Minute of the Board of Corsock and Kirkpatrick Durham Church which met on Tuesday January 10^th 2012 in Kirkpatrick Durham church hall at 7pm.

Rev Sally Marsh presided as chair and opened the meeting with prayer.

Present:  Mrs Burney, Mrs Cusack, Miss Horner, Mrs Sinclair, Mrs Clark, Mrs Findlay, Mrs Ingall, Mrs McCormick, Mrs Brown, and Messrs McCormick, Thomson, Somerville, Wishart and Edgar.

Apologies:  Mr and Mrs Watson, Mrs Bishop, Mrs Wishart.

Minutes:  The minutes of the meeting held on November 22^nd 2011 were approved – proposed by Jane Ingall and seconded by Tom Edgar.

Matters Arising:  Burns’ Night – Almost all the arrangements are now in place. Raffle prizes are needed, as is help to set up the hall on the morning.

Church calendar – These cost £790 to produce, and so far have sold for £582.

The remaining copies will be offered at a reduced price at the Burns’ celebration.

Sunday school fund – The transfer of signatures is in process.

Lap Top and Projector – This is on going with the set up at both St Georges and the Crocketford hall having been inspected. David Wishart to look into the situation re copyright.

It was noted with disappointment that Bob McCreadie had resigned from the board – a note of thanks for his work had been sent.

Fabric:  The pointing is now complete, and Tom Edgar has sent a report to the presbytery reporting that all necessary works were now done.

Corsock church has suffered some loose slates and some water ingress at the church door. The rhones have now been cleaned.

There followed a lengthy discussion about the status of Corsock church – categorised as B in the presbytery plans. The meeting felt very uncertain of where we stood in this, what was the way forward for the church buildings, and what were our options and responsibilities in this whole area. The meeting agreed that a letter be drafted to send to 121 George St, seeking clarification. John McCormick and the clerk to have this draft ready for the consideration of the next meeting.

AOCB:  Glebe – The meeting agreed that Hugh Porteous be offered the grazing for another year.  Tom Edgar to alert the council to a few weaknesses in the wall at the road.

There being no further business the meeting closed with the sayng of the Grace.

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