Worship - Christmas Day 2022

WELCOME and a very merry Christmas to you! The time of waiting is over and we've arrived at the stable and Jesus is born once again in our hearts and in our homes.

Just the one wee notice, which is about worship this coming Sunday - New Year's Day: due to the way the calendar falls this year, it will be the last opportunity for carol singing - so, while we're still in Christmastide, our service next week will take the form of a traditional Lessons and Carols service....
But, in the meantime, we've a little matter of celebrating Jesus' birthday - let's worship the God who is with us and for us - and may you know the hope, peace, joy, and love of this season.
The WORSHIP LINK IS HERE

Christmas blessings
Nikki 

Worship Sun 18 Dec, 4 Advent: 'Joseph, in love...'

WELCOME/ welcome to worship on this 4th Sunday in the season of Advent. Time seems to be moving faster now, as we head towards shepherds in their fields, host of angel choirs, a star over Bethlehem, and, in that little town, around the back of an already full inn a young couple in the stable who are preparing for a birth...

Notices are below...
And you'll find the WORSHIP LINK HERE.

NOTICES/
Evening worship, 5pm, Leadhills Village Hall. Join us for some Christmassy worship this evening, followed by a cuppa and blether... but wait! There's more.
At 7.30pm Community carols in the hall with the Leadhills Silver Band - Scotland's highest carol service...
It’s all happening in the Lowther hills this evening, and if you can make it, do come along! 

Christmas and New Year worship arrangements...
Christmas day service, 10.30 in the church building - an all-age friendly wee time of worship as, together, we tell the Christmas story, gathered 'round the stable. Wear your favourite Christmas jumper.
Alternate online arrangements for those watching at home...
New Year's Day service, 10.30 in the church building - a service of lessons and carols, and the chance to sing those carols one last time.

These are all the notices for this week, so, as you move into this Christmas week, may God be your guide, and love be your way,
God bless,
Nikki

Worship Sun 11 Dec, 3rd of Advent: 'Rejoice!'

PLEASE NOTE: WORSHIP ON SITE IN THE PARISH CHURCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW

given this, I've put up this blog post slightly earlier than usual

Hello – and welcome! It's the 3rd Sunday of Advent and today, we're all about joy!

Notices are copied below, and for those of you who would prefer to go straight to the service across on youtube, the WORSHIP LINK IS HERE

CHURCH NOTICES/
Guild - the Guild meets in the  church this week on Wednesday at 2pm. Our speaker is fellow member and friend, Fiona Foley who, as many of you will know is a very talented stained glass artist. All are welcome to come along...

Food bank - we’re doing a special Food bank collection for folk who are just struggling a wee bit this year – I’ll uplift the box in the vestibule after worship this coming Sunday. Alternatively, you can make a donation online - the link is to the right of the screen under 'links'. Thank you in advance for your donations and kindness in helping others have a little joy this Christmas. 

Evening worship - will be held Sun 18th at 5pm in Leadhills Village Hall, with a Christmassy feel. After worship and a cuppa, the Leadhills Silver Band will be giving a Christmas Carol concert at 7.30pm.

Memory tree - our memory tree is now back up in the church over these next few weeks up to and including the 1st of January. For those unfamiliar with this, a little background...
It became a practice of ours in the years before lockdown to bring this tree out and place it by the pulpit. The purpose of the tree is that it can be used as a wee way of remembering and honouring those in our lives who we’ve lost, those who we miss, those who will be absent from the table at Christmas... even tho they’re no longer with us – for whatever reason – they are still with us in the memories we hold, and their place in our hearts. By the tree is a box of mini blue baubles. If you wish to remember someone, simply place a bauble of your choosing on the tree. Over these next few weeks, these wee baubles will be a quiet way of remembering. For those of you outwith the parish, if you would like someone remembered, please do get in touch via the 'contact us' facility to the right of the page here, and we would be most happy to place a bauble on the tree for you.

Tidings of comfort and joy service - sadly, due to the weather, this service was cancelled yesterday. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Have a good week everyone, and keep an eye on the ice out there!
Stay safe and until next time, God bless,
Nikki

Worship Sun 4 Dec - 2 Advent: 'A little child...'

WELCOME/ 
welcome to worship on this 2nd Sunday of Advent –
where we listen to the voices of the prophets,
pointing to the Messiah, and calling God’s people to prepare.... 
The traditional theme for this Sunday is ‘peace’, so we’ll be picking up on that throughout this time together.

Today is also a Communion Sunday onsite - if you're watching the service from within the parish, and would like a home communion
do, please get in touch, as I'd be more than happy to accommodate!

If you'd prefer to skip reading the notices below, the LINK TO WORSHIP IS HERE.

CHURCH NOTICES/ 
Food bank: Over these next two Sundays, the food bank donations box is in the vestibule –
or you can access the website to make a donation online by our link on the right hand side of the page.

Bereavement support group: meets on Thursday, 1.30 at the Abington Community Hub –
if you, or someone you know would like a quiet, friendly space, where you can talk, or borrow helpful books, do come along, and pass this information along.

Special service: 'Tidings of comfort and joy' - Saturday at 2pm, in the parish church. A gentle, reflective service for those who struggle a little at this time of year. Again, if you know of someone who might find this service helpful, do let them know.

Parish newsletter: our Christmas edition is out and in the post. Please do bear with me as I organise uploading a copy here on the blogsite!!

Kirk Session: meets via zoom on Thursday this week, at 7pm. A link will be sent out on Wednesday.

These are all our notices. Have a good week as you move further along your Advent journey,
and until next time...

God bless,
Nikki