Notices for the week beginning 24th February

Ash Wednesday

This Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. There are Ash Wednesday services at St Andrews commencing 10.00 and a Taize service at St Mary’s starting at 18.30 Please note the earlier start time.

World Day of Prayer

This will take place at 14.00 on Friday 6^th March at St Andrews. Further details from Sandra Connell

Easter Lily Fund

The Lily fund in both churches is now open

St Mary’s Business Forum

The next meeting of the St. Mary’s Business forum will take place at 7 o’clock on Tuesday 10 March. Tthe topic will be “What is my website for?”. There will be a presentation by Simon Ward of LDMA. Simon is building Aberfoyle’s website and this will be an opportunity to ask him how it will interact with your own website. As before there will be refreshments provided, and a donation of £2 will be requested to cover costs.

St Mary’s Third Sunday at Three Concert series

The next in the series will take place at 15.00 on Sunday 15^th March. Coro Vincenzo will be performing works including Faure’s Requiem
Rotas

Callander

Luna, Roger or Sandra.

Aberfoyle

James Stirling

George Willis

Wednesday 26^th February

ASH WEDNESDAY

10.00 Callander

John 8.1-11

18.30 Aberfoyle Taize Service. Please note earlier start time.

Sunday 1^st March

Lent 1

Collect

Almighty God,

whose Son Jesus Christ fasted forty days in the wilderness,

and was tempted as we are, yet without sin:

give us grace to discipline ourselves in obedience to your Spirit;

and, as you know our weakness,

so may we know your power to save;

through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,

who is alive and reigns with you,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

Services & Readings

10.00 Callander

BCP

Rom. 5.12-19

Matt. 4.1-11

11.15 Aberfoyle

Gen. 2.15-17;3.1-7

Rom. 5.12-19

Matt. 4.1-11

Wednesday 4^thMarch

10.00 Callander

Luke 11.29-32

11.30 Killearn

Luke 11.29-32

Future Notices:

Saturday 28^th March

11.00 – 13.00 St Ninians Cathedral Perth

Our Digital Church

This course is with the Digital Missioner of Glasgow and Galloway Diocese with the aim of improving the skills of those who look after the online presence of their churches. A step by step guide of best practices will be followed by a question and answer session. Booking via the Diocesan Office (01738 443173) please.

Holy Week and Easter Services

A diary of these services will be published in due course.

Saturday 13^th June

St Mary’s Summer Fair 12 noon to 16.00

The annual Summer Fair takes place in the Information Office, Main Street, Aberfoyle. Please suggest to anyone you think might be interested in taking a table. Further details from Susan Forsyth.

Our campaign to assist Start Up Stirling is ongoing to allow contributions of the following items to be delivered to the tray in church on any Sunday. Thank you to all who contribute.

Tinned meat/fish/veg/beans, soup/fruit

Dried foods

Ready meals

Cooking sauces

Breakfast cereals

UHT milk

Tea/coffee/sugar

Snacks

Toiletries

Cleaning products

Household goods – good quality crockery, cutlery, towels, pots and pans.

No fresh fruit nor vegetables please.

Notices for the week beginning 17th February

Headlines

St Mary’s

Heating Project

Scotland’s Churches Trust has recently offered a conditional grant of £3,000 towards the new heating system. This brings the funds raised to date to £9,300 approximately half the total required to fund the project. Thanks as ever to Christopher Roads for his dedication to the project

Third Sunday at Three Concert Series

A magnificent concert was given by The Engegard String Quartet yesterday to an appreciative and enthusiastic audience. Thanks to all concerned.

St Mary’s Business Forum

This took place last Tuesday and, despite poor weather, a good number turned out for a presentation and lively discussion about digital marketing.

St Andrews

The Church Hall now boasts a magnificent new wooden floor that had done much to improve the facility. Thanks to Hilary Gunkel, who runs the Hall with great dedication and imagination

World Day of Prayer

This will take place at 14.00 on Friday 6^th March at St Andrews. Further details from Sandra Connell

Rotas

Callander

Fiona or Hilary

Aberfoyle

Mark Seymour

John Dymond

Wednesday 19^th February

10.00 Callander

Mark 8.22-26

Sunday 23^rd February

Sunday before Lent

Collect

Almighty Father,

whose Son was revealed in majesty

before he suffered death upon the cross:

give us grace to perceive his glory,

that we may be strengthened to suffer with him

and be changed into his likeness, from glory to glory;

who is alive and reigns with you,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

Services & Readings

10.00 Callander

Exodus 24.12-end

2.Peter 1.16-end

For the Gospel Romans 8:28,31-33

11.15 Aberfoyle

Exodus 24.12-end

2.Peter 1.16-end

For the Gospel Romans 8:28,31-33

Wednesday 26^th February

ASH WEDNESDAY

10.00 Callander

John 8.1-11

19.30 Aberfoyle

Future Notices:

Our campaign to assist Start Up Stirling is ongoing to allow contributions of the following items to be delivered to the tray in church on any Sunday. Thank you to all who contribute.

Tinned meat/fish/veg/beans, soup/fruit

Dried foods

Ready meals

Cooking sauces

Breakfast cereals

UHT milk

Tea/coffee/sugar

Snacks

Toiletries

Cleaning products

Household goods – good quality crockery, cutlery, towels, pots and pans

No fresh fruit nor vegetables please.

Notices for the week beginning 13^th January

Tuesday 14^th January

St Mary’s Business Forum (see below)

The next Third Sunday at Three Concert will take place on Sunday 19^th January. The artists are Sarah Harrington and Stephen Adam ‘cello and piano.

Programme:      

The Swan, Saint Saens
Tango, Albeniz
Valse Triste, Sibelius
Vocalise, Rachmaninov
Apres un Reve, Faure
Pavanne Pour une Infante Defunte, Ravel
Unaccompanied Bach; Gigue from 1st Suite
Cello Sonata by Diana Hamilton.

Rotas

Callander

Sandra or Peter

Aberfoyle

Robin and John Willis

 This week

Tuesday 14^th January

The inaugural meeting of the St. Mary’s Business Forum will be held on Tuesday 14th January at 7.00 p.m. This is a networking forum for people who run their own business, or who would like to run their own business, in Strathard. Its aim is to nurture Strathard’s businesses and so encourage the prosperity of the community.

Entrance is free, and refreshments will be provided.

The forum will meet monthly on the second Tuesday of each month. The inaugural meeting will be an interactive session to set down the parameters of the forum. Subsequent meetings will be ‘themed’ with a topic of use to the forum. February’s will be digital marketing, led by Ewan Andersen from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Ewan is also head of digital marketing at recruitment firm Eden Scott.

Wednesday 15th January

10.00 Callander

Mark 1.29-39

Friday 17^th January

19.30 Aberfoyle Vestry meets

Sunday 19^th January

Epiphany 2

Collect

Almighty God,

in Christ you make all things new:

transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace,

and in the renewal of our lives

make known your heavenly glory;

through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,

who is alive and reigns with you,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

Services & Readings

08.00 Balfon

John 1.29-42

10.00 Callander

Isa. 49.1-7

1.Cor. 1.1-9

John 1.29-42

11.15 Aberfoyle

Isa. 49.1-7

1.Cor. 1.1-9

John 1.29-42

15.00 Third Sunday at Three Concert series (see above)

Wednesday 22^nd January

No midweek service: Clergy Conference

Our campaign to assist Start Up Stirling is ongoing to allow contributions of the following items to be delivered to the tray in church on any Sunday. Thank you to all who contribute.

Tinned meat/fish/veg/beans, soup/fruit

Dried foods

Ready meals

Cooking sauces

Breakfast cereals

UHT milk

Tea/coffee/sugar

Snacks

Toiletries

Cleaning products

Household goods – good quality crockery, cutlery, towels, pots and pans.

No fresh fruit nor vegetables please.