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Spring Fayre
We plan to hold a Spring Fayre within the Church Hall and car park on Saturday 24 April 2010 from 11.00 am to 2.00pm. We shall have the following stalls.
- Tea Room
- Cake and Candy
- Yellow Stall
- Lucky Dip Bags
- New unwanted gifts
- Silent Auction
- Burger Stall
- Tuck Shop
- Bouncy Castle
- Games
As stated in the list of stalls, we only want NEW unwanted gifts. What do we mean by a 'Yellow Stall'? For this stall the item must have yellow in the item or in the packaging. We are also interested in receiving donations which can make up a Hamper.
Any further information can be obtained from any member of the Committee. The Committee is made up of Linda Baillie, Kenneth Bell, Isa Hinshelwood, Ian Houston, Bill Jenkins and May Lovell.
We look forward to a good response. Can we count on you?
Flower list
February 7 - Mrs C Davidson
February 14 - Christine Boyd
February 21 -
February 28 - Mrs N McGlone
The Guild
The Guild programme for the next few weeks is:
February 10 - George Aird Plays guitar
February 17 - Beetle Drive
February 24 - Morag Hannah, Background on World Day of Prayer
March 3 - Miss M Milne
Souper Sunday
Everyone who participated in "Souper Sunday" had a most enjoyable time. We should like to say a big "Thank You" to all who were involved in preparing the soup and other eatables and to those who served. Your work was greatly appreciated by everyone. We are happy to report that the sum of £303 has been sent to the Church's Project Fund for HIV/Aids.
A shepherd!
A young minister spoke to the children about the 23rd Psalm. There was much that they didn't know, he said. In reality, they were very much like sheep themselves and reminded them that sheep need a shepherd. He asked the children who they thought the shepherd was, and, after thinking about it for a little while, one boy piped up, "Jesus is the shepherd."
The young minister looked taken aback. "Then who am I?" he asked. "Oh, you're the sheepdog," the lad replied. "There's only one shepherd."
The power of music???
The minister was preoccupied with thoughts of how, after the service, he was going to ask the congregation to come up with more money than they were expecting for repairs to the church building. Therefore, he was annoyed to find that the regular organist was sick and a substitute had been brought in at the last minute. The substitute wanted to know what to play. "Here's a copy of the service," the minister said impatiently. "But you'll have to think of something to play after I make the announcement about the finances."
During the service, the minister paused and said, "Brothers and sisters, we are in great difficulty; the roof repairs cost twice as much as we expected, and we need £4,000 more. Any of you who can pledge £100 or more, please stand up." At that moment, the substitute organist played the national anthem. And that is how the substitute became the regular organist!
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