St. Mary and St. Peter, Montrose and St. David of , . We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic full-time Rector who will be able to lead, inspire, grow and take forward our two separate congregations, in the Diocese of Brechin.

There is a long-established link between St. Mary As examples, we see scope for more work in the and St. Peter, Montrose and St. David of Scotland two communities; much more with children and in Inverbervie. The churches, with a combined roll young people; maybe a parents and toddlers of 103, are some 15 miles apart. They are group/Messy church, with a brief worship element; independent but have shared a Rector since the or lunch clubs . . . we are open to new ideas - but 1940’s. Each of the congregations has its we don’t expect to leave all such initiatives to the respective needs and aspirations but we share new Rector to action. many common hopes and visions of a bright future.

Who can take us forward? We would like someone sympathetic to our vision but who will be able to develop, complement and add to it.

We are looking for someone who is approachable; outgoing and dynamic; prayerful; a motivator; a team leader and team builder; and who wants to be an active and visible part of our communities.

Clearly, anyone we appoint should be a spiritual and prayerful person, pastorally-motivated, a good leader of worship and have all the qualities that one would expect from a minister. St. Mary and St. Peter, Montrose Mission statement Some years ago, the Montrose congregation adopted as their Mission Statement:

We are a family called by God to:  Live God’s love  Share the Gospel  Grow spiritually

Montrose Sunday Club We are seeking a new Incumbent who recognises the tenuous nature of our finances, but is prepared to work with us on an ambitious programme of mission, spiritual development, growth and capital works further to cement our Christian witness in Montrose, Inverbervie and surrounding areas. We stress with us, because we recognise there are implications for all of us - vestries and congregations alike - to reflect that ambition. We don’t expect our new Incumbent to St. David of Scotland, Inverbervie take on all these aspirations single-handedly.

Page 1 April 2013 We live God’s love through our open welcome to all Many residents also commute by car or train – who join us in church, and through our pastoral Montrose is located approximately 35 miles from both work and involvement in serving our wider Dundee and and only 10 miles from the community. We share the Gospel through our A90 main arterial route. Montrose is also on the main preaching and Bible study in church and in contacts East Coast railway line and there are airports within with local schools and organisations. We seek to easy reach at Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh. grow spiritually through personal and corporate prayer and by living out God’s word.

We are open to working with our new Rector to develop a new mission statement. The challenge for us and for him/her is to have even more good news to tell, which we pray will come from a successful full-time appointment.

Montrose town With a population of around 14,000, Montrose is of a modest size but is a friendly, bustling coastal town with an ancient history, classic Georgian and Victorian architecture, a wide High Street with good shopping, and lots to offer the visitor and resident alike. The town also hosts a thriving annual Music Festival. View across country towards Montrose town Local amenities in Montrose Why relocate to Montrose? Montrose has the widest high street in Scotland. Angus is a beautiful county with picturesque glens The High Street is the main centre for local trade and superb beaches. Montrose is the most and offers a wide variety of shops and small northerly coastal town within the county and is a businesses. A local Farmers Market is held on the vibrant seaport and market town on the coast first Saturday of each month and provides a between Dundee and Aberdeen. The town has a tremendous choice of fresh, local produce. At the spectacular setting on the edge of a virtually south end of the High Street there is the Library and landlocked two-mile-square tidal lagoon known as the northern end narrows into Murray Street which the Montrose Basin, which is a nature reserve and is where you will find a good selection of small gift haven for wildfowl and wading birds. shops. Close to the centre, just west of the High Street, are located Tesco and Cooperative The Port of Montrose is still an active centre for supermarkets as well as Montrose railway station. international trade, and the town has benefitted from the development of oil and gas fields. Local employment prospects are good – industrially, the area is buoyant not only with offshore support services but also a very large GlaxoSmithKline facility in the town.

New sports centre and swimming pool East of the High Street lies the Mid Links: a well- tended open space filled with parks and gardens, bowling clubs and the town's cricket park, football ground (Links Park), and tennis courts, making it an

Montrose beach attractive setting for St Mary and St Peter’s.

Page 2 April 2013 Beyond the church, at the end of the Mid Links, is About us, the congregation of St. Mary and St. where you will find the Montrose Academy, behind Peter which is Montrose Sports Centre, recently Our current roll is about 95. We have Sung Eucharist expanded with a brand new swimming pool. Here at 11.00 on Sunday with a typical congregation of also is the purpose built Health Centre, which is between 25 and 40; Morning Prayer (said) on Monday only a few years old. and Tuesday at 10.15; Holy Communion on Wednesday at 10.15; and, first Wednesday of each Between the Mid Links and the sea are the town’s month at 19.00, we have a Healing Service. two golf courses, one of which used to be an Open Qualifying Course. There are three golf clubs We use the 1982 Scottish Liturgy (Blue Book) for all which share the use of these courses. Montrose’s our Eucharistic Worship. We have a monthly Family large expanse of sandy beach has held blue flag Service (simplified liturgy) throughout the year status for a number of years. There is also the involving the Children – especially for Mothering Seafront Splash area which is very popular with Sunday, Harvest and Palm Sunday. We also have a children of all ages. Christingle service on Christmas Eve. In addition we hold 16.00 Evensong during Lent from the 1929 Scottish Prayer Book (Red Book).

St. Mary and St. Peter Brief history of St. Mary and St. Peter The Episcopal Church of St. Mary and St. Peter is a beautiful Church situated in the green belt of the town along the Mid Links. Centrally located, the Church is just across the road from the Montrose Museum and a short walk to the High Street. There has been a Church on this site since 1720. The present building dates from 1858, replacing an earlier one which was devastated by fire, however the St. Mary and St. Peter, Montrose Churchyard walls and the main gates are all original. 1920 saw a union with St. Mary’s Church (which was Many of the congregation come from within the diagonally opposite the present St. Peter’s Church town of Montrose, but others come from building). When the two congregations united, the neighbouring towns and villages, including Brechin, church was rebuilt and much enlarged by the addition , Edzell and , to attend a church of the chancel, chapel, organ chamber and vestry. which reflects their own tradition or preference. The building was consecrated in 1927 and the porch was added in 1939. The congregation play an active part in services with rotas for side-persons, welcoming people, The Church is open every day for anyone who wants making coffees after service, intercessions, to come in for quiet prayer and peaceful reflection. administering the chalice and for readings. A Lay The beauty of the interior has often been commended Reader and two licensed Eucharistic assistants and the friendliness and warm welcome of our also participate in the liturgy of the Word at the congregation is also commented on. The High Altar Eucharist and administer the Reserved Sacrament and The Triptych in the Lady Chapel are well worth a when no priest is available. visit. We are especially proud of the Church organ which ranks as one of the finest in Scotland outside We are friendly and active and enjoy worship and the famous Cathedrals and Abbeys. fellowship together. There is always coffee and tea and biscuits (and homemade cake) after the 11 am Our church is currently undergoing major roof Sunday service and the Wednesday service when repairs for which funding is already in place. much catching up is done.

Page 3 April 2013 A monthly magazine is an important element in the Where would we like to be - our future vision life of the congregation and a means of mission. - St. Mary and St. Peter We see our future to lie in using the strengths from Our growing Sunday Club welcomes children from within - past and present - to build a vibrant living 6 months upwards during the 11 am Sunday church, open to all. It is part of our stewardship to not service and is regularly attended by up to 10 kids only maintain our building but to create areas suitable every week. The children are regularly involved in to accommodate events more easily by making minor the Offertory Procession. They also raise money alterations to the interior of the church. We need independently for charity. We have an annual improved kitchen and toilet facilities and better children’s picnic. disabled access. Again we have funding in place.

We would like to involve some of our children in We used to have a choir and would like to re- meeting potential candidates for the post of Rector. introduce one; improve study and prayer groups; increase ecumenical contact; have more pastoral We have various social and fundraising events visiting; and better youth provision. throughout the year such as coffee mornings, quiz nights, time and talent auctions, flower/ music festival We need to add to our Pastoral Care Team, in and our Hollyberry Fayre. We are involved in charge of sending cards and visiting members who Christian Aid and the World Day of Prayer. We hold are unwell and offering Home Communion. charity fundraising lunches in Church after 11.00 service four or five times a year, which also give the We would like to establish a Parish Day - where we congregation an opportunity to grow in fellowship. can have a bring-and-share lunch together to discuss fresh ideas on what we need or expect to see in the future of our church.

We would like to see the re-introduction of Confirmation Classes.

We are developing a parish web-site and have

Music of Moody and Sankey: 2012 funding in place to produce this.

As part of our outreach we have strong links with We see a very bright future – working together! local hostelries which have been extremely supportive of the church both in fundraising and Montrose churches together displaying our monthly newsletter. We have a representative on Montrose Churches Together (MCT). This is a part of ACTS (Action of There is a full Vestry of 8 members plus Chairman, Churches Together in Scotland), in which local Secretary and Treasurer, a Fundraising committee, congregations of different traditions seek to work Fabric team, Flower team and Sacristan, a together for the blessing of the community. The gardener and a cleaner. majority of churches in the town are members of MCT. In addition to joint services on specific occasions there have been occasional exchanges of pulpits between the churches.

Clergy accommodation The Rectory is an attractive, modern extended 3- bedroom house on a new estate on the edge of town. There is a fenced garden with a dog pen. It is a short walk to the primary school and a regular bus service into town passes the end of the road. Dad’s Army: 2012 Education in Montrose There are congregational links to the local Football There are four primary schools in the town, each Club, to the Montrose Air Museum, the local British also offering pre-school placements for 3 and 4 Legion and Montrose Lifeboat Station. year olds. Montrose Academy offers first rate

secondary education. Lathallan private school is Southesk Primary School in the town has a good about 15 minutes away up the coast at . association with our Church and has its end of term services here. There is also a traditional link with Lathallan School, just along the coast; its Christmas service is held in the Church.

Page 4 April 2013 Brief history of St. David of Scotland This congregation was originally established in 1898. The present building was opened in 1922 and was firstly a dependant Congregation of , then in 1931 of Fasque and in 1942 of Montrose. However there are records of Episcopalians in Inverbervie back to 1790.

St. David of Scotland About us, the congregation of St. David’s The Episcopal congregation of St. David’s is modest with a roll of about 9 and typically between 2 and 6 present for the Sunday 9.30 Holy Communion. The congregation is gathered from the surrounding area; Bervie, Gourdon, Johnshaven and . What is noteworthy is that nearly all the members have other church connections but supporting the church is important to us all. Our service is the 1982 Scottish St. David of Scotland Liturgy, and we have a chat and a drink after the Where would we like to be - our future vision service - the Priest joins us until it is time to go to the - St. David of Scotland Montrose service. The coastal part of is a regeneration

area. There is currently a lot of development going Bervie, with a population of around 2,000 is now on in Inverbervie, Gourdon and Johnshaven with more of a dormitory town for Aberdeen and different types of houses being built. This gives us Montrose with a lot of people commuting. There the opportunity to grow and we hope to welcome are a number of hotels and shops as well as local new residents when we can offer them better access businesses and service industries. At present the and have toilet facilities installed. congregation is one of 4 in the town. The largest congregation is understandably the Church of There are few signs of industrial renewal in the area, Scotland. There is a Catholic congregation of but the farming community is holding its own. As about 40 who meet in our building (and have done an Episcopal presence in the community our so since 1991) on a Saturday evening. There was challenge is to be known and to be recognised as a Brethren congregation but they ceased meeting the alternative worshipping community in the area. as a group about 5 years ago. The other local congregation is the non-denominational (evangelic- charismatic) group who meet at the “Living Rooms” and who run a cafe for the community most lunch times.

Page 5 April 2013 Abbreviated 5 year business plan This is an abbreviated version of our provisional 5 year business plan which has been developed to guide the programme for growth, capital development and financing of our two congregations. It is assumed that working with the new Rector we will succeed in increasing the congregations’ numbers and in developing new sources of income, so that a stable financial position is reached within five years. No plan can be cast in concrete; it can only be used as a guide. We propose to regularly monitor progress and to modify the plan on a rolling annual basis.

In the plan we propose to commit current non- restricted reserves towards supporting stipend and related costs over the five years of the plan. This will be on a reducing basis year-on-year, as we work together for the growth, spiritually, numerically and financially, of our two congregations.

The two congregations also have restricted reserves for capital building works. The phasing of this programme is considered in the detailed business plan. We have funding in place to complete roof and fabric repairs at Montrose. Both congregations have aspirations to improve accessibility and to up-grade toilet facilities. In addition we require a more versatile and user- friendly kitchen installation for Montrose.

Current year and financial year 2013/2014 We anticipate limited growth in income in real terms Lady Chapel, St. Mary and St. Peter in 2013/2014. We therefore expect to draw down Anticipated income and expenditure, with reserves to meet in part the costs of employing our support from reserves is as follows: new Rector. The individual and joint vestries will Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to work with the new Rector to identify opportunities for end end end end end growth within the two congregations, and the Aug ‘14 Aug ‘15 Aug ‘16 Aug ‘17 Aug ‘18 Income 37,000 38,000 40,000 41,500 44,000 implications of these for capital expenditure. During Expenditure 62,000 62,500 64,000 65,500 67,000 this period we anticipate limited financial expenditure Deficit (25,000) (24,500) (24,000) (24,000) (23,000) on feasibility studies, drawing up and costing capital proposals, and negotiating with authorities as Financing the deficit: required for approvals (eg building regulations and Growth in 2,000 5,000 7,500 10,000 15,000 Historic Scotland). congregation New sources 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 of income We shall also seek to identify sources of financial (To)/from 21,000 15,500 10,500 6,000 (2,000) support and commence the application processes. reserves Hopefully the identified building up-grades can be 25,000 24,500 24,000 24,000 23,000 commenced or even completed in this timescale. Note 1: these figures are based largely on the Montrose accounts. We hope for and expect significant growth in Bervie too; an increasing contribution from there will also have a Financial year 2014/15 and on positive impact on the totals. By the second of the five years covered by the plan, Note 2: the overall impact on Montrose general fund reserves we would expect to see slow but measurable would be £51,000 over the five year period of the plan. The forecast for the Montrose general fund reserves at 31 August growth in income, to the extent that we would 2013 is £52,734. anticipate drawings from reserves to significantly decrease.

Page 6 April 2013 Job specification It is intended to make a full-time appointment of Rector to lead and serve these two independent congregations.

The main duties and expectations of the Rector will be:  to lead the two congregations in worship at the principal Eucharistic services and at other services as appropriate, to preach and teach  to conduct other sacramental and occasional offices as required  to provide a role model in Christian living, prayer and contemplation, and pastoral and practical support for both congregations and as a means of bringing others to Jesus  to encourage and develop skills in members of both congregations as Worship Leaders, Eucharistic Assistants and Pastoral Assistants, and in all aspects of ministry  to lead, and encourage others to assist with, programmes of education for Christian discipleship  to chair, encourage and work with the two Vestries to develop a Mission focus and community outreach within the respective congregations  to encourage the development of new forms and styles of worship, which might include, for Altar, St. Mary and St. Peter example, prayer circles or house groups, work Person specification with children and young adults, parents and The principal qualifications and characteristics that we toddlers, or people with special needs are seeking are based on the following essential  to assist the two Vestries to develop and requirements: implement plans to ensure appropriate financial Qualifications; Training; Education: and capital resources are in place to support  Ordained priest in the Anglican Communion the churches’ Mission plans  Current driving licence  to become known within the communities served  Computer literate by the two churches (primarily Montrose and Experience: Inverbervie, although a substantial proportion of  Experience of running a parish  Experience of leading and working successfully with a team the congregations comes from neighbouring of lay members who are already used to participating in or villages), and to participate in appropriate leading worship, by agreement with the rector community activities and interests.  Demonstrable experience of growing a congregation  Experience of introducing new forms and styles of worship to suit specific groups The two Vestries will work with the Rector to agree an Skills and competencies: indicative allocation of time between the two  Ability to provide spiritual leadership and worship congregations, and to prepare plans for him/her to  Good communicator spend sufficient time on Sundays with each of the  Collaborative leader; able to motivate and encourage an congregations. The Vestries would expect the Rector existing leadership team  Vision and courage to develop or refocus existing to become or remain involved (as appropriate) in initiatives and to begin new ones diocesan and/or provincial governance structures, or  Resourceful and have business acumen of local church or community groups, subject to this Personal qualities: not adversely impacting on their primary roles.  A deep Christian faith and can preach in ways that are relevant to today  A warm and committed pastor with a nurturing and Under previous Rectors and during the interregnum, inclusive approach a strong spirit of team working has developed, with  Can reach out to people of diverse backgrounds and the Lay Reader and licensed Eucharistic Assistants encourage them to faith sharing leadership of the Liturgy and administering  Motivated and enthusiastic Holy Communion with the Reserved Sacrament  Willingness to be visible and become immersed in our local communities when required. We would expect this spirit of team  Subject to full Protection of Vulnerable Groups disclosure working and sharing in worship to be continued and (Disclosure Scotland) and receipt of satisfactory references developed.

Page 7 April 2013 NB: Applications must be made electronically via the links on the Brechin Diocese web-site: http://www.thedioceseofbrechin.org/

Bishop Nigel enjoys the Kids’ Picnic, 2012

Montrose town

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