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Church Notices 6/1/19

Lunch Club   –   will meet on Monday 7th at 11am at Luncarty Church Centre. John Napier will give a talk on teaching in Malawi. Soup and sandwiches will be served. Cost £4. All welcome.

Redgorton and Stanley Guild – the first meeting of 2019 will be on Tuesday, 8th January, at 2pm in Stanley Village Hall. The speaker will be the Rev. Jim Stewart who will be speaking about his time as Chaplain to the Moderator of the General Assembly. Everyone will be made most welcome.

Heart for Art will have a break for Christmas and resume on Wednesday 16th January 2019. New artistic volunteers always welcome for this friendly and talented group.

The Singing Group is a dementia friendly singing group for anyone who enjoys singing. People with dementia and their carers meet together with others who enjoy singing, volunteers and music makers for a good sing-song. Thursday 24th January 11am-12 noon Bankfoot Church Centre. See Fiona or Claire for more information or to make song requests.

The Flower List for 2019 is now on the Noticeboard. If there is a special date or occasion you have in mind please add your name now to avoid disappointment.

Smalls for All – Thanks to all who have supported this project. So far we have received over 100 pairs of new pants and dozens of old bras for recycling. Our collecting will continue until the end of January. http://www.smallsforall.org

Thank you for supporting the Redgorton and Stanley  Christian Aid Christmas Appeal at Messy Church, Carols at the Mill, Sunday morning services, Christmas Eve Christingle and at our joint service with St Columba’s Scottish Episcopal church and Auchtergaven and Moneydie Parish Church. Thank you also for supporting the Messy Nativity Sheep trail where a number of the sheep were auctioned for Christian Aid! We raised a total of £450 for Christian Aid to support peacemakers.

David Sinclair is our Mission Partner, with his wife Mary, with the Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren (ECCB). Their latest news is on Display on the noticeboard and on the website.

Our Daily Bread Cafe in Bankfoot Church Centre reopens after the Christmas holidays at 9.30am on January 8th 2019.

The foodbank currently need: Packet and tinned puddings, tinned fruit and tinned veg, pasta sauce, men’s razors, unisex shampoo and deodorant, toothbrushes.

Church Notices 23/12/18

Next Sunday the 30th Decmber the service will be a joint service at St Columba’s Scottish Episcopal Church at 11.15am. No service at Luncarty or Bankfoot. “Joy to the World” Christmas Songs of Praise.

Our Christingle Family service will be Christmas Eve Monday 24th December 6.30pm in Luncarty Church Centre. There will be an option to do carol singing or making a Chrstingle during the service.

Our Watchnight service will be Christmas Eve Monday 24th December 11.30pm in Bankfoot Church Centre.

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The Messy Nativity Sheep Trail winners were announced last Sunday and those sheep are now cuddled in bed. A silent auction of the remaining sheep has already raised over £150 for Christian Aid, last few remaining today and tomorrow!

Mission Partner Update

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David and Mary Sinclair

David Sinclair is a Mission Partner, with his wife Mary, with the Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren (ECCB). David serves as the Ecumenical and International Officer, promoting and sustaining connection, communication and cooperation between the ECCB and churches in the English speaking world. Mary, a former teacher, works as a volunteer in the English conversation classes for staff in church offices.

click below for their November 2018 news.

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More info on Church of Scotland website

http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/serve/world_mission/mission_partners/czech_republic

 

 

Messy Church Registration

You can download a registration form and fill it in before you arrive so it is quick when you arrive.

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Registration form for young helpers

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Living Flowers

We created Ikebana inspired arrangements.
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Ikebana or ‘living flowers’ is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. .

  • The tradition can be traced to the 7th century when floral offerings were made at altars. Later, they were placed in the ‘tokonoma’ an alcove of the home.
  • More than simply putting flowers in a container, Ikebana is a disciplined art form in which nature and humanity are brought together.  The emphasis is  on shape, line and form.
  • Another common is its employment of minimalism. Some arrangements may consist of only a minimal number of blooms interspersed among stalks and leaves.
  • The structure of some Japanese flower arrangements is based on a triangle shown by three main points considered in some schools to symbolize heaven, human and earth..

Church Notices 22/4/18

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Serendipity’s next production will be on Friday and Saturday 18th and 19th May at 07.30pm in Luncarty Church Centre. It is entitled “Death at the Ceilidh” and tickets (£8) are now available from Bill McGregor.

Heart for Art on Wenesday 25th April 10.30-12.30 at Bankfoot Church Centre.

Laura is playing in a concert on 29th April in the Perth Theatre: Perth Strathspey and Reel Society, with compere Eddie Rose and featuring Alison Ewan, excellent young fiddler. Tickets are £15 and are available from the concert hall, or speak to Laura.

The power of music for people with dementia and their carers, The Station Hotel, Perth, Thursday 24 May 2018, £40, creating singing groups for people with dementia a workshop led by Diana Kerr, dementia consultant, author and singing group leader. See Fiona or Claire for info.

The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry is on display in Stanley Mills until July. Do you have stories about people who have migrated to/from Stanley and/or stories about Stanley Mills? Your stories can help with the design of the Stanley Tapestry Panel project. Come to a meeting on Wed 25th April, 2.30pm, Stanley Bowling Club and share your stories.

To celebrate Christian Aid Week on Sunday 13th May we will have a joint service at Bankfoot Church Centre at 11.15am followed by lunch in support of Christian Aid. Therefore there will be no service that week in Luncarty Church Centre.