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New moderator installed as General Assembly of Church of Scotland begins New moderator installed as General Assembly of Church of Scotland begins
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The new moderator of the Church of Scotland is due to officially take up her post as the Kirk's General Assembly gets under way. The new moderator of the Church of Scotland has officially taken up her post, as the Kirk's General Assembly gets under way.
The Reverend Lorna Hood will preside over the week-long gathering of ministers. The Reverend Lorna Hood described her appointment as an "enormous privilege and honour".
She will be officially installed at a ceremony on the Mound in Edinburgh. Mrs Hood will preside over the week-long gathering of ministers on the Mound in Edinburgh.
One of her first duties will be to chair a controversial debate on the issue of gay ministers scheduled for next week. One of her first duties will be to chair a controversial debate on the issue of gay ministers on Monday.
A 21-gun Royal Salute at Edinburgh Castle will mark the start of the procession to the General Assembly at the top of the Mound. Mrs Hood, 59, is originally from Kilmarnock, and began her church career as a probationer assistant at St Ninian's Corstorphine Church in Edinburgh where she was ordained in 1978.
Lord High Commissioner, James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, will officially open the gathering before the new moderator is appointed. The following year the minister went to Renfrew North Parish Church where she has served for the past 33 years.
On Monday, Reverend Hood will be called upon to preside over one of the most controversial debates in the Church's history. Mrs Hood was also chaplain at Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley for more than two decades, where she was part of a team which pioneered a care plan for women who had suffered a miscarriage or the loss of a newborn.
She succeeds the Right Reverend Albert Bogle in the post, which is held for one year.
Speaking at the assembly, Mrs Hood told delegates: "I hope and pray I will live up to the high calling of this office."
On Monday, Mrs Hood will be called upon to preside over one of the most controversial debates in the church's history.
Ministers will hear the findings of a report by a theological commission, appointed in 2011, to look at the issue of same-sex relationships and the ministry.Ministers will hear the findings of a report by a theological commission, appointed in 2011, to look at the issue of same-sex relationships and the ministry.
The Church of Scotland has said the report describes the breadth of theological opinion that exists but does not represent the considered view of the Kirk.The Church of Scotland has said the report describes the breadth of theological opinion that exists but does not represent the considered view of the Kirk.
The report does not offer any recommendations.The report does not offer any recommendations.