Further Investigation of
the Inveryne Stone
On Tuesday 26 October 2021 I met with Dr Aaron Watson from Kilmartin Museum in the Lamont Gallery. He had come to perform the first part of the process of creating a digital image of the Inveryne Stone in the hope that it may shed further light on the origin of the carving.
The process is called photogrammetry and involves taking hundreds of still photographs of the surface of the Stone to provide the data for a computer generated digital model which will be available online. To do this the glass screen had to be removed so that the camera could get close to the surface of the Stone.
Dr Aaron Watson
W Sinclair Sutherland
Kilfinan Church and
Heritage Centre
Open
Now that the covid restrictions have been made voluntary we are able to keep the Church and the Heritage Centre open 24 hours a day 365 days a year
You can find out more about the Kilfinan Church Heritage centre by visiting the Lamont Vault page on this site. The necessary closure of the centre to visitors could of course have resulted in a considerable loss of income but the continued generosity of our many friends at home and abroad has allowed funds to grow by£2098 to £8614.
Please visit the West CowalWeb Site where Rev David Mitchell has been posting weekly reflections presented from the Sister Churches in turn
We look forward to seeing you soon and would welcome feedback by following the instructions on our Contact Us page.
Kilfinan Church For more pictures go to The Lamont Vault page.
Outside of finished Project
Last updated: 20 February 2021 at
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Friends of Kilfinan Parish Church
Secretary: Margaret Sutherland, Drum Cottage, Kilfinan, Argyll, PA21 2ER
Telephone: 01700 821207 E-mail: suthmargt@aol.com
Webmaster: W Sinclair Sutherland. E-mail: drmcttg@aol.com.
Commonwealth
War Grave
One of the graves in the Churchyard is a designated War Grave from WW 1
It is that of Alexander Weir (Plot 135) who was an Able Seaman with the Mercantile Marine Reserve who died on 19 October 1915 in the service of his country.
Kilfinan Parish Church
Services are held every Sunday at 12.15pm
All are welcome to join us.
Minister: Rev David Mitchell, West Cowal Manse, Kames, Tighnabruaich, Argyll, PA21 2AD
Telephone: 01700 811045
Service of Remembrance
The Annual Service of Remembrance will be held at 12.15 pm on the Sunday closest to 11th November .
After the service there will be a laying of wreaths at the War Memorial.
Christmas and Easter Services
As is our custom two special services will take place at Kilfinan over the Christmas period. The first of these will be the Christingle service on the Sunday before Christmas at 3.00 pm. This is specially suitable for children. The other service is on Christmas Day at 11.00 am.
Each year we also host two special services during Holy Week. The first of these is on Maunday Thursday and the second on Easter Sunday.
These services are always well attended.
Changes are Coming
I need to begin with an apology. A number of illnesses have meant that I have not been updating this site as often as I should. I am currently undergoing chemotherapy following cancer And also have COPD caused by smoking in the past. I am actually on oxygen while typing this. Living so far from hospitals while having frequent visits has left little time. Things have settled down allowing me to do this update and hopefully further more frequent updates.
As the headline suggests there are indeed changes to the structure of The Church of Scotland (C of S ) which will have a direct impact on Kilfinan. A shortage of ministers means that in future a minister will have to take charge of a greater number of linked congregations and some smaller churches will become redundant and will be sold. Kilfinan Parish Church has managed to avoid this fate but could be threatened in future cuts.
To protect our Church the Friends of Kilfinan Parish Church are proposing to purchase the building from the Church of Scotland. This would mean that the Congregation remains part of the C of S but the building will be the property of the Association and remain in local control. There will be regular services as usual taken by the minister or a local church member with the sermon provided by the minister in a recorded video.
As a consequence of ownership The Friends of Kilfinan Parish Church will be responsible for the maintenance of the Church building, the Vault and the Stones held there and as a direct consequence will need to have a regular income.
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