On Sunday 29 November 2015, Rev. Graham Crawford announced at the morning service that, on the following Sunday, he would be preaching as sole nominee for the vacant charge at a church in Perth (Scotland) and that, as a result, he and his family would be leaving St James’ and Lossiemouth with effect from February 2016.

We now know that Graham was voted in unanimously as the new Minister at Kinnoull Parish Church, Perth, on 06 December 2015.

We congratulate Graham on his success and commend his new congregation on their excellent choice of Minister.  We have been lucky to have Graham here with us for 12 years and we wish him, Jane, Thomas (not forgetting Jamie too!) all the best in their new home, church and surroundings.

Graham’s departure will mean that the deferred linkage between St James’ Church and St Gerardine’s High Church becomes a reality.  The “new” Minister at St James is Rev. Geoff McKee.  We look forward to working with Geoff and our friends (and, literally, neighbours) at St Gerardine’s.

Graham has done his best to equip the people of St James for ministry. Borrowing from the words of Kinnoull Parish Church’s call to Graham, now is the time to put that to the test through “Worship, Witness, Mission and Service in our Parish and also the furtherance of these in the world to the glory of God and for the advancement of His Kingdom”.

Image: The Miraculous Draught stained glass window at St James’ Church, Lossiemouth.