Sunday Bulletin – 28th April 2013 – Easter 5
Sunday Bulletin – 28th April 2013 – Easter 5

Sunday Bulletin – 28th April 2013 – Easter 5

The full Sunday Bulletin for 28th April 2013 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 but you have to let him know if he can be of help.

Coffee Mornings on Thursdays from 10.00am-11.30am in the church hall. Join us for tea or coffee and a chat. You are always welcome.

Christian Aid Coffee Morning – Everyone is very welcome to join us on Thursday 9th May between 10am and 11.15am for our annual Christian Aid Coffee morning. Tickets are £1 each and can be purchased from Tracy Thomson or Ken Wilkie There will be a baking stall and lucky tickets for sale.

Christian Aid quiz sheets are on sale in the church hall – only £1

Life and Work Magazine The current edition is now available for uplift.

The Flowers in Church today are dedicated to the Glory of God and are in loving memory of Margaret Gibson. They are gifted to the church by Ivor Gibson

Church Flower Rota As there are only 52 Sundays in the calendar year, flower donators who wish to choose certain dates may find themselves sharing. It is inevitable, on occasions, that more than one person will want the same date. The more flowers in our church on a Sunday the better, as more people will enjoy the gift of church flowers.

Presbytery Songs of Praise Service The Presbytery Prayer Banner is reaching the end of its pilgrimage around the congregations in our Presbytery and the Mission and Worship Committee is organising a service to celebrate its journey. The Presbytery Songs of Praise Service will be held on Sunday 12th May at 7pm in St Columba’s Parish Church, Glenrothes. There will be lots of favourite hymns and readings, with an address by our Moderator, Rev Tony Fowler. Everyone is welcome.

The Markinch Community Trust Open Day was held in the Town Hall last Saturday and our church took part. Thanks to Ian Sankey and David Kerr for manning the stand on that day. The information that we had displayed can be seen on the freestanding noticeboard in the church hall after today’s service.

As you read this on Sunday morning, Alison Taylor is taking part in the re-scheduled 11km Sponsored Walkathon around Loch Leven in aid of Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland. “I would like to thank all those who have so generously sponsored me. I am doing this walk as a thank you for all the help and support I have received from CHSS and also in loving memory of my dear friend Lottie Wilson. If there are any folks who haven’t sponsored me and would like to, it’s not too late!!”  You can still sponsor Alison by contacting her directly or by donating online at www.justgiving.com/Alison-Taylor10

Church Newsletter The deadline for the next issue is this coming Tuesday 30th April. At this time we have very little content for the newsletter so if you have any interesting news, stories, poems etc, please hand them to Ken Wilkie a.s.a.p. or email  ken.wilkie@lineone.net  or call 01592 760042

Church Lunch Just to remind you that the lunch is at Balbirnie Golf Club on Saturday 8th June, 12.30 for 1.00pm. Total cost is £16.50. A deposit of £6.50 per person is required by Jean Forsyth, followed by the balance of £10.00 per person to be paid by Sunday 26th May at the very latest.

The Markinch Parish Church Cookbook Volume 2 is now on sale. It includes Starters, Desserts, Confectionary, Preserves and Chutney. Available from Jean Forsyth at Thursday Coffee Mornings or in the hall on Sundays after the morning service.

A Fundraising Meeting will be held at the manse on Thursday 2nd May at 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome. If you are unable to attend but have any fundraising ideas please speak to Marianne Sankey.

Craft Items are available for sale in the hall for church funds. If you have any unwanted craft items, fabric, threads, wool, half finished kits or projects that you would like to donate to the fundraising effort, please contact Marianne Sankey, Meg Sankey or Karen Wood.