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THE PARISHES OF AND LINKED WITH URR ParishProfile The Church of

Further information

Further information can be obtained from:

(a) Fraser Sanderson, Convener of Nominating Committee, Carantyne, Haugh Road, Dalbeattie. DG5 4AR. (Tel. 01556 610083). E-mail: sanderson.fraser@googl email.com Profile of the two parishes (b) Ian Menzies, Vice- Convener of Nominating Our Ministry Our Region Committee, 21 Galla Crescent, Dalbeattie. Following the retirement of our (Tel. 01556 611491). E- minister, the linked congregations of mail: Dalbeattie & Kirkgunzeon with Urr ianmenzies21@btinterne are seeking an appointee who will: t.com lead the congregations in (c) Gordon Cathro, Clerk to worship to stimulate thought, Nominating Committee, commitment and growth; 30 Albert St., Dalbeattie.DG5 4JP.(tel. offer sympathetic pastoral care; Our Parishes 01556 611422). E-mail: reflect appropriately modern [email protected]. trends in religious thinking; (d) Rev. Valerie Ott, Interim engage with and support the Moderator, The Manse, wider community in its spiritual Planetree Park, needs; , work with young people . DG7 2EQ. (Tel. 01557 through school chaplaincies 814233). E-mail: and other avenues; valanddav98@btinternet develop the skills and talents of .com. the church members; *(Ian may be best placed to continue to encourage give specific information about a w a r e n e s s o f a n d Urr parish and church.) responsibilities for world

mission; Applications In return, we will offer the support Beautiful rural locality and friendship of enthusiastic, hard- Excellent health and education working Sessions, Boards and facilities Applications, including a CV, congregations, committed Christian should be made in writing to Active community involvement communities who are willing to adapt Gordon Cathro, Clerk to the Wide variety of recreational Nominating Committee, at the to new approaches. opportunities address above.

Dalbeattie Centre

These beautiful shops and businesses campus to bring together parishes lie in the and serves as the Dalbeattie High School Stewartry District of amenity centre for the and Dalbeattie Primary & in popular and attractive School is scheduled for Colliston Park, Dalbeattie S.W. Scotland and offer Colvend, and opening in 2016. an attractive mix of Rockcliffe coastal area. Campus in town and country The town has a Dumfries offers Higher practice. The two reputation based on its and Further Education charges are based in granite quarry but the opportunities through the town of Dalbeattie local economy now relies University and and the nearby village principally on agriculture, the University of the of . The forestry and tourism. W est of Scotland parish of Kirkgunzeon It is an ideal area for together with Dumfries & united with Dalbeattie Kirkgunzeon natural and sporting Galloway College of F.E in October 2013 and the pursuits with the 7Stanes which is housed in a new Trustees of the Church Mountain Bike Trail in building opened three of Scotland have Dalbeattie Forest and years ago. r e c e n t l y g r a n t e d with many opportunities permission for the sale There are excellent for golf, fishing, sailing of the church in health and dental and other outdoor Kirkgunzeon. services in the area with activities. There is, for a new Health Centre in Dalbeattie, with a example, an annual Dalbeattie to be opened population of c4000, is Walking Festival and Half later this year and a new the fourth largest town in Marathon. Haugh of Urr Dumfries & Galloway Dumfries & Galloway and There are primary Royal Infirmary to be built is 14 mls. from the schools in Kirkgunzeon, in Dumfries by 2018. regional capital, Hardgate (adjacent to Dumfries. The villages of Haugh of Urr) and Further information on Haugh of Urr and Dalbeattie (which also the town and area can be Kirkgunzeon lie 3mls and has a small Roman obtained from the 5mls respectively from Catholic primary school) community website Dalbeattie. as well as a six year ‘Dalbeattie Matters’ on Dalbeattie has a good secondary school in www.dalbeattiematters.c Dalbeattie Quarry range of independent Dalbeattie. A new school o.uk. Our Churches activity for many church The parishes and and October. We have a membership of 558 with average groups and local churches are different We have 215 members weekly attendance of organisations including in nature reflecting the with an average weekly c90. Brownies and Beavers, different locales but attendance of c35. badminton, yoga, dance, this has been a very Our session has 35 Our Session has 11 mother & toddler groups. harmonious linkage elders and the members and the Board with many joint Congregational Board We have, among other is made up of the activities including comprises 36 members, church-based groups, a Session plus a further 3 occasional joint 18 drawn from the Fellowship Group, a members. services, joint musical Session and 18 elected Forget-Me-Not Club and social activities Our Sunday School from the rest of the (supporting those with and a very active joint meets weekly in the congregation. mental health difficulties) G u i l d . B o t h Parish Hall which is and a DIY Worship Our Sunday School congregations are situated in the village and Group which offers attends the weekly committed supporters which offers excellent contributions to church service for a short of Christian Aid and facilities to the many services from the period before moving to have been closely local organisations which congregation. the Church Centre for involved with the make use of it. classes and activities. You might also be Reformed Church of We have two regular interested to know that : We have a recently Hungary. We are also organists and a high refurbished pipe organ We are an Eco- m em ber s of an quality, custom built and regular organist and Congregation . The embryonic Churches Wyvern digital organ. Together group which choirmaster with a choir first award was made w i l l d e v e l o p Dalbeattie and membership of 15. in 2002 when we were only the second ecumenical activities Kirkgunzeon Our Church Centre, congregation in among the churches in which is adjacent to the Our weekly service is at Scotland to receive D a l b e a t t i e a n d church, is a relatively 11am and we have two such and a second surrounding area. But new building and offers, Communion services, award in 2011. each parish maintains in addition to the usual annually, usually in May its own identity… facilities of hall, kitchen We are a Fairtrade and November. In and meeting rooms, a church. Urr addition, we currently church office which is have a brief service of We have a Church We have weekly services open to further Communion at the end of Magazine published at 9.30am and two development. The the service on the first in Spring and communion services Centre is the focus of Sunday of each month. Autumn. annually, usually in April

Our History You can discover more about us: There has been a church on the commodation was purchased in site of the present Urr church Dalbeattie and the first minister from our website: since 1606.There were subse- appointed. www.dalbeattieparish church.vpweb.co.uk quent re-builds in 1752 and 1815 The present building was opened with the foundation stone of the in 1880 . Following the Union in on Facebook: present building laid in 1914. Until 1929, there were two parish Dalbeattie and 1843, the Established Church of churches in Dalbeattie, Craignair Kirkgunzeon Parish Scotland worshippers in Dalbeattie and Park, and these existed au- Church travelled to the parish church in tonomously until the 1987 union Haugh of Urr but in that year ac- created Dalbeattie Parish Church. The Nominating Committee is grateful to the staff and pupils of Dalbeattie High School for their considerable assistance in the design of this document.

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Dalbeattie and Kirkgunzeon

Our Manse The manse is situated in Dalbeattie within walking distance of the church and also within easy reach of schools and shops. It is an excellent two-storey granite build- ing with attractively laid out gardens. Some build- ing alterations are cur- rently being undertaken to create an office with separate access after which the house will be redecorated throughout. A budget has also been set aside for new floor

coverings in all rooms..