The full Sunday Bulletin for 11th December 2011 can be downloaded as a PDF file from HERE
Ministers Vestry Hour 12 noon – 1.00 pm. Please contact the Minister for an appointment – phone 01592-758264 or E-mail alex@arforsyth.com In the event of hospitalisation, serious illness, family anxiety, bereavement or personal difficulty the Minister is readily available to visit. Let him know if he can help.
Coffee Mornings are held on Thursdays from 10.00am – 11.30am in the church hall. Come and join us for tea or coffee and a chat. You are always welcome.
Christian Aid The total collected for Christian Aid so far is £233.80
‘Markinch – Its Church and Parish’ A small quantity of hardback copies of this book are now available. If you are interested in a copy please speak to Ken Wilkie. The price is £15. We also have paperbacks, priced at £10.
The Church Christmas Meal will be held at Balbirnie Golf Club on Friday, 16th December. Price is £21 per person payable to Tracy Thomson by today, Sunday 11th December. Please bring a secret Santa gift along on the evening, to the value of £3, marking it female (F) male (M) or either (E).
Glassmount Nativity, in aid of Malawi 2012 – Come and hear the story, with real people, real animals and real weather! The venue is South Glassmount Cottages, Kinghorn on Saturday 17th December. Book any of 5 tours starting from 4pm. Tickets adult £5, children £3 from Ena Hudson on 01592 890181. Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing and bring a small torch.
Christian Aid – An Incredible Journey – YOU can help.
This Christmas, Rogers, a modern-day wise man, will be travelling far from home to deliver hope and joy in rural Kenya. In Kenya’s Nyanza Province,malaria and HIV rates are extremely high, but many sick people simply cannot access the life-saving treatment they require. Rogers, a volunteer community health worker, travels to these remote communities on a red motorbike to bring mosquito nets, healthcare and medicines to those most in need.
Rogers’ selfless compassion has saved many lives and brought joy and hope to people like Patricia – a single mother and teacher living with HIV in the remote village of Usenge. Follow the journey with Rogers in an interactive map at www.christianaid.org.uk We at Markinch Parish Church can help Rogers
deliver the care that is needed by purchasing mosquito nets, home care kit, training another volunteer or even purchasing a motorbike for Rogers. Please use the envelopes included to donate and place them in the ‘wishing well’ in the vestibule. For more information please contact Tracy Thomson.
Markinch Parish Church ‘Trees of Memories’
Over the Christmas season, our ‘Trees of Memories’ in the church windows offer a way to remember loved ones who are no longer with us.
Add your own inscription on the reverse of the tag before hanging it on the tree before or after the morning service.
Memory cards (£1) are available from the vestibule table.
Last year more than one hundred cards adorned the trees.
All proceeds from the ‘Trees of Memories’ are going towards the provision of fresh-water well in rural Kenya. (Christian Aid provide the well at a cost of £327)
The Glory of Christmas in Markinch Parish Church
Saturday 24th Christmas Eve 6.00pm – A service for all the family led by members of the Youth Club
Christmas Watchnight Service 11.30pm
Sunday 25th Christmas Day 10.00am – Christmas Morning Service