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. 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
Bridge of Allan Parish Church will hold two services this Sunday, in the Chalmers Hall, both conducted by Rev Dan Harper. A family service will be held at 10am and a traditional service at 11am. To comply with social distancing rules our seating is limited and booking is recommended (but not essential). To book seats please leave a message on 07942257596 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 December 12 (11am-noon) and Sunday December 13 (10am-noon) we will be collecting gifts for the Salvation Army, Women’s Aid and Cornton Vale Prison in the car park of the parish church as part of our annual Christmas gift service. Suggested gifts are: Salvation Army children’s toys and books for ages eight years upwards (wrapped if you wish and labelled with suitable age and gender); Women’s Aid - children’s toys and books, chocolates and bath products (wrapped if you wish and labelled); Cornton Vale Prison - shampoo, conditioner, soap and roll-on deodorant (unwrapped please).
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
For those unable to attend the Sunday service, the St Blane’s service is livestreamed 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 today (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.
CAMBUSBARRON BRUCE MEMORIAL CHURCH
The service on Sunday for Advent at 11am - We are going to have a baby. It will be available to listen to online or on CD. Booking is essential, please call 07927 208936 any day 10am-7pm.
COMMUNITY BOOK PLEDGE
Every child aged two-and-a-half years to 11 years old who live within Cambusbarron Community Council area will receive a special gift of an Usborne book this December. If you live in the area but your child(ren) do not attend nursery or the primary school in Cambusbarron email cambusbarronbookpledge@ hotmail.com to register their details to receive a book. Funded from the Cambusbarron Community Fund which is made available with the funds from the Kingburns Wind Energy Ltd Community Fund administered by Foundation Scotland. All books supplied by Logan’s Wee Library.
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, who can be contacted on 01259 750340 or abritchfield@ churchofscotland.org.uk
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
The next joint service will be held at the Church of the Holy Rude on Sunday, December 6 at 11am.
PARK CHURCH
The Park Church Advent service on Sunday will be held at 11am and led by Rev Elinor Gordon. A warm welcome is extended to worship with Park Church either in person, listening to a recording of the service at home via the church website www.parkchurchstirling.com or CD recording. The congregation are currently trialling livestreaming and it is hoped this will be available on the website soon. We really appreciate fellowship with those of you who are unable to join us in person. In non-covid times, we would be having a gift service in December with our young people bringing presents for families and children supported by Women’s Aid. This year Women’s Aid would prefer that Allshop vouchers, which can be bought in the post office, or similar tokens are collected and given to them. Tokens should be put in an envelope marked ‘For Women’s Aid’ and posted through the secure church letterbox on the side door. These gifts will be sent on to Women’s Aid. If preferred an unwrapped gift can be dropped into a marked collection box at the side door to the church between 10am and 11am this Friday, December 4. 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 phoning the church office on 01786 462400 or emailing the administrator at parkchurchstirling@gmail.com before tomorrow (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 cooperation. Members wishing to order the ‘Life and Work’ Church of Scotland monthly magazine for the first time next year should contact Marie Muir via the administrator. If the services of a minister are urgently required please contact our Interim Moderator, Rev Alan Miller, on 01786 465166. All other queries to Dr Peter Murdoch, Session Clerk, on 01786 473087 (murdochps@btinternet.com).
HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
All services within the church are suspended until at least Sunday, December 13. For streamed Advent services, online Advent study groups, 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 restrictions which are in place until Friday, December 11 it has been decided to cancel the church service scheduled for Sunday, December 6. However, in a change to last week’s information, the church will now be included in Sunday Worship from BBC1 at 11.30am. The ‘Songs of Praise’ programme will be shown at a later date. While our area is in tier 4, online services will continue as usual, and the links to these will be on the church website and Facebook pages for Sunday mornings. As soon as it is possible to hold joint services with Viewfield Erskine Church once more notification will be given in the local paper. Please all keep safe in these trying times.
CORNTON CORNTON BAPTIST CHURCH
Services cancelled until further notice. See www.cornton.org.uk for more details.