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Holy ones pray for hole-in-one!
Church of Scotland ministers will tee off with priests
of the Roman Catholic Church in a unique golfing match
at Kilmacolm Golf Club, Renfrewshire on Thursday 19
April.
Ministers and priests from as far afield as Golspie,
Arbroath, Perthshire and Faslane (see below for full
list of participants) will gather for this special match
which will serve to highlight the work done by the anti-sectarianism
organisation Nil by Mouth. This follows recent high-profile
collaborations between the two churches, including the
Church of Scotland’s Moderator, The Right Rev
Alan McDonald, and Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s
Old Firm match visit to Celtic Park in March.
Two teams with a total of 24 players are being brought
together for the game which is sponsored by the Edinburgh-based
Newgate Motoring Solutions, suppliers of cars to the
clergy. Each team comprises two ministers and two priests
with a trophy going to the team with the highest score.
"We hope to make this an annual match, to further
cement friendships and demonstrate once more that the
churches are united in their determination to stamp
out sectarianism," said Rev John Chalmers of Church
of Scotland.
Nil By Mouth is Scotland’s first organisation
dedicated to challenging sectarianism. Founded by Cara
Henderson in 1995, its aims to raise awareness, stimulate
debate and encourage people to think about sectarianism
and what role they can play in challenging religious
prejudice.
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Tuesday 17 April 2007
Note to newsdesks
The match will take place at Kilmacolm Golf Club, Porterfield
Road, Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire PA13 4PD on Thursday 19
April. For further information please contact Gussy Alamein
on 0131 240 2204. Further information on Nil by Mouth
can be found at www.nilbymouth.org
The Church of Scotland Team consists of the following
ministers:
Scott Shackleton (Faslane)
Iain Morrison (Glasgow Cathcart Trinity)
John Chalmers (Ministries Council, Edinburgh)
David Clerk (Helensburgh West Kirk)
Iain McFadzean (Auchtergaven and Moneydie, Perthshire)
Martin Fair (Arbroath)
Graham Finch (Glasgow Cadder)
Bill Irving (Golspie, Sutherland – retired)
Iain Miller (Bonhill, Dumbarton)
David Smith (Grangemouth)
John Munro (Edinburgh Fairmilehead)
George Whyte (Edinburgh Colinton)
The Catholic Church Team consists of the following
priests:
Fr Willie Boyd (Ayr)
Fr Gerry McNellis (Greenock)
Fr Dan Fitzpatrick (Paisley)
Mgr Mat Coakley (Glasgow)
Fr John McAuley (Glasgow)
Fr Sandy Mitchell (Edinburgh)
Fr Joe Coyle (Faifley)
Fr Willie Diamond (Paisley)
Fr Alex Davie (Edinburgh)
Fr Brian McNaught (Glasgow)
Fr Stephen Dunn (Glasgow – director, Scottish
Clergy Golfing Society)
Right Rev John Mone (Retired Bishop of Paisley)
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