Orchardhill Parish Church

INTIMATIONS

Week commencing  17^th August  2008

Last Weeks Intimations

Orchardhill Home 

Sunday              9.45am          Family Worship                       Rev. Daniel Frank

    17                11.15am          Morning Worship                     Rev. Daniel Frank

Sunday              9.45am          Family Worship                       Rev. Daniel Frank

    24                                        Sacrament of Baptism

11.15am          Morning Worship                      Rev. Daniel Frank

Sunday             9.45am          Family Worship                        Rev. Chris Vermeulen

    31                                        Stepping Stones resume

11.15am          Morning Worship                     Rev. Chris Vermeulen

Organist:         We welcome Cameron Merriweather to the organ this morning while David Fisher is on

holiday.

Worship at Noon – every Tuesday in the Session Room

We invite you to take time out of your busy schedule to join us for a short time of contemplation and worship each Tuesday in the Fellowship Room, starting again on Tuesday 2 September at 12 noon. This has been well received by many and we hope that you will take this opportunity to join together in worship for about 20 minutes each week.

The Orchard is open on Tuesdays for coffee, tea, scones and cakes from 10am and serves homemade soup and freshly baked bread from 11.30am until 1pm so why not invite someone new to join you for worship and coffee/tea or lunch where you can enjoy pleasant surroundings and chat with friends?

Holiday Leave:

Please note that Chris, Elaine and family are on holiday until Tuesday 28^th August.

Elders

All Elders, please note to check your entry in the Church Directory.  Any changes should be intimated to Fiona Thomson or Margaret Howard as soon as possible, if you have not already done so.

Stepping Stones

All departments of Stepping Stones resume on 31^st August at 9.45am.

Orchardhill Record – September edition

Sunday 24 August is the deadline for contributions for the September edition of the Orchardhill Record.  Please send contributions by e-mail to bill@billmcmurtrie.com before 1.00pm that day or leave them in the relevant slot in the rack in the church corridor no later than 11am. The editorial team would be pleased to receive contributions sooner rather than later. So send them in today instead of waiting until the deadline date!

This is the ideal opportunity for organisations to advertise the start of their 2008-2009 programmes.

Tweenies

Tweenies will commence again in September.  It is open to all 5 and 6 year old girls.  Currently there is a waiting list so please contact Kirsty Flockhart on 586 8867 to add your daughters name to the list, regardless of age.  

Soundwaves

We look forward to seeing back our “pirates” and some new “recruits” on 2^nd September in the Church Hall.  (6.15 – 7.45pm).  This will take the form of an “Open night” when we shall have some fun with instruments and singing, giving the opportunity for new/prospective members to find out more about SoundWaves.  Contact Alice Jack (571 1803) or Susan Taylor (577 7065) to register new members.

New adult / young leader helpers would also be a help on a regular or ad hoc basis. 

David Reid Memorial Trophy

A competition for the David Reid Memorial Trophy is proposed for the afternoon of Saturday 6 September 2008 at Whitecraigs Golf Club, and will be followed by food and fellowship.

Enthusiastic Golfers will be welcome, independent of handicap, and are asked to make contact with Ian & Dorothy Cartlidge by telephone (571 7839) or email dotplot231@hotmail.com, before Saturday 23 August.

Macmillan house to house collection.

This year's collection runs from 25 - 29 August. If you can help, please

speak to Helen Blackie, Mary Kerr, Irene Kinniburgh or Jan Paterson..

Holiday Jar    Holiday Jar

As is our custom over the summer the Holiday Jar will be in place during the summer for the children to put their summer pennies into during the singing of the first praise.  Adults may also contribute. 

Ideas for the children to think about what the money collected could purchase are listed below.

Goats: We make sure that goats are only sent to areas where the land can support them, and all families are given full training in caring for their livestock. Where it is needed, we also provide housing for the goats, built to specific standards approved by World Vision staff. This initiative really will change the lives of people in Hurungwe, providing a good source of food and income for years to come. You can either buy one goat or push the goat out and buy a whole herd of them!

Chickens: Give new life this Spring. Our project in Chettikulam, Sri Lanka aims to give communities a new income source. Providing families with vaccinated chicks will produce eggs and meat for them to eat or sell.

Sheep: Ewe’ll love this gift to help more children go to school in Basa, Senegal. Many families here are sheep farmers, so by starting a sheep-breeding programme, schools can earn money to cover costs while teaching children skills valued by their parents.

Water and Seeds:

A really splashing idea, which will help communities gain access to clean, safe water. In Addis Zemen, Ethiopia, families often become ill with diseases such as cholera and typhoid from dirty water. Your gift will help us improve the whole community water system, enabling thousands more people to get clean water.

The gift will allow a Sri Lankan family to grow more in their garden. A garden irrigation kit, using drip irrigation, will help them to conserve water and  also allow the family to grow vegetables in the dry season.

This is a gift that grows and grows. By giving a family in the Keembe district of Zambia seeds for their farm, you’ll be helping them escape poverty. Malnutrition is widespread here, but by planting this selection of vegetable seeds, families will have a reliable source of food for themselves, and produce to sell.