The Mission Group and the Cogwheel Trust wish to thank everyone who donated to the project. 26 rucksacks were gifted and £150 was raised
Boys’ Brigade Christmas Card Collection/Delivery
The Boys’ Brigade Christmas card collection was extremely well supported once again and we raised the fantastic total of £5732 between the Coffee morning and the card delivery service. A huge thank you to everyone who supported us over the two weekends and helped us achieve this fantastic result.
Thanks,
Graham Ward
Chairman
1st Ellon Boys’ Brigade Parents Friends Committee
THE CHATROOM
Chatroom would like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped us with our fundraising efforts throughout 2011.
The Body Shop party and the Webb Ivory were both a great success and the money raised has been used to purchase coffee tables for use at the back of the church on a Sunday morning.
IMAGES OF CHRISTMAS 2011
AMAZING SUCCESS STORY....
At Ellon Parish Church Nearly New Sale End of Year Sale last Saturday, the team bid farewell to a number of volunteers with a long record of service to the church and community.
The nearly new sales were the brainchild of the late May Rodger who set up the event in 1996 as a fundraiser for the refurbishment of the Kirk Centre. When the Saturday morning sales proved so popular it was decided to make them a regular feature in the church calendar.
Tina Moir, a member of the Nearly New Sales Team since the very first sale in 1996 having been in the role of Team Leader for 13 years has decided to step down, handing the reins over to Ann Gammack who has also been on the team since day one. A huge thank you must go to Tina for the quiet, gentle, conscientious and efficiently effective way she has led the group. James Moir deserves a special mention too for all the hours of ‘behind the scenes’ work he has done since the beginning. Many thanks to the many volunteers who have given so generously of their time.
The monies raised at Saturday’s sale amounted to £1,114.55p this included £128 from the raffle of a Christmas cake kindly donated by Don Budge and £122 from the main raffle.
The total for 2011 is - £9,429.62
And the incredible amount raised since 1996 is - £109,698.25p
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED THE SALES – WE ARE TAKING A BREAK OVER CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON SATURDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2012
NURSING HOME VOLUNTEERS
As part of its service in the community, Ellon Parish Church has a rota of volunteers who visit various nursing homes once a month.
If you want to enjoy the companionship of the existing team and also the enjoyment of visiting the nursing homes please call The Kirk Centre Office on 01358 725690 or email thekirk@btinternet.com with your name and phone number and a member of the team will then contact you.
There is no set time schedule for these visits as they are undertaken at the volunteer's discretion. The rota is flexible and only involves one visit per month. Companionship on these visits is also available from fellow team members so there is no need to feel you have to visit on your own.
We look forward to hearing from future fellow volunteers for these enjoyable monthly outings.
Many Thanks
Care Home Visiting Team
“What makes the Church tick?”
Meetings are being planned for the near future.
If you are interested in joining the Church of Scotland here in Ellon Parish, please contact the Kirk Centre Office on 01358 725690 with your name and contact details.
We've raised over £700.00 with easyfundraising so far with only 13 members but we need your help to keep donations coming in.
The money raised from this year’s stamp appeal is to help Mount Olivet Boys’ Home which is located in rural Jamaica.Through the Home the boys have access to spiritual nurture, medical care, emotional support, vocational training and recreation.
Please hand your used stamps in to either of the churches or to the Kirk Centre Office.
Please leave at least a 5mm border around the stamps.
THANK YOU
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The keys for both churches are available from the Kirk Centre Office (opening hours 9am–12noon and 12.30pm-2.30pm, Monday to Friday). From 2.30pm on a Friday until 4pm on a Saturday they will be available in the Coffee Shop.
Friday 27th January
Meadowvale Service at 11.00am
Sunday, January 29th
10.00am – Service in Ellon Parish Church “Going for Gold”
Reading – 1Corinthians 9:19-27
There will be an opportunity to enjoy refreshment and a continued time of fellowship after worship
The Mission Group will meet immediately after the service
Youngstars Children’s Church Primary 1-7 meet in the Kirk Centre at 9.50am;
10.00am - Preschool children will enjoy “Messy Church” with parents and carers in the Wee Chapel
A Crèche for children under three is provided in the Wee Chapel.
11.30am – Chatroom meet in the Kirk CentreThe Mission Group will meet after worship
Wednesday, February 1st
6.30 pm – “LET’S CELEBRATE” in Ellon Parish Church
Everyone is welcome to come along and celebrate with the young people of our Boys’ and Girls’ Brigades. PHOTOGRAPHER PLEASE
Friday, February 3rd
10.30am – Service at Bonnyton
Thursday, February 9th
1-3.00pm
Saturday, February 11th
The Nearly New Sales return to the Kirk Centre
from 10.00am – 12.30pm
Items for sale will be accepted from 2-4pm on the Friday prior to sale.
If unable to deliver in person please contact Ian and Rhona Smith on 01358 720022
CARRIER BAG APPEAL
The Nearly New Sales Team are in urgent need of carrier bags.
If you have some lurking at the back of a cupboard, the team would be most grateful to have use of them.
Please hand in to the Kirk Centre Office, thank you. An ideal recycling opportunity!
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2006 resolved to “oppose the creation for research or therapy of parthenogenetic human embryos, animal-human hybrid or chimeric embryos, or human embryos that have been deliberately made non-viable”. Read the latest article here.
Clann
“Clann” is the new Church of Scotland site for ministry to and with children. “Clann” is Gaelic for “children” . It’s pronounced a bit like clown, so I’m told - apologies to Gaelic speakers!
Go to the web site.
Moderator's Blog
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, has his own personal blog to share his views on what his role as the Kirk's public face entails. Click here to visit the blog.
Public Relations Officer
Surprise, surprise!
2010 - A year of Mission. How to begin the new year? ..... With a bang, of course!
When I, as Public Relations Officer and Co-Convenor of the Education and Communication Group first approached groups (including my own) asking them to consider how they could sell what they are about I was met with gasps of horror and “we dinna dae much”... “what on earth could we put on a stall?” ... “We can’t show what we do” and “we haven’t got a clue what to do” etc.
So I sent them packing to have a think about it trying to reassure them that I’d come up with some bright idea if they were stuck. I ’m prone to opening my mouth before engaging my brain but there, too late - I’d said it!
Now this is where the surprise bit comes in .... Every single group surprised themselves, for when they had got heads together they came up with some brilliant ideas for setting out their stalls and the true surprise was in the realisation of just how much EPC does do. We are a busy, vibrant church - a church in the marketplace and have accepted the Mission Group’s challenge. we have learned about the Fruit of the Spirit and if, as the caption on the 2010 - a Year of Mission Calendar states, “A TREE IS KNOWN BY ITS FRUIT” then our church (the tree) is trying to be first class fruit and the showcase illustrated that we are prepared to BE and DO the work of the Spirit.
As I spoke with visitors after the service the same positive message came across. “What a great service, I’m pleasantly surprised at the welcome and at how folk got up from their seat and walked around” .... “Great atmosphere, very friendly” .... When I told them that apart from the dedication it’s what we always do, it was their turn to be surprised and a few said, “If this is what church is about then I’ll be back” these were just some of the comments and on the Monday morning I received many emails containing similar views. So well done EPC!
THANKS to you all for ‘pulling out the stops’
Lynn Paterson
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2010 - A year of Mission. How to begin the new year? ..... With a bang, of course! 