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Scottish Parliament Fact sheet

Contributors to Time for Reflection: Session 3

10 December 2014

Parliamentary Business: Historical Series

This fact sheet provides a list of contributors to Time for Reflection in the Scottish Parliament during Session 3. 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 on Wednesday. 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 3

Date Contributor Religion/ Faith/ Belief

Comments

SP OR 22 Mar 2011 Rev Neil Gardner Church of Scotland Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh

SP OR 16 Mar 2011 Rev Tom Nelson Church of Scotland Netherlee Parish Church, Glasgow

SP OR 9 Mar 2011 Father Willy Slavin Roman Catholic St Peter’s and St Simon’s Parishes, Glasgow

SP OR 2 Mar 2011 Pastor Duncan Strathdee Jr

Christian Dunblane Christian Fellowship

SP OR 23 Feb 2011

Mhairi Wallace Church of Scotland Kirkcudbright Parish Church

SP OR 9 Feb 2011 Keith Patrick Cardinal O’Brien

Roman Catholic Church

Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh

SP OR 2 Feb 2011 Janet Fenton No Religion Edinburgh Peace and Justice Resource Centre

SP OR 26 Jan 2011 Right Rev John Christie

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

SP OR 19 Jan 2011 Mimi Evans-Agnew and James Clements

No Religion Hyndland Secondary School

SP OR 12 Jan 2011, col 31997 - 31999

Larry Blance Buddhist Kagyu Samye Dzong

SP OR 22 Dec 2010, col 31829-31831

Rev Ross Mitchell Church of Scotland Retired Church of Scotland Minister

SP OR 15 Dec 2010, col 31531 - 31533

Canon Ian Paton Scottish Episcopal Church

Old St Paul's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh

SP OR 8 Dec 2010, col 31267 - 31269

Dr Alasdair Black Baptist Church Stirling Baptist Church

SP OR 1 Dec 2010, col 31001 - 31003

Marion Chatterley Christian Spiritual and Pastoral Care Co-ordinator, Waverley Care

SP OR 24 Nov 2010, col 30721 - 30723

Dr Maureen Sier Baha’i Faith Baha'i Council for Scotland

SP OR 17 Nov 2010, col 30459 - 30460

Rev Monsignor Denis E Carlin

Roman Catholic Church

St Mary's Rectory, Greenock

SP OR 10 Nov 2010, col 30139 - 30141

Rev Brian More Baptist Church Newton Mearns Baptist Church

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Date Contributor Religion/ Faith/ Belief

Comments

SP OR 3 Nov 2010, col 29853 - 29855

Rev Ian Benzie Church of Scotland St Andrew’s Church, Irvine

SP OR 27 Oct 2010, col 29549 - 29551

Laura Hemmati No Religion Former member, Scottish Interfaith Youth Committee

SP OR 6 Oct 2010, col 29247 - 29249

May Nicholson Christian Preshal Trust

SP OR 29 Sep 2010, col 29007 - 29009

Father Colin Hughes Roman Catholic Holy Trinity and All Saints Church, Coatbridge

SP OR 22 Sep 2010, col 28745 - 28747

Tina McGeever No Religion Public petitioner featured in the Parliament's travelling exhibition

SP OR 15 Sep 2010, col 28509 - 28511

Rev Robert Allan Church of Scotland Falkirk Old and St Modan's Parish Church

SP OR 8 Sep 2010, col 28241 - 28243

Lieutenant Colonel Alan J Burns

Christian Scottish secretary of the Salvation Army

SP OR 30 Jun 2010, col 27811 - 27813

Rev Dr Angus Kerr Church of Scotland Clerk of the Presbytery of Glasgow

SP OR 23 Jun 2010, col 27561 - 26563

Frances Hume Christian Scottish Inter Faith Council

SP OR 16 Jun 2010, col 27307 - 27309

Rev Douglas Mackeddie

Presbyterian Maryburgh and Killearnan Free Church of Scotland

SP OR 9 Jun 2010, col 27055 - 27057

Bob Holman Christian Family Action in Rogerfield and Easterhouse

SP OR 2 Jun 2010, col 26801 - 26803

General Sir Richard Dannatt

Anglican Church Guest Speaker, National Prayer Breakfast Scotland

SP OR 26 May 2010, col 26539 - 26541

Rev James Whyte Church of Scotland Fairlie Parish Church, Ayrshire

SP OR 19 May 2010, col 26303 - 26305

Pastor Ken Bleakley Baptist Church Larbert Baptist Church

SP OR 12 May 2010, col 26037 - 26039

Rev Michael R Philip Church of Scotland Bainsford Parish Church, Falkirk

SP OR 5 May 2010, col 25975 - 25977

Ani Rinchen Khandro Buddhist Edinburgh Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Centre for World Peace and Health

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Date Contributor Religion/ Faith/ Belief

Comments

SP OR 28 Apr 2010, col 25725 -25727

Mrs Barbara Urquhart DCS

Church of Scotland Diaconate Council of the Church of Scotland and Scottish Churches Disability Agenda Group

SP OR 21 Apr 2010, col 25473 - 25475

Father Chris Boles SJ Roman Catholic Lauriston Jesuit Centre, Edinburgh

SP OR 14 Apr 2010, col 25209 - 25211

Rev Andrew Jolly Church of Scotland UK Oil and Gas Chaplaincy

SP OR 24 Mar 2010, col 24851 - 24853

Rev Alan Gibson Church of Scotland The United Parish of Carstairs and Carstairs Junction

SP OR 17 Mar 2010, col 24609 - 24611

Rabbi Shefa Gold Jewish Edinburgh International Festival of Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace

SP OR 10 Mar 2010, col 24371 - 24373

Sister Isabel Smyth Roman Catholic Honorary Lecturer, Centre for Inter Faith Studies, Glasgow University and Secretary to the Catholic Bishops Committee for Inter Religious Dialogue

SP OR 3 Mar 2010, col 24127 - 24129

Kamal Akil and Caley Gallison

No Religion Middle East Youth Festival

SP OR 24 Feb 2010, col 23887 - 23889

Rev Alex Noble Church of Scotland Saltcoats North Parish Church, Ayrshire

SP OR 10 Feb 2010, col 23633 - 23635

David Duncan Muslim Community Scottish Inter Faith Council

SP OR 3 Feb 2010, col 23361 - 23363

Rose Goodenough No Religion Scottish Inter Faith Council

SP OR 27 Jan 2010, col 23095 - 23097

The Right Rev William Hewitt

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

SP OR 20 Jan 2010, col 22867 - 22869

The Right Rev David Gillham

Christian Bishop of the Open Episcopal Church in Scotland

SP OR 13 Jan 2010, col 22639 - 22641

Father Robert Hendrie Roman Catholic St Luke's Church, Banknock

SP OR 6 Jan 2010, col 22403 - 22405

Rev Jim Cowan Church of Scotland Arthurlie Parish Church, Barrhead

SP OR 16 Dec 2009, col 22183 - 22185

Rev Maureen Leitch Church of Scotland Bourock Parish Church, Barrhead

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Date Contributor Religion/ Faith/ Belief

Comments

SP OR 9 Dec 2009, col 21955 - 21957

Father John Campbell Roman Catholic Parish of Saint Paul the Apostle, Shettleston

SP OR 2 Dec 2009, col 21713 - 21715

Rev John Forbes Church of Scotland Retired Minister, Banchory

SP OR 25 Nov 2009, col 21467 - 21469

Rev Tom McWhirter Church of Scotland Old Luce and New Luce Parishes, Wigtownshire

SP OR 18 Nov 2009, col 21247 - 21249

Rev Stephen Brown United Reformed Church

Fraserburgh United Reformed Church

SP OR 11 Nov 2009, col 21033 - 21035

Rev Air Vice-Marshall Peter W Mills

Church of Scotland Royal Air Force

SP OR 4 Nov 2009, col 20773 - 20775

Father Michael Hutson Roman Catholic St Andrews Church, Rothesay

SP OR 28 Oct 2009, col 20529 - 20531

Father Paul Kelly Roman Catholic St Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, Linlithgow

SP OR 7 Oct 2009, col 20293 -20295

Rev Martin Thomson Church of Scotland Dalry Trinity Church, Ayrshire

SP OR 30 Sep 2009, col 20069 - 20070

Catherine Brown Christian Gatekeepers Global Ministries

SP OR 16 Sep 2009, col 19585 -19587

Father Jim McGarry Roman Catholic St Clare’s Church, Easterhouse

SP OR 9 Sep 2009, col 19347 -19349

Elaine Duncan Christian Scottish Bible Society

SP OR 2 Sep 2009, col 19017 -19019

Rev David Cameron Church of Scotland Queensferry Parish Church, South Queensferry

SP OR 24 Jun 2009, col 18665 -18667

Rev Michael Lindvall Presbyterian Brick Presbyterian Church, New York

SP OR 17 Jun 2009, col 1435 -18437

Amy Stirling and Samuel MacKay

No Religion Selkirk High School

SP OR 10 Jun 2009, col 18145 -18147

Right Reverend Brian Smith

Scottish Episcopal Bishop of Edinburgh

SP OR 03 Jun 2009, col 18059 -18061

Venerable K Sri Rewatha Thero

Buddhist Scotland's Buddhist Vihara

SP OR 27 May 2009, col 17833 -17835

Andy Brookes Anglican Church National Prayer Breakfast

SP OR 20 May 2009, col 17573 -17575

Rachel Connolly, Liam Beattie

No Religion Hawick High School

SP OR 13 May 2009, col 17331 -17333

The Very Rev Gilleasbuig Macmillan

Church of Scotland Minister of St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh

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Date Contributor Religion/ Faith/ Belief

Comments

SP OR 06 May 2009, col 17067 -17069

Haroon Ahmed Muslim Community Scottish Inter Faith Council

SP OR 29 April 2009, col 16813 -16815

Father Eoin Patten Roman Catholic St Mirin’s Cathedral, Paisley

SP OR 22 Apr 2009, col 16587 -16589

Rabbi Mendel Jacobs Jewish Newton Mearns, Glasgow

SP OR 01 Apr 2009, col 16349 -16351

Rev Frank Campbell Church of Scotland Ale and Teviot United Church, Roxburgh

SP OR 25 Mar 2009, col 16105 -16107

Rev Dr W Graham Monteith

Church of Scotland Secretary to the Scottish Churches’ Disability Agenda Group

SP OR 18 Mar 2009, col 15849 -15851

Professor Leonard Swidler

Roman Catholic Global Dialogue Institute, Temple University, Philadelphia

SP OR 11 Mar 2009, col 15601 -15603

Ibrahim Issa Other Religion Director of the Hope Flowers School in Bethlehem

SP OR 04 Mar 2009, col 15363 -15365

The Right Hon the Lord Elis-Thomas

No Religion Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales

SP OR 25 Feb 2009, col 15119 -15121

Father Noel Colford Roman Catholic Holy Cross, Brodick, Isle of Arran

SP OR 11 Feb 2009, col 14883 -14885

Vinesh Chandrasegaran

Hindu Scottish Interfaith Youth Council, Sri Sathya Sai Service Organisation, Art of Living Foundation

SP OR 04 Feb 2009, col 14641 -14643

Professor John Haldane

No Religion Director of the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, University of St. Andrews

SP OR 28 Jan 2009, col 14401 -14403

Right Rev David Lunan Church of Scotland Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

SP OR 21 Jan 2009, col 14163 -14165

The Hon Steve Peters No Religion Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

SP OR 14 Jan 2009, col 13923 -13925

Sister Patricia McKenna

Roman Catholic St John’s, Barrhead

SP OR 07 Jan 2009, col 13673 -13675

Rev Sam Torrens Church of Scotland Barclay Church of Scotland, Edinburgh

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Date Contributor Religion/ Faith/ Belief

Comments

SP OR 17 Dec 2008, col 13441-13443

Very Rev Patrick Keegans

Roman Catholic Formerly Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Church, Lockerbie

SP OR 10 Dec 2008, col 13191-12193

Ian Gordon Christian Chief Executive, Bethany Christian Trust

SP OR 03 Dec 2008, col 12961-12963

Rev Graham Blount Christian Scottish Churches Parliamentary Officer

SP OR 26 Nov 2008, col 12719-12721

Dave Whiteman Church of Scotland Coylton Parish Church linked with Drongan the Schaw Kirk

SP OR 19 Nov 2008, col 12481-12482

Pete Chirnside Christian Tearfund Scotland

SP OR 12 Nov 2008, col 12217-12218

Munuza Sheikh Muslim Community Scottish Interfaith Council

SP OR 5 Nov 2008, col 12007-12008

Rev Donald Scott Church of Scotland Chaplain, Her Majesty's Young Offenders Institution, Polmont

SP OR 29 Oct 2008, col 11771-11772

Rev Iain MacDonald Church of Scotland Westray and Papa Westray, Orkney

SP OR 8 Oct 2008, col 11551-11552

Mr D Graham Sherry Church of Scotland Elder, Lenzie

SP OR 1 Oct 2008, col 11305-11306

Rev Robert Pickles Church of Scotland Orwell and Portmoak Parish Church

SP OR 24 Sep 2008, col 11081-11082

Father John Bollan Roman Catholic Religious Education Department of the University of Glasgow

SP OR 17 Sep 2008, col 10839-10840

Alex McLellan Christian Executive Director, Reason Why

SP OR 10 Sep 2008, col 10597-10598

Rev Dave Richards Scottish Episcopal Church

St Paul's and St George's Church, Edinburgh

SP OR 3 Sep 2008, col 10297-10298

Father Kevin Dow Roman Catholic St Mary's Church, West Calder

SP OR 25 Jun 2008, col 10085-10086

Rabbi Nancy Morris Jewish Glasgow Reform Synagogue

SP OR 18 Jun 2008, col 9823-9824

Elizabeth Duffy Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell

SP OR 11 Jun 2008, col 9507-9508

Juliet Wilson Humanist Humanist Society of Scotland

SP OR 4 Jun 2008, col 9255-9256

Rev Stephen Taylor United Reformed Church

Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting, Aberdeen

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Date Contributor Religion/ Faith/ Belief

Comments

SP OR 28 May 2008, col 9003-9004

Father Paul Francis Spencer

Roman Catholic St Mungo's Church, Glasgow

SP OR 21 May 2008, col 8765-8766

Rev Tony Stephen Church of Scotland Banchory Church of Scotland Youth Ministry

SP OR 14 May 2008, col 8531-8532

Rob Parsons No Religion Executive Chairman of Care for the Family

SP OR 7 May 2008, col 8279-8280

Amanullah De Sondy Muslim Community Centre for the Study of Islam, University of Glasgow

SP OR 30 Apr 2008, col 8033-8034

Rev Mark Malcolm Church of Scotland Ormiston and Pencaitland Parish Churches

SP OR 23 Apr 2008, col 7787-7788

Father Robert Kane Roman Catholic St Teresa's, Newarthill, Motherwell

SP OR 16 Apr 2008, col 7535-7536

Rev Muriel Pearson Church of Scotland Cranhill Parish Church, Glasgow

SP OR 26 Mar 2008, col 7305-7306

Rev Scott Guy Church of Scotland Northfield Parish Church, Aberdeen

SP OR 19 Mar 2008, col 7055-7056

Tony Benn No Religion Former MP

SP OR 12 Mar 2008, col 6803-6804

His Excellency Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz

Roman Catholic The Apostolic Nuncio

SP OR 5 Mar 2008, col 6571-6572

Jane Bentley Christian Scottish Inter Faith Council, Youth Steering Committee

SP OR 27 Feb 2008, col 6313-6314

Rev Dr Martin Fair Church of Scotland St Andrew's Church, Arbroath

SP OR 20 Feb 2008, col 6077-6078

Rev Canon Isaac M Poobalan

Scottish Episcopal Church

Church of St John the Evangelist, Aberdeen

SP OR 6 Feb 2008, col 5833-5834

Suzanne Dance Buddhist Suzanne Dance of the Edinburgh Community of Interbeing on behalf of Jody Higgs of the Edinburgh Theravada Buddhist Group

SP OR 30 Jan 2008, col 5565-5566

Right Reverend Sheilagh Kesting

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

SP OR 23 Jan 2008, col 5285-5287

Margaret Peacock Religious Society of Friends

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Date Contributor Religion/ Faith/ Belief

Comments

SP OR 16 Jan 2008, col 5035-5036

Canon Andrew Mann Roman Catholic St Columba’s Catholic Church, Banchory

SP OR 9 Jan 2008, col 4777-4778

Reverend Albert Bogle Church of Scotland St Andrew's Parish Church in Bo'ness. Founder of the Vine Trust. Chair of church without walls project.

SP OR 19 Dec 2007,col 4545-4546

Reverend Kathy Galloway

Church of Scotland Iona Community

SP OR 12 Dec 2007, col 4285-4286

Jack Glenny Church of Scotland Greenock and Paisley Presbytery

SP OR 5 Dec 2007, col 4049-4050

Reverend Neil Urquhart

Church of Scotland Fullarton Church, Irvine

SP OR 28 Nov 2007, col 3793-3795

Father David Borland Roman Catholic St Andrew’s and St Cuthbert’s, Kirkcudbright

SP OR 21 Nov 2007, col 3557-3558

Anne McIntyre Christian National Director of Parliamentary Prayer Scotland

SP OR 14 Nov 2007, col 3305-3306

Imam Mustaqeem Shah

Muslim Community UK Islamic Mission

SP OR 7 Nov 2007, col 3065-3066

Marian Docherty Roman Catholic Head Teacher, St David’s High School, Dalkeith

SP OR 31 Oct 2007, col 2825-2826

Father Michael John Galbraith

Roman Catholic St Kentigern’s, Edinburgh

SP OR 24 Oct 2007, col 2563-2564

Claire Martin No Religion Holyrood Secondary School, Glasgow

SP OR 3 Oct 2007, col 2327-2328

Reverend Valerie Ott Church of Scotland Gatehouse of Fleet Parish Church

SP OR 26 Sep 2007, col 2067-2068

Shobna Nagpal Hindu President of Hindu Mandir, Glasgow

SP OR 19 Sep 2007, col 1829-1830

Father Andrew Clark Roman Catholic Chaplin of HM Prison Perth and HM Prison Glenochil

SP OR 12 Sep 2007, col 1583-1584

Dr Yagtar Singh Nijjar Sikh Scottish Inter Faith Council

SP OR 5 Sep 2007, col 1353-1354

Reverend James McNaughtan

Church of Scotland St Marnock’s Parish Church, Kilmarnock

SP OR 27 Jun 2007, col 1123-1124

Reverend George Whyte

Church of Scotland Colinton Parish Church, Edinburgh

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Date Contributor Religion/ Faith/ Belief

Comments

SP OR 20 Jun 2007, col 873-874

Pastor Norman Hill Christian Riverside Church, Banff

SP OR 13 Jun 2007, col 623-624

Colin Symes Christian Community Church, Edinburgh

SP OR 6 Jun 2007, col 387-388

Mark Greene Christian London Institute for Contemporary Christianity

SP OR 30 May 2007, col 191-192

Pastor Paul Coventry Baptist Church Stranraer Baptist Church

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Summary of Contributors to Time for Reflection

Parliamentary years (9 May-8 May) Session 3

Religion 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 Total

Anglican Church 0 0 1 1 2

Baptist Church 1 0 0 3 4

Baha’i Faith 0 0 0 1 1

Buddhist 1 0 2 1 4

Christian 5 4 3 6 18

Church of Scotland 12 10 13 10 45

Hindu 1 1 0 0 2

Humanist 0 1 0 0 1

Jewish 0 2 1 0 3

Muslim Community 2 2 1 0 5

Other Religion 0 1 0 0 1

Presbyterian 0 0 1 1 2

Religious Society of Friends

1 0 0 0 1

Roman Catholic Church

7 9 7 4 27

Scottish Episcopal Church

1 1 1 1 4

Sikh 1 0 0 0 1

United Reformed Church

0 1 1 0 2

No Religion 2 4 7 5 18

Totals 34 36 38 33 141

Parliamentary years (9 May- 8 May) Session 3

Gender 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 Total

Male 23 32 27 24 106

Female 11 4 11 9 35

Totals 34 36 38 33 141

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RELATED FACT SHEETS

Contributors to Time for Reflection: Session 1

Contributors to Time for Reflection: Session 2

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