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ABERFOYLE WALK IN THE PARK
Meet behind the Scottish Wool Centre on Mondays at 10.20am. No need to book, just turn up for a one-hour walk and chat. Contact walk coordinators for more details: Bev Clarke - beverley.clarke@ lochlomond-trossachs.org, or Fran Crumley - fran.crumley@lochlomondtrossachs.org. For more information about Health Walks in Scotland, please visit the Paths For All website.
PARISH CHURCH
Service on Sunday will be at the usual time of 11.15am, all welcome.
ST MARY’S SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Service at 11.15am each Sunday. Visitors should book through secretary@ stmarychurchaberfoyle.org.uk whilst restrictions remain.
BALFRON DANCERCISE
Low-impact exercises and dance routines, perfect for active seniors/ beginners are held in the McLintock Hall on Mondays at 10am. For more details and to book please contact Yasmin on 07979856837 or email yasmin@ throthegrapevine.co.uk.
CHURCH
On Sunday, the service will be led by Rev Elinor Gordon. Masks still have to be worn unless exempt for medical reasons and the congregation will be allowed to sing. Should you require the services of a minister please contact Ian McVean on 01360 440016.
BLAIRDRUMMOND KINCARDINE IN MENTEITH CHURCH
A silent auction will be held in the community hall on Saturday, November 13. Doors open at 3.30pm. Items for auction can be handed into the hall on the Friday (November 12) between 6.30pm and 7.30pm and on the day between 1.30pm and 2.30pm.
BUCHLYVIE DANCERCISE
Low-impact exercises and dance routines, perfect for active seniors/ beginners are held in the Village Hall on Tuesdays at 10am. For more details and to book please contact Yasmin on 07979856837 or email yasmin@ throthegrapevine.co.uk.
CHURCH
Service on Sunday, October 24 is at 11.15am. The Wednesday Group meets at 10.30am on October 27 in the Session Room of the church. All welcome.
WI NEWS
At the recent meeting in the village hall, the audience was treated to a talk and demonstration by Kirsty Waters, a NHS physiotherapist who uses pilates in her work with all ages, abilities, disabilities, and illness recoveries. This was well received by the ladies who welcomed being able to take part. The “Humorous verse about lockdown” winners were 1 - Jan MacDonald; 2 - Ellen McClymont; 3 - Anne Stewart. Next meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 9.
CALLANDER CALLANDER KIRK
Worship every Sunday at 11.15am led by Rev Jeff McCormick. Everyone is welcome to join (subject to Covid restrictions). Third Sunday in each month - 6.30pm Short Communion Service online. The kirk is also livestreaming the Sunday service on to the Callander Kirk Facebook page and uploading a video of the service on to the Callander Kirk YouTube channel. If you would prefer to have the service emailed to you or would like to receive a paper copy of the service, then please email JMcCormick@ churchofscotland.org.uk or phone Rev Jeff McCormick on 01877 330474
ST ANDREW’S SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Holy Communion (with music) at 9.30am on Sundays. Whilst lockdown provisions are still in force there are strict limits to the number of worshippers allowed. To allow correct social distancing, these are less than the maximum permitted by the Government. If you would like to attend as a visitor, please use the contact page on www. standrewschurchcallander.org,uk.
WALK IN THE PARK
Meet at Ancaster Square on Tuesdays at 10.20am. No need to book, just turn up for a one-hour walk and chat. Contact walk coordinators for more details: Bev Clarke - beverley.clarke@lochlomondtrossachs.org, or Fran Crumley - fran. crumley@lochlomond-trossachs.org. For more information about Health Walks in Scotland, visit the Paths For All website.
CROFTAMIE WALK IN THE PARK
Meet outside The Winnock Hotel in Drymen on Thursdays at 10.20am. No need to book, just turn up for a one-hour walk and chat. Contact walk coordinators for more details: Bev Clarke - beverley.clarke@lochlomondtrossachs.org, or Fran Crumley - fran. crumley@lochlomond-trossachs.org. For more information about Health Walks in Scotland, please visit Paths For All website.
DRYMEN WALK IN THE PARK
Meet outside The Winnock Hotel in Drymen Square on Thursdays at 10.20am. No need to book, just turn up for a onehour walk and chat. If you are interested in joining a Health Walk on resumption, please contact walk coordinators for more dtails: Bev Clarke - beverley.clarke@ lochlomond-trossachs.org, or Fran Crumley - fran.crumley@lochlomondtrossachs.org. For more information about Health Walks in Scotland, please visit the Paths For All website.
CHURCH
All welcome to Sunday’s aervice at 11.30am. The revised guidelines mean that up to 80 people can now be accommodated which means there is plenty of room for everyone who wishes to attend and it is no longer necessary to reserve a seat in advance. Face coverings are still required and social distancing is still in place. Sermons from services are available on the church website @ www. drymenchurch.org. Please get in touch if we can be of any assistance at this time and sign up for the weekly email, if you haven’t already. The Session Clerk can be contacted at 01360 660361.
SENIOR CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION
Members spent a lovely afternoon in the company of David Sturgeon who played his piano and sang for an hour, playing by ear and without needing words - amazing! He has a wide variety of songs, some to make us laugh and some to make us think but all much enjoyed by those who were there. Next month’s meeting is on Tuesday, November 16 at 2pm in the village hall when Neil and Fiona McMillan will be entertaining members with music and song. All welcome.
DRYMEN AND DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
The society will meet on Thursday, October 28 in the village hall at 7.45pm, when Murray Cook, Stirling’s community archaeologist, will give an illustrated talk on his recent book, ‘Stirling: the anvil of Scottish history’. Copies of the book will be available to purchase. Please use the hand sanitisers on entering the hall, and wear a mask unless you are exempt. You will be asked to sign an attendance sheet with contact details, and to inform the secretary if you or anyone in your household develops symptoms or tests positive for Covid-19 within 10 days of the meeting. Visitors and new members are always welcome. £7 per annum or £2 for attendance at a single meeting.
WI NEWS
Meetings resumed on October 14 and members enjoyed an afternoon in the Winnock Hotel. All had a great time learning how to produce several lovely folded napkins under the instruction of Fiona Eadie from Gartocharn. This was followed by tea and coffee and a raffle. It was good to finally get together with each other again and everyone is looking forward to the next meeting on Thursday, November 11 at 2pm again in the Winnock Hotel . There will be a demonstration of Christmas flowers by Marie Elder.
GARTMORE CHURCH
Service on Sunday at 10am with Rev Scott Brown CBE, all welcome. The weekly service is live online at 11.15am from Buchlyvie Church and can be accessed via the Gartmore Church website. Please refer to webpage: gartmorechurch.org. uk/services/restrictions for current safety guidelines on attending church
INVERSNAID ABERFOYLE PARISH CHURCH
Service on Sunday will be at the usual time of 11.15am, all welcome.
KILLEARN DANCERCISE
Low-impact exercises and dance routines, perfect for active seniors/ beginners are held in the Village Hall on Fridays at 10am. Adult jazz dance class energetic work-out for adults of all ages - is in the Village Hall on Thursdays at 7pm. For more details and to book please contact Yasmin on 07979856837 or email yasmin@throthegrapevine.co.uk.
KILLEARN KIRK
Service on Sunday at 10.30am will be recorded and made available online later in the day. A short moment of private prayer from 9.45-9.55am precedes this service. in the afternoon. “The 4” will be held in the halls and while this period of time is aimed to attract the younger generation of all ages with fun, games and songs, mums and dads will be most welcome to give it a try. The Guild meets on Tuesday, October 26 at 1.15pm when probationary minister Ruth Kennedy will tell how, after having a family, she followed her parents into the ministry. The Prayer Group meets as usual on Wednesday from 10-11am.
KILLIN WALK IN THE PARK
Meet at McLaren Hall on Wednesdays at 10.20am. No need to book, just turn up for a one-hour walk and chat. If you are interested in joining a Health Walk on resumption, please contact walk coordinators for more details: Bev Clarke - beverley.clarke@lochlomondtrossachs.org, or Fran Crumley - fran. crumley@lochlomond-trossachs.org. Further information about Health Walks in Scotland, please visit the Paths For All website.
KINLOCHARD ABERFOYLE PARISH CHURCH
Service on Sunday will be at the usual time of 11.15am, all welcome.
KIPPEN CHURCH
Rev Ellen Larson Davidson will conduct the service on Sunday, October 24. It will be necessary to wear a mask during the service, to use hand sanitiser on entry and exit and to leave contact details. Updates of interest can always be found on Facebook “Kippen and Norrieston Parish Churches of Scotland”. Access is also via Google. It is possible to make a monetary donation to Start Up Stirling at any time. Please visit startupstirling.org.uk/donate. Sincere thanks are extend to all who brought donations of non-perishable food to last week’s Harvest Thanksgiving. These were gratefully received by Start Up Stirling. In accordance with Church of Scotland advice, in the meantime the church will be closed and alarmed every day, including weekends.
ONLINE WORSHIP
The minister will intimate online worship by email. Meditation and prayers are also available via the phone line on 01786 585122. Rev Ellen Larson Davidson’s contact details: Tel: 01786 871249; Email: elarsondavidson@ churchofscotland.org.uk.
BIBLE STUDY
Bible Study on “Job” on Zoom each Wednesday at 10am. R Paul Stevens, Job (Lifebuilder Study Guide) at £5 is available online but not essential.
PRAYER ZOOM MEETINGS
On Wednesdays there will be a Prayer Zoom meeting at 8pm. Please contact Rev Ellen to get the link and also to request prayers.
LIFE AND WORK
If anyone would like to order Life and Work, the monthly Church of Scotland magazine, for 2022, please contact Joanna 01786 870681 or email joanna.mcphail@ btinternet.com by Sunday, October 24.
BLYTHSWOOD CARE
Anyone interested in joining Thornhill’s Norrieston Church’s Blythswood Care Christmas Shoe Box Appeal can get further information online or from Rev Ellen Larson Davidson. The boxes need to be at Norrieston Church by Sunday, October 31.
PORT OF MENTEITH CHURCH
Worship on Sunday will be at 10am and led by Val Rose. All welcome. For further information, please contact the Session Clerk on 01877 385296.
THORNHILL NORRIESTON CHURCH
Sunday worship will be led by the minister, the Rev Ellen Larson Davidson, and will start at the usual time of 10am. The service on Zoom for Norrieston and Kippen congregations will come from the same service. As Ellen’s technical skills increase, last Sunday members at home were briefly able to see the congregation in the church and those there were able to wave back in response. It all helps us to feel the closeness of one worshiping community. Those attending the church in person have to stick to the now familiar rules of hand sanitising, social distancing, mask wearing and contact tracing. The contents of the service is available from the minister on email and the dedicated phone line will be updated on 01786 858122. Additional names for the rota for the routine cleaning of the church would be greatly appreciated. Last Sunday at Harvest Thanksgiving there was a generous contribution of foodstuffs to be distributed later to Start Up Stirling. As winter approaches there is a long list of urgent necessities and monetary donations can always be made, details on line. Contributions to the Blythswood Shoebox Appeal should be brought to the church on Sunday, October 31, or left with Margaret McNicol during the following week, in time for distribution for Christmas. Bible Study on the Book of Job will continue on Wednesday, October 27 at 10am. The Life Builder Study Guide on the Book of Job by Paul Stevens (£5) is useful, but not essential, and is available on line or contact Ellen.
GUILD
Members met last week for the first time for a while in the Lion and Unicorn and enjoyed a good social afternoon. They plan to meet again in the same place on Wednesday, November 3 at 2pm and would be pleased to welcome others whether on a regular or occasional basis. Minister Rev Ellen Larson Davidson can be contacted by email on elarsondavidson@churchofscotland. org.uk or by telephone: 01786 871249.