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Scottish Parliament Fact sheet Contributors to Time for Reflection: Session 4 11 April 2017 Parliamentary Business: Historical Series

This fact sheet provides a list of contributors to Time for Reflection in the Scottish Parliament during Session 4. It is arranged by date, with the most recent date and Official Report reference appearing first. It also includes the name and religious affiliation of the contributor, and additional information about the contributor.

Time for Reflection is normally the first item of business at a meeting of the Parliament each week. Following the Reform of Parliamentary Business Inquiry, it was decided to move Time for Reflection. From 4 September 2012 Time for Reflection became the first item of business on Tuesday afternoon. Previously it was the first item of business on Wednesday afternnoons.

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.

Contributors to Time for Reflection in Session 4

Date Contributor/s Religion/ Faith/ Comments Belief

22 March 2016 Reverend Fraser Pentecostal Greenock Elim Church Donaldson

16 March 2016 Right Rev David Minister of St Peter’s Free Robertson Church, Dundee, and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland 08 March 2016 Reverend Monsignor Roman Catholic Parish Priest, Sacred Heart Paul M Conroy Parish Church, Bridgeton, Glasgow and Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Glasgow 01 March 2016 Dianna Wolfson Jewish Participant in Glasgow Jewish Representative Council, Scottish Jewish Archives, Faith in Older People and Interfaith organisations 23 February 2016 Reverend Dr Angus Church of Scotland Moderator of the General Morrison Assembly of the Church of Scotland 09 February 2016 Very Reverend Roman Catholic St David‘s Catholic Church, Monsignor Allan T. Dalkeith Chambers 02 February 2016 Rabbi YY Rubinstein Jewish Torah scholar and international speaker, author and broadcaster and former pupil of Govan High School 26 January 2016 Lauren Galloway and Non- faith Pupils at Auchmuty High Brandon Low School, Glenrothes, Fife 19 January 2016 Reverend Chris Church of Scotland Minister, Boghall Galbraith Parish Church, Bathgate

12 January 2016 Reverend Dr Robert Church of Scotland Minister at The Steeple Calvert Church, Dundee 05 January 2016 Chris Gordon Christian Community Fundraiser, Bethany Christian Trust 15 December 2015 The Right Reverend Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunkeld Stephen Robson 08 December 2015 Reverend George R Church of Scotland St Nicholas Parish Church, Fiddes Prestwick 01 December 2015 Father Jeremy Bath Roman Catholic Parish Priest of SS John Cantius & Nicholas Catholic Church, Broxburn 24 November 2015 Ivy Blair Christian (mixed) Co-ordinator, Prospects Reference: FS4-34 2

Date Contributor/s Religion/ Faith/ Comments Belief

17 November 2015 Sister Christiana Roman Catholic Dominican Sisters of St. Mickwee OP Cecilia, Elgin 10 November 2015 Dr Colin Mackenzie Non-Faith Lecturer on leadership and management at Napier University and high growth business advisor 03 November 2015 Right Reverend Hugh Roman Catholic Bishop of Aberdeen Gilbert OSB

27 October 2015 Reverend Stephen Church of Scotland Minister of the Taylor Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting, Aberdeen 05 October 2015 Reverend Thomas P Roman Catholic PhB STL JCL, Parish Priest, White St Mary’s, Calton, Glasgow and Executive Chair of St Margaret’s Children and Family Care Society 29 September 2015 Tim Maguire Humanist Celebrant of The Humanist Society of Scotland 22 September 2015 Lorraine Cole Christian Lieutenant, The Salvation Army, Fauldhouse 15 September 2015 Pastor Stephen Kato Christian The New Destiny Christian Centre, Kamuli, Uganda. 08 September 2015 Reverend Alexander Church of Scotland Minister of Dalkeith St Horsburgh Nicholas Buccleuch parish church, moderator of the presbytery of Lothian and secretary of the council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches in Europe. 01 September 2015 Reverend Stuart D Church of Scotland Chaplain to the University of MacQuarrie Glasgow, Chaplain to Glasgow Warriors (rugby team) and formerly Chaplain to the 2014 Commonwealth Games 23 June 2015 Dr Amanullah De Muslim Senior Lecturer in Sondy Contemporary Islam, Study of Religions Department, University College Cork 16 June 2015 David Strang Non-Faith National Prayer Breakfast for Scotland and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland

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Date Contributor/s Religion/ Faith/ Comments Belief

09 June 2015 Reverend David Episcopal Minister, St Mumford Andrew‘s Episcopal Church, Brechin 02 June 2015 Reverend Donald G Free Church of Minister, Portree Free Church Macdonald Scotland of Scotland, Isle of Skye 26 May 2015 The Rev Neil Urquhart Church of Scotland Fullarton Parish Church, Irvine 19 May 2015 Reverend Dr Daniel Church of Scotland Minister, Wallacewell Frank Community Fellowship, Church of Scotland 12 May 2015 Ms Maria McGill Non Faith Chief Executive, CHAS (Children’s Hospice Association Scotland) 05 May 2015 Janie O’Neill Non Faith Head Teacher, Coatbridge High School 28 April 2015 Squadron Leader Evangelical RAF (Retired), Executive Reverend Dr Andrew Director, Soldiers’ and Hill Airmen’s Scripture Readers Association 21 April 2015 The Right Rev Dr Episcopal Bishop of Aberdeen and Robert A Gillies Orkney 31 March 2015 Rev Lynn McChlery Church of Scotland Eaglesham Parish Church, Eaglesham, East Renfrewshire 24 March 2015 Rev Joe Barnard Free Church of Kiltarlity Free Church, Scotland Inverness-shire 17 March 2015 Mr K Jagannathan Hindu Hindu Temple of Scotland, Rutherglen, Glasgow 10 March 2015 Father Vincent Roman Catholic St. Monica’s Parish, Lockhart Coatbridge 3 March 2015 Rev James Doag Church of Scotland Minister, Broom Parish Church, Newton Mearns 24 February 2015 Right Rev John Church of Scotland Moderator of the General Chalmers Assembly of the Church of Scotland 17 February 2015 Rev Calum Macdonald Church of Scotland Minister, the Park Church, Giffnock 3 February 2015 Samina Ansari Muslim Co-ordinator at Amina, the Muslim Women’s Resource Centre, Glasgow. 27 January 2015 Lucy Paterson and Non-faith Pupils at St. Andrew’s RC Kieran Smyth Secondary School in Glasgow 20 January 2015 Rev Scott M. Rennie Church of Scotland Minister, Queen’s Cross Parish Church, Aberdeen

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Date Contributor/s Religion/ Faith/ Comments Belief

13 January 2015 Ani Lhamo Buddhist Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre, Eskdalemuir 6 January 2015 Jamie Stuart Church of Scotland Elder, High Carntyne Parish Church and author of ‘The Glasgow Gospel’ and ‘A Glasgow Bible’ 16 December 2014 Rev Andrew Dick Church of Scotland St Michael’s Church, Inveresk, Musselburgh 9 December 2014 Rev Alan Cobain Church of Scotland Minister, Tyne Valley Parish, Midlothian 2 December 2014 David Nicholson DCS Church of Scotland Scottish Churches’ Disability Agenda Group 25 November 2014 Dr David Brazier Buddhist President of the International Zen Therapy Institute and Dharmavidya of the Amida Order of Pure Land Buddhism 18 November 2014 Dr Maureen Sier Interfaith Director, Interfaith Scotland 11 November 2014 Ian McGregor Non Faith Chief Executive, Poppyscotland 4 November 2014 Rev Alastair H Church of Scotland Member of the Kirk Session, Symington MA BD Minister Emeritus Troon Old Parish Church and a Chaplain to the Queen in Scotland 28 October 2014 Rev Canon Dr Episcopal Rector, St Aidan’s Episcopal Nicholas Taylor, Church, Clarkston 7 October 2014 Very Rev Thomas Roman Catholic Our Lady of Good Aid Canon Millar VG Cathedral, Motherwell 30 September 2014 Jamie Stuart Church of Scotland Elder, High Carntyne Parish Church and author of ‘The Glasgow Gospel’ and ‘A Glasgow Bible’ 23 September 2014 The Rt Hon Tricia Non Faith Presiding Officer of the Marwick MSP Scottish Parliament 19 August 2014 Chris Thomson Evangelical Regional Manager, Samaritan’s Purse 12 August 2014 Nandi Mandela Non Faith Businesswoman, grand- daughter of Nelson Mandela and speaker at the 2014 Edinburgh International Culture Summit 5 August 2014 Ellen Douglas Roman Catholic Head Teacher, St Ambrose High School, Coatbridge 24 June 2014 Rev Graham Daniels Christian General Director of Christians in Sport

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Date Contributor/s Religion/ Faith/ Comments Belief

17 June 2014 Rev Alison McDonald Church of Scotland Minister, Northesk Parish Church, Musselburgh and Convener, Church of Scotland Committee on Ecumenical Relations 10 June 2014 Chief Rabbi Ephraim Jewish Chief Rabbi of the United Mirvis Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth 03 June 2014 Dr Federico Luzzi Non Faith Outreach and Knowledge Transfer Officer, Philosophy Department, University of Aberdeen 27 May 2014 Right Rev Joseph Toal Roman Catholic Bishop Elect of Diocese of Motherwell and Administrator of Argyll and The Isles 20 May 2014 Madhu Jain Hindu Member of Interfaith Scotland and Hindu Mandir 13 May 2014 Laura Seggie Roman Catholic University of Strathclyde Catholic Society 06 May 2014 Gary McLelland Humanist Education Officer, Humanist Society Scotland 29 April 2014 Rev Anne Robertson Congregational Minister, Danestone Congregational Church, Aberdeen 22 April 2014 Larry Blance Buddhist Kagyu Samye Dzong Glasgow, Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Centre for World Peace and Health 01 April 2014 Rev Neil Glover, Church of Scotland Minister, Flemington-Hallside Parish Church 25 March 2014 Father Paul Lee Roman Catholic Minister of the Livingston parish of St Andrew’s in Craigshill 18 March 2014 Safa Yousaf Muslim Schools Development Officer, Amina Muslim Women’s Resource Centre 11 March 2014 Rev Iain McFadzean Church of Scotland Chief Executive, Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland 04 March 2014 Mary McDevitt, Non Faith Leader, Edinburgh Signing Choir 25 February 2014 Right Rev Church of Scotland Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 18 February 2014 Father Gerard Roman Catholic St Ignatius of Loyola Church, Maguiness Wishaw

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Date Contributor/s Religion/ Faith/ Comments Belief

04 February 2014 Christine Duncan Non Faith Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs 28 January 2014 Rev James Allardyce United Reformed Retired Hospital Chaplain, Church Wishaw General Hospital 21 January 2014 William Seaborne and Non Faith Pupils at Queen Anne High Ruth Laird School, Dunfermline 14 January 2014 Trishna Singh Sikh Sikh Sanjog and Punjabi Junction Social Enterprise Project, Leith 07 January 2014 Father Joe Mills Roman Catholic St Mary’s Church, Duntocher 17 December 2013 Rev Howard Hudson Church of Scotland Bridgeton, St. Francis-in-the- East, 10 December 2013 The Most Reverend Roman Catholic St Andrews and Edinburgh Leo Cushley, Archbishop 03 December 2013 Pastor Geoff Austin, Evangelical Church of the Nazarene, Ardrossan 26 November 2013 Rev Moira McDonald Church of Scotland Corstorphine Old Parish Church, Edinburgh 20 November 2013 Peter Kelly Non faith The Poverty Alliance 12 November 2013 Rev Bruce Sinclair Church of Scotland Overtown Parish Church, Overtown, Wishaw 05 November 2013 Manjit Kaur Jheeta Sikh Gurdwara Guru Granth Sahib, Glasgow 29 October 2013 Ian Stewart Christian Destiny Church, Edinburgh 08 October 2013 Rev John K Collard Church of Scotland Brucefield Church, Whitburn 01 October 2013 Father Paul Morton Roman Catholic Saint Bride’s Roman Catholic Church, Cambuslang 24 September 2013 Brigadier Ian Dobbie Evangelical Former Chairman, Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Scripture Readers Association 17 September 2013 Pastor Mark Osa Evangelical Jesus House, City of God, Igiehon Aberdeen 10 September 2013 Vann Smith and Ciara Non faith St Ambrose High School, Bradley Coatbridge and Scotland Malawi Project—Healthy Lifestyle 03 September 2013 Matt Oliver Church of Scotland More Than Gold 2014 25 June 2013 Reverend Matthew Church of Scotland Minister, Carnoustie Panbride Bicket Church 18 June 2013 Jon Cape Methodist Fair Trade Stirling and Central Scotland InterFaith 11 June 2013 Andy Hawthorne Evangelical The Message Trust

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Date Contributor/s Religion/ Faith/ Comments Belief

04 June 2013 Rev Robert Nicol Church of Scotland Minister, Whitburn South Parish Church 28 May 2013 Father Gerard Roman Catholic St Laurence’s, Greenock McNellis 21 May 2013 Right Rev Christine Church of Scotland Dalgety Parish Church Sime 14 May 2013 Rabbi David Rose Jewish Rabbi for east Scotland, executive member of Interfaith Scotland and member of the conference of Scotland’s religious leaders 07 May 2013 Rev Dave Slater Church of Scotland Minister, Gartcosh linked with Glenboig Parish Churches 30 April 2013 Rev Jim Ritchie Evangelical Trinity Church of the Nazarene, Perth 23 April 2013 Rev James Falconer Church of Scotland Hospital Chaplain, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital 16 April 2013 Professor A C Grayling Non faith Master of the New College of the Humanities, London. 26 March 2013 Nila Joshi Hindu Edinburgh Women’s Interfaith Group and Former Director of the Edinburgh Mela 19 March 2013 Rev Maud Robinson Unitarian Minister, Unitarians in Edinburgh at St Mark’s Church 12 March 2013 Colette Fagan Roman Catholic Training Co-ordinator, Child Protection, Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell 05 March 2013 Professor Mona Muslim Professor of Islamic and Siddiqui OBE Interreligious Studies, University of Edinburgh 26 February 2013 Pastor David Fraser Baptist Alva Baptist Church 19 February 2013 Right Rev Church of Scotland Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 05 February 2013 Rev Graeme Atkinson Church of Scotland Sandyhills Parish Church, Glasgow 29 January 2013 Beth Nicoll and Stevie Non faith St Machar Academy, Low Aberdeen 22 January 2013 Rev Dr Martin Scott Church of Scotland Council Secretary, Ministries Council, Church of Scotland 15 January 2013 Father Tom Welsh Roman Catholic Xaverian Missionary and Director, Conforti Institute, Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue Centre, Coatbridge

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Date Contributor/s Religion/ Faith/ Comments Belief

08 January 2013 Rev Ian Miller Church of Scotland Retired Minister, Bonhill Parish Church, Alexandria, and Freeman of West Dunbartonshire 18 December 2012 Rev Neil Gardner Church of Scotland Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh 11 December 2012 Right Rev Gordon Church of England Author and Former Bishop of Mursell Stafford 04 December 2012 Morag White Non faith Girl Guides, Coatbridge 27 November 2012 Rev Dr Robin Hill Church of Scotland Longniddry and Gladsmuir Parish Churches and Convener, Church of Scotland HIV Programme 20 November 2012 Rev David Gordon Baptist Kirkintilloch Baptist Church 13 November 2012 Ravinder Kaur Nijjar Sikh Scottish Sikh Council and Chair of Religions for Peace—European Women of Faith Network 06 November 2012 Rev Dr Dane Sherrard Church of Scotland Luss Parish Church 30 October 2012 Pastor John Leitch Evangelical Glenboig Christian Fellowship 23 October 2012 Bushra Iqbal MBE Muslim North Lanarkshire Muslim Women and Family Alliance 02 October 2012 Rev Roderick Church of Scotland Beith Parish Church Macdonald 25 September 2012 Father Eamonn Roman Catholic St Patrick’s Church, Sweeney Coatbridge 18 September 2012 Rev Gus Macaulay Baptist Knightswood Baptist Church, Glasgow 11 September 2012 Rev Professor Donald Free Church of Scottish Churches’ Disability MacDonald Scotland Agenda Group 04 September 2012 Rev Scott McKenna Church of Scotland Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church, Edinburgh 27 June 2012 Rev Gordon Craig Church of Scotland UK Oil and Gas Chaplain 20 June 2012 Rev Clifford Hughes Church of Scotland Former teacher, singer and retired Church of Scotland Minister 13 June 2012 Baroness Caroline Church of Scotland National Prayer Breakfast for Cox of Queensbury Scotland 06 June 2012 Father Thomas Devine Roman Catholic Our Lady and St Joseph’s, Glenboig 30 May 2012 Father Michael Briody Roman Catholic St Michael’s Church, Moodiesburn 23 May 2012 Rashpal Nottay Sikh NHS Lothian employee, Scottish Inter Faith Council 16 May 2012 Rev Brian Oxburgh Church of Scotland Tayport Parish Church

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Date Contributor/s Religion/ Faith/ Comments Belief

09 May 2012 Allan Forsyth Bahá’í Bahá’í Council for Scotland 02 May 2012 Pastor Stephen Baptist Sheddocksley Baptist Church, Hibbard Aberdeen 25 April 2012 Michele Morrison Church of Scotland Banchory West Church 18 April 2012 Andy Bathgate Christian Chief Executive Officer, Scripture Union Scotland 28 March 2012 Angela Shapiro and Jewish Gathering the Voices project Claire Singerman 21 March 2012 Rev Caroline Taylor Church of Scotland Leuchars: St Athernase Church of Scotland 14 March 2012 Esther Wanjohi Church of Scotland1 Women’s HIV Project, Ngong, Nairobi in partnership with Murrayfield Churches Together 07 March 2012 Sheila McKay Non faith Chair, Grampian Family Support Forum 29 February 2012 Rev Dr Ian Wills Evangelical Senior Pastor, Church of the Nazarene, Glasgow 22 February 2012 The Right Rev David Church of Scotland Moderator of the General Arnott Assembly of the Church of Scotland 08 February 2012 Paul McKeown Buddhist Tibetan Buddhist, Inverness 01 February 2012 Shaykh Amer Jamil Muslim Solas Foundation and Unity Family Services 25 January 2012 Rev Dr Stewart Gillan Church of Scotland St Michael’s Parish Church, Linlithgow 18 January 2012 Dominic Bradley and Non faith Former pupils of St Ninian’s Katie McKenna High School, East Dunbartonshire 11 January 2012 Paul O’Kane Non faith Volunteer Centre East Dunbartonshire 21 December 2011 Rev David Denniston Church of Scotland St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, Edinburgh 14 December 2011 Peter Ross Non faith Dumfries and Galloway Third Sector Forum and Scottish Parliament Community Partnership Project 07 December 2011 Rev David Walton United Reformed Greenock East and Port Church Glasgow United Reformed Church 30 November 2011 Rev John A H Church of Scotland Moderator of the St Andrews Murdoch Presbytery and Minister of Largo and Newburn Parish Church

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Date Contributor/s Religion/ Faith/ Comments Belief

23 November 2011 Lord Sacks Jewish Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Great Britain and the Commonwealth 16 November 2011 Suselle Boffey Church of Scotland Scottish Churches’ Disability Agenda Group 09 November 2011 Rev John Chalmers Church of Scotland Principal Clerk of the General Assembly, Church of Scotland 02 November 2011 Monsignor John Roman Catholic St Bridget’s Parish, Baillieston McIntyre 26 October 2011 Dr Ravindra Mehta Hindu Glasgow University Hindu Society and Foundation Doctor at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee 05 October 2011 Rev Helen Cook Church of Scotland Kingussie Parish Church 28 September 2011 Rev Allan Loudon Methodist Methodist Church, Wishaw 21 September 2011 Rev Jennifer Macrae Church of Scotland St Mary’s Church, Haddington 14 September 2011 Michel Syrett Non faith Action in Mind 07 September 2011 Dr Salah Beltagui Muslim Muslim Council of Scotland 29 June 2011 Canon George Roman Catholic Parish of St Gildas, Rosneath Bradburn 22 June 2011 Rev Mark Drane Church of Scotland Dull and Weem Parish Church 15 June 2011 Cecil O Samuelson Mormon Brigham Young University 08 June 2011 Kumanga Buddhist Centre for Natural Design, Andrahennadi University of Dundee 01 June 2011 Dr John Lennox Christian Guest Speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast for Scotland

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Summary of Contributors to Time for Reflection

Parliamentary years (11 May-10 May) Session 4 Religion 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 Total

Bahá’í 1 0 0 0 0 1 Baptist 1 3 0 0 0 4 Buddhist 2 0 1 2 0 5 Christian 2 0 1 1 3 7 Christian (Mixed) 0 0 0 0 1 1 Church of 0 0 1 0 0 England 1 Church of 12 15 11 12 10 Scotland 60 Congregational 0 0 1 0 0 1 Episcopal 0 0 0 2 1 3 Evangelical 1 2 4 2 0 9 Free Church of 0 1 0 1 1 Scotland 3 Hindu 1 1 0 2 0 4 Humanist 0 0 1 0 1 2 Interfaith 0 0 0 1 0 1 Jewish 2 0 1 1 2 6 Methodist 1 0 1 0 0 2 Mormon 1 0 0 0 0 1 Muslim 2 2 1 1 1 7 Non faith 5 3 7 7 4 26 Pentecostal 0 0 0 0 1 1 Roman Catholic 2 5 6 5 7 25 Sikh 0 2 2 0 0 4 Unitarian 0 1 0 0 0 1 United Reformed 1 0 1 0 0 Church 2 Totals 34 36 38 37 32 177

Please note that there can be more than one contributor at Time for Reflection.

Parliamentary years (11 May- 10 May) Session 4 Gender 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 Total Male 24 27 27 25 27 130 Female 12 10 11 12 5 50 Totals 36 37 38 37 32 180

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RELATED FACT SHEETS Contributors to Time for Reflection: Session 1 Contributors to Time for Reflection: Session 2 Contributors to Time for Reflection: Session 3 Scottish Parliament Firsts

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