Contact the minister for parish visits, services, weddings, baptisms, and funerals.
Rev. R. Fraser Penny, B.A., B.D.
The Manse
Cathedral Street
DUNKELD
Perthshire
PH8 0AW
Tel: 01350 727 249
Email:
minister@dunkeldcathedral.org.uk
KIRK SESSION
The Church of Scotland is Presbyterian in style which means that every parish has a Kirk Session. In Dunkeld there are 31 elders in all who, along with the minister, form the Kirk Session.
It meets six times a year with extra meetings if required and has oversight of all the work of the parish church. Within the Session there are four working groups:
Worship, chaired by the minister, which plans occasional services for special occasions.
The Mission and Education, chaired by Forrest Moffat, which does various things in the community to raise the profile of the congregation and spread the Gospel. Fixed points in its activities are a tent at the Birnam Highland Games and events in the Duchess Anne on Santa Claus day (usually the 2nd. Saturday in December)
The Pastoral Care Group is chaired by Brian Boyes. Amongst other things it has prepared welcome information to take to new people in the parish, arranges visitors for housebound folk and distributes a small Christmas gift to people in homes and hospitals over the festive season.
Finance and Stewardship, chaired by John Gray, as the name suggests is responsible for the financial side of the congregation and the Fabric Group under Wattie Barbour, keeps an eye on the property the congregation owns.
Session Clerk Col. David Arbuthnott
Tel: 01350 727 614
session@dunkeldcathedral.org.uk
Treasurer
Bob Lindsay
treasurer@dunkeldcathedral.org.uk
Church Officers
Cathedral - Ian Sinclair
Little Dunkeld - Bill Gerrie
Dowally - Jim Kirk
Stepping Stones
Susan Penny
youth@dunkeldcathedral.org.uk
Parish Magazine
Brenda Simpson
magazine@dunkeldcathedral.org.uk
Service Recordings
Col. David Arbuthnott
recordings@dunkeldcathedral.org.uk
Friends of the Cathedral
Chairman - Ted Carr
friends@dunkeldcathedral.org.uk
Archives
Chairman - Joan Brookes
archives@dunkeldcathedral.org.uk
Guild
Committee member - Ann Kirk
guild@dunkeldcathedral.org.uk
Guided Tours
Joan Brookes
tours@dunkeldcathedral.org.uk
Duchess Anne Hall Bookings
Col. David Arbuthnott
hall@dunkeldcathedral.org.uk
Cathedral Art Exhibition
Sonja Arbuthnott
art@dunkeldcathedral.org.uk
Dunkeld Handbell Ringers
Heather McLean
handbell@dunkeldcathedral.org.uk
Webmaster
Peter Buxton
web@dunkeldcathedral.org.uk
The Church of Scotland believes in God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit and proclaims Jesus Christ crucified, risen and glorified.
Our standards of belief are to be found in the Old and New Testament (the Bible) and in the Church's historic Confession of Faith. For a brief summary of our beliefs, it is useful to look at the Apostles' Creed, which is used by many churches in declaring Christian faith [source]:
THE APOSTLES' CREED
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
maker of Heaven and Earth
and in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord
who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;
he descended into hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead,
he ascended into Heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in
the Holy Ghost;
the Holy Catholic Church;
the Communion of Saints;
the Forgiveness of Sins;
the Resurrection of the Body;
and the Life Everlasting.
Amen
If you would like to become a member of the Church of Scotland, or learn more about our faith, please contact the minister.
By Road on the A9
Approximately 12 miles north of Perth and 12 miles south of Pitlochry.
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By Train
Scotrail run regular train services to and from Dunkeld & Birnam on the main Edinburgh to Inverness route. The train station is within easy walking distance of the Cathedral, accommodation and all amenities.National Rail Website