- Sunday 22 December
Morning services will be at 9.30 am and 10.30 am (also live-streamed). Gillian Couper will be preaching. The theme is Belief through the big moments and the passage Luke 1:46-56.
The Carol Service will be at 7.00 pm. The Christmas Choir will sing and I will talk about the painting The Newborn which features on the church Christmas card.
2) Christmas Services
Christmas Eve 7.00 pm
Christmas Day 10.30 am.
3) Christmas Offering
This year’s Christmas Offering will go to Bethany Christian Trust to help with the operation of the Welcome Centre. During winter months this provides emergency accommodation for rough sleepers. At both the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services you will be able to give cash and by card. If you prefer to give online go to https://www.bethanychristiantrust.com/donate/
4) Church Building Closed
The Church Office and Church Building will be closed between Sunday 22 December and Sunday 5 January apart from the events below.
5) Beacon, Monday 30 December
There will be no Beacon on Thursday 26th December or 2nd January but that there will be a Festive Beacon on Monday 30th December in the Chapel. Normal Beacon will resume on Thursday 9th January in the Chapel.
6) Sunday 29 December
There will be one service only at 10.30 am, which will also be live-streamed.
There will be a short meeting of the Kirk Session following the service in the hall.
7) Sunday 5 January
The normal pattern of services will resume with services at 9.30 and 10.30 am.
8) This newsletter
Because the office is closed for 2 weeks this newsletter will also take a break for two weeks. The next one will come out on 10 January.
Neil
Rev Dr Neil Dougall
ndougall@churchofscotland.org.uk
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