Notices for Sunday – 29 September 2024 (The Feast of St Michael & All Angels) – and for the coming week.

Sep 27, 2024

Services 

Sunday 29 September 2024 (St Michael & All Angels) – 10.30 am Sung Eucharist (Christ Church Lanark)Teas and coffees will be served in the church hall after the service.  All welcome.

President & Preacher

This Sunday I will preach and preside.

Steward on duty at Christ Church Lanark

This Sunday the Steward on duty will be: Sheila Cardwell.

Last Sunday of the Month Collection

All our giving in the open plate this Sunday will go straight to our current Away Giving Campaign in support of Clydesdale Foodbank.

Away Giving

In the year ahead the remaining recipients of our Away Giving will be: Clydesdale Foodbank and Neuroendocrine Research.

Memory Lane

Our Dementia Support Group will meet this coming Wednesday from 1 pm until 3 pm in the church hall.

Harvest Festival & Lunch

Our Harvest Festival this year will be on Sunday 13 October.  After the service there will be a “bring-and-share” lunch in the hall.  Please have a look at the sheet at the back and write down what you would like to bring to share. 

Pre AGM Vestry Meeting

Vestry will meet on Wednesday at 6 pm on zoom.

 AGM Document Reports

A gentle reminder that Sunday (29 September) is the deadline for the submission of reports for the AGM Document of 2024.  If you need an extension, please get in touch with me.

Music in Lanark

Music in Lanark will hold their first concert in the church on Saturday 5 October.  Please consult the brochure (in the porch and on the shelf at the back of the church) for details of forthcoming concerts.

Flower Money

Our flower convener, Jane Milliken, would be delighted to receive donations towards the cost of providing flowers for the church Sunday by Sunday and for Harvest, which is just around the corner.  Please leave any contributions you’d like to make in her flower pot on the table at the back of the church.  Thank you.

Situations Vacant

At the moment we have one vacancy to fill – that of Hall Convener.  If you would be interested in finding out more about the position, please speak to the Rector at your earliest convenience.   

First Aid Training

Rob Thain has arranged a First Aid Training session at the Diocesan Centre in Glasgow on Monday 7 October.  We have four places on the training, three of which have been taken.  If one other person in the congregation would like to join them, please speak to Rob Thain or to the Rector as soon as possible.

Prayer

When she is with us on Sundays The Revd Liz Clelland will offer pastoral prayer in the Memorial Chapel after the Sung Eucharist to individuals who would like it.

Provincial Online Services

If you are unable to attend church but would like to engage in some kind of worship, click on the link below for access to the Provincial Online Service which is highlighted on the right-hand side of the “Home” pagehttps://www.scotland.anglican.org

News in the Pews

News in the Pews

The Rector thanks everyone in the congregation who sent him cards, flowers and messages of condolence at the time of his...