All News

Dear congregations

This month I would like to introduce you to a lovely girl who will be volunteering at the church for 20 hours as part of an award (Caritas) she is working towards. She will be doing a little bit of everything, so please welcome her in our midst. I feel really special that she chose our churches, and I hope that she will be able to not only give her time, but also gain a lot from being involved in such an amazing family of believers.

I’ll let her introduce herself:

“My name is Bianca, I am a 17 year old student studying at high school. In my school we have many opportunities and one of them I couldn't resist to take up was Caritas! I can imagine some of you are thinking what is Caritas? Well let me tell you all about it.

 Caritas translated from Latin simply means love of humankind. For me this meant I could help others while practicing my faith. The caritas award asks people to find their faith and use their talents to help people to the best of their ability.

I hope to be able to spread kindness and make a difference in the church. Kindness is the power to help someone, the power to inspire someone. When you start helping one person with kindness you never know how far it will go. It only takes a spark to start a fire.”

May having Bianca with us remind us all that in Christ we are loved, and therefore we should love others too.

With love,
Nanda

Dear congregations

We had an amazing time in South Africa! I wished more than once that I could take all of you along and show you some of the awesome sights we’ve seen… We spent quality time with family and friends, and we also spent some time close to nature. We stayed in a Wild Life Reserve, where we saw beautiful wild animals.

And that made me think of Job 39, where God speaks to Job about the animals in nature and how unique God made all of them…

It was very special to see wild animals up close, but on our last day in the Resort we got a little TOO close to one of these wild animals! To a baboon… And might I add – a HUGE one! I was busy packing our bags when the boys came running towards me, shouting for dear life: “There is a baboon in the kitchen!” And so there was. A huge big baboon, taking it’s time to open the pantry door, eating our fruit, and then opening all our chocolates and biscuits one by one before eating it and lickings it’s lips afterwards!! Just showing enough teeth to keep us all far away! At last André plucked up the courage to go and chase it away, and although we all got the fright of our lives, it just reminded me once again how amazing God is, how cleverly he made all the different animals, the baboon, and all of us too. He gave us so many gifts and talents…

And if a baboon can cleverly open a packet of biscuits, throw the wrapper away and eat the biscuits to its heart’s desire, just imagine all the things we can do!!

One of these things is West Kirk’s Garden Fete, which will be taking place on Saturday the 2^nd of September. I’m super excited about this!

Let’s show our communities what an amazing event the church can pull off!

So please come along on the day to support us, or if you are able to help in any way, please get in touch with me as soon as possible.

I can’t wait to see you all there.  

Blessings,

Nanda

A date for your diary!

On Saturday 2nd September from 11am till 3pm there will be a fete and fringe entertainment held on the West Kirk church premises.

This event promises to have something for everyone!

In the grounds will be gazebos with a variety of craft stalls; bottle stall; face painting and tattoos; raffle; a variety of games to suit young and not-so-young; some requiring skill, others just a bit of luck. And who will be unlucky enough to be in the stocks??

If you thought you had to go to Edinburgh for The Fringe, you could be proved wrong. In the church itself, there will be a series of 30 minute musical  entertainments covering a wide range of interests including for a younger audience. Admission for any or all of these sessions is by donation.

Then, of course, there's the food. Refreshments of soup & sandwiches, then coffee / tea and cream scones will be available in the hall whilst outside ice cream and a BBQ cooking burgers will be on hand throughout the event.There will also be a cake and candy stall in the hall where you can take away some more goodies to enjoy at home.

The organising committee are looking to the congregation  not only for donations, but also volunteers to assist in setting up, manning events, and dismantling and tidying up after the event. All help will be gratefully accepted.

If you wish to join us for our fun packed week on our "Polbeth Paradise Island" you better get your get your skates on and book your place now, as we have a limited number of spaces still remaining!

We set sail on Monday August 7th 2017 at 10am