Dear Friends,

 

This week’s newsletter contains full details of:

• December Services including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

• January Services

• Details of the weekly ‘Waddle and Quack”

 

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

 

December – Logierait

January 2026  - Weem

February  - Logierait

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December 14 – 3rd Sunday in Advent Isaiah 23: 1-10 or Matthew 11: 2-2 or a reading about Mary if the preacher prefers

 

9.45am – Weem Parish Church

 

Neil Glover

10.45am – Aberfeldy Parish Church

Neil Glover + Communion

10.30am – Logierait Parish Church

Geoff Davis

10.30am - Tenandry Parish Church

John Hayward

6.30pm - Aberfeldy Parish Church

Carols by Candlelight

 

YOUTUBE

 

Our YouTube 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.

 

An edited version of our Sunday Morning Worship will be available mid-week.

 

Live streaming will be available to our members through a private link. N.B. The link will change every week.

If you are unable to attend and would like to view the service live, please contact Karen Kelman  the Church Administrator in Aberfeldy Parish Church by the previous Thursday : karen.kelman@aberfeldyparishchurch.org. Karen will be very happy to help.

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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 

 

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DECEMBER SERVICES

 

 

December 21 – 4th Sunday in Advent Matthew 1:18-25

 

9.45am – Weem Parish Church

 

Peter Hobbs

10.45am – Aberfeldy Parish Church

Robert Nicol

10.30am – Logierait Parish Church

Neil Glover

10.30am - Tenandry Parish Church

Rose Patterson

 

 

December 24 – Christmas Eve

 

8pm – Weem Parish Church - Carols

 

Neil Glover

11pm Aberfeldy Parish Church - Carols

Neil Glover

11.30pm – Aberfeldy Parish Church Watchnight Service

Neil Glover

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CHRISTMAS DAY

 

10.30am - Aberfeldy Parish Church – Neil Glover

 

 

December 28

 

9.45am – Weem Parish Church

 

Go to Logierait

10.45am – Aberfeldy Parish Church

Go to Logierait

10.30am – Logierait Parish Church

Linkage Service – Grace

10.30am - Tenandry Parish Church

Nikki Kirkland

 

 

2026

 

January 4 -  Preachers Choice

 

 

10.30am – Weem Parish Church -LINKAGE SERVICE

 

Robert Nicol

Aberfeldy Parish Church

Attend Weem

Strathtay Parish Church

Attend Weem

10.30am - Tenandry Parish Church

Rose Patterson

 

January 11  Preachers Choice

 

9.45am – Weem Parish Church

 

John Duff

10.45am – Aberfeldy Parish Church

John Hayward

10.30am –Strathtay Parish Church

Geoff Davis

10.30am - Tenandry Parish Church

Grace Steele

 

 

January 18  -  Preachers Choice

 

9.45am – Weem Parish Church

 

Suzanne Stringer

10.45am – Aberfeldy Parish Church

Tom Sibbald

10.30am –Strathtay Parish Church

Neil Glover + SAM

10.30am - Tenandry Parish Church

Geoff Davis

 

 

January 25  Gospel - Connecting with Jesus - the presence - Ephesians 3:14-21 - Witness in the Joseph Story - Genesis 37-50

 

9.45am – Weem Parish Church

 

Neil Glover - Communion

10.45am – Aberfeldy Parish Church

Neil Glover - Communion

10.30am –Strathtay Parish Church

Isi Watt

10.30am - Tenandry Parish Church

Suzanne Stringer

 

OUR REGULAR CHURCH BASED AND COMMUNITY EVENTS

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BREATHE ACTIVITIES – ABERFELDY PARISH CHURCH

 

Stay & Play: every Tuesday 9:30-11:30 (term-time only) @ APC

 

Rock Steady: every Friday 6-7:30pm (term-time only), P6-S1 @ APC

 

Messy Church: 1st Weds of the month, 4-6pm (1st Oct, 5th Nov, 3rd Dec) @ APC

 

Rock Steady Plus: every Tuesday 5-6:30pm (term-time only), S2+, @ The Breathe Centre

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ABERFELDY PARISH CHURCH

 

• STAY AND PLAY - Tuesdays 9.30 -11.30am (taking a break in the school holidays)

 

• Warm Welcome Café – Tuesdays 10.00am – 12.00pm (Taking a break on 16, 23, & 30 December & 6 January 2026.

 

 

• ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS – ABERFELDY PARISH CHURCH, KITCHEN

Tuesday evenings 7.30 – 9pm

Contact –- 0800 917 7650

 

• PRAYER MEETING – Wednesday 4.45 – 6pm in Farragon 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 - 10am – 2pm

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

 

 

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     

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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

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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

 

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

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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.

 

Breadalbane Community Larder

Social Supermarket - most items 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 car park of Aberfeldy Parish Church

As we, Breadalbane Community Larder and CAP Highland Perthshire, begin to plan and prepare for packing and delivering hampers in early December we need to stock up on a few items which the Larder usually provides.  If you are able to donate any of the following, either to the trolley in the Co-op in Aberfeldy or to the green crate in the foyer of Aberfeldy church, before the end of November it would be very much appreciated.

 tinned peas

tinned carrots

soup

custard

shampoo

shower gel

toothpaste

 

All food items should have a 'Best Before' date of at least February 2026.

 Breadalbane Community Larder

07513 652597

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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 Assistant

Judy Ewer -  judy.ewer@adwgls.org.uk

Mobile - 07836 565528