£260 was raised by Caitlin Budge, at the Big Fun for Research Event held in her garden, in aid of Cancer Research . Thank you for coming along to join in the fun.
And a BIG Thank You to the congregation on Sunday 18th September for buying the left over home bakes and guessing the Teddy Bear’s Birthday. A total of £101.50 was raised on that morning which is amazing. Many people were very generous!
The Teddy was won by Mrs M Young of Ythanbank.
Many Thanks
Caitlin & Gillian Budge
Humour
Holy Land Tour
Holy Land Tour and Pilgrimage 2nd – 11th May 2012
The Rev Eleanor Macalister is planning a trip to the Holy Land from Wednesday 2nd May through to Friday 11th May 2012. This is a tour and pilgrimage which is NOT exclusively for members of any church. So here’s an open and warm invitation to join Eleanor and a number of others in May 2012. A number of people have already expressed an interest and placed their deposits. To make the trip viable, Eleanor requires a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 35 people to book. She would appreciate a positive indication of interest by Sunday 6th February. A savings scheme is ready to be put in place beginning 1st March 2011.
Eleanor would welcome any enquiries/queries and can provide further information and a brochure by either speaking to her at church or by phoning Ellon 722711.
Ellon Parish Church is looking for volunteers to visit Nursing Homes
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
Ellon Kirk Centre Coffee Shop Ltd
VOLUNTEER STAFF REQUIRED
For dish washing and waiting duties
Short shifts available
There are vacancies within the Day Care Facility.
If you feel that you would benefit from company in warm, comfortable pleasant surroundings with a choice of activities and enjoyable food ... and caring staff on hand to assist you as required. Then why not give us a call.
For more information telephone Margaret McEwen on
01358 742244
The Church of Scotland Day Care Service at Balmedie House also has staff vacancies
CrossReach employees should be in sympathy and supportive of our Christian ethos
Church Services Audio Files
Our new sound and recording system enables services to be recorded. As a trial, these are being made available on the web site so that those unable to attend the service can still "participate" and enjoy the event. We hope you enjoy this facility. Any comments or suggestions can be sent to the Webmaster.
Sunday Service 23 January 2011
"What are you Worth"
a service led by Cadets and Staff of ATC Ellon 1990 Squadron, and Padre rev. Stephen Emery
(53 minutes)
The Nearly New Team would like to take this opportunity to thank all our customers and indeed those people who donate to the Nearly New Sales for all their sterling efforts during 2010 as without them there would be no sales.
We would like to thank in particular, Mrs Elizabeth Thomson for her work at the Plant Sales and at the last sale with the Christmas Cake Raffle. Thanks to Mr Donald Budge for providing us with the Christmas Cake, the bags of toffee together with the cooking apples that we all like to purchase.
This year, we would particularly like to show our appreciation to Mr Eddie Burnett for the kindling he has provided over the years, which he prepared so effortlessly. Eddie has now made the decision to “hang up his stick” – he will be sorely missed by all the team and customers alike.
By the time you read this, a final figure for the year will have been intimated from the Pulpit but for those who are not aware the final total for 2010 was £11,507.46 which includes the £895.50 which was raised at the last sale of 2010.
People might also be interested to know that Nearly New also assist by sending surplus items outwith the local community to organisations such as the “New Hope Trust” at Peterhead, “Somebody Cares” in Aberdeen (whose motto is “Help us help those in need”) which provides help to people who are desperately in need due to a variety of reasons. We have also begun to recycle clothing which assists in an outreach programme out with the UK.
Ellon Parish Church is a caring and sharing church and it is good to know that we in the Nearly New can provide some worthwhile assistance to one and all.
Once again, many thanks for all your help and look forward to seeing you all in 2011. Here are the dates for this year:
12th & 26th November (Last Sale of the Year)
“I am the bread of life, Jesus told them. Those who come to me will never
be hungry; those who believe in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35
“ I am the light of the world, he said. Whoever follows me will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness.” John 8:12
“I am the gate. Those who come in by me will be saved; they will come in and go out and find pasture.” John 10:9
“I am the good shepherd, who is willing to die for the sheep.” John 10:11
“I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me will live, even though they die.” John 11:25
“I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one goes to the Father except
by me.” John 14:6
“ I am the real vine, and my Father is the gardener.” John 15:1
New Purpose Built Care and Dementia Home at Rubislaw Park in Aberdeen which opened in August 2009
Rubislaw is a state of the art £6 million 64-place facility. There is a specific remit to provide specialist dementia care to 40 older people as well as 24 residential places, with all the rooms having full en-suite facilities.
Not only do statistics tell us that dementia is an increasing demographic, but Aberdeen City Council have a need to increase this provision and are supportive of the CrossReach development. It is important that individuals with dementia are cared for in safe and appropriate surroundings – ones that meet the specific needs that this degenerative condition requires.
CrossReach has been working for some years on developing a new facility that will exceed legislative and social care standards, whilst continuing to meet the needs of older people in the area.
For the latest World Mission Newsletter click here
New Chinese Bible seen as 'uniting point' for all Christians in China
The head of the United Bible Societies has praised the newly released Revised Chinese Union Version Bible, which took 27 years to complete, as a uniting point for Chinese Christians around the world. Speaking at the dedication service at St John's Anglican Cathedral in Hong Kong, the global chairperson of the United Bible Societies, Nora Lucero, praised the original version, first published in 1919. She said it was a tool in "uniting and harmonising the diversified language usage of Chinese people from various regions" and noted that the revised version would continue this mission. Lucero said that the revision presents the biblical texts "in a manner and format that the modern Chinese will understand and appreciate". It is said that the revised version also benefits from the latest biblical research and archaeological findings. Some estimates say there are around 100 million copies of the Chinese Bible in the world.
Hospital Visits
The following is an extract from a letter printed in previous newsletters referring to the Hospital Chaplaincy and the Data Protection Act. As some people remain uncertain of the procedure, it is worth a re-print.
If you land in hospital and wish your ministers to visit the responsibility for letting them know is yours and yours alone.
This will fall broadly into one of two categories. If your admission is pre-planned then you can inform the minister of the date you are going in, which ward you will be in and how long you expect to be there. On the other hand if you are admitted as an emergency then at the earliest opportunity inform your minister yourself or authorise someone else to do this for you. If you fail to do any of these and are not visited then do not blame the ministers for they quite simply will not know of your situation.
A problem can arise when where a well meaning friend, without permission, informs the ministers that someone is in hospital and would be “better of a visit.” This cannot be acted on for, depending on the circumstances, the minister at that time may be the last person the patient wants to see! The patient’s permission is essential.
It is hoped that sooner or later common sense will prevail and ministerial support for the ill will again become straightforward, but meantime we have a national problem that will require a national solution and that unfortunately will take time.
Dr Charles S Burgess
On Sunday 27th November we are holding “Souper Sunday”
Last year in Aberdeen alone there were 111 individuals who were classed as rough sleepers. In Peterhead there are several people to be seen sleeping in doorways. This is food for thought when thinking back to the winter of 2010/2011 when we experienced prolonged snow and icy conditions.
We plan to hold a lunch of soup and a fine piece in the Kirk Centre from 11.30am onwards on 27th November. Tickets are priced at£3.00 for concessions/children and £4.00 for adults. Join us for this time of togetherness and fellowship while at the same time raising funds for our brothers and sisters who are in need of our help. Tickets will be on sale at the end of October from any of the mission group folk.
Looking ahead to Christmas. This year we plan to support a children’s home in Kanganda, Uganda by sending out school bags (rucksacks) or socks with a financial donation attached to help with the purchase of school shoes. The shoes cost £10.00 and can be purchased locally. Some of the children looked after at the home are orphaned through HIV and Aids. Others are fleeing domestic violence. The cogwheel trust who run the home would be grateful for any donations. We offer this opportunity to help others instead of bringing a gift to church for under the tree or filling a shoe box as in previous years.
And finally…… If any member of the congregation would like to take part in our MISSION you would be made very welcome at our meetings, the more the merrier and the lighter the load!!
Maureen Strachan
Convenor, Mission Group
Unwanted Items
Do you have any old mobile phones, jewellery, foreign coins or stamps etc.?
These items can all be turned into cash and the proceeds given to the National Bible Society.
There will be boxes available at the back of both churches for you to put your items into, or hand them into the Kirk Centre Office.
