District News
ALVA COMMUNITY COUNCIL
The community council is adhering to the current pandemic restrictions, so meetings until further notice will be held virtually using Zoom. Meetings will start around 7.15pm. Members of the Alva community are welcome at all meetings and can request to join a meeting by emailing info@alvacommunitycouncil. org.uk. Please make your request two clear days prior to the meeting. These will take place on Monday, January 11, 2021; Monday, March 8; Monday, April 12 and Monday, June 14. Any changes will be announced by newspaper, public notice, Alva CC website and Alva CC social media.
BANNOCKBURN MURRAYFIELD UF CHURCH
Sunday services continue at 10.30am on Youtube at Murrayfield UF Online, where a selection of hymns and prayers can also be found. The Congregational Board meets on Monday, November 30, at 2pm via Zoom. This year’s Christmas shoeboxes are on their way to Belarus. For the four Wednesdays starting on December 2, Advent reflections will be broadcast on Youtube from 10.30am.
LADYWELL CHURCH
The church will remain closed meantime due to further Covid-19 restrictions.
BANNOCKBURN HOUSE
Harvest season has come to an end in Bannockburn House gardens and the team are now preparing for winter. The fruit cage will relocate over the coming weeks in preparation for a new orchard on that site and the shelter belt is being mulched. Volunteers continue to work socially distanced and one household at a time. This year the Christmas Fayre has had to be cancelled, however, plans are underway for online Christmas events. Ideas so far have included a wreathmaking class, Christmas cake baking and hamper raffles. December promises to be a busy and interesting month for Bannockburn House, helping end the year on a positive note. More information about activities and virtual events can be found on the Facebook page and website www.bannockburnhouse.scot
COUNCILLOR’S SURGERY
Councillor Alasdair Macpherson can host an online surgery at any point, to book an appointment, please email him at: macphersona@stirling.gov.uk and he will email you with instructions on how to access the meeting. Alternatively, he can be contacted on 01786 233120, if there is no answer, please leave your contact details on the answering service and he will get back you within a couple of hours.
ALLAN CHURCH
Allan Church services have been postponed until we exit from Tier 4. A weekly service is available to watch from our website www.allanchurch. org. If you have no access to internet there is a recorded short message for the congregation and the community, which you can access via your home phone. Dial number 01786 641089. There will be a new message every week for you to listen to. Should you wish to contact our locum minister at this worrying time please email hiya@allanchurch.org. Stay safe.
BRAEHEAD STIRLING NORTH PARISH CHURCH
The Sunday service will be live streamed at 10am. To watch please go to the website: www.stirlingnorth.org and click on livestream. An audio version will be available from 11.30am. To listen, please dial 01786 641166 (normal call rates will apply).
COUNCILLOR’S SURGERY
Councillor Bryan Flannagan will hold online surgeries by appointment. Contact him on flannaganb@stirling.gov.uk.
BRIDGE OF ALLAN BRIDGE OF ALLAN PARISH CHURCH
There will be two services on Sunday in the Chalmers Hall, both conducted by Rev Dan Harper. A family service will be held at 10am and a traditional service at the new time of 11am. To comply with social distancing rules, seating is limited and booking is recommended (but not essential). To book seats please leave a message on 07942 257596 or email bridgeofallanparishchurch@gmail.com and state which service you would like to book for and how many seats you require. Please book your seats by midday Friday before each Sunday service. On Saturday, November 28 from 11am to noon and Sunday, November 29 from 10am to noon, the church will be accepting donations for Start Up Stirling in the church car park. Donations of store cupboard essentials, Christmas food, crackers, Christmas decorations and new household items would be much appreciated.
WALKING GROUPS
Walks cancelled until further notice.
ST SAVIOUR’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
All public worship is suspended until further notice. All meetings, study groups, events and social gatherings connected to St Saviour’s are also suspended.
LECROPT KIRK
The service on Sunday, November 29, the first Sunday of advent, starts at 11.30am, face coverings must be worn and social distancing is in place. For those unable to attend the service, the St Blane’s service is live-streamed at 10am and available on the Dunblane St Blane’s channel on Youtube, and that service is also available from Sunday afternoon via telephone 01786 641133 with options for whole or parts of the service. Advent Bible Studies start on Wednesday, December 2 via zoom. Please contact the minister for details.
BROOMRIDGE COUNCILLOR’S SURGERY
Councillor Bryan Flannagan will hold online surgeries by appointment. Contact him on flannaganb@stirling.gov.uk to arrange.
CAUSEWAYHEAD CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Services cancelled for the foreseeable future. See www.cornerstonestirling.org.
LOGIE KIRK
The church is delighted that we have been able to join together for short acts of worship on certain dates midweek. From December we will be holding some services on a Sunday as well as a midweek service. As before, the services will only be held on certain dates and the numbers we can accommodate are limited as we are following the Test and Protect Scotland procedures. To find out the dates on which services will be held and to book a place please call 07542730493. Normal deliveries of Logie Kirk News have had to be suspended because of the present Covid situation. It will be available on our website http://logiekirk.org as is a service by our Interim Moderator the Rev Alison Britchfield.
CITY CENTRE WALKING GROUP
Walks cancelled until further notice.
STIRLING SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
The church in King Street, opposite the Golden Lion Hotel has closed until further notice.
QUEEN STREET METHODIST CHURCH
Due to the coronavirus pandemic there will be no worship services or other meetings being held in the church. Sunday worship is now being held online by Zoom. If you wish to join in please contact jon@cameroncape.net for logging in details. For further information about the church visit the website at stirlingmethodistchurch.org.uk.
ST MARY’S RC CHURCH
Mass: Sunday 11am and 6pm; Mondaysaturday 10am. Confessions: Tuesday and Friday 9.30am; Saturday 9.30am and 5.30pm.
VIEWFIELD ERSKINE CHURCH
Please note there will be no further church services at either Viewfield Church or Church of the Holy Rude during the month of November. The next joint service will be held at the Church of the Holy Rude on Sunday, December 6 at 11am. Online services are available however for the rest of the month.
PARK CHURCH
The Park Church Advent Service on Sunday, November 29, will be held at 11am and led by Rev Elinor Gordon. The updated Level 4 coronavirus restrictions only allow 20 people to worship at this service which includes the Minister, organist and duty team. Places to attend (which have to include accompanied children attending) must be pre-booked by telephoning the church office on 01786-462400 or e-mailing the administrator at parkchurchstirling@ gmail.com before Thursday at noon. The administrator will then contact you back at the end of the week to confirm that a place is available. Masks or face coverings must be worn at all times in the church. Young people are welcome to join us on Sundays and age-appropriate activities are provided. Please arrive in good time to complete registration, sanitise your hands and be shown to an available seat by the Welcome Team. This is for your own safety and we thank you in advance for your co-operation. Services are recorded and made available later on our website: wwwparkchurchstirling.com. If the services of a Minister are urgently required please contact our Interim Moderator, Rev Allan Miller, on 01786 465166. All other queries to the Dr Peter Murdoch, Session Clerk on 01786 473087 (murdochps@btinternet.com).
HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
All services within the church are suspended at this time. For streamed Advent services, prayer and worship resources and updates, please check the church website at www.holytrinitystirling. org or the church Facebook page. You can also get in touch at contact@ holytrinitystirling.org or tel. 01786 359821.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY RUDE
Unfortunately due to the new restrictions which are in place until Friday, December 11 it has been decided to cancel the church service scheduled for December 6. However that day the BBC ‘Songs of Praise’ programme previously recorded in the church will be broadcast. While our area is in tier 4, online services