District News

Aberdalgie

Church Sunday’s service will be held in the church at the usual time of 9.30am and will be led by Rev Sandy Gunn. All welcome.

Almondbank

St Serf’s Church Sunday’s service was conducted by Mr Archibald, whose sermon was based on ‘Saving the World’. Fiona Murray read the lessons, Alison Hooper was the organist and the flowers were kindly gifted by Adeline Nicoll. There will be a meeting of the kirk session on Thursday, August 17, at 7.30pm. Rev Donald Campbell will be in the pulpit on Sunday this week. It is hoped there will be a good turnout Everyone will be made very welcome.

Alyth

Parish church Morning and evening worship services on Sunday were conducted by Rev Mike Erskine. During term-time the Sunday school welcomes children in the front pews of the church. A creche for underthrees is available during every Sunday morning service. The prayer group meets in Burnside Court lounge on Thursdays at 10.30am. Choir rehearsal is held every Friday at 6.45pm, new members welcome. The church website at www.alythparishchurch.org.uk is updated weekly. Family history Alyth Family History Project is open at Alyth Parish Church on Sundays from 2-4pm. The archive includes thousands of photographs of people, events, schools, businesses, weddings, children, views, etc, admission is free. Genealogy enquiries are welcome via fhp@alythparishchurch.org.uk or Facebook. There will be a public exhibition to showcase the project during Perth and Kinross Doors Open weekend in September. Admission will be free, but any donations will go to the Alyth Parish Church’s Stop the Rot fund. Planning is at an early stage but there will be an extensive photographic display of schools, weddings, babies, events, businesses and landscape pictures. There will also be two projector slide shows shown of photos where all captions are known. There will also be the opportunity for people to browse old parish records, burial records, baptism and marriage records, newspapers, maps and publications. The last FHP exhibition was held in 2011 and the collection has grown considerably since then. Pipe band Alyth and District Pipe Band practise in Alyth Town Hall on Wednesdays from 6pm. For more information, contact Elaine Sturrock on 01828 640312, or email elaine@ alythpipeband.org.

Auchterarder

Bowling club Lottery draw numbers this week numbers were 6, 7, 9 and 13. There were no winners, meaning the prize money next week will be £1380.

Balbeggie

Scone and St Martins Church Morning worship on Sunday will be at the new time of 9.30am and will be lead by Rev Alan Livingstone. Members, friends and visitors will be made welcome at this service. Anyone in the community who requires should contact their church elder or call 01821 640342 to make the necessary arrangements.

Bankfoot

Church Sunday’s service will be held at the usual time of 11.15am and will be conducted by the minister. Country market and carnival Bankfoot Church Community Centre support group is holding the country market and carnival at the church centre on Saturday, August 19. Come along and enjoy fun times for all. Attractions will include farm produce, homemade ready meals, a car wash, adult lucky dip, and fun games for the children with everyone winning a prize. Homemade baking, teas and coffees will be served.

Bendochy

Church Morning worship on Sunday was conducted by Rev Andrew Graham, who told of “how people mattered more to Jesus than adherence to the Pharisees who focused on the establishment”. The Bible reading was taken from Luke ch 13, v 10 to 17, and during the service Isla, the daughter of parishioners Rosie and John, was baptised. Old Tyme dance The next dance will be held in the Institute on Friday, August 11, from 8-11pm. Music for the evening will be provided by Leonard Brown. Tickets cost £5 (including tea and biscuits) available at the door on the night. All proceeds go to charity. Dunbarney and Forgandenny Church Morning worship services on Sunday, August 13, will be held at the usual times of 9.30am in Dunbarney Church and 11am at Forgandenny Church. All welcome. Parish Voice The deadline for the next issue of the Parish Voice magazine is Sunday this week. All articles should be emailed to sandlinds@ btinternet.com. Chatterbox group This fun group is for mums, dads, carers and children aged three and under. Their next session will begin in the church hall on Thursday, August 17, and doors open at 9am. Entry costs £1 per morning, per family, and a warm welcome is guaranteed for all. For further info on the group, contact Pat on 01738 812223.

Burrelton

Church Morning worship on Sunday was led by Rev Stevie Thomson, with praise accompanied by organist Lynne Mitchell, who read from Isaiah ch 55, v 1-5 and from the Gospel of Matthew ch 14, v 13-21. Office-bearers on duty were Mavis Anton, Ishbel Chambers and John Alexander. Flowers were provided by Susan Christie and teas and coffees were served by Graham Mitchell. The church has a book stall at the Market on the Green on Saturday of this week. Market on the Green The next market will be held on Saturday, August 12, from 2-5pm. There will be local crafts and produce, a barbecue, home baking and games. There are still pitches available, costing from £15. Anyone interested in the event, should email villagehall@burrelton. com or call 07850 448511.

Coupar Angus

Abbey Church Sunday’s service saw Rev Andrew Graham providing an insight into the likely emotions of Jesus at the time of the feeding of the 5000. John Easson read the first Bible lesson from Isaiah ch 55, v 1-5 and Heather Cluff read from Matthew ch 14, v 13-21 with hymn sung ‘The Lord is King lift up your voice.’ During his sermon Mr Graham said that prior to the feeding of the 5000, Jesus had received bad news: his cousin John the Baptist had been killed. Jesus was looking for peace and quiet to reflect. He sailed across the lake to seek peace, but the crowd anticipated this and there they were. Jesus put his own concerns aside and had compassion for them and addressed those gathered. Jesus, son of the living God, lived as a human. He endured pain, love, death, had feelings of being let down, gave his best and it was still not good enough for some. In other words, he lived the gamut of emotions people also endure during their lives. His focus always remained on compassion for others. His disciples fully trusted and followed him and were not disappointed and neither will others be. Jesus calls people to act with compassion, to use their talents to make a positive difference to others. Musical offerings by Austin Wilkie were ‘Elizabethan Serenade’ by Ronald Binge, ‘Short Prelude and Fugue in F’ by JS Bach and ‘The Legend of Glass Mountain’ by Nino Ruta. Prayer meetings will resume in the Abbey Church on September 4 at 2pm. The deadline for the Isla Link is August 13. Thursday Friends Allan and Sheila Legge, along with Margaret Taylor, are running a charity shop in Coupar Angus for the Thursday Friends group until August 12. The shop will be open from 9.30am to 4pm. All proceeds will go towards the Thursday Friends Christmas lunch and party.

Glenfarg

LECT Guild The Lower Earn Churches Together Guild will meet on Monday, August 28, at 7.30pm in Arngask Church, Glenfarg. All are welcome to come along and hear Val Brown from Christian Aid talk about how the Guild, through the funding of solar ovens, is making a dramatic difference to communities in Bolivia and how the forests are being preserved as a result, thus mitigating the effects of climate change.

Guildtown

Scone and St Martins Church Rev Alan Livingstone will lead morning worship on Sunday at the new time of 9.30am and thereafter in Scone Old Church at 10.30am. Teas and coffees will be served after the service. Members, friends and visitors will be made welcome at this service and if anyone in the community who requires transport, should contact their Church Elder or call 01821 640342 to make the necessary arrangements. A summer service and strawberry tea will be held in Burnside Halls

Kinross

Kinross show will take place at RSPB Loch Leven on Saturday, August 12, between 8.30am and 5.30pm. Entry to the show ground costs £10 for adults, £7 for concessions and children under 16 go free. Parking costs £2, but a free bus service is available to and from the show field. The buses stop in Kinross, Milnathort and Kinnesswood. Look out for the Earnside coach with the Kinross Show notice in the window. The service starts mid-morning and runs approximately every half an hour until the show field closes. Well-behaved dogs are welcome on the buses. For more information, visit www.kinross-show. co.uk. It is a great day out for all the family. RSPB Loch Leven Animal tracks and signs event will be held at the centre on Tuesday, August 15, from 7-9pm. There will be the chance for people to use fancy gadgets including cameras, thermal imagers and bat detectors. Entry costs £10 for members, £15 for non-members. For further info and to book places, telephone 01577 862355. Short walks group Kinross and Ochil Short Walks Group will next meet at Auchtermuchty Common on Tuesday, August 15. This will be a pleasant circuit through farmland above Auchtermuchty with good views across to the Lomond Hills. The group meets at 10am at Kinross Park and Ride or 10.20am in the car park opposite the Cycle Tavern, Auchtermuchty, and the walk will be led by Leader Elaine Lennox. For further details, contact walks organiser Edna Burnett on 01577 862977. Walking group Kinross and Ochil Walking Group’s next walk will be on Sunday, August 20 to Tillicoultry Glen and Alva. This is a distance of seven miles and will be a steep walk up, round and down the recently upgraded glen using new stairways into Alva and returning via the woodland park. For further details and meeting place, contact group secretary, Ann Eve on 01577 863887. Walking football Walking football resumes at the summer break at Loch Leven community campus on the multi-sports courts on Tuesday, August 15, between 6-7pm. The sessions cost £3 per game and are open to males and females over 50. Loch Leven NNR The group will host its next osprey event on Thursday, August 17, from 6-8pm. It’s suitable for all abilities as most of the time will be spent in the Burleigh hide. Booking is essential, and for info call the Reserve office on 01577 864439. Charity event A race night, grand raffle and auction in aid of the Haiti Help charity will be held in the Thistle Hotel, Milnathort, on Thursday, August 17 at 7.30pm. Tickets for the event cost £5, which includes food and these are available from J & G Wilson on 18 High Street, Kinross or by contacting 01577 862302 (Monday to Friday, between 9am and 5pm). Donations of prizes for the raffle or auction would be very welcome. The founder members of the charity will be there on the evening. All proceeds will go to the charity. Continued over page