Dear Friends,

 

This week’s newsletter contains the details of a job vacancy as the Debt Centre Manager with Christians Against Poverty, full details of all our February –March Services and the Ordination and Admission of new elders at Aberfeldy Parish Church.

 

LINKAGE SERVICES – 1st Sunday of the month starting at 10.30am.

March - Logierait

 

 

THE WEEK AHEAD

 

 

23 February

 

9.45am – Weem Parish Church

 

Suzanne Stringer

10.45am – Aberfeldy Parish Church

Donald Strathairn

10.30am –Strathtay Parish Church

Margaret Yearsley

10.30am - Tenandry Parish Church

Neil Glover

6.30pm - Aberfeldy Evening Service

Franny and Jill McGrath talking about the Camino de Santiago

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YOUTUBE AND ZOOM SERVICE DETAILS

 

The team who records and films our YouTube services are planning some changes for the first few Sundays of 2025

 

Sunday 23  February – the service will be recorded and uploaded to YouTube later in the week

 

YouTube live streaming morning services are only from Aberfeldy Parish Church. If it is a Linkage Sunday, when there is no service in Aberfeldy then there will be no YouTube available on that Sunday.

 

There are 3 different ways to find this new YouTube service:

•  Aberfeldy Parish Church website - 'click here’ button on the opening page

• YouTube channel - enter Aberfeldy Sunday Morning Service

• YouTube direct link

https://youtube.com/@aberfeldyparishchurch540?si=9_QUrrWYUKtzYcA1

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MARCH

 

2 March

 

Weem Parish Church

 

Join Logierait

Aberfeldy Parish Church

Join Logierait

10.30am –Logierait Parish Church – LINKAGE SERVICE

Neil Glover

Tenandry Parish Church

Join Logierait

6.30pm - Aberfeldy Evening Service

Film - One -Man Drama of Luke / Bruce Kuhn (see notes) *

* Join us at APC to watch an entrancing video recording of Bruce Kuhn performing Luke’s Gospel. Bruce grew up in the US and is an incredible actor and singer. His performances include Les Miserables on Broadway.

Bruce has memorised Luke’s Gospel, but his recital is much, much more. Without changing the words in the Gospel he aspires to speak the stories as if he had been there; his face, hands, tone and voice bring the words alive, helping to bring insight into familiar passages…it is a delight.

Bruce uses the King James Version, which many of us know and love. The performance is 1 hour long and includes most of the Gospel.

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9 March (1st Sunday in Lent)

 

9.45am – Weem Parish Church

 

Neil Glover

10.45am – Aberfeldy Parish Church

Neil Glover – Ordination of Jane and Paul Parmenter

10.30am –Logierait Parish Church

Geoff Davis

10.30am - Tenandry Parish Church

John Hayward

6.30pm - Aberfeldy Evening Service

Reading Luke throughout Lent

 

16 March (2nd Sunday in Lent)

 

9.45am – Weem Parish Church

 

Tommy Pringle

10.45am – Aberfeldy Parish Church

John Hayward

10.30am –Logierait Parish Church

Neil Glover

10.30am - Tenandry Parish Church

Rose Patterson

6.30pm - Aberfeldy Evening Service

Reading Luke throughout Lent

 

 

 

23 March (3rd Sunday in Lent)

 

9.45am – Weem Parish Church

 

Neil Glover

10.45am – Aberfeldy Parish Church

Neil Glover – Communion  + Ordination and admission of Douglas McIntyre, Caroline Black, Ian and Fiona Hulbert and  Andrew Todd

10.30am –Logierait Parish Church

Rose Patterson

10.30am - Tenandry Parish Church

Geoff Davis

6.30pm - Aberfeldy Evening Service

Reading Luke throughout Lent

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30 March (4th Sunday in Lent)

 

9.45am – Weem Parish Church

 

Peter Hobbs

10.45am – Aberfeldy Parish Church

Tom Sibbald

10.30am –Logierait Parish Church -incl St Andrews (5th Sunday)

Neil Glover

10.30am - Tenandry Parish Church

Maggie Hunt

6.30pm - Aberfeldy Evening Service

Reading Luke throughout Lent

 

 

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

 

The WORLD DAY OF PRAYER is on Friday , 7th March at 2 pm  in Aberfeldy Parish Church . This year the Worship Service is titled “ I Made You Wonderful” and is prepared for us by the C

Cook Islands . 

 

 

 

PODCASTS

 

Have you ever wondered how to access Neil’s podcasts - well here’s your answer!

 

 

The links for the Outspoken Bible podcast are:

 

On Apple

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-outspoken-bible/id1494694385

 

On Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/32GIg2i1YpQYkFdJH6snsl?si=0a5184ec72194765 

 

On Podbean

https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-i5hnr-6c2be2 

 

 

CHRISTIANS AGAINST POVERTY

                             

• CAP HIGHLAND PERTHSHIRE are offering free budgeting advice, benefit checks and support to complete benefit applications as well as their usual support for people struggling with unmanageable debt at a monthly drop-in session at the Advice & Information Hub at Aberfeldy Health Centre.  Change in regular drop-in slot at the surgery to the first Thursday of the month. Please, spread the word about this new, helpful, free service.

(Unless advised otherwise the drop in will be available on the first Thursday of the month)

 

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OUR REGULAR CHURCH BASED AND COMMUNITY EVENTS

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ABERFELDY PARISH CHURCH

 

• STAY AND PLAY - Tuesdays 9.30 -11.30am

 

• Warm Welcome Café – Tuesdays 10.00am – 12.00pm

• ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS – ABERFELDY PARISH CHURCH, KITCHEN

Tuesday evenings 7.30 – 9pm

Contact –- 0800 917 7650

 

• PRAYER MEETING – Wednesday 4.45 – 6pm in Farragon (resuming on !5 January 2025)

There is a time of quiet, contemplative music from 4.45 before the Prayer Meeting starts at 5pm. Join us if you can for this vital work of the Church

 

• QUILTING GROUP –ABERFELDY PARISH CHURCH, FARRAGON HALL

Thursdays - 11.am – 3pm

Contact Jane or Annette by email through the church administrator –  administrator@aberfeldyparishchurch.org

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  PRAYER AT ABERFELDY PARISH CHURCH

Prayer underpins everything we do in Aberfeldy Parish Church.

 

Weekly Prayer Meeting on Wednesdays in Farragon. 

We start at   4.45pm with  quiet  music for meditation  followed by the main meeting at 5pm until 6 pm . Everyone is welcome .For  further information please contact Isabelle Macdonald or Donald Strathairn .

 

Prayer Points for the work of the Church are sent out weekly before the Wednesday meeting . If you would like to receive these please contact Kit Strathairn or Isabelle Macdonald.

 

Prayer for  the Sunday Morning Service -  please meet in the Prayer Room between 10.15 am and 10.30am

 

Prayer Circle ⭕ If you, or someone you know needs prayer, whether it is a health matter or any circumstance , the Prayer  Circle will be ready and willing to pray. Simply contact Isabelle and an email will be sent out to the members of the Prayer Circle who will pray immediately and confidentially for your need.If you would like to be part of the Prayer Circle please contact Isabelle Macdonald.

 

Prayer Ministry. The Prayer Ministry Team is available to pray for any need you have. Members of the team can be found at the back of the Sanctuary after the Morning Service and will be wearing a badge with a purple lanyard. Alternatively you can contact Isabelle Macdonald through Judy Ewer or the Aberfeldy Church Administrator and a private appointment can be arranged.

 

Prayer for the Persecuted Church is normally on the first Monday of the month at 4 pm. Please contact Katie Allstaff, Kit

 Strathairn or Christina Bryson if you would like to join. We meet in an individual’s home.

 

The Prayer/Quiet Room is place of peace and tranquility. You are welcome to use at any time. See Kate Scott or Anna Sibbald for further details. 

 

 Isabelle Macdonald     

 

BREATHE ACTIVITIES – ABERFELDY PARISH CHURCH

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Stay & Play – Tuesdays

9.30am-11.30am

 

Rock Steady (dates tbc)

6pm-7.30pm

 

Monthly Events (dates tbc)

6pm-8pm

 

Messy Church (dates tbc)

4pm-6.30pm

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WEEM PARISH CHURCH

 

• CHIT CHAT CAFÉ – 1st Monday of the month in the McDonald Room, Dull and Weem Kirk at 2pm

For further information please contact Liz Bruce

DullandWeemChurch@gmail.com

 

• GUILD, IN THE MCDONALD ROOM  - Meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 2pm in the McDonald Room.  DullandWeemChurch@gmail.com

 

STRATHTAY PARISH CHURCH

 

• COFFEE BREAK

The group meet every Wednesday in the John Kyd Hall beside Strathtay Church at 10.30am - all are welcome to come along and join in!

 

• QUILTING GROUP – JOHN KYD HALL

7 – 9pm on 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month

Contact Marie MacLeod

gls.churchofscotland@gmail.com

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

 

EXCITING NEWS THE DEMENTIA FRIENDLY ABERFELDY’S NEW MEETING CENTRE “THE FRIDAY CLUB” IS NOW OPEN

 

The Old School Room has undergone a transformation! This room is currently being used for The Horizon Lunch Club . Dementia Friendly Aberfeldy raised the funds for this transformation and will be opening their new Meeting Centre “THE FRIDAY CLUB” in the Old School Room later this month. The Trustees are keen to recruit volunteers to help with this new initiative. 

 

The Meeting Centre is now open one day / week – Fridays 10.30am – 1.00pm

 

We would love to share our vision! If you are interested in knowing more about our work or how you could become involved, please contact Judy:   judy.dfag@gmail.com

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ABERFELDY COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS QUIZ NIGHT – Thursday 27 March -7.30pm

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The Aberfeldy Community First Responders are dependent on grant funding and their fundraising efforts to provide essential kit – this includes defibrillators, defibrillator pads and replacement defibrillator batteries. Each kit bag costs more than £2,000.

 

 Every year they organise a Quiz Night at the ‘Ailean Chraggan’

 

• to support this essential funding

 

• to raise awareness of what a First Responder is trained to do

 

• how to become a First Responder

 

• to meet the team who support Scottish Ambulance on a voluntary basis, looking after very sick patients in this community

 

Why don’t you come along and make up a table. There’s nothing quite like a bit of good robust competition amongst friends! Who knows you might win!!!

 

 £10.00 per table with up to 6 people per table (you cannot bring ‘Alexa’)

 

Please contact Judy for further information

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VISIT TO LOURDES, MONDAY 7 – MONDAY 14 JULY 2025

 

Help required from nurses, medics, care assistants and student nurses / medics.

Kimberley Black is the Lead Nurse for Dunkeld Diocese who with a group of volunteers take people, who need assistance, to Lourdes each Summer. They are able to offer invaluable support for the week with prayer, companionship and being spoiled by others. If you would like to join Kimberley please let me know and I will pass on your details

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FELDYROO 5KM RUN /WALK – 8, 29 MARCH & 12 APRIL 2025

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The numbers attending this event are growing! 66 participants attended on 8 February.

This event is not a race! It is an opportunity to enjoy the fresh air and have a bit of exercise with friends. If one lap of the course is what you want to do, that is fine, there is no pressure to complete 3! There are runners, walkers and some who push a pram or wheelchair. No shortage of dogs either! Is very sociable.

 

If you want to know more about participating or volunteering, please contact Judy – judy.ewer@adwgls.org.uk

HELP WITH THE COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS

 

 

CAP HIGHLAND PERTHSHIREare offering free budgeting advice, benefit checks and support to complete benefit applications as well as their usual support for people struggling with unmanageable debt at monthly drop-in sessions at the Advice & Information Hub at Aberfeldy Health Centre and at Craigvinean Health Centre in Dunkeld.  Please, spread the word about this new, helpful, free service.

(Unless advised otherwise the Aberfeldy drop-in will be available on the first Thursday of the month and Dunkeld on the third Thursday of the month.)

 

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Breadalbane Community Larder

 

Social Supermarket – most items priced at 4 for £1, available Saturday mornings 11.00am -12-30pm at Offizone, Kenmore Street, Aberfeldy.

 

Emergency deliveries of food parcels please call 0345 30 111 00  Monday to Friday 9.00am – 4.00pm.

 

Food share - Available 24/7 from the shelter in the rear carpark of Aberfeldy Parish Church

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2024 saw a significant increase in the number of households benefitting from shopping at the Social Supermarket.  This depleted our stock levels considerably and we spent around £2,000 purchasing stock items so that the shelves aren’t empty of many basic products.  If you are able, please consider buying something extra when you shop and pop it in the trolley in the Co-op.  Tinned meat, tinned fish, tinned fruit, long-life milk, puddings/desserts, coffee and biscuits as well as other staples are always much appreciated.  However, we don’t need soup, pasta or baked beans at the moment!

 

We have been able to stock up the shelves in the Larder with the combined resources of people’s generosity and also purchasing stock, therefore your continued support is still very much appreciated.  

 

If you would like to make a financial donation to the Community Larder, please contact 07513 652597 or email breadalbanecommunitylarder@btinternet.com for details.

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If you know of anyone who is struggling to heat their house and / or pay their energy bills, please do pass them on to us at Warm Connections, and we would be delighted to advise on ways of reducing your energy consumption and bills. 

 

There is now a Facebook page for Warm Connections     https://www.facebook.com/WarmConnectionsScotland. We would love it if anyone could share, like or comment 

 

We have free radiator foil to give away, we can even come and fit it. Its a great idea for radiators that are on outside walls. Just use the contact us form on Facebook or our website https://warmconnections.net/#section-553-149

 

www.warmconnections.net or email advice@warmconnections.net.

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CHURCH CONTACT DETAILS

 

 

Minister – Neil Glover

 

Neil’s email -  nglover@churchofscotland.org.uk

Neil’s mobile – 07779 280074

 

PA – Judy Ewer – judy.ewer@adwgls.org.uk

Mobile – 07836 565528

 

  Pastoral Assistants

Judy Ewer -  judy.ewer@adwgls.org.uk

Mobile - 07836 565528

Kate Scott –  kate@adwgls.org.uk

 

Mobile - 07760 320031