Minister of Greenock’s Wellpark Mid Kirk, Reverend Alan Sorensen, has been praised for riding to the rescue in the Scottish Parliament today.
19th November 2003
Greenock
Minister Rides to MSPs’ Rescue
Minister
of Greenock’s Wellpark Mid Kirk, Reverend Alan Sorensen, has been praised for
riding to the rescue in the Scottish Parliament today.
When
the scheduled speaker for today’s “Time for Reflection” – the regular
weekly parliamentary slot in which representatives of all major faiths invite
MSPs to reflect on current events from a spiritual perspective – became
unavailable at short notice, Mr Sorensen was ready to step into the breach.
He travelled from his central Greenock parish to deliver a very well
received speech to MSPs in the Parliament Chamber.
Praising
Mr Sorensen’s readiness to ride to the rescue, MSP for Greenock and
Inverclyde, Duncan McNeil, said:
“It
is always good to see local people in and around the Parliament and I am very
proud, not only that a Minister from my own constituency was selected to lead
Time for Reflection, but also that he was so willing to lend a hand at short
notice.
“That’s
a great advert for Greenock.”
Speaking
outside the Scottish Parliament, Mr Sorensen said:
“It
is, of course, a great honour to be the first clergyman from Greenock to take
Time for Reflection.
“It
was strange, though, to return to a building with which I am more familiar in
its traditional role as home of the General Assembly, but to be there as a
visitor.”
Time
for Reflection is held in the Chamber of the Scottish Parliament before
parliamentary business begins on a Wednesday.
The purpose is to allow representatives from all major faiths the
opportunity to invite MSPs to reflect on current events from a spiritual
perspective.
ENDS
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