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Contributors to Time for Reflection: Session 4

23 March 2016

Parliamentary Business: Current 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 Scotland (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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Contributors to Time for Reflection in Session 4

Date Contributor/s Religion/ Faith/ Belief

Comments

22 March 2016 Reverend Fraser Donaldson

Greenock Elim Church

Greenock Elim Church is part of the Elim Pentecostal Churches

16 March 2016 Right Rev David Robertson

Church of Scotland Minister of St Peter’s Free Church, Dundee, and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland

08 March 2016 Reverend Monsignor Paul M Conroy

Roman Catholic Parish Priest, Sacred Heart 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 Morrison

Church of Scotland Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

09 February 2016 Very Reverend Monsignor Allan T. Chambers

Roman Catholic St David‘s Catholic Church, Dalkeith

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 Brandon Low

Non- faith Pupils at Auchmuty High School, Glenrothes, Fife

19 January 2016 Reverend Chris Galbraith

Church of Scotland Minister, Boghall Parish Church, Bathgate

12 January 2016 Reverend Dr Robert Calvert

Church of Scotland Minister at The Steeple Church, Dundee

05 January 2016 Mr Chris Gordon

Christian Community Fundraiser, Bethany Christian Trust

15 December 2015 The Right Reverend Stephen Robson

Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunkeld

08 December 2015 Reverend George R Fiddes

Church of Scotland St Nicholas Parish Church, Prestwick

01 December 2015 Father Jeremy Bath Roman Catholic Parish Priest of SS John Cantius & Nicholas Catholic Church, Broxburn

24 November 2015 Ms Ivy Blair Christian (mixed) Co-ordinator, Prospects

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Date Contributor/s Religion/ Faith/ Belief

Comments

17 November 2015 Sister Christiana Mickwee OP

Roman Catholic Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, Elgin

10 November 2015 Dr Colin Mackenzie Non-Faith Lecturer on leadership and management at Edinburgh Napier University and high growth business advisor

03 November 2015 Right Reverend Hugh Gilbert OSB

Roman Catholic Bishop of Aberdeen

27 October 2015 Reverend Stephen Taylor

Church of Scotland Minister of the Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting, Aberdeen

05 October 2015 Reverend Thomas P White

Roman Catholic PhB STL JCL, Parish Priest, St Mary’s, Calton, Glasgow and Executive Chair of St Margaret’s Children and Family Care Society

29 September 2015 Mr Tim Maguire Humanist Celebrant of The Humanist Society of Scotland

22 September 2015 Ms 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 Horsburgh

Church of Scotland Minister of Dalkeith St 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 MacQuarrie

Church of Scotland Chaplain to the University of Glasgow, Chaplain to Glasgow Warriors (rugby team) and formerly Chaplain to the 2014 Commonwealth Games

23 June 2015 Dr Amanullah De Sondy

Muslim Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam, Study of Religions Department, University College Cork

16 June 2015 Mr 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/ Belief

Comments

09 June 2015 Reverend David Mumford

Episcopal Minister, St Andrew‘s Episcopal Church, Brechin

02 June 2015 Reverend Donald G Macdonald

Free Church of Scotland

Minister, Portree Free Church 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 Frank

Church of Scotland Minister, Wallacewell 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 Reverend Dr Andrew Hill

Evangelical RAF (Retired), Executive Director, Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Scripture Readers Association

21 April 2015 The Right Rev Dr Robert A Gillies

Episcopal Bishop of Aberdeen and 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 Scotland

Kiltarlity Free Church, Inverness-shire

17 March 2015 Mr K Jagannathan Hindu Hindu Temple of Scotland, Rutherglen, Glasgow

10 March 2015 Father Vincent Lockhart

Roman Catholic St. Monica’s Parish, Coatbridge

3 March 2015 Rev James Doag Church of Scotland Minister, Broom Parish Church, Newton Mearns

24 February 2015 Right Rev John Chalmers

Church of Scotland Moderator of the General 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 Kieran Smyth

Non-faith Pupils at St. Andrew’s RC 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/ Belief

Comments

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 Symington MA BD

Church of Scotland Member of the Kirk Session, Minister Emeritus Troon Old Parish Church and a Chaplain to the Queen in Scotland

28 October 2014 Rev Canon Dr Nicholas Taylor,

Episcopal Rector, St Aidan’s Episcopal Church, Clarkston

7 October 2014 Very Rev Thomas Canon Millar VG

Roman Catholic Our Lady of Good Aid 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 Marwick MSP

Non Faith Presiding Officer of the 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/ Belief

Comments

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 Mirvis

Jewish Chief Rabbi of the United 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 Lorna Hood Church of Scotland Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

18 February 2014 Father Gerard Maguiness

Roman Catholic St Ignatius of Loyola Church, Wishaw

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Date Contributor/s Religion/ Faith/ Belief

Comments

04 February 2014 Christine Duncan Non Faith Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs

28 January 2014 Rev James Allardyce United Reformed Church

Retired Hospital Chaplain, Wishaw General Hospital

21 January 2014 William Seaborne and Ruth Laird

Non Faith Pupils at Queen Anne High 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 Leo Cushley, Archbishop

Roman Catholic St Andrews and Edinburgh

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 Igiehon

Evangelical Jesus House, City of God, Aberdeen

10 September 2013 Vann Smith and Ciara Bradley

Non faith St Ambrose High School, Coatbridge and Scotland Malawi Project—Healthy Lifestyle

03 September 2013 Matt Oliver Church of Scotland More Than Gold 2014

25 June 2013 Reverend Matthew Bicket

Church of Scotland Minister, Carnoustie Panbride 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/ Belief

Comments

04 June 2013 Rev Robert Nicol Church of Scotland Minister, Whitburn South Parish Church

28 May 2013 Father Gerard McNellis

Roman Catholic St Laurence’s, Greenock

21 May 2013 Right Rev Christine Sime

Church of Scotland Dalgety Parish Church

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 Siddiqui OBE

Muslim Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies, University of Edinburgh

26 February 2013 Pastor David Fraser Baptist Alva Baptist Church

19 February 2013 Right Rev Albert Bogle 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 Low

Non faith St Machar Academy, 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/ Belief

Comments

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 Mursell

Church of England Author and Former Bishop of 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 Macdonald

Church of Scotland Beith Parish Church

25 September 2012 Father Eamonn Sweeney

Roman Catholic St Patrick’s Church, Coatbridge

18 September 2012 Rev Gus Macaulay Baptist Knightswood Baptist Church, Glasgow

11 September 2012 Rev Professor Donald MacDonald

Free Church of Scotland

Scottish Churches’ Disability 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 Cox of Queensbury

Church of Scotland National Prayer Breakfast for 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/ Belief

Comments

09 May 2012 Allan Forsyth Bahá’í Bahá’í Council for Scotland

02 May 2012 Pastor Stephen Hibbard

Baptist Sheddocksley Baptist Church, 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 Claire Singerman

Jewish Gathering the Voices project

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 Arnott

Church of Scotland Moderator of the General 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 Katie McKenna

Non faith Former pupils of St Ninian’s 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 Church

Greenock East and Port Glasgow United Reformed Church

30 November 2011 Rev John A H Murdoch

Church of Scotland Moderator of the St Andrews Presbytery and Minister of Largo and Newburn Parish Church

1 Ms Wanjohi was invited to speak under a Church of Scotland allocation.

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Date Contributor/s Religion/ Faith/ Belief

Comments

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 McIntyre

Roman Catholic St Bridget’s Parish, Baillieston

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 Bradburn

Roman Catholic Parish of St Gildas, Rosneath

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 Andrahennadi

Buddhist Centre for Natural Design, 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 1

Baptist 1 3 0 0 4

Buddhist 2 0 1 2 5

Christian 2 0 1 1 3 7

Christian (Mixed) 0 0 0 0 2 2

Church of

England 0 1 0 0

1

Church of

Scotland 12 15 11 12 10 60

Congregational 0 0 1 0 1

Episcopal 0 0 0 2 1 3

Evangelical 1 2 4 2 9

Free Church of

Scotland 0 1 0 1 1 3

Hindu 1 1 0 2 4

Humanist 0 0 1 0 1 2

Interfaith 0 0 0 1 1

Jewish 2 0 1 1 1 5

Methodist 1 0 1 0 2

Mormon 1 0 0 0 1

Muslim 2 2 1 1 1 7

Non faith 5 3 7 7 4 26

Roman Catholic 2 5 6 5 7 25

Sikh 0 2 2 0 4

Unitarian 0 1 0 0 1

United Reformed

Church 1 0 1 0

2

Totals 34 36 38 37 31 176

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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