Weekly Update, 23rd July 2026

1. Sunday 26^th July

Services at 9.30 am and 10.30 am (live-streamed). This week’s services will be led by Rev Mary Haddow and the passage is John 4:5-30 and the theme is Encounters with Jesus, from hiding to proclaiming.

 

2. Fischy Music, one of our Gift Day projects this year .will be visiting us at the 10.30am service on the 2^nd of August before performing at Fringe by the sea. With its Christian roots, Fischy Music has been creating musical resources and performances for primary school aged children for nearly thirty years. Its focus is on nurturing positive mental health in children by helping them to express and manage emotions. Through our gift day we aim to contribute £4,000 to Fischy Music to work with local schools in East Lothian this year.

 

3. Gift Day

Thank you so much to everyone who has given money to support Gift Day 2026 so far.  We are supporting two internal church fabric projects and five external community projects – which include Fischy Music working with local schools, equipment for Leuchie House, supporting a church worker in Blindwells, funding start-up costs for East Lothian Street Pastors and a new school block for the orphanage in Malawi which we support.  We have raised £23,971 so far and our target is £35,000.  If you have not yet donated and would like to do so – details are attached here. https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:97142e76-d46e-42a1-ad36-1d58606b230e    Thank you for your support.

 

4. Art shows over the coming weeks we will be hosting two art shows in the Chapel, featuring local artists that support very worthy causes.

                1) Wednesday 29^th July- Saturday 1^st August, 10 – 5pm. Art exhibition supporting the Young Carers of East Lothian, featuring Wendy Portway, Pam McKenzie & Julie Otter.

                2) Thurs 6^th – Sat 8^th August, 10- 5pm. The Art of the Possible, featuring Ali Blevins & Nicky Stannage. A collection of contemporary works celebrating survival in support of Maggie’s Cancer Centres.

 

4. Prayer Gatherings

Every Sunday in Prayer Room between 10 and 10.20 am

Every Monday in Room 1 between 10 and 11 am.

Every Wednesday on Zoom for 30 minutes starting at 7 pm.

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Please contact the office for log in

 

 

Julie

Julie Scanlon