Valedictory Service 2026
On Friday, 12 June, 2026, Friends of the College, Trustees, staff and students gathered at Augustine United Church, with others joining the live stream online, in worship and celebration to bring the academic year 2025/26 to a close, and to wish farewell to our final year students. The Revd Fiona Bennett welcomed all to the church, the Revd Dr John McNeil Scott, Principal, welcomed on behalf of the college, and invited the Revd John Bremner to accompany the hymns chosen on the digital organ, kindly donated to Augustine United Church by Hamilton United Reformed Church. Mr Bremner preached, with a moment of reflection on the sermon given by the Principal. Miss Myra Rose, Chair of Trustees, presented Leaving Certificates to Margaret Higton and Eilidh Young. Students took part in prayers and readings, with Margaret and Eilidh closing the worship with The Benediction.
Those in the building remained to light refreshments and to talk with all of the students.
The Valedictory Service had followed a 24-hour Student Gathering at the Conforti Institute to bring the academic study for the year to a close, and was followed on Saturday morning by a celebratory Brunch in Edinburgh before journeying home.
Induction and ordination services will take place in July and in September.
Photo left to right: back row - John McNeil Scott, Eilidh Young, John Bremner; front row - So Young Jung, Yvonne Hamilton, Margaret Higton, Myra Rose, Ann Sinclair, Tim Hopley