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Condorrat Parish Church

Please note there will be no Open Day at the Church on Wednesday 22nd and 29th July.

Tickets are now available for the Maasai Warriors performance on Wednesday 2nd September at 7 pm – Adults £8 and Children £4. Tickets can be obtained from Mrs Margaret McCallum 01236 728086

Since 2004 the Osiligi Maasai Warriors, a seven-piece group, has been performing an annual tour of the UK.  They perform authentic and exciting Maasai tribal song and dance plus the world-famous Maasai jumping.  The shows have been received with great acclaim in schools, churches and theatres from the South Coast of England to the Isle of Skye.  Since 2010 the group has worked in close association with a small UK charity to support infrastructural improvements in their local community. For more information htpp://osiligiwarriors.co.uk/index.html

Condorrat Parish Church Summer Fete 16 May

Our Summer Fete will be held on Saturday 16 May from 12 noon – 2 pm, entry 50p for adults and 20p for children. There will be a tearoom with home baking and hot dogs and lots of stalls: toletries, plants, bric-a-brac, toys, books, jewellery and home baking as well as Pop up Paints for the children to paint their own Disney characters and a Flight Simulator run by the Air Cadets. Do come along, everyone is welcome.

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Everyone is very welcome to ‘Afternoon Tea at The Ritz’ to be held in the Church Hall on Saturday 7th March from 12 noon – 2pm at a cost of £3 which can be paid at the door. Proceeds are for Dementia Scotland.

The Annual General Meeting of the Communicants on the Roll of this Church will be held on Sunday 8th March immediately following the 11.00am worship service.

The Guild‘s Daffodil Tea will be held on Wednesday 25th March – tickets on sale shortly.

Last Saturday the Girls’ and Boys’ Brigade did a ‘bag pack’ at ASDA and made an amazing £1,200 towards the cost of the next camp. Congratulations to them and a big vote of thanks to parents, shoppers and to anyone who helped to make this possible.

Finally, we are pleased to report that our recent Beetle Drive / Fish Supper was a very enjoyable evening and raised £500 for church funds. Thanks to all who helped to make it such a success.

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The various groups within the church are about to take a break for the summer although the Social Committee is seeking help and home-baking as the church is ‘manning’ the tearoom at Condorrat’s Gala Day on 28 June – 12 noon to 5pm.

The Boys’ Brigade has had a very successful session and numbers in the Anchor Section are increasing on a weekly basis.  Congratulations to Scott Corbett and Douglas Thom who were presented with their Queen’s Badge and to Matthew Russell and Reece Wilson who received their President’s Badge.

The Girls’ Brigade has also had a very successful session. Congratulations to all the girls who received Awards and Prizes and to those who received various Trophies: Kayla Senior, Hannah Grimshaw, Zoe Roy, Zoe Butler, Jade Keyes, Rachel Scott and Heather Ross.

The Sunday School’s outing is on 14 June followed by Prize-giving on Sunday 15 June. They resume on Sunday 14 September and all children between the ages of 3 and 11 are welcome.

The Guild’s summer outing on 7 June was a visit to ‘Lomond Shores’ with a short Loch Lomond cruise followed by high tea. The 2014-15 session begins on Wednesday 10 September at 7.30 pm. Everyone is most welcome.

Concert/Exhibition: A lovely concert in the church was given by children from P5/6 of Baird Memorial Primary School on 28 May.  Research into the Kirkland Organ by these pupils and their teachers resulted in an excellent and most informative exhibition, which was held for four days.  Congratulations and thanks to all involved in this and our thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund for their grant towards the refurbishment of the Organ.

Condorrat Church Sanctuary Refurbishment Project

We are very grateful to have been awarded a grant by the National Heritage Lottery allowing us to proceed with the work of refurbishing the Organ. This grant will also cover an associated project being carried out in partnership with Baird Primary School. The final stage of the project is intended to be an Exhibition of the work and research done by the children from P5/6.  Preliminary plans are in hand for a weekday evening service to formally rededicate the Sanctuary and the Organ and to be a celebration of Thanksgiving. There will be further details in a future posting.

The Social Committee’s latest event, a Beetle Drive and Fish Supper was a fun-filled evening and raised £720 towards the Sanctuary Refurbishment Project.  Thanks to all involved in organising this and to everyone who attended.

The next fund-raising event is a Craft Fair and Coffee Morning on 26th April at 10 am.  Tickets are £2 which includes tea/coffee and goodies.  As always, there will be a good mix of Crafters so there should be lots of beautiful things to buy and the ladies of The Guild are holding a Home Baking Stall.  Do come along – everyone is very welcome.

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Our Minister, the Rev Grace Saunders and our Session Clerk, Mr Harvey Baird are taking part in a Revival Radio programme on Thursday 24th October at 12.30 to discuss the Refurbishment project.  Anyone interested in hearing this should tune into 103 FM.

Also – a reminder of our Coffee Morning/Craft Fair this Saturday 26th October at 10am in the Church halls.  Everyone  is very welcome.

Condorrat Church Spring Fayre

Condorrat Parish Church is holding a Spring Fayre on Saturday 18th May at 12 noon. Admission 50p for adults and 20p for children.  There will be all the usual stalls: books, groceries, toiletries, tombola, plants, handmade cards, and much, much more.  Coffee/tea and goodies also available.  Do come along – everyone is welcome.

Condorrat Parish Church

An opportunity to meet our Mission Partner

On Tuesday 16th April at 6.30 pm our Mission Partner, the Headteacher at Tabeetha School in Jaffa, will be visiting us.  This is when the Girls’ Brigade meets but the visit is open to all who may wish to come along and perhaps have a chat over a cup of tea/coffee afterwards.  As the school celebrates its 150th anniversary this year this is an opportune time for the visit.

Congratulations to our Minister, the Rev Grace Saunders, on her appointment as Convenor of Presbytery’s Church and Community Committee.

Thank you to the Spar Shop in Condorrat for their donation of £127 to the Church.

Sanctuary Refurbishment

We are delighted to have been awarded a substantial grant of £30,000 from the Environmental Key Fund (EKF).  The Steering Group continues to source grants from a number of other bodies and are also pursuing other sources of funding along with our own fund-raising efforts.  The next of these is a Fish supper / beetle drive on Wednesday 24th April at 7pm. Tickets are £7-50 (includes the fish supper) and are available now.  All are welcome.

Dairy dates for future events: Saturday 18th May at 12 noon – The Summer Fete; Saturday 21st September 12 noon – The Annual Fashion Show at the Westerwood Hotel; Saturday 30th November – Christmas Fayre.

Sunday Worship

On Sunday 21st April there will be NO service at Condorrat Parish Church as there will be a Joint Service for the 5 Congregations at Abronhill Parish Church at 11 am.

The Service on 28th April will be conducted by the Rev Marion Perry and will have a particular Youth Focus.  Members of the uniformed youth organisations will take some part and there will be a Special Award Presentation.

From Sunday 7th July to Sunday 25th August the Service will start at the earlier time of 10.30 am.

Condorrat Church – events this weekend

A coffee morning with home baking and craft fair is being held this Saturday 16th March from 10am to 12 noon.  Tickets are available now at £2 but will also be on sale on the day at the door.  All are very welcome!

The Annual General Meeting of the communicants on the Roll of Condorrat Parish Church will be held in the Sanctuary on Sunday 17th March immediately following the 11.00am Service.

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We are holding a Coffee Morning and Craft Fair on Saturday 16th March from 10am to 12 noon. Tickets are available now at £2 but will also be on sale on the day at the door. The Craft Fair already includes jewellery, cards, handbags and speciality cakes, but tables are still available at a cost of £10 and anyone interested should contact Margaret McCallum on 07799 281 876 / 01236 728086.

The Dinner Dance and Ceilidh held at the Westerwood Hotel on Friday 15th February was a great success and raised an excellent £1,505 towards the Sanctuary Refurbishment Project.

Diary dates – Forthcoming events:

  • Summer Fair – Saturday 18th May at 12 noon
  • Fashion Show – Saturday 21st  September at The Westerwood Hotel
  • Christmas Fayre – Saturday 30th November at 12 noon

Guild – On 6th March there is an open evening (all are welcome) to a presentation on The Making of The Falkirk Wheel. The Daffodil Tea is on 20th March at 7.30 pm with entertainment from The Garngad Foundry Boys Praise Group.  Tickets are £3 and will be on sale shortly.

Condorrat Church – Sanctuary Refurbishment Project

Condorrat Parish Church is holding a fund raising event – a Dinner Dance at the Westerwood Hotel on Friday 15th February from 7.30 pm till midnight.  This should be a great evening with a 3-course meal and a Ceilidh Band.  Tickets cost £25 and there are still some available from the church so why not join us and bring your friends (tables seat ten people).