Cornerstone No. 186, page 16
International Presbytery Report – March 2017 in
Rotterdam
The Presbytery meeting was held in Rotterdam on the 10-12 of March. In spite
of an iffy long range weather forecast, the weekend was relatively dry with
some sunshine although it was blustery and cool. It was my first trip to
Rotterdam and I really enjoyed what I saw and ate...
lots of fish!
The first day of Presbytery starts with Committee
meetings in the same way as we hold meetings all
through the year. The names and functions are also
very similar to our own “teams”. The Conveners
prepare their deliverances to report to the plenary
meeting which starts in the evening at 18:00.
We started the plenary meeting by thanking Rhoda
Grant for her time and service as Moderator and
welcomed our new Moderator, the Rev. Ewan MacLean
(Gibraltar).
We had a welcome stop for the evening meal at 20:00 which is always prepared
by the host congregation. We had a wonderful variety of dishes prepared by
members of diversity only equal to our own congregation. It was a congenial