CONTRIBUTORS TO TIME FOR Scottish REFLECTION: Parliament SESSION 1 Fact sheet

This fact sheet provides a list of contributors to Time for Reflection in the during Session 1. It is arranged by date, with Parliamentary the most recent date and Official Report reference appearing first. It Business: Historical also includes the name and religious affiliation of the contributor, and Series additional information about the contributor. The first Time for Reflection took place on 27 October 1999. 10 August 2009

Time for Reflection is normally the first item of business at a meeting of the Parliament each week on Wednesday. A speaker addresses the meeting for up to 4 minutes. Invitations to address the Parliament at Time for Reflection are issued by the Presiding Officer on advice from the Parliamentary Bureau. The pattern of speakers reflects the balance of beliefs in (based on the Census).

In general, nominations for contributors are proposed to the Presiding Officer by MSPs or by the religions or faiths directly. There have been occasions when individuals have written to the Presiding Officer with nominations for contributors.

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Date Contributor Religion/Faith/Belief Comments

SP OR 26 March Reverend Samuel Ettrick and Yarrow 2003 Široký

SP OR 19 March Reverend William Roman Catholic Vice-Rector of Scotus 2003 McFadden College, Glasgow

SP OR 12 March Reverend Donald Reid Episcopalian Director of the 2003 Scottish Civic Forum. Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway

SP OR 05 March Proceedings started 2003 late because of a power cut. The Presiding Officer apologised on behalf of Father Boles who had to attend another engagement.

SP OR 26 Major Alan Dixon Salvation Army Assistant to the February 2003 Scotland Secretary of the Salvation Army

SP OR 19 Reverend Marion Church of Scotland Kelso Old and February 2003 Dodd Sprouston, Jedburgh Presbytery SP OR 12 Mrs Anne L McIntyre Non-denominational Leader of the Prayer February 2003 for Parliament, Scotland, Intercessors Team

SP OR 5 February Right Reverend Dr Church of Scotland Moderator of the 2003 Finlay Macdonald General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

SP OR 29 January Reverend Patricia Inter-denominational Field Officer, Scottish 2003 Johnston Churches China Group

SP OR 22 January Mrs Dianna Wolfson Jewish Community Former head teacher 2003 at the Jewish primary school in Glasgow SP OR 15 January Sister Marie O'Dea Roman Catholic Project leader of the 2003 Wayside Day Centre for Homeless People in Glasgow

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SP OR 8 January Right Reverend Neville Episcopalian Bishop of Brechin 2003 Chamberlain

SP OR 18 Most Reverend Mario Roman Catholic Archbishop of December 2002 Conti Glasgow

SP OR 11 Reverend Sandy Church of Scotland Lead Chaplain at the December 2002 Young Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust,

SP OR 4 Mr Rawdon Goodier Zen Buddhist Lay Minister and December 2002 recently retired First Chairman of the Scottish Inter Faith Council

SP OR 27 Reverend Jim Jones Methodist Chairman of the November 2002 Synod of the Methodist Church in Scotland

SP OR 20 Professor Abd Muslim Community Vice-Chancellor of November 2002 al-Fattah El-Awaisi the Al-Maktoum Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies

SP OR 13 Sister Roseann Reddy Roman Catholic Sisters of the Gospel November 2002 of Life

SP OR 6 Reverend Moira Church of Scotland Killearn Kirk, November 2002 MacCormick Buchlyvie

SP OR 30 October Dr Jonathan Sacks Jewish Community Chief Rabbi 2002

SP OR 9 October Very Reverend Dr Church of Scotland Former Moderator of 2002 James L Weatherhead the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

SP OR 2 October Right Reverend John Episcopalian Bishop of Moray, 2002 Crook Ross and Caithness

SP OR 25 Alison Twaddle Church of Scotland General Secretary of September 2002 the Church of Scotland Guild

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Date Contributor Religion/Faith/Belief Comments

SP OR 18 Reverend Father Paul Roman Catholic Sacred Heart Church September 2002 Fletcher in Edinburgh

SP OR 11 Reverend Johnston Church of Scotland Editorial Consultant, September 2002 McKay Religious Broadcasting, BBC Scotland

SP OR 4 Right Reverend Roman Catholic St Ignatius Parish, September 2002 Monsignor Michael Wishaw Conway

SP OR 26 June Reverend Dr Philip Church of Scotland 2002 Newell

SP OR 19 June Colonel John Flett Salvation Army Scotland Secretary of 2002 the Salvation Army

SP OR 12 June Reverend John H Free Church of Minister in Skye 2002 MacLean Scotland

SP OR 28 May Reverend Easter Church of Scotland Chaplain to the 2002 Smart University of Aberdeen SP OR 15 May Mrs Louise Purvis Non-denominational Member of the 2002 Executive Committee of the National Prayer Breakfast for Scotland

SP OR 8 May 2002 Ms. Eildon Dyer Inter-denominational Press Office and Denominational Appeals Officer for Christian Aid

SP OR 1 May 2002 Very Reverend Roman Catholic General Secretary of Monsignor Henry the Roman Catholic Docherty Bishops Conference of Scotland

SP OR 24 April Reverend John Butler Congregational Minister 2002 Federation in Scotland SP OR 17 April Reverend Margaret Church of Scotland St Michael's Parish 2002 Forrester Church, Edinburgh

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Date Contributor Religion/Faith/Belief Comments

SP OR 27 March Dr Lloyd J Ogilvie Presbyterian Chaplain of the United 2002 States Senate

SP OR 20 March Reverend David Methodist Synod Secretary of 2002 Cooper the Methodist Church of Scotland SP OR 13 March Reverend John G Baptist President of the 2002 Greenshields Baptist Union of Scotland

SP OR 6 March Reverend Jack Holt Church of Scotland Minister of Birse and 2002 Feughside Church and Moderator of the Presbytery of Kincardine and Deeside

SP OR 27 Father Brian Gowans Roman Catholic Chaplaincy Adviser, February 2002 Scottish Prison Service

SP OR 13 Ms Kathryn Hendry Brahma Kumaris Brahma Kumaris February 2002 World Spiritual World Spiritual Organisation University Representative, Scottish Inter Faith Council

SP OR 6 February Right Reverend John Church of Scotland Moderator of the 2002 Miller General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

SP OR 30 January Reverend Tilly Wilson Church of Scotland Minister Working with 2002 Travelling People. Minister in Dysart

SP OR 23 January Right Reverend Brian Episcopalian Bishop of Edinburgh 2002 Smith

SP OR 16 January Mr Chris Docherty ACTS Convener of ACTS 2002 Youth Forum

SP OR 9 January Reverend Ian Scott Church of Scotland Greenbank Parish 2002 Church, Edinburgh

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Date Contributor Religion/Faith/Belief Comments

SP OR 19 Father Tom Mullen Roman Catholic Our Lady of Lourdes December 2001 Church, Dunfermline

SP OR 12 Neil Morrison Non-denominational 5th year pupil, Govan December 2001 High School, Glasgow SP OR 5 Mr John Scott Christian Science Member of December 2001 Committee on Publication Scotland

SP OR 28 Reverend David Church of Scotland Parish Minister in November 2001 Hamilton Rannoch

SP OR 21 Mrs Eileen Baxendale Baptist Lay Member working November 2001 with asylum seekers in Glasgow

SP OR 14 Father Michael Bagan Roman Catholic St Margaret of November 2001 Scotland Roman Catholic Church, Stirling

SP OR 7 Very Reverend Dr Church of Scotland Former Minister, Old November 2001 Parish Church of Hamilton

SP OR 31 October Mrs Ravinder Kaur Sikh Community Member of the 2001 Nijjar Executive Committee of the Scottish Inter Faith Council, Primary School Teacher and Voluntary Community Worker in Glasgow

SP OR 24 October Reverend Fiona Church of Scotland Carrick Knowe Parish 2001 Mathieson Church, Edinburgh

SP OR 3 October Muhammad Farogh Muslim Community High Priest, World 2001 Ahmad Islamic Mission in Glasgow

SP OR 26 Mr Ephraim Borowski Jewish Community Honorary Secretary, September 2001 Scottish Council of Jewish Communities

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Date Contributor Religion/Faith/Belief Comments

SP OR 19 Reverend Alison Episcopalian Minister of St Mary on September 2001 Simpson the Rock, Ellon, and St James', Cruden Bay

SP OR 5 Mrs Elizabeth Church Of Scotland Author and September 2001 Templeton Theologian

SP OR 27 June Sister Isabel Smyth Inter-denominational Secretary, Scottish 2001 Inter Faith Council

SP OR 20 June Right Reverend John A Roman Catholic Bishop of Paisley 2001 Mone

SP OR 13 June Reverend Kenneth D Free Presbyterian Leverburgh, Isle of 2001 Macleod Church of Scotland Harris

SP OR 6 June Professor William Church of Scotland Director, Centre for 2001 Storrar Theology and Public Issues, Edinburgh University

SP OR 30 May Dr Alex Reid Baha'i Faith Parliamentary Officer, 2001 Baha'i Council for Scotland

SP OR 23 May Reverend Alan G M United Reformed United Reformed 2001 Paterson Church Church, East Kilbride

SP OR 16 May Sister Maire Gallagher ACTS Convener, ACTS 2001 Roman Catholic nun

SP OR 9 May 2001 Reverend Shelley Episcopalian Priest in Charge, St Marsh John's Church, Johnstone and St Margaret's Church, Renfrew

SP OR 2 May 2001 Mr Stephen Kerr Church of Jesus Edinburgh Scotland Christ of Latter-Day Stake of the Church of Saints Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints

SP OR 25 April Mr Haq Ghani Muslim Community President, UK Islamic 2001 Mission, Scotland Zone

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Date Contributor Religion/Faith/Belief Comments

SP OR 4 April 2001 Reverend Andrew Hill Unitarian Church Minister, St Mark's Unitarian Church, Edinburgh SP OR 28 March Katie Gallagher Roman Catholic 6th year pupil, Holy 2001 Rood Roman Catholic School, Edinburgh

SP OR 21 March Gelongma Lhamo Buddhist Nun, Karma Kaghu 2001 Order, Samye Ling Monastery, Eskdalemuir

SP OR 14 March Reverend Jothini Methodist Minister, Methodist 2001 Seenithamby Church, Sri Lanka

SP OR 7 March Mrs Ann Allen Church of Scotland Convener, Church of 2001 Scotland's Board of Social Responsibility

SP OR 28 Reverend Archie Associated Campbell Street February 2001 McPhail Presbyterian Church Associated Presbyterian Church, Oban

SP OR 14 Councillor Reverend United Free Church Minister, Hermitage February 2001 Elizabeth J Wardlaw United Free Church, Leith SP OR 7 February Sister Patricia O'Brien Roman Catholic Pastoral Worker, 2001 Glenrothes

SP OR 31 January Reverend Ernest Levy Jewish Community Holocaust survivor 2001

SP OR 24 January Right Reverend Dr Church of Scotland Moderator of the 2001 Andrew McLellan General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

SP OR 17 January Most Reverend Episcopalian Primus of the Scottish 2001 Bruce Cameron Episcopal Church and Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney

SP OR 10 January Reverend Sheila Church of Scotland Falkirk Old and St 2001 Blount Modan's Parish Church

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Date Contributor Religion/Faith/Belief Comments

SP OR 20 Reverend Alexander G Church of Scotland Chaplain, University December 2000 Horsburgh of Stirling

SP OR 13 Reverend Dr Gordon Methodist Edinburgh and Forth December 2000 Murray Methodist Circuit

SP OR 6 Reverend Alison Fuller Episcopalian Rector, St Columba’s December 2000 by the Castle, Edinburgh

SP OR 29 Reverend Alan Church of Scotland Convener of the November 2000 McDonald Church and Nation Committee. Minister of the Parish Churches of St Leonard’s and Cameron, St Andrews

SP OR 22 Mrs Maryanne Ure Roman Catholic National Secretary, November 2000 Scottish Catholic Justice and Peace Commission SP OR 15 Christine Davis Religious Society of November 2000 Friends

SP OR 8 Robert D Kernohan Church of Scotland Elder, Cramond Kirk November 2000

SP OR 1 Reverend David Miller Church of Scotland Chaplain, Saughton November 2000 Prison. Former general secretary of the Scottish Liberal Party

SP OR 25 October Right Reverend Roman Catholic Bishop of Motherwell 2000 Joseph Devine

SP OR 4 October Very Reverend Dr Church of Scotland Former Moderator of 2000 Church of Scotland. Father of the Presiding Officer

SP OR 27 Father George Roman Catholic Parish Priest, St September 2000 Thompson Peter’s Catholic Church, Dalbeattie. Former MP for Galloway

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Date Contributor Religion/Faith/Belief Comments

SP OR 20 Mr Parminder Singh Sikh Community Honorary Secretary, September 2000 Purba Central Gurdwara Singh Sabha Association, Glasgow

SP OR 13 Right Reverend Ian Roman Catholic Bishop of Argyll and September 2000 Murray the Isles

SP OR 6 Reverend Douglas N Church of Scotland Minister Emeritus, September 2000 Alexander BD Bishopton

SP OR 5 July 2000 Reverend Dr Finlay A Church of Scotland Principal Clerk to the J Macdonald General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

SP OR 28 June Father John Robinson Roman Catholic Parish Priest of 2000 Peebles and Innerleithen

SP OR 21 June Reverend David J B Inter-denominational General Secretary, 2000 Anderson Evangelical Alliance Scotland

SP OR 14 June Reverend Iain Whyte Church of Scotland Chaplain, Edinburgh 2000 University

SP OR 7 June Very Reverend Graham Episcopalian Provost of St Mary’s 2000 Forbes Cathedral, Edinburgh

SP OR 1 June Captain Christopher Salvation Army 2000 Connelly

SP OR 24 May Captain Christopher Salvation Army The Presiding Officer 2000 Connelly read a text submitted by Captain Connelly of the Salvation Army

SP OR 17 May Mr S L Gajree Hindu President of the 2000 Hindu Mandir, Glasgow

SP OR 10 May Right Reverend John Roman Catholic Bishop of Paisley 2000 A Mone

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Date Contributor Religion/Faith/Belief Comments

SP OR 3 May 2000 Reverend Rachel J W Church of Scotland Minister of the Dobie of Upper Tweeddale

SP OR 26 April Ian Baillie Inter-denominational Royal National 2000 Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen

SP OR 5 April Very Reverend Church of Scotland St Giles 2000 Gilleasbuig Macmillan Cathedral, Edinburgh

SP OR 29 March Reverend Dr Kevin ACTS General Secretary of 2000 Franz ACTS

SP OR 22 March Reverend Daniel J Roman Catholic St Francis’s, Port 2000 McLoughlin Church Glasgow

SP OR 15 March Dr Alison Elliott Church of Scotland Convener, Church 2000 and Nation Committee of the Church of Scotland

SP OR 8 March Nigel Bruce Humanist Convener, Humanist 2000 Society of Scotland

SP OR 1 March Reverend John H Roman Catholic St John Bosco’s, 2000 Fitzsimmons Erskine

SP OR 23 Reverend Watson Baptist President of the February 2000 Moyes Baptist Union of Scotland SP OR 16 Judith O’Neill Roman Catholic Lay member February 2000

SP OR 9 February Reverend Church of Scotland Cathedral 2000

SP OR 2 February Reverend Canon Non-denominational Convener of Vision 2000 Kenyon Wright 21 and People in Parliament

SP OR 26 January Rabbi David Sedley Jewish Community Edinburgh Hebrew 2000 Congregation

SP OR 19 January Reverend Norman Church of Scotland Leader of the Iona 2000 Shanks Community

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Date Contributor Religion/Faith/Belief Comments

SP OR 12 January Bishop Idris Jones Episcopalian Bishop of Glasgow 2000 and Galloway

SP OR 15 Right Reverend John Church of Scotland Moderator of the December 1999 B Cairns General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

SP OR 8 Dr Mona Siddique Muslim Community Lecturer in Arabic December 1999 and Islamic Studies,

SP OR 1 Professor Donald Free Church of Free Church College December 1999 MacLeod Scotland

SP OR 24 Reverend David Church of Scotland Greyfriars Tolbooth November 1999 Beckett and Highland Kirk, Edinburgh

SP OR 17 Most Reverend Episcopalian Primus of the Scottish November 1999 Richard Holloway Episcopal Church. Bishop of Edinburgh.

SP OR 10 Most Reverend Roman Catholic Archbishop of St November 1999 Keith Patrick O’Brien Andrews and Edinburgh SP OR 3 His Eminence Cardinal Roman Catholic Archbishop of November 1999 Thomas J Winning Glasgow

SP OR 27 October Reverend Graham ACTS Scottish Churches 1999 Blount Parliamentary Officer

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Organisation Male Female Total Action of Churches Together in Scotland (ACTS)* 3 1 4 Associated Presbyterian 1 0 1 Baha’i 1 0 1 Baptist Church 2 1 3 Brahama Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation 0 1 1 Buddhist 0 1 1 Christian Science 1 0 1 Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints 1 0 1 Church of Scotland 25 14 39 Congregational Federation** in Scotland 1 0 1 Free Church of Scotland 2 0 2 Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland 1 0 1 Hindi Community 1 0 1 Humanist 1 0 1 Jewish Community 4 1 5 Methodist Church 3 1 4 Muslim Community 3 1 4 Presbyterian 1 0 1 Religious Society of Friends 0 1 1 Roman Catholic Church 19 6 25 Salvation Army 4 0 4 Scottish Episcopal Church 8 3 11 Sikh Community 1 1 2 Unitarian 1 0 1 United Free Church 0 1 1 United Reformed Church 1 0 1 Zen Buddhist 1 0 1 Inter-denominational 2 2 4 Non-denominational 2 2 4 Total 90 37 127

* The churches which are members of Action of Churches Together in Scotland (A.C.T.S.) are the Church of Scotland, Congregational Federation, Methodist Church, Roman Catholic Church, Salvation Army, Scottish Congregational Church, Scottish Episcopal Church, Society of Friends (Quakers), United Free Church and United Reformed Church, plus the Associated Presbyterian Church, Baptist Union and Free Church of Scotland.

** Congregational Federation is a fellowship of 300 independent Christian Churches in Great Britain

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