Support and Services Council
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Church of Scotland Support and Services Council
extranet area where you will find information about and resources
and minutes, where available, from the six autonomous committees
of the council which report directly to the General Assembly.
These committees are:
- The Assembly Arrangements Committee,
which makes all the arrangements for the annual General
Assembly and advises the Moderator on his or her official
duties.
- The Central Services Committee
which includes Office Management, the Media Relations
Unit, Law and IT departments and the General Treasurer's
Department. The Human Resources Department, the central
employing agency of the Church of Scotland, is also represented
in this committee.
- The Ecumenical Relations Committee
advises the General Assembly on matters of policy
affecting ecumenical relations and works together with others
to foster unity and encourage an ecumenical vision in Scotland
and beyond.
- The Legal Questions Committee
which advises the General Assembly on queries of Church
law and constitutional law, suggested changes to remits
and the interpretation and preparations of proposed legislation.
- The Safeguarding Office
which leads in child protection training.
- The Stewardship and Finance Committee
which teaches, promotes and encourages Christian
stewardship throughout the Church and allocates the expenditure
in the Church's Co-ordinated Budget.
If you would like to find out general information about the
council and its network of committees visit our pages on the
Church of Scotland main website at www.churchofscotland.org.uk/supportservices
From the Safeguarding Office to safeguarding the Assembly
Hall: the Support and Services Council network of committees
Support and Services Council minutes
Minutes from the Support and Services Council are available
to download below in Word [.doc], rich text [.rtf] and text
only [.txt] formats, where available. Please note that where
possible minutes are provided in draft form until approved at
the following meeting.
Draft minutes pending
Minutes approved
14 December 2006
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| 30 May 2006
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| 24 November 2005
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| 31 May 2005
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Membership
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The council has a convener, Mrs Vivienne Dickson CA. The remainder of the council's membership is made up of the convener and vice-conveners of each of the networked committees.
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Non-voting members are the principal clerk, the Very Rev Dr
Finlay Macdonald; the Depute Clerk, the Rev Dr Marjory Maclean;
the Solicitor of the Church, Janette Wilson; the General Treasurer,
Iain Grimmond; the director of stewardship, the Rev Gordon Jamieson;
the ecumenical officer, the Rev Sheilagh Kesting; and the head
of the Safeguarding Office, Jennifer McCreanor.
Email addresses for the departments and committees of the
Support and Services Council are noted on each department's
page or you can write to us using the appropriate committee
title at:
The Church of Scotland
121 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4YN
Telephone: 0131 225 5722
[Church of Scotland
website main page]
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