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Church of Scotland have issued updated advice available in detail at:-
Reshaping Church Life
Reopening and Looking After Church Buildings
In order to book a seat for services, please ‘phone our church officer Mrs Diane McCallum on 07828 456651. Thank you!
Please observe the social distancing rules with which we are all accustomed. PLEASE, if you can, KEEP ON YOUR MASKS until you leave the building. Thank you for your understanding.
REFLECTION:
The Gospel of St. Matthew 6:25-34: please put your own name or the name of loved ones in the spaces.
Jesus said, “Therefore I tell you, my beloved ________ do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not your life, my beloved __________ more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you, my beloved_________ not much more valuable than they? Can you, by worrying, add a single hour to your life?
“And why do you, my beloved __________ worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labour or spin. Yet I tell you, my beloved ________, that not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these. If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, my beloved ___________, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving.
People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you, my beloved ____________, know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.
So seek first God’s kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given as well to you, my beloved ____________.
Therefore, my beloved _____________, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Amen.
A WARM WELCOME AWAITS YOU ON SUNDAY 13th JUNE at 10.30am at INSCH-LESLIE-PREMNAY-OYNE PARISH CHURCH! A SPECIAL WELCOME to all visitors. We look forward to meeting all our baptismal party. Please observe the social distancing rules with which we are all accustomed. PLEASE, if you can, KEEP ON YOUR MASKS until you leave the building. Thank you for your understanding.
In order to book a seat for services, please ‘phone our church officer Mrs Diane McCallum on 07828 456651. Thank you!
SUNDAYS 4th and 11th JULY the services will be conducted by the Rev. Alan Greig.
SUNDAY 18th JULY the service will be conducted by the Rev. John Mack.
THURSDAY 22nd of JULY, Dr. Kay returns to work. Urgent pastoral duties will be attended to from the 4th to the 16th July by the Rev. Tommy Calder, telephone 01466 792630.
Thank you very much to the family of the late Mrs Madge Forsyth who have donated £800 to the church from the proceeds of hr funeral service. Madge was a very special lady to us and will be greatly missed. She was a hard working elder and a true gem.
There is now no restriction on the number of people at a Sunday Service although the fact that we still have to self-distance and cannot use the balcony for another few months will continue to limit our numbers. Would you please be so kind as to book your seats for church services through Diane McCallum on 07828 456651.
However, there is still a restriction on numbers for weddings and funerals and the number allowed has been increased to ONE HUNDRED. That said, our maximum number - depending on bubbles - is 85. This number will be by invitation of the families concerned. FUNERAL TEAS are also permitted.
We are now allowed to sing inside and out! We are very fortunate to have Diane as our risk assessor. We are in safe hands with her.
TEAS after the church service are allowed and have the same rules as cafe’s and restaurants, namely eight people from three households. Again we are in good hands with Diane and Kerry. In this beautiful weather we will have our tea in the church garden.
THE KIRK SESSION, CONGREGATION BOARD and Presbytery can now meet in person; the GUILD can also meet as can other groups. Most will want to begin after the summer holidays which are only three weeks away. We will certainly continue the Fun and Friendship afternoons which are for the well being of mental health. Each group requires a Covid-19 safety officer. The Guild will receive instructions from the Guild Office. Each group will work with our Covid-19 Safety Officer, Diane. Meetings, of course, will be restricted by the two metre distancing rule.
HYMN BOOKS can now be used. Praise the Lord, indeed!
VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED for the Fun Week. Details will be finalised at the KS. If you can help in any way, please put your name on the sheet today. It may be possible for us to meet outside to make final preparations. DATES: AUGUST 10th to 13th, starting at 10am prompt to eleven thirty. Other churches in Presbytery are also doing an afternoon session in order to accommodate their usual number of children. We will have a discussion to see what is possible. Thanking you in anticipation of your help.
THE COMMUNITY FOOD LARDER is open on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS from 10am to noon. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME FOR THE THURSDAY COMMUNITY LARDER: 10am to NOON! The Larder will be closed in July although we will still provide our regular families with their food.
Please contact Dr. Kay on 07951 059272, or Diane on 07828 456651 for deliveries. Our meals began again on Thursday 6th of May. The Thursday meals of Soup and Sweet are being cooked by Jackie Cruickshank of the Station Hotel and her commis chef, Tony. We are very grateful to her. The Monday meals are from Graeme Barber, the butcher; always a fine and tasty dinner. The meals will be provided throughout June. APOLOGIES, we are at our MAXIMUM CAPACITY for meals at the moment. Anyone who wishes to have meals will have to go on to a waiting list.
SCHOOL UNIFORMS: It is a pleasure to help parents kit out their children with school uniforms, shoes and jackets. Should you require help, please contact Dr. Kay on 07951 059272 or Diane on 07828 456651. All contact is confidential.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE to make a donation to our church funds, the bank details are: TSB Sort Code 30-25-89 Account number 00753593. The name of the account is Insch Leslie Premnay Oyne Parish Church. Thank you for your generous support.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE to make a donation to the Community Larder, the bank details are: TSB 30-25-89 account number 00820428. The name of the account is Insch-Leslie-Premnay-Oyne Parish Church, and, most importantly, please write “Community Larder” ON THE BACK OF THE CHEQUE. Thank you very much for your generous support.
If you would like to show your support for keeping Insch War Memorial Hospital open, then, at the request of the Friends, please make a red heart and pop it in your window, on your door, or somewhere appropriate for folk to see. Thank you. Please check out the Friends FB page.
Please remember CHRISTIAN AID in your prayers and in your giving if you can. Thank you. Donate or call 0845 700 0300.
WORLD MISSION has asked us to continue stamp collecting in order to raise funds for The Women’s Development Centre in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Please take your stamps to church and Anne Campbell will collect them. And PLEASE leave a generous margin around each stamp! Thank you. Grateful thanks to Anne for volunteering to trim them.
A copy of our accounts for 2020 can be found on our webpage at:
http://inschlesliepremnayoyne.com/governance.html.
TUESDAY 15th JUNE at 7.30pm in the church: Congregational Board and Kirk Session Meeting. We welcome back all those who have not been able to join us by Zoom.
TUESDAY 29th JUNE at 2pm in the church garden (or the hall if bad weather): FUN and FRIENDSHIP Event for mental health and well-being. With Frances and Helen; Frances MacDonald, Dr. Kay’s quizzes and a few jokes! NUMBERS STILL LIMITED so please book through Diane on 07828 456651. Thank you! We look forward to seeing you!
MONDAY JULY 5th to the 12th: Dr. Kay will be walking the West Highland Way, 99 miles plus a few miles more to get to her overnight accommodation. The days range from 12 miles to 19 miles. The shorter days are the tougher! If you would like to sponsor her, you will find a sheet in the foyer over the next few Sundays. A few pounds for her agony would be greatly appreciated, The proceeds will be divided between the church and Christian Aid. Thank you for your support.
SUNDAYS 4th and 11th JULY the services will be conducted by the Rev. Alan Greig.
SUNDAY 18th JULY the service will be conducted by the Rev. John Mack.
THURSDAY 22nd of JULY, Dr. Kay returns to work. Urgent pastoral duties will be attended to from the 4th to the 16th July by the Rev. Tommy Calder, telephone 01466 792630.
TUESDAY 27th JULY at 2pm: Fun and Friendship Event. Please book through Diane on 07828 456651 or return your slips to Diane or Dr. Kay.
😎 TUESDAY 10th to FRIDAY 13th AUGUST: CHILDREN’S FUN WEEK. Although there are no restrictions to children meeting together, details are still to be decided.
The Moderator of Gordon Presbytery, the Rev. Neil Meyer, will be hosting a Golf Day at Kintore Golf Club on Friday, 25th June 2021. Mr Alan Donald is going to round up teams on our behalf. Thank you, Alan!
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