District News
ALYTH COFFEE MORNING
Members of Glenisla WRI are to host a coffee morning in Alyth’s Airlie Street Hall from 10am until noon on Saturday, October 15.
Organisers have said that all are welcome to attend.
BALBEGGIE PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION
Members of the Balbeggie Playing Field Association are holding their annual general meeting on Thursday, September 22, in the village hall at 7pm.
All are welcome to head along and support the small team of volunteers with their activities.
BENDOCHY CHURCH
Sunday’s service was conducted by Rev Dr Hugh Ormiston.
See the Coupar Angus Abbey Church section of today’s Blairie for more information.
Sunday service at Bendochy is at 10am and all are welcome.
Contact session clerk Graeme McNeill on 01828 627751 with any queries regarding church business.
BRIDGE OF CALLY MOUNT BLAIR COMMUNITY COUNCIL
A rescheduled meeting of Mount Blair Community Council is to take place from 7pm to 9pm on Monday, September 26, in Bridge of Cally Hall.
All are welcome to attend.
BURRELTON CARGILL/BURRELTON CHURCH
Sunday’s morning worship was led by
Rev Ian Bentley, with Lynne Mitchell as organist.
Before worship started a minute’s silence was observed in respect of the late Queen Elizabeth ll.
Opening praise was ‘Every New Morning God Gives Us Freely’ and worship closed with the singing of ‘Christ Be Beside Me’.
Sheena McNaughton read Bible lessons from Deuteronomy ch 6, vv 1-12, and Matthew ch 23, vv 1-12.
Office-bearers on duty were Sandy Duthie, Sheena McNaughton and Alec Orr.
Everyone is welcome to participate in worship at 10am on Sundays.
For more information on activities involving the church, call Sheena McNaughton on 01828 627773.
COMMUNITY CAFE
Homemade soup, cake and teas and coffees are served on Tuesdays in Woodside Church Halls from noon until 1.30pm.
GUILD
At the opening meeting of the new session, Rev Dr Hugh Ormiston spoke about the theme for 2022-23 - ‘Wee seeds, big trees’.
Devotions were led by Sheena McNaughton, with praise accompanied by Moira Ormiston.
Tea hostess was Susan Christie and the vote of thanks was given by Sheena McNaughton.
The next meeting is on Wednesday, October 12, from 2pm in the Woodside Church Halls.
HARVEST SUPPER
A Harvest Supper will take place from 7.30pm on Friday, October 28, in the Woodside Church Halls.
COUPAR ANGUS ABBEY CHURCH
Sunday’s service was conducted by Rev Dr Hugh Ormiston.
Bible readings from Psalm 33, vv 16-22, Romans ch 5, vv 1-5 and Mark ch 1, vv 14-20, were read by Jo Chinn.
In his sermon Dr Ormiston referred to the words from Mark’s gospel: “Come follow me and I will make you fishers of men”.
The congregation was told that these words were spoken by Jesus when He went into Galilee to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God.
He spoke to Simon and Andrew as they cast their nets into the lake.
The gospel of Mark states that they immediately left their nets and followed Jesus.
The disciples who followed were not great scholars but ordinary men who had to grow in faith, but there was a dominant feeling of hope.
Dr Ormiston then questioned whether hope is being eroded in life today.
However, faith brings hope and evolves into people’s ability to love.
The minister said that hope has the power to change lives, just as the life of Jesus was characterised by hope and this was a global power.
The apostles were encouraged to take the gospel out to other countries.
Dr Ormiston said that people sometimes wonder what chance Christianity has of surviving in the world today but that people shouldn’t worry as faith will endure and they have the tools to face the challenges.
Following the service organist Alison Malcolm played ‘Hornpipe from the Water Music’ by G F Handel.
The Abbey Church is going to start free soup lunches.
The first one is from noon until 2pm on Wednesday, October 5.
Teas, coffees and biscuits will also be included.
Organisers have said that the lunches are open to anyone in the community.
Sunday’s service at the Abbey Church is from 11.15am and all are welcome.
It will be followed by coffees, teas and fellowship.
For more information on church activities, contact Session Clerk Ellen McGibbon on 07541 009398.
COFFEE MORNING
A Bible Society coffee morning is to take place in St Anne’s Church Hall on Forfar Road from 10am until noon on Saturday, November 5.
There will be the usual stalls. Entry is £3 and all are welcome to attend.
CRAFT GROUP
The Crafty Hands group meets every Friday morning from 9.15am to noon in the St Anne’s Church Hall on Forfar Road.
Contact Joan Nicoll on 07903 811366 for more information.
PRAISE EVENING
A praise evening is to be held in St Anne’s Church Hall on Forfar Road from 6.30pm on Sunday, November 6.
Refreshments will be available afterwards and all are welcome to attend.
KINCLAVEN CHURCH
Rev Brian Dingwall led the service at Kinclaven on Sunday.
Janet Coyle was thanked for playing the organ with one arm in plaster.
Hymns included ‘All My Hope on God is Founded’ and ‘Praise Waits for Thee’.
Mike Service read the Bible lessons from Matthew ch 20, vv 20-28, and Mark ch 10, vv 35-45.
Rev Dingwall spoke of the great price Jesus paid to procure what he described as our salvation.
The National Anthem was sung at the end of the service and teas and coffee were enjoyed in the Coach House.
Harvest Thanksgiving will be celebrated on Sunday this week from 9.45am.
The service will be led by Rosemary Patterson.
There will be a retiring offering for the CATH Kitchen in Perth.
All are welcome to attend both the service and other activities.
SPITTALFIELD SPITTALFIELD BOWLING CLUB
On a sunny September morning, president Neil Morrison welcomed competitors to the annual mixed pairs competition with the flag at half-mast and a minute’s silence in respect of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Semi-finalists were: K Sweeney/S O’Donnell (Blackford) v K and H Nicholson (Rattray), S Carr/C Kellas (Bankfoot) v S Lawrence/S Ross (Bankfoot).
S Lawrence and S Ross won the final against K Sweeney and S O’Donnell.
On behalf of the competitors, Sandy Lawrence thanked all involved in the organisation of the event for an enjoyable weekend, including the ladies for catering, the greenkeeper and all sponsors.
Trophies and prizes were presented by Brian Tait.