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.
BENDOCHY CHURCH
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.
See the Coupar Angus Abbey Church section of today’s Blairie for more information.
BLACKWATER BLACKWATER HALL
Members of Blackwater Hall committee are holding a quiz night in the hall from 7.30pm on Saturday, October 29.
Entry is £10 for a team of four, which includes a stovie supper.
There will also be a licensed bar and a raffle.
MOUNT BLAIR COMMUNITY COUNCIL
The next meeting of Mount Blair Community Council is to take place from 7pm on Monday, November 14, in Blackwater Hall.
All are welcome to attend.
BRIDGE OF CALLY CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR
A Christmas Craft Fair is due to take place in Bridge of Cally Hall from 10.30am until 2.30pm on Saturday, November 19.
As well as local arts, crafts and gifts, there will be a cake and candy stall and a tombola, in addition to other attractions.
Entry is £2.50, which includes tea, coffee or juice and a mince pie.
BURRELTON CARGILL/BURRELTON CHURCH
Sunday’s worship was led by Rev Iain Bentley, with Lynne Mitchell as organist.
Worship opened with singing of ‘Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation’ and closing praise was ‘Praise God for the Harvest of Orchard and Field.’
Office-bearers on duty were Sandy Duthie, Sheena McNaughton and Iain Stevenson.
The Blythswood box is now in the church.
Items can be donated, with the shoeboxes to be filled at a later date.
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
The next meeting is on Wednesday, October 12, from 2pm in the Woodside Church Halls.
The theme of the meeting will be Blythswood boxes.
All are welcome to attend, with anyone heading along asked to bring their own cup.
HARVEST SUPPER
A Harvest Supper will take place from 7.30pm on Friday, October 28, in the Woodside Church Halls.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
CLUNIE
KNIT AND NATTER
Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month between 2pm and 4pm in Clunie Hall.
Anyone is welcome to come along for a chat and a cuppa.
Bring along any craft, or none at all. For more information, contact Jean Trudgill on 01250 884263.
WHIST DRIVES
The first of the season’s whist drives is to be held from 7.30pm on Friday, October 14, in Clunie Hall.
Beginners are welcome to come along at 7pm to be shown the basics of the game.
Supper and a raffle will be included and all are welcome to attend.
COUPAR ANGUS ABBEY CHURCH
Sunday’s service was conducted by Rev Dr Hugh Ormiston.
Joan Jones read the Bible lessons from 2 Kings ch 5, vv 1-3, 7-15 and then Luke ch 17, vv 11-19.
In his sermon, Dr Ormiston explained that the stories from the Old and New Testaments, although separated by hundreds of years, have many similarities.
They are both about the healing of people with leprosy.
In the reading from 2 Kings, Naaman is a commander in the Army and as such would have been quite rich and well to do, but he had leprosy.
However, it was a servant who had heard about the prophet Elisha performing many acts of healing who suggested that Naaman should visit him.
Despite some reservations Naaman was eventually cured when he showed faith in God via Elisha’s simple instructions to dip himself in the river Jordan.
Dr Ormiston said obedience to God begins with humility.
The minister went on to tell the congregation that the 10 lepers in Luke’s gospel were poor men ostracised by society because of their disease.
Jesus gave the simple instruction to go to the priest and they were healed on the way, but only one came back to thank Jesus.
He was a Samaritan. Jesus said: “Get up and go your Faith has made you well”.
Dr Ormiston said Jesus is the basis of faith and challenges people to go out and spread the word or, alternatively, invite others to come in to church and hear it for themselves.
The final hymn was very appropriate with the words: “Through the love of God our saviour, all will be well.”
Following the benediction organist Alison Malcolm played ‘March From Scipio’ by GF Handel.
Sunday’s service at the Abbey Church is at 11.15am, followed by teas and coffees.
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.
CRAFT GROUP
The Crafty Hands group meets every Friday morning from 9.15am to noon in the St Anne’s Church Hall.
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.
KETTINS VILLAGE LUNCHES
Monthly village lunches are once again taking place at Kettins Community Hub in Lindsay Park.
Running from noon to 1pm and on a Wednesday each time, the upcoming dates are October 19, November 16 and December 14.
Locals and visitors alike are invited to enjoy soup and a roll, or sandwiches and cake. The price is £3 per person.
Organisers have said they are pleased to welcome back Kettins Primary School pupils to help with both the serving and the clearing-up afterwards.
To contact Kettins Community Hub, email kettinshub@gmail.com, call 07546 278671, see www.kettins.org or search on social media.
KINCLAVEN CHURCH
Rev Richard Campbell led the service at Kinclaven on Sunday and preached on the parable of the Good Samaritan.
Janet Coyle played the organ and the scripture lessons from Luke ch 10, vv 2537, and 1 Corinthians ch 1, vv 1-9, were read by Wilma Gibb.
The harvest collection raised £200 for the CATH kitchen in Perth.
Sunday’s service starts at 9.45am and will be led by Rosemary Patterson.
Guild meetings start again from 2pm on Thursday, October 20, in the church hall.
New members and visitors welcome.