{"id":1215,"date":"2011-03-24T00:04:10","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T00:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/?p=1215"},"modified":"2011-03-24T00:04:10","modified_gmt":"2011-03-24T00:04:10","slug":"sunday-bulletin-20th-march-2011-lent-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.markinchchurch.org.uk\/?p=1215","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Bulletin – 20th March 2011 – Lent 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

The full Sunday Bulletin for 20th March 2011 can be downloaded as a PDF file from<\/strong>\u00a0HERE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ministers Vestry Hour<\/strong> 12 noon – 1.00 pm. Please contact the Minister for an appointment – phone 01592-758264 or E-mail alex@arforsyth.com \u00a0In the event of hospitalisation, serious illness, family anxiety, bereavement or personal difficulty the Minister is readily available to visit. You have to let him know if he can be of help.<\/p>\n

Coffee Mornings<\/strong> are held on Thursdays from 10.00am – 11.30am in the church hall. Come and join us for coffee and a chat. You are always welcome.<\/p>\n

Annual General Meeting<\/strong>. All members of the congregation are warmly invited to this year\u2019s AGM which is to be held in the church hall tomorrow evening, Monday 21st March, at 7.15pm. Copies of the agenda and minutes of last year\u2019s AGM will be available at the meeting and on-line to members of the Kirk Session and Congregational Board who have email facilities.<\/p>\n

Congregational Board<\/strong>. There will be a meeting of the Board immediately after the AGM tomorrow evening. Copies of the agenda and minutes of the previous meeting are now available on-line and also in the Session House for those members who do not have email facilities.<\/p>\n

The Guild\u2019s<\/strong> closing social is on Monday 28th March and entertainment will be provided by the members of GAMA.\u00a0 Tickets can be obtained from Jean Forsyth or any member of the Guild committee.<\/p>\n

Dates for our Church Fundraising Events and Christian Aid Events<\/strong> are displayed on the middle pages of the bulletin and also on the notice board in the hall. Please take a note of these dates for your diaries<\/p>\n

Prayer Call<\/strong> – Anyone who is interested can pick up the March copy of Kirkcaldy Presbytery\u2019s Prayer Call leaflet \u00a0in the\u00a0vestibule.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Re-scheduled Concert by The East Fife Ladies Choir<\/strong> on behalf of Help for Heroes will now take place on Tuesday 17th May in the Church. Please use your old ticket if you bought one previously. Tickets can now be purchased from the minister, priced \u00a35.00 or you can pay at the door.<\/p>\n

Bruce Davies<\/strong> – Concert in aid of GROW (Glenrothes Regional Outreach Worker). The award-winning singer songwriter, Bruce Davies, will be appearing in concert at St Margaret\u2019s Parish Church, Glenrothes on Friday 29th April at 7.30pm in aid of GROW. Ticket price \u00a36.00 (Concessions \u00a34.00). Tickets are available from Tracy Thomson or call the organisers on 01592 771773 for further details.<\/p>\n

The Flowers in Church<\/strong> today are dedicated to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Margaret & William Hill and also Isabella & David Braid. They are gifted to the church by Mr and Mrs Alan Braid.<\/p>\n

Fundraising for 2011
\n<\/strong>The following have been planned, but if you wish to organise any other event please contact Tracy Thomson.<\/p>\n

Easter Lunch – Sunday 24th April<\/strong><\/p>\n

Strawberry Teas – Saturday 25th June<\/strong><\/p>\n

Garden Party – Sunday 24th July<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fashion Show – September – Date to be confirmed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sale of Work – Saturday 29th October<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harvest Lunch – Date to be confirmed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Haggis Drive – Thursday 1st December<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anyone wishing to help with any of these events please contact Tracy on 01592 775752 or email deputysessionclerk@markinchchurch.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Christian Aid Week\u00a0 –\u00a0 15th May – 22nd May.
\n<\/strong>Following the success of our Christmas collection for a ‘Well for Kenya’ we will again be purchasing a large item through Christian Aid.\u00a0 Events we have planned are :-<\/p>\n

Sunday 15th May – Soup following Sunday service<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday 19th May – Thursday Teas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday 20th May – Bodyshop Party in Church Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday 22nd May – Sunday Teas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone has the opportunity to support Christian Aid during Lent by donating via ‘Count Your Blessings 2011’
\nFor more information go to www.christianaid.org.uk\/getinvolved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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