Events

Monday 21st September

7.00 pm    Men’s Fellowship (McCaughey Hall)
7.30 pm    Rebuilders DivorceCare(Conference Room)
7.30 pm    PW Committee Meeting (Minister’s Room)
7.30 pm    Missionary Working Group (Minor Hall)

Tuesday 22nd September

7.00 am    Elders’ Prayer Meeting (Minor Hall)
10.00 am    Tothers
6.00 pm    GB Tiny Tots and Explorers (Nursery – P4)
7.00 pm    GB Company Section (P5 upwards)
8.00 pm    Finance Sub-committee Meeting (Session Room)

Wednesday 23rd September

2.00 pm    Ladies Tea & Coffee (Reception Room)
7.00 pm    Laser Group Leaders Training (Youth Hall – week 3/5) *note time
7.30 pm    Improving Your Serve (Minor Hall – week 3/3)
7.30 pm    Alpha Leaders Training (Classroom off McCaughey Hall)

Thursday 24th September

1.00 pm    Silver Link
6.30 pm    BB - Anchor Boys
7.30 pm    BB - Junior and Company Sections
7.45 pm    Congregational Committee Meeting (Sanctuary)

Friday 25th September

10.00 am    Ladies Tea & Coffee (Youth Hall)
7.00 pm    Band & Choir Practice for Sunday morning service (Sanctuary)
7.45 pm    Choir Practice for Harvest (Sanctuary)

Saturday 26th September

8.00 am    Prayer Meeting (Minor Hall)
6.30 pm    Junior Youth Club (P4 – P7, finishes at 8 pm)
7.30 pm    Konnect - Senior Youth Club (Year 8 +, finishes at 10 pm)
9.55 pm    Sunday School Set-up (Frank Hughes, Norman Cameron)

Laser Group Leaders/assistants are asked to meet tonight , 8  - 9 pm  (Minor Hall).

Ignite will continue tonight in the Youth Hall from 8.15 – 9.30 pm.  This year anyone from Year 9 upwards are very welcome to come along.  Special guest speaker: Michelle from Love for Life.

Mops - Mums’ Study Group on Monday 21st September at 8pm at the Rosses.  Please come if you are interested in studying with similarly sleep-deprived people!

Attention Students – we would like to retain a link with our students who are going to university.  Please put your details on the sheet on the information desk. Silver Link – It’s that time of year again.  Silver Link will be starting again on Thursday 24 September at 1 pm.  We are looking forward to seeing all our existing members coming back and to welcoming some new members.  If you are 60 years or over and would like to join us, please come along to enjoy a lunch and an after-lunch speaker and great fellowship.  If any younger women in the Church might see helping in the kitchen as part of their service to the Lord, you too would be made welcome.  For more information, speak to Hengie.

Missing – 2 trays belonging to Silver Link are missing from the Kitchen (which are needed for Thursday 24th September).  If you have them please return them ASAP!  Items should not be removed without permission from Cecil or the church office.

Office Assistant – a vacancy has occurred in the Church Office for an office assistant, 10 hours per week, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings.  Details and Job Application forms are available from the Church Office.  Closing date for applications: 12.30 pm on Friday 25th September 2009.

Pastoral Care WG – Tuesday 29th September at 7.30 pm (Conference Room).

Calling all past members of the GB –a warm welcome is extended to the next meeting of Girls' Brigade Past Members  on Tuesday 29th September, 2009 at
7.30 pm in the Minor Hall when we will hear about the work of Radio Cracker.

Can you help GB? The Brigader section are doing indoor bowling as part of their badgework this year.  Would you have any spare bowls that you could lend on Tuesday nights?  We are also learning about recycling.  Would you have any old scraps of material, buttons, ribbon etc? If you can help with either of these, please contact Diane at the church office.

Christian Foundation Course – (Sundays at 3 pm starting on 4 October). This 6 week course is for those who are wishing to become full members of the church on profession of faith at the November Communion.  It is also a good course for those who wish to refresh their knowledge of Christian basics.  There is also a Christian Foundation Course for Seniors which will be a 3 week course (Thursdays at 11 – 12 noon starting on 8 October).   Please sign up on the information desk!

Refresh – Girls, a date for your diaries - Monday 19th October.  An evening with up and coming singer/songwriter Eilidh Patterson . A night not to be missed!

Learning Support (Extra Tuition Classes) – We plan to confine our focus this year to supporting children who are struggling to keep up with school work in primary school.  Alongside this we will continue to provide help with English as a second language for children and their parents.  If you are willing to support and encourage these children in simple fun activities such as word-games, stories and rhymes, please consider helping out on Thursday evenings 6.30 -7.30 pm.  We would also greatly value input from members of the congregation who have experience in TEFL with adults.  Call at the information desk for details.

Colin & SunHwa Jenkins (SCFS) hope to distribute Christmas presents to seamen in Cork again this year. If you would like to help them by providing wrapped gifts, a box giving more details and a list of suitable items (compact items please) will be in the vestibule during the month of September.

WANTED - small and medium sized soft toys and dolls, in good condition, for children in Eastern Europe. Please leave at Information desk or contact Irene

Alpha – explore the meaning of life. We plan to hold an Alpha Course in High Kirk commencing on 30th September for 10 weeks. Please come along and bring a friend. Speak to Ken Revie or Lorraine McAllister for further information.

Age Concern – The Big Knit is back!! All knitters pick up patterns @ info desk.

The old Library upstairs will now be known as the Conference Room.