Sunday 14 December 2025 – 10.30 am – Sung Eucharist (Advent 3) (Lanark)
Sunday 14 December 2025 – 6.30 pm – Lanarkshire Regional Council 9 Lessons & Carols (at St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Hamilton)
Apres Service Refreshments
Teas and coffees will be served in the church hall after the service.
President & Preacher
Drew will preach and preside at the Sung Eucharist this Sunday.
Steward on duty at Lanark
The Steward on duty at Lanark will be: Sheila Cardwell.
Christingle Making
If you are free on Friday 19 December at 11 am we shall be making Christingles for this year’s Christingle Service (on Sunday 21 December at 6.30 pm.) Please come along and lend a helping hand. The more, the merrier and the quicker!
Christmas Tree
We shall be putting up the Church Christmas Tree at 12 noon on Saturday 20 December. Again, if you are free, please come along and help. It will be good to see you there.
Music in Lanark
There will be a Music in Lanark concert in the church on Saturday 13 December starting at 19.45. For concert details please see notice in the porch or consult the concert programme booklet. [https://www.musicinlanark.co.uk]
Away Giving Campaign Suggestions for 2026
In the New Year we will be supporting the following Away Giving Campaigns: Bishop’s Lent Appeal, Water Aid, Social Bite and The Salvation Army Christmas Appeal.
Christmas Flower Money
Jane, our Flower Convener, would be delighted to receive donations to help buy the Christmas flowers. She has left a box on the table at the back of the church for that purpose.
Buildings use this week
Church – Saturday 13 December – 7.45 pm until 11 pm – Music in Lanark Concert
Church – Sunday 14 December – 10.30 am approximately – Sunday Eucharist
Hall – Sunday 14 December – 11.30 am until 12.30 pm – Apres Service Teas and Coffees
Hall – Wednesday 17 December – 7 pm until 9.30 pm – Lanark Young Farmers
Hall – Thursday 18 December – 12.30 pm until 2 pm – Brunch & Browse
Hall – Thursday 18 December – 7.30 pm until 9.30 pm – Pop up Choir
Church – Friday 19 December – 11 am until 1 pm – Christingle Making
Church – Saturday 20 December – 12 noon until 2 pm – Christmas Tree Decoration
Broth & Blether
Our new initiative at The Blue Triangle homeless unit in The Wide Close is in need of soup suppliers! Have a look at the sheet at the back of the church and make a soup donation to this very worthy cause. If any of you have unused/unwanted crockery, cutlery, sauce pans, towels, sheets and pillowcases (for a single bed) lying around the house, please consider donating them to our Blue Triangle venture, so that we can create starter packs for the young residents moving into first tenancies. We do not want you to go to any expense for this; just pass on stuff that you do not use and won’t miss from the house. Please leave whatever you bring in the break out room in the church hall.
Brunch & Browse
Thursday 18 December – 12.30 pm until 2 pm approximately. This week The Revd Liz will lead us in our reflections on the love of God. If you wish to attend, please add your name to the sign up sheet at the back of the church or speak to the Revd Jackie to register your interest.
Prayer Tree
We now have a prayer tree in the church hall. If you would like someone or something to be prayed for, please write your petition on the hearts provided and place it on the tree. Your prayer will be prayed for in church.
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
