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Reflections from the Pew 77
As it's St Fillan's 900th anniversary I'm looking at Rev. Rutherford's children's address, where he talks about the history of the church, the second one is from 15th Jan '67. As you approach the church gate, on the right is the entrance to the castle garden, above...
900 banners
Here is the story of the design of the banners. Kate Wheaton worked with Multiprint to design the banners. They are placed in the chancel to reflect the arch, the colours and and the dove in the stained glass window. The theme of the birds is taken from artwork...
A look forward to the 900th anniversary
A new Webpage has been created showing the events planed for the 900th anniversary. It will be updated as the events are finalised. This complements the page showing the 850th anniversary events.
Reflections from the Pew 76
As it's St Fillan's 900th anniversary I'm looking at Rev. Rutherford's children's address, where he talks about the history of the church, the first one is from 8th Jan '67. We will start with the bell. In the olden days people didn’t have clocks so the bell was rung...
Website review for 2022
See here for the Website Review of 2022. You can see how usage has changed since lockdown and see what was most viewed. It is interesting to note that the 2021 review was one of the popular posts. Previous reviews can be viewed here 2020 & 2021.
A look back to the 850th anniversary
As we celebrate St Fillan's 900th anniversary it is interesting to see what happened 50 years ago. Can you remember any of the events? Can you help us identify the lady seated on the left in the 850 committee meeting photo? Visit the web page for more information:...
Reflections from the Pew 75
2023 will be the 900th aniversary of St Fillan's church, it is one of the oldest churches in Scotland. Rev David Rutherford was the minister of St Fillan's from 1949 to 1975 and so he was the minister during the 850th anniversary. He did the research to show that St...
Christmas Day Service
If you are planning to attend the short service on Christmas Day at 10:30 you are invited to bring along a present that you have received.
Reflections from the Pew 74
The last of a series looking at the stories behind some Christmas Carols, this one is O Holy Night. In a small town in France in 1843, the parish priest asked a local poet, Placide Cappeau, to write a poem to celebrate the recommissioning of the church organ, they...