Question for any Presbyterian ministers or those in the know.

**Tartan Hiker** · 4th October 10, 08:38 PM

OK, I'm not ordained, but I have worked for a PCUSA organization for a quarter century, and attended my share of ordination ceremonies.

A kilt is totally acceptable. Period.

I have no idea about the collar protocol...can you actually wear one before you are ordained is a question to ask an actual clergyman in the PCUSA. I don't recall ever seeing anyone in one at their ordination service, but that may be my faulty memory. Around here the clerical collar is a very rare bird indeed.

I do worry about the "just a shirt" bit. You need to round up a jacket of some sort. The service will not be full-formal, but you also don't want to be the most underdressed in the house, and despite the kilt you'll look underdressed without a jacket.

And for goodness sake, wear the green socks!

**derosa** · 4th October 10, 09:00 PM

Thanks, that gives me a start. I could always pick up a set of black socks, use a black shirt and I have a blue tie that would match the kilt. Coming up with a jacket might be the hard part. Collars are rare on the ground here but I feel they are an important symbol that is disappearing and intend to wear one to any functions after ordination.

**macshorty** · 4th October 10, 09:50 PM

One wouldn't think that the Presbyterian Church would have a problem with kilts, seeing as the denomination was itself started in Scotland.

**macwilkin** · 5th October 10, 04:07 AM

Originally Posted by 91tbrick

Thanks, that gives me a start. I could always pick up a set of black socks, use a black shirt and I have a blue tie that would match the kilt. Coming up with a jacket might be the hard part. Collars are rare on the ground here but I feel they are an important symbol that is disappearing and intend to wear one to any functions after ordination.

Good on ya.

One of the reasons I left the Presbyterian Church was for this very reason; traditions dying and all that...but that's not for here.

The church my mother attended in her Iowa hometown had a dominie that wore a "dog collar" as part of his clerical rig. The Rev. Flint was from Canada originally, and very traditional.

T.