Ministers Vestry Hour 12 noon – 1.00 pm. Please contact the Minister for an appointment – phone 01592-758264 or E-mail forsythar@aol.com In the event of hospitalisation, serious illness, family anxiety, bereavement or personal difficulty the Minister is available to visit. You have to let him know if he can be of help.
Coffee Morning from 10.00am to 11.30am on Thursdays in the church hall. Join us for tea or coffee and a chat. Sales table and lucky tickets.
Communion Sunday You are most likely aware that we have recently discontinued the use of the Communion Cards. You are invited to join with us in celebrating The Sacrament of Holy Communion on Sunday 28th February 2010 at 11.00 am.
The Church’s Gift Day will be on the 28th February. As we are also celebrating Communion on the same day, we would ask those members who have not yet signed their Gift Aid declaration to arrive a few minutes earlier so that they can register their details on their way into the Church.
The Congregational Board has identified the following two items in need of attention. These are the replacement of the boiler used to heat the hall and the repair/replacement of several of the hall windows. Both of these items are likely to be expensive to undertake and the congregation’s assistance will be needed to help to fund these projects. All the money donated during the Gift Day, along with that brought in during other fund raising events, will therefore be used to meet the costs involved.
Markinch Youth Club urgently requires more volunteers. The youth club is held in Markinch Church Hall on Thursday’s between 6.30pm – 8pm. Anyone interested in working with youngsters aged 10 – 16 years please contact Tracy Thomson on 01592 775752
Christian Aid Week – There will be a meeting on Sunday 14th February at 12.30pm to plan events for Christian Aid week. Everyone is very welcome. Contact Tracy Thomson on 01592 775752 for more information.
Rotary Shoeboxes There will be a delivery of Shoeboxes to Eastern Europe for Easter, if you wish to fill a box for this well worth cause you can collect empty boxes and information in the Church Hall following today’s service. Filled boxes must e returned by 28th February.
The Flowers in Church today are dedicated to the glory of God and in loving memory of Jim Winton. They are gifted to the Church by his wife Rose and family.
Following a recent fundraising meeting, it has been decided that we will have a few social events as well as the major fundraising events in 2010, The fundraising effort for this year will be ring fenced for the fabric fund as there are a number of major projects which need to be undertaken this year, such as the replacement of the windows in the church hall. Please put the dates below in your diary, and we hope that these events will be well supported. All further details will be intimated in the weekly bulletin.
Fundraising.
28th February Gift Day, a display in the hall with an extra ‘Soup Sunday’
19th June Coffee Morning with Tombola and Sales Table
1st September Raffle Tickets will go on sale
9th October Coffee Morning with Tombola and Sales Table
Social Events.
9th April Quiz Night
Summer Garden Party (any volunteers?)
10th December Christmas Meal at Balbirnie Golf Club (£20 per ticket)
Dear friends,
It is my challenge for 2010 to combine my favourite activities of spending time with friends and cooking, with fundraising for the church fabric fund.
I plan to start a dinner tree, a social activity for people to attend alone, in couples or with a guest, which will grow organically and allow us all to see more of each other in the coming year, while raising money in the process.
I will be hosting a number of dinner parties over the coming months, at which everyone will be invited to provide their own alcoholic beverages, a good time will be had by all, and then at the end of the evening, everyone will be invited to donate an amount of their choice into the fund.
The growth element of the activity is that everyone in the company will then be invited to host their own event, preferably with friends and family from outwith the congregation, in order to widen the income potential for the fabric fund.
If you hold an event, the money should be handed to myself within four weeks.
This activity is not restricted to dinner either, if you feel that you would rather host a lunch, wine tasting or morning coffee event, that is also encouraged, so that everyone can be included.
If you wish to be included in the initial round of events or require further information, please forward your names to me either by phone (07801279899) or email (maz7731@aol.com)
Marianne Sankey