| Kirkin' o' the Tartans
January 27, 2008
We celebrated the Scottish heritage of the Presbyterian
Church through a wonderful service of bagpipes and
drums, tartans, beadles, Scottish liturgy, and traditions
of the old Scottish Kirk at our church's first Kirkin'
o' the Tartans services at 8:40 and 11:00 a.m. worship
services on Sunday, January 27, 2008.
Our 2007 annual congregational meeting with a “State
of the Church” address by Dr. Paul J. Kirbas
was held between the worship services.
The State of the Church presentation can
be downloaded as an audio
file in mp3 format or as a video
file in mov format. The video format includes
the slides from the powerpoint presentation and is
about 75 MB in size, while the audio format is only
about 5 MB in size (a much faster download). Right
click either link to save the target on your own computer. |
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| Participants gathered in the Narthex waiting for
the worship service to begin. Our Tartan Carriers
were Jennifer Kirbas, Tom and Alex Boynton, Jerry O'Neil,
Peggy O'Neil, Jean Goris, Ed Tweedie, Bob Young, Agnes
Kenton, Carol Powell, Bruce Callahan, Phyllis Martillaro,
Sandy and Harold Crittenden, Beth and Paul Burgess,
Doug Boyd, Mary Kinsey, Laura, Tom, and Alex Boynton,
and Kim and Hillary Van Oss. We
especially want to thank Ruth Lundy for getting the
14 Tartan Flags ordered and prepared for our services. |
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| The two Covenanter Guards, portrayed by Bradley
Kirbas and Scott Fleming, represent the guards who
were often stationed nearby when Scottish ministers
held services on the moors during the dangerous days
of Scottish religious rebellion. The Bible of
the Kirk was a treasured possession; and a special
lay officer known as the Beadle was in charge of its
protection, bringing it into the Kirk for worship and
removing it for safekeeping afterwards. Beadle
Peter Wilkie reverently carries the Bible as the worshipers
stand in respect for the Holy Book. |
Our musical participants were the Westminster Choir,
Paul Burgess on the keyboard, and the Penetangore Pipes
and Drums from Kencardine, California - Tom Christensen,
Steve La Rue, Mike Fitak, and Jeff Beatty, bagpipers,
Bill Peterson, snare drum, and Paula Christensen, bass
drum. |
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Our thanks to Kim Van Oss, Phyllis Josephson, and Bob
Stevens for the photos!
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