Annual Stated Meeting / Congregational Meeting
Annual Stated Meeting
The Annual Stated Meeting of the congregation will be held in the church hall on 21 March 2010 at 12.15pm (immediately following Sunday worship).
After the Annual Stated Meeting there will be a short break for lunch (tea, coffee and sandwiches will be provided) then a congregational meeting will follow on.
From the Manse - March
At the time of writing we are two weeks into Lent. One very powerful Lenten symbol is Ash. In some Christian traditions, on Ash Wednesday, ashes are placed on the foreheads of worshippers as a sign of repentance. The ashes used are gathered after the Palm Crosses from the previous year's Palm Sunday are burned.
Holy Week Services
Ardrossan Churches Group will be holding the following services during Holy Week at 7pm unless otherwise stated:
Monday 29 March - St Peter's in Chains - Passover Meal
Tuesday 30 March - EU Congregational Church
Wednesday 31 March - Barony St John's
Thursday 1 April - St Andrew's Episcopal Church (Communion Service)
Friday 2 April - Park Church (Good Friday)
Easter Sunday 4 April - Castle Hill - Easter Morning Service at 8am, followed by breakfast in St Peter's in Chain Church Hall.
In addition, Mon-Fri at 10am there will a short meditation in Park Church.
Aeolian Male Voice Choir Concert
The opening event for Barony St John’s "Year of Music’ was the Guild’s fundraising concert by Kilmarnock’s Aeolian Male Voice Choir held on 25th February. Comprising over 40 men, the choir’s excellent performance lasted just over 1.5 hours and was thoroughly enjoyed by more than 120 people. A few other pictures from the concert can be viewed in our Gallery
The Guild
The Guild meets on Thursday nights at 7.30pm in the Church Hall unless otherwise stated. Everyone is most welcome to attend.
Guild Syllabus 2009/2010
March
11th - Gaelic Waulking Group - Musical evening
18th - At Home - "The Golden Girls"
25th - AGM. Community Policeman
26th - Closing Supper - Indoor Bowling Club
April
15th - Guild Cream Tea afternoon.
May
27th - Visit to Antartex Village, followed by a sail on Loch Lomond and high tea.
Songs of Praise Voting Form
As part of our Year of Music, on Sunday 28th March we shall be holding a Songs of Praise evening. It is ten years since we held our last one. Please enter your 3 favourite hymns on the form below before March 14th. The full listing will be available on this website in April 2010.
Vine Trust - Children's home destroyed by flooding
The flooded Sacred ValleyThe Casa Girasoles streetchildren's centre located in the Sacred Valley near to Machu Picchu has been destroyed by recent flooding in Peru which has destroyed over 3000 homes. A video, including some dramatic footage of the roof collapsing, can be viewed here. The centre, supported by the Vine Trust and SU Peru, houses 40 streetchildren. The welfare of the children is the main priority as SU Peru look for temporary accommodation for everyone involved. More information is available here. If you would like to give a donation to the Vine Trust, please click the JustGiving box at the bottom left of this screen.
Pastoral Care Team
Appeal for Pastoral Visitors
We are in need of more pastoral visitors to visit some of our elderly and housebound members. You don’t have to be an elder to do this, just someone with a listening ear who can extend the hand of support and friendship to someone who is no longer able to get to church regularly.
At the moment nearly all our pastoral visiting is done by the elders, but we have a limited number of elders and many members who would benefit from additional visitors.
The commitment is not a heavy one – if you want to visit one or two people and no more that is fine. The timing and frequency of the visiting is left entirely to you.
So if this is something you have been thinking about and feel you would like to do, please get in touch with me (01294 463571).
We also rely on your help to keep the Pastoral Care Team up to date with information about people who are in need of pastoral visits at home or in hospital.
The two main contacts for pastoral care are: Alison Buick (01294 464531) for hospital visiting and Liz Clark (01294 552717) for home or nursing home visits. And if you would like me to visit (or if you would like home communion) please do call me on 01294 463571.
