick, disabled and bereaved). 

Generally the above benefits are delivered locally by congregations and their members, or are facilitated through presbyteries or are organised and delivered locally. Public access is made known through the use of noticeboards, printed material, press advertisement, websites, social media or in other ways. 

The benefits are demonstrated through regular evaluation of the services, and informal ad-hoc feedback from members, their families and members of the public. 

Ministers, Missionaries, Deaconesses, Irish Mission workers and Lay Agents who receive benefits as a result of their holding office or employment. However this is incidental and necessary in order to further our charitable purpose. There are no other private benefits. The beneficiaries of this purpose are members, their families, other individuals that the Presbyterian Church in Ireland is in direct and indirect contact with, the community in which pastoral services are provided and other communities throughout Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and worldwide, which benefit from our engagement and support for both Christian and other secular organisations, charities and individual members of the public. The Kirk Session has had regard to the Charity Commission’s Public Benefit requirement statutory guidance. 

## **Congregational Register 2023** 

## **Deaths** 

|**Deaths**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|January|04|Mrs Josephine Smith|Carryduff Nursing Home, CARRYDUFF|
|January|05|Mr Colin Irwin|15 Rosepark Central, BELFAST|
|February|19|Mrs Ethel McGibney|81 Belmont Church Road, BELFAST|
|July|12|Mrs Mary Campbell|1 Abbey Park, BELFAST|
|July|13|Mr Stuart Cole|500 Upper Newtownards Road, BELFAST|
|July|16|Mr Joe Jordan|28 Netherleigh Park, BELFAST|
|October|11|Miss Wilma McMullan|Dunlady Nursing Home, DUNDONALD|
|December|02|Mr David Kerr|71 Castlehill Road, BELFAST|
|December|09|Mrs Hilda Arnold|157 Barnetts Road, BELFAST|



**Marriages** May 29 Kieran Paul Treadwell and Sarah Beth Millar September 23 Michael Thomas Laurence Warke and Tanya Joanne Clarke 



# **FINANCIAL YEAR 2023** 



The following is a simplified version of the church accounts which has been prepared by the church finance committee and is not part of the audited accounts. This has been prepared to help the congregation better understand our financial position.  Please note the organisations each manage their own finances and organisational income & expenditure included in this report are not part of the church finances and therefore do not appear in the church year end accounts which follow this summary. 

**Year Ended 31 December 2023 Stormont Presbyterian Church** 



## **List of Contributors for 2023** 

Mr & Mrs T Adams Mr & Mrs D Allen Mrs E Allen Mr & Mrs W Beattie Mrs W Blacoe Mrs S Boucher Mr D Boyd Mr & Mrs T S Brennan Mr & Mrs G Browne Mr & Mrs A Burr Miss J Burr Mrs D Byrne Mrs M Campbell Mrs D Campbell Mr & Mrs R Campton Mrs M Cardwell Mr & Mrs P Cardy Mr & Mrs G Cardy Ms J Carmichael Mrs E Chambers Mr & Mrs I Clark Mr & Mrs A Clarke Mr & Mrs G Clarke Mrs J Coates Mrs B Coburn Mrs M Cole Mrs A Colhoun Dr & Dr I Corry Mrs P Cousins Mr G Craig Dr T Crawford Mrs S Crawford Ms N Darnbrook Mr T Dick Mr & Mrs I Donaldson Mr & Mrs L Downey Mr & Mrs S Duffield Mr & Mrs C Fenton Mrs J C Ferguson Mr & Mrs S Galway Mrs B Gill Miss S Gill Mrs H Gillanders Mrs G Gowdy Miss V Gray Dr & Mr R Hamilton Mr & Mrs V Henry Mr D Henry Mrs B Henry 

Mrs P Hill Mr C T Hogg Dr & Mrs C Holland Mr J Hooks Mrs B Hume Mr & Mrs J Hunter Mr & Mrs R Hutcheson Mr & Mrs J Irvine Mrs E Johnston Mrs K Johnston Mr & Mrs P Johnston Mr E Johnston Mr & Mrs D E Johnston Miss I Jordan Mrs R Jordan Mr & Mrs C Keers Mr & Mrs J Kelly Mrs E Kenny Miss S Kenny Mrs J Kerr Mr D Kerr Mr C Kirkwood Mrs J Livings Dr R Loughridge Mrs M Manson Mr & Mrs G McBride Mr & Mrs P McClelland Miss S McDowell Mrs A McKechnie Mr & Mrs I McLachlan Mr & Mrs T McMath Mrs J McMeekin Mrs M McNeill Mr & Mrs B Millar Mr & Mrs D Millar Mr & Mrs A Millar Dr & Dr C Miller Mrs G Moir Mr S Murray Mrs E Neill Mrs D Nelson Mr & Mrs A Newberry Mrs I O'Prey Mr G Owens Mr & Mrs J Paterson Mr & Mrs D A Patterson Mrs A Pinkerton Miss E Pollock Miss J Pollock 

Mrs J Power 

Mrs E Price-Stephens Mr & Mrs K Pugh Rev & Mrs A Rankin Mr & Mrs R Reed Mrs E Reid Miss P Reid Mrs L Richardson Mrs J Roberts Mr & Mrs J Robinson Mrs M Robinson Mr & Mrs B Robinson Mr & Mrs A Robinson Mr & Mrs H Rolston Mr & Mrs J Sayers Mr & Mrs G Scott Mrs B Sharpe Dr & Mrs M Stafford Mr & Mrs R Stephenson Mr & Mrs N Stewart Mr & Mrs J Stewart Mr & Mrs C Stewart Mrs A Tener Miss J Tener Mr K Tener Mrs A Valentine Mr & Mrs G Williams Mr C Williamson Mr & Mrs B Wilson Mrs E Wilson Miss R Wilson Miss M Wilson Mr & Mrs C Wilson Mr & Mrs R Wilson Mr & Mrs J Young 

