Notice is hereby given that the congregation of Dornoch Firth Church of Scotland has elected Reverend Carol Anne Porter to be our new minister and a Call to the said Reverend Carol Anne Porter has been prepared. This Call will lie in Dornoch Cathedral (in the Crossing) between the hours of 10am and 4pm or whenever the Cathedral is open.

Also:

• In Ardgay Village Hall on Sunday 19th day of January 2025 between the hours of 10.30am and 12 noon.
• In Creich Church on Sunday 26th day of January 2025 between the hours of 2pm and 4pm
• In the West Church Hall, Dornoch on Sundays 19th and 26th January from 10.30am until 12 noon

During that time any person whose name is on the Electoral Register of the congregation may sign the Call in person or by means of a mandate. If a mandate is to be used, the relevant form may be obtained from one of the Session Clerks. A paper of Concurrence will also be available for signature by any person who is connected with the congregation but whose name is not on the Electoral Register of the congregation.
Children are also welcome to add their names to this paper.

Alistair Drummond

Reverend Alistair Drummond
Interim Moderator

Come and enjoy Dornoch at night from a height. Cathedral Tower Open Monday 30 December From 6.30pm to 8pm with £5 adults, £3 Secondary age children, primary children free but ratio of 1 adult per 2 children for safety regulations.

Dear friends,

I don’t know about you but I haven’t taken well this year to the shorter days that come with winter.

Usually I enjoy the stay-at-home cosiness of it all. I mean, if you ask me, it’s never too early for jammies at the best of times! And so what if hibernation mode leads to an extra pound or three on the hips, there’s good reason those jammies are elasticated!

But… the season isn’t, this year, for me, the contented sigh it so often is. And hunkering in just doesn’t feel to be an option. Maybe because the world itself feels sometimes to be pressing in. Too much uncertainty. Too much violence. Too little trust and tenderness to pull us through.

If you feel like me, navigating Christmas could be even trickier. And getting in the Christmas spirit a bit of a tall order… if, I guess, what we mean by that is jollying ourselves up and getting on board with making of Christmas opportunity to up the consumer ante.

But what if getting in the Christmas spirit is actually to expect to find such elusive things as trust and tenderness. Because isn’t that how God came to us that first Christmas. Leaving behind power and knowledge such as we can only imagine. Entering the world the same way we all do, in the womb of a woman, trusting her to nurture and protect and  grow God in tenderness.

There is the wonder of it, the mystery, the beauty.

I pray, as Christmas nears, we all might find a little of this wonder and mystery and beauty settle in our soul, opening us to trust and tenderness, making of us a shelter for God who comes to us still. And real joy and deep peace will surely become us all.

Go gently, friends, venture well. And a truly happy Christmas to you when it comes,

Carol Anne