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Congregational Profile
We are a
self-supporting charge with:
| Membership |
450 |
| Regular worshippers |
100 |
| Kirk Session |
26 |
| Congregational Board |
20 |
| Gift Aid Declarations
(representing 79 Households) |
89 |
We are
looking for a Minister with
- A broad theological perspective
which will encourage people to reflect and learn.
- Good teaching and communication skills
- A caring and attentive approach to pastoral duties
- The ability to relate to people of all ages including
school children
- A readiness to be innovative in traditional mainstream
worship
- Some vision as to how the present buildings may be best
adapted and used
- A desire to see St Mungo’s outreach to the local
community strengthened
- An ecumenical outlook
We will provide
- Prayerful and practical support.
- A desire to move forward together in our journey with
God. In the last few months we have embarked on a major
self-examination under the heading ‘The Way Forward.’ The
congregation held two well attended ‘away afternoons’ in
late 2008 which began the process of recognising strengths
and weaknesses and of discussing priorities in worship,
fellowship and mission . This will be carried forward
through 2009 .
Congregational Activities
Worship
Sunday morning Prayer Time (1000-1045).
Sunday Service - 11am, followed by tea and coffee
in Church Hall. Praise is led by a small choir.
Communion - at main (‘carded’) Services in May and
October; on Easter Day and a short service after Sunday
morning worship on the last Sunday in month.
The Session traditionally take a service at least
once a year.
“Sunday at 7” - once a month; Sunday evening,
usually lay-led worship and fellowship (held in the Hall).
Our worship is generally traditional, but we are
open to new ideas that may help make it more accessible in
today’s world. Music for worship is provided by our
organist, supplemented from time to time by musicians from
within the congregation. There is also a portable digital
hymnary.
Hope4Penicuik. St Mungo’s is involved in
Hope4Penicuik, a gathering of people from most of the
churches in the town, seeking to focus and develop our
mission as Christians in the local community
Learning
We have run Alpha Courses, and also been involved
in courses run jointly with other churches.
The Sunday School meets from September to May - a
small, but enthusiastic, group of teachers and children
attend the early part of Sunday Service, then go to nearby
Church Hall; they also take part in services twice a year
.
A creche is also available from September to May.
Adult education e.g Lenten studies have been held
in the past.
Pastoral: supporting and sharing
Contact through visits (to distribute Newsletter,
Communion Invitation Cards etc.) by
Elders to the members in their respective
districts.
Pastoral visits by the Minister and
supporting Pastoral Care Group members.
Housegroup meets fortnightly on Wednesday evenings.
Friendship Circle meets once a month on Wednesday
morning.
Services are taken on a rota basis with other
churches at Pentland House (residential care home) and
once a month at Aaron House (nursing home)
Other (A-Z)
Boys Brigade meet with company attached to North
Church.
Christian Aid:
door-to-door collections in Christian Aid Week , we are
also involved in additional events together with other
churches in the town. We respond to appeals from
Blythswood, World Vision and other local and international
appeals
Committees report to Session/Congregational Board,
covering Education, Fabric, Finance, Forward Planning,
Grounds, Outreach, Publicity/Social. Membership is open to
any member of the congregation with relevant background
and interest.
Cleaning Teams: the church building is cleaned by a
rota of volunteer teams.
‘Flower Calendar’: the weekly provision of flowers
for the church also operates on a rota basis.
Guides meet in church hall, hold district services
in church twice a year
The Guild meets fortnightly October to March.
Monthly news sheet ‘Mungo Messenger’ distributed to
all congregation also available by email .
Prayer Requests Project: the team picks up requests
monthly, on a street-by-street basis. These requests are
prayed for confidentially in the Prayer Time the following
Sunday.
Remembrance Day service in church arranged by
British Legion followed by attendance at war memorial.
Regular social activities are run throughout the
year.
Website
www.stmungos.freeuk.com
Church
This sole charge, which dates from 1771, stands in the
conservation area in the centre of Penicuik. It is
centrally heated, has a working pipe organ which is used
in most Sunday Services, and a maximum seating capacity of
1400.
There is a separate church hall situated close by which is
centrally heated and has a kitchen, toilets , meeting room
,a theatre-type stage, and a secluded garden to the rear.
The recently refurbished manse which is closeby ,occupies
an elevated position with panoramic views of the town and
nearby Pentland hills.
The Town
Penicuik which has a population of c20,000, lies 10 miles
to the South of Edinburgh, it is close to the Pentland
Hills nature reserve with facilities for outdoor
recreation such as fishing, walking, cycling, and dry ski
slope. There are also excellent golf courses nearby.
The town is well served by a full and comprehensive range
of community and civic facilities, including five primary
and two excellent senior community secondary schools.
There are two other Church of Scotland congregations in
Penicuik
( the North and South churches) along with Episcopal,
Roman Catholic and Baptist churches .
Penicuik was known as ‘The Paper Making Town’; the last
mills closed in mid 1970’s and the site of the last mill
at Valleyfield is now a housing development. The majority
of people in work commute to Edinburgh. There are regular
bus links with Edinburgh and the surrounding towns. Park &
ride facilities are available at Straiton on the south
side of Edinburgh .
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