What is in Kelvin's Head?

Annalu Waller – talks about remit of working group to expore issues of inclusion and accessibility within the SEC. Notes we are called to go out and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame. She cringes about this language – but that is for another time.

Why do we exlude large parts of our society. We exclude the people, whom if we believe the gospel should be most invited. We need to ask why we exclude.

Notes that the Cathedral in Dundee is inaccessible to majority of parishers and this is getting worse as congregations get older.

Uk has high level of illiteracy yet we give out so many bits of paper.
Group is looking at Inclusive Language -don’t say please all stand to sing!

John Conway – reports on audit of interfaith activity. Committee were heartened by number of those who responded.

Extent of interfaith engagement varies extraordinarily across Scotland. (Apparently some people responded as though questions were about inter-church activity).

Festival of Spirituality has a lot of support from Piskies. This year’s theme is Faith, Hope and Reality.

Report notes that there are notable places out of urban areas where there are significant interfaith activity from more rural congregations.

A pisky congregation in Aberdeenshire is planning on a joint Bible and Koran reading event on 11 September for that anniversary.