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SUBJECT INDEX M - Q

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N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

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Magazine
Life and Work is the magazine of the Church, covering a broad range of subjects of interest to church-goers.

Maintenance and repair of Church buildings
Advice from the General Trustees department for congregations on energy conservation, heating, lighting and maintenance.

Marriage and weddings
Marriage and wedding services, and the role which the Church plays. To contact your local minister, use our online clickable map.

Marriage certificates
How to trace certificates through ScotlandsPeople, the official online source.

Media Relations Unit
The Unit liaises between the Church and the media, and can offer guidance to ministers and Church officials.

Medical electives in other countries
Advice on arranging a medical elective placement in a developing country.

Ministers and parishes online update form
A form to update information on the website for parishes and ministers.

Ministers of Word and Sacrament
Ministers are ordained people who provide pastoral care and have an 'enabling' role in the Church.

To contact your local minister, use our online clickable map.

Ministers: vocational guidance, education and training
An overview of the education, training and admissions process for ministries.

Ministries and Mission Allocation
The annual allocation of funds which each congregation receives from the Church.

Ministries Council
An overview of the work of the Church's Ministries Council, which carries out a range of support, training and educational roles for all Church ministries, and is involved in the planning and deployment of ministers.

Ministry
An overview of the ministries roles in the Church and advice on answering the 'call' to ministry.

Mission and Care
The Church's mission and care role within congregations, in the wider community and abroad.

Mission and Discipleship Council
An overview of the work of the Church's Mission and Discipleship Council, which promotes an overall focus for mission in Scotland, and develops resources to assist congregations.

Mission and evangelism
Mission and evangelism includes encouraging new initiatives, offering support, resources and services to churches.

Mission and Renewal Fund
The fund supports the work of the Church's Councils.

Moderator
The Moderator chairs the General Assembly, and carries out visits throughout the year as a Church representative in an ambassadorial capacity.

The Moderators Diary lists meetings, conferences and visits undertaken by the Moderator each month.

Money sent to the Church
Where the money received by the Church is allocated.

Moveable dates in Christian year
The date of Easter varies from year to year, along with dates which depend on Easter, such as Ash Wednesday. Our calendar of moveable dates in the Christian year lists these for the coming years.

Music for worship
Resources providing help and advice for using music in worship.

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National Conversation
First Minister Alex Salmond launched a 'national conversation' on Scotland's future. Download a set of discussion cards from the Church and Society Council to contribute to the debate.

National Youth Assembly
The Church's annual Youth Assembly is for young adults aged between 16 and 25.

Netherbow: Scottish Storytelling Centre
The centre is a partnership between the Church of Scotland and the Scottish Storytelling Forum, and it works collaboratively with the Mission and Evangelism Task Group.

New Charge Development
New Charge Developments are involved in building communities of faith specific to the needs of the local area.

News
Our online newsroom, operated by the Church's Media Relations Unit, includes news releases, Good News, and our photo gallery.

News and latest events on the work of the Church's Councils are also available from Ministries Council, Church and Society Council, World Mission Council, Ecumenical Relations Committee and Mission and Discipleship Council.

Newsletters online
There are a range of newsletters available on our site to download:
Church and Society
Ecumenical Relations
Good News
Groundswell (ecumenical projects from Ecumenical Relations)
Guild
HIV/AIDS project
M & D enews from Mission and Discipleship
Priority Areas enews
Safeguarding Unit
Update from World Mission
WM from World Mission

Nomination Committee
The Committee puts forward names of people to serve on councils and committees to the General Assembly.

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Office Manager's Department
Responsible for the running of the Church offices at 121 George Street, Edinburgh.

On this day
A month-by-month guide to key figures from history.

Opportunities
Current job vacancies within the Church, volunteer opportunities and vacant positions for ministers.

Organisation
An overview of how the Church is organised, its history and structure.

A guide to the Kirk for schools is available on our young people's pages.

Organisation of the Guild
How the Guild is organised, and a guide to its committees and office bearers.

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Panel on Review and Reform
The Panel has responsibility for consulting in and outside the Church about leadership within the changing Church.

Parish Development Fund
An overview of the Parish Development Fund, which gives part-funding for a range of work being developed by local churches.

Parish Ministries Fund
The fund used to pay the costs of providing parish ministers and others.

Parishes
A list of parishes and contact details online.

Parliamentary affairs
Through the Church and Society Council, the Church works with ecumenical partners and the UK and Scottish parliaments on a range of issues.

Partner Plan scheme
The World Mission Council's scheme provides the opportunity for individual congregations to link to mission partners abroad.

Partnerships
Congregations and presbyteries can form partnerships with others abroad. Through the Together for a Change initiative, they can work with those in poorer communities in Scotland.

The Church has a role in encouraging and enabling an ecumenical vision with other churches.

Pastoral and Spiritual Care Task Group
The task group has responsibility for overseeing the delivery of pastoral care and encouraging best practice.

Peace
The Church and Society Council is involved in a range of initiatives working towards the goal of peace worldwide.

Pension Trustees
Responsible for all the Church's pensions schemes.

Perth Regional Development Team
Regional development officers act as the first point of contact with local congregations, and take forward the work of the Mission and Discipleship Council.

Photo Gallery
Online gallery with free images to download.

Planning and deployment of ministers
The Ministries Councils' Planning and Deployment section is responsible for matching up the availability of ministries with the needs of parishes.

Politics and the Church
Through the Church and Society Council, the Church works with ecumenical partners and the UK and Scottish parliaments on a range of issues.

Prayers
There is range of prayers and readings available on our site including Pray Now, a prayer, readings and reflections available to download for each day of the year, Prayer Focus, a prayer diary from the World Mission Council highlighting the challenges influencing our partners worldwide, and Starters for Sunday, resources for local churches to use.

Presbyterianism
Find out what Presbyterianism means and how it developed in the Church.
A guide for young people to presbyterianism and structure of the Church is available on our young people pages.

Presbytery Planning Task Group
The task group oversees the development of Presbytery Plans, and works under the direction of the Planning and Deployment Committee, which deals with parish appraisals and deployment of ministries.

Press and media
The Media Relations Unit liaises between the Church and the media, and can offer guidance to ministers and Church officials. Our online newsroom features the latest news and events.

Priority Area Parishes
Priority Area Parishes are those identified as being the economically poorest in Scotland, and the priority areas team works with other churches, organisations and the communities.

Priority Areas Staffing Fund
The Fund supports the funding of parish-based staffing within Scotland's economically poorest communities.

Projects
The World Mission Council's partners and the Guild run a number of projects in which people and congregations can be involved and support.

Art 4 God looks at the use of images in the worship and mission of the Church.

Property for sale
Schedules and particulars of properties for sale, updated weekly.

Publishing
The Mission and Discipleship Council's Publishing Committee oversees financial management of Life and Work magazine, the work of Saint Andrew Press and the monthly Ministers' Forum.

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Queen, State and the Church
An overview of the Church's status as the national Church in Scotland.

Quizzes
Online Bible quizzes for children and young people.

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