21 April 2023, Weekly Update

1. Sunday 23 April

Services will be at 9.30 am and 10.30 am (also live-streamed). Ann Cubitt will lead both services. The Bible passages are Luke 24:13-35 and Acts 2:36-41 and the theme, Encounters.

2)  Summer Holiday Club: 24-28 July 2023

The Great Glen Green Welly Garden show is coming to North Berwick between 24 and 28 July.  This brand new Holiday Club will give children a sense of the big story of the Bible. It begins with the perfect world God made, tells how humans spoilt it, and shows how Jesus is the only one who can bring hope and restoration.

There will be morning activities for P1-P 5 children, from Monday to Friday between 10 am and noon,.

There will be afternoon activities for P5-P7 children between 2 and 4 pm.

There will be evening activities for P7-S6 between 7 and 9 pm.

This is a great way to help children and young people understand what the Bible teaches and how it relates to their lives today.  It is being  run by the different churches in North Berwick under the SU banner.  Might you be able to invest some of your faith, time and energy to help the children and young people of our town discover who Jesus is and the difference he can make to their lives?

To sign up, or to find out more, talk to Lesli Lawrie (details in the Church Directory) or leave a message with the church office.

3)   Spring Harvest

A group from the congregation have recently returned from a fabulous time at Spring Harvest, a Christian festival that is held every year at Easter time.  Plans are being made to go again in 2024 to Skegness between 1-5 April. Would you like to go? Or find out more? The first cut off date is 27 May when deposits are needed. The second cut off is 31 July when Early Bird Discounts end.  You can apply right up till next Easter but demand is often high and when it’s booked up, that’s it.

Each year some people request a Barbara Bursary to help and that option is there for anyone who is part of the congregation of StAB. It can cover 50% of the cost for adults and 75% for children and anyone else who does not have a normal income.

The contact person this year is Ali Buchanan – her details are in the church directory and she would love to chat to you.

4)   Marathon Sponsorship

Susan Liddell is running the London Marathon  on  Sunday 23/04/23, to raise funds for  the NSPCC.  If you would like to find out more or donate to this worthy cause then please do so via her JustGiving page www.justgiving.com/fundraising/susan-liddell23london or leave  cash/cheque in a labelled envelope via the church office.

5)   Prayer Gathering

Each Wednesday on Zoom between for 30 minutes starting at 7 pm.

Please contact the office for log on details.

 

Neil