District News
Aberuthven
Church There will be no service this Sunday, July 8. All will be made most welcome to attend the service at Dunning church at 11am.
Alyth
Church Morning worship on Sunday, July 1, took place at 11am and was conducted by Rev Mike Erskine. Evening service was at 6pm. The Kirk shop opened on Monday in the Airlie Street Hall and will close at 12.30pm tomorrow (Saturday, July 7). Next Sunday morning worship will be at 11am. The Sunday school is now closed during the summer holidays. A creche for under threes is available during every Sunday morning service. The prayer group meets on Thursdays in Burnside Court lounge at 10.30am. All events and services are open to everyone. Family History Project Alyth family history project is open on Sunday afternoons from 2pm to 4pm in Alyth Parish Church. The project includes thousands of photographs of people, events, schools, businesses, weddings, children and views, etc. Admission is free. Enquiries are always welcome by email to fhp@alythparishchurch.org.uk or by searching for AlythFHP on Facebook.
Auchterarder
Bowling Club The numbers in the lotto draw this week numbers were 4, 8, 17 and 20. There were no winners; prize money next week will now be £1000.
Balbeggie
Church - See the Guildtown section for details of the church services and intimations.
Bendochy
Church Last Sunday’s service was conducted by Rev Andy Graham and the Bible reading was by Jean Laburn. The Sunday service at Bendochy church is from 10am to 10.45am. See the Coupar Angus Abbey Church section for details of the service and intimations.
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Hall Committee The annual barbecue and roasts night will be held on Saturday, August 4, at the Blackwater Hall, at 7.30pm. There will be a licensed bar and raffle available on the night. Tickets are available by contacting Pam Cameron 882352 or Morag Houstoun on 882241.
are enjoying their newly-modernised hall in King Street following an £86,000 upgrade. The facility was opened on June 30 with a reception and unveiling of a plaque containing the names of supporters who helped with the renovation. Scouting was first recorded in Crieff in 1909, two years after Robert Baden Powell formed the youth movement. The earliest mention of Crieff Scouts is found in the PA’s sister paper, the Strathearn Herald, dated May 8, 1909.
Lynne Mitchell accompanying the praise on the organ, guitar and ukelele. Sandy Duthie read from Psalm 30 and from the Gospel of Mark chapter five, verses 21-43. Office bearers on duty were David Martin and Aileen Riches. Flowers were provided by Ann Kellie and tea and coffee was served by Hugh Ormiston. The next meeting of the Kirk Session will be in the church halls, Woodside on Wednesday, July 18, at 7pm. Community cafe The community cafe is open every Tuesday from 11.30am to 2pm in the church hall. There is no charge made for tea, coffee or home baking. Busy Bees The toddlers’ group runs on Tuesday mornings from 10am to 11.30am. Burrelton and Woodside Youth Club The club is open to all young people from P6 to S6 every Sunday, from 6.30pm to 8pm with a programme of different activities every week. For more information, contact Lynne Mitchell on 07980 209719.
Caputh/Spittalfield
Church Rev Bill Ewart led worship in Clunie church on a beautiful Sunday morning last week, with Janet Coyle as organist and Ena Latham read the lessons. The congregation was enhanced by family and friends of Joseph Arthur Viorel - baby son of Pauline Donaldson and Adrian Sara-Lates - who was baptised by Rev Peggy Ewart Roberts. Margaret Crichton presented the certificate of baptism and Bible on behalf of the church. With the minister now on holiday, Rev Richard Campbell will conduct worship in Caputh church this Sunday morning. Anyone who requires the services of the minister is asked to contact the session clerk, K Blackhall on 710493, for further information. Strawberry Tea The annual strawberry tea is in Caputh Church from 2pm to 4pm tomorrow (Saturday, July
Dunkeld
Cathedral Art Exhibition The exhibition, which opened on June 21, got off to a great start with almost 100 pieces of work being sold in just over a week. The event will be open each day from 10am to 7pm, and 12 noon to 6pm on Sundays, in the Duchess Anne church hall at the Cross, Dunkeld, until August 30. The exhibition which has been organised entirely by volunteers, is being run for the benefit of the Dunkeld Cathedral which dates to 1318 and was partly destroyed during The Reformation in 1560. The choir is roofed and now serves as the parish church for regular Sunday worship and services. For more information visit their website at www.dunkeldcathedral.org.uk This year invited artists are Sarah Bookless, a graduate of the Glasgow School of Art, who is inspired by poetry, music, scriptures and the beauty of God’s creation. Kate West has been painting for many years and takes part in the Perthshire Open Studios event. Kate enjoys capturing the quirkiness and character of dogs and other animals, and in her landscape work, she tries to portray the variety and beauty of the Scottish countryside. Hanna Kaciniel was born in Poland and was taught to paint as a young child by her grandfather. She studied art at the College in Koszalin, Poland. She has worked as a portrait and landscape artist and now enjoys the detail and structure of ‘still life’. The Dunkeld exhibition has been forwith
tunate over the years to have the support of many professional artists, as well as budding amateur artists from all over the country. This year’s include Jonathan Sainsbury, Jonathan Mitchell, Paula Anderson and Colm O’Brien and a number of others. Details of the exhibition can be found on their website at www.dunkeldartexhibition.com and on Facebook at dunkeldcathedralartexhibition or email DunkeldArt@aol.com The exhibition were delighted to have been awarded a grant by SSE Griffin and Calliacher community fund to cover the cost of the AA road signage for the exhibition. The village look forward to welcoming many visitors to Dunkeld and the art exhibition over the summer months.
Coupar Angus
Abbey Church Sunday’s service last week was conducted by Rev Andy Graham, who welcomed everyone to worship on what was a beautiful morning and introduced the first hymn, ‘The Lord is King’ Prayers. This was followed by Rev Graham, who asked the congregation what they knew of Albert Einstein, apart from the theory of relativity. He said that being a profound thinker, Einstein was once asked what the most important question in the world might be and he replied: “Do you believe that we live in a friendly universe?” How does that impact on Christian faith when it is often said that fear and faith go side by side? Using the gospel reading Mark chapter five, verses 21-43, read by John Easson, Rev Graham explored the faith and fear of Jairus, whose daughter lay dying, and a woman who had been bleeding for years and had the faith to touch Jesus’s cloak to be healed. But was fearful that she would never be well again and accepted by the community. These two people used their fear to reach out to Jesus for help and had faith that He would help them. Jairus’s daughter was brought back to life and the woman was healed. In spite of all the bad things happening in the world, we must have faith and believe in a friendly universe, as created by God and revealed in his son. After prayers of intercession the service closed with ‘To God Be The Glory’. Organist Austin Wilkie played ‘Diapason Movement’ by John Stanley, ‘Only Just Begun’ by The Carpenters and ‘Recessional Voluntary in D’ by T Pattison. Sunday service at the Abbey Church is from 11.15am to12.15pm and everyone is welcome. The Abbey’s charity shop on George Street in Coupar Angus opened on Monday and runs until Saturday, July 14. All donations gratefully received. The next Friendly Friday is on today (Friday, July 6), from 1.30pm to 3pm. These are for all the community from the youngest to the oldest and are free of charge. A warm welcome is guaranteed. EPACTS EPACTS is holding a ceilidh for berry pickers in Coupar Angus town hall on Friday, July 13. Volunteers are required to help with catering, making sandwich fillings, tray bakes or small cakes. Helpers will also be required at 6.30pm at the town hall. For more information, contact Helen Pithie. Intimations for next week to Ellen at emcgibbon@ sky.com or 07541009398. Thursday Friends Parties resume on September 13. Heritage Association The association meets on the first Friday of each month at 7.30pm in St Anne’s Church hall on Forfar Road. Meetings resume on September 7.
Dunning
Church The service this Sunday at 11am will be conducted by the Reverend James Aitchison. All welcome. Bowling Club The lottery numbers this week were 3, 9, 12 and 20. There were no winners; next week’s prize money will now be £2000.
Forteviot
Church The morning service at 9.30am on Sunday will be led by the Rev James W Aitchison. All will be made welcome. Bowling Club The numbers drawn in the lotto this week were 1, 8, 17 and 18. There was no winner and the rollover for next week will now be £1000. The next draw will take place on Tuesday, July 10, at 7pm in the clubhouse.
Guildtown
Church Morning worship this Sunday will be led by Rev Alan Livingstone at 9.30am in St Martins Church. All members, friends and visitors will be made most welcome. Guildtown Community Association Guildtown will this year be celebrating its bicentenary and to mark this momentous occasion a fete is being held in the village this Saturday, from 2pm. Many events will be taking place throughout the afternoon and the committee members of the association look forward to inviting all to join in the festivities. Donations for the stalls would be most appreciated, as well as bottles, books, and raffle prizes. Car boot and sales tables will also be welcomed. Contact Jenny on 01821 640514 or Andy on 01821 640429 for further information. The event will conclude with a family disco in the evening from 8pm.