St Fillan's Church Newspaper Cutting 1957

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• From Sunday School I & my peers in teens progressed to Bible Class which met after the Sunday evening service which I can’t recall ever attending. By way of preparation for membership, study was focussed on salient books of The New Testament, mostly conducted by Rev Wm Paterson when the class members were made to read aloud in turn. On occasions when the class was conducted by William Smith, I welcomed his approach as did others I knew well eg fellow-Scouts, fellow-classmates & girls of our acquaintance. I still have the certificate dated 23rd April 1953 signed by Rev William Paterson BSc to record my having been admitted to full membership and The Lord’s Supper.

  By Alan Robertson (06 September 2023)

• I remember as a boy attending Services conducted by Rev William Paterson, happy to leave for Sunday School before he preached his usual lengthy sermon. In older years when I sat with my father in a gallery pew, I recall being sustained by peppermints he had in a pocket. While the Sunday School female teachers were a cheerful group, Sunday School Superintendent was ‘long’ John McIntosh who was dreich. His successor was William Smith, Manager of Winters in Dundee Shore Terrace, a welcome change. He was also an Officer of The Boys Brigade.

  By Alan Robertson (06 September 2023)