FALKIRK TRINITY CHURCH NEWS JUNE 2015 SUNDAY

FALKIRK TRINITY CHURCH NEWS
JUNE 2015
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES: THEME – LIVING WITH LUKE’S GOSPEL
Sunday 7th June 2015 at 11.00am
Communion: All who love the Lord are welcome to share around His table
Service led by Robert Allan and Kay Brown
In addition there will be a 2pm Communion service – this short 15-20 minute service is organised for
elderly/housebound but anyone who wishes to attend will be most welcome – it will be followed by tea/coffee in
the hall.
Sunday 14th June 2015 at 11.00am
Service led by Robert Allan and Kay Brown
Sunday 21st June 2015 at 11.00am
Family Service led by Robert Allan and Kay Brown
Followed by BBQ lunch
(Father’s Day)
Sunday 28th June 2015 at 11.00am
Service led by Robert Allan
Contacts
Rev Robert Allan, Minister, 625124, minister@falkirktrinity.org.uk
Rev Kay Brown, Assistant Minister, 617352, kaybrown1cpw@gmail.com
Rev John Jenkinson, Pastoral Assistant, 625498, jh.jenkinson@sky.com
Mrs Morag Jenkinson, Session Clerk, 625498, sessionclerk@falkirktrinity.org.uk
Mr Gordon England, Deputy Session Clerk, 714320, gandm.england@gmail.com
Gillian Gardner, Business and Development Manager, Church Office 611017, thefawkirk@outlook.com
Please note that we now stream Sunday Services on line. Although there may occasionally be times when the
congregation is seen, the main focus will usually be towards the front of the Church. If anyone wishes to discuss
this, or has any concerns, please speak to the Minister.
Church News for July
Please send to the Church Office via e-mail (thefawkirk@outlook.com) or hand into the office by Tuesday 23rd
June. Thanks!
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Church Team Meetings
 Kirk Session meet on Tuesday 23rd June at 7.30pm in the Main Hall
 Comely Park Primary School Summer Service at 11.00am on Friday
26th June
Worship
We continue with LUKE’S GOSPEL as our focus for worship until the
summer of 2015, with a passage from that Gospel every Sunday. It would
be good for us all to reflect on that Gospel individually as well as when we
gather for worship, to soak it up and let Jesus who is at the heart of the
Gospel guide our daily living.
Post of Part-time Caretaker – 25 Hours
Falkirk Trinity Church of Scotland wishes to appoint a part-time Caretaker.
The commitment is for a minimum of 25 hours per week per annum and
the successful applicant will be expected to work flexibly. The closing date
for applications in writing is Friday 26th June. Please contact the Church
Office for further information and to register an interest in applying.
Office contact details are listed on the front page of the News.
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness......
Fruits and gifts - all are welcome to an evening of listening and sharing
together on Tuesday 9th June in the History room. We begin at 7.00pm for
7.30pm with tea, coffee and cakes. For more information, ask any member
of The Christian Growth Team.
Bible Reading Group
The Bible reading group will meet to
discuss Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk and
Zephaniah on Sunday 7th June. (During
June we are reading Haggai, Zechariah,
and Malachi). All welcome!
Prayer Tree
We have a beautiful prayer tree in the
Vestibule. Please leave a message on
this if you want prayers said for
yourself or others.
Wanderers Outings
Our next trips are on Monday the 8th
and Friday the 26th of June. If you are
interested in coming along, please
contact Christine (tel. 713746) or
Margaret Burns (622495) as soon as
possible.
Church Summer BBQ
Sunday 21st June
Our summer BBQ will be after the service on the 21st of June.
Tickets are £3.00 each and available after the services leading up the date!
Elders and Pastoral Visitors boxes
These can be found in the room in the
Sanctuary (nearest to the hall) – please
check these regularly for information.
Summer Garden Party
Sunday 28th June from 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Falkirk’s most glamourous garden party will take place at
8 Rosehall Terrace on Sunday 28th June. Hats are optional! Tickets for this
splendid event are available for £5.00 from Morag Jenkinson or the Office.
Café closed
Please note that the café will be closed
on Monday June the 8th, reopening on
Tuesday June the 9th.
4th Falkirk BB Senior Boy needs your help to gain Queens Badge ..
One of our BB boys, Robbie McCormick, is looking for folks who could
help him gain 30 hours community service experience towards his
Queens Badge. Robbie is willing to paint fences, cut grass etc. all free of
charge (paint/tools would need to be provided).
If you have a job that Robbie could help you with, please email your full
details, phone number, address, and job required to Stuart Frampton,
Captain on forthfalkirkbbcaptain@hotmail.com and Stuart
or John Steel (Company Section Officer) will contact you.
Walking Group
The Walking Group meet on Mondays
at 7.00pm. Set off points for the year
are:
June:
Lionthorn car park
July:
Bantaskine Park
August:
Falkirk Wheel car park
September: FVRH
Contact Elizabeth Brotchie on 624273
for more information.
Christian Aid Magazine
The new edition is now available. Please pick up a copy in the vestibule.
Christian Aid Week
Thanks to all who helped to raise £1407 at the Book Sale and £630.82 at the Coffee Morning, Hunger Lunch and
Quiz. This means we have sent over £2000 to Christian Aid – before we even start to look at funds raised in the
House to House collection. Lots of people helped to raise this money but special thanks go to Hamish Scott and his
team (Book Sale), Ellen Hamilton and her team (Coffee morning), the young people from Youth Station for helping
with the Hunger Lunch and Moira Somerville for making up the quiz. We appreciate the efforts of all the house to
house collectors and of Tom Moyes for organising the collection during Christian Aid week and look forward to
hearing the total raised.
Nepal Emergency Appeal
We have now sent off to Christian Aid the emergency appeal envelopes for Nepal. Again thanks to all who
contributed. If you still wish to donate, please do so through the Christian Aid website.
Produce Stall
We will again be having a Produce Stall for Christian Aid after the service on the first Sunday of every month. This
will start on Sunday 5th July. Please bring along any craft work, plants and vegetables, jams and chutney which you
can spare and please also support this venture by leaving a donation for any goods you would like to take away.
Eco Congregation Walk
The next meeting of the West Lothian and Falkirk Network of Eco-Congregation Scotland is an hour’s stroll along
part of the John Muir Way with the Rev Trevor Jamison, their Environmental Chaplain, on Thursday 4th June. Meet
at 7.30pm at the entrance to the River Avon Heritage trail in Burgh Mills Lane, Linlithgow. Trevor walked the
whole of the John Muir over ten days last June. Join him to walk and talk about John Muir, creation and faith.
Please bring sensible footwear and dress for the weather! (see poster)
Traidcraft Stall
The Traidcraft stall is open for business every Friday, except
during café holidays, from noon until 2.00pm in the Main Hall
foyer, selling cleaning products, gifts, jewellery and chocolate!
Summer Sunday Hour
S Kidz takes a break over the summer holidays
and we’ll have a Summer Sunday Hour instead
for the children. If you can help with storytelling,
crafts or games, please let Morag Mackay know!
(moragmackay@hotmail .com)
Parking in Church Grounds
On Sundays, we try to keep as many spaces within the
grounds for those bringing folk to Church who are unable to
walk far or cope with the hills/steps around the Church. If you
are able to cope with these, then please make use of the
various parking places around the town centre. Please drive
very slowly and with great care as you enter and leave the
Church grounds as many people are on foot.
Greetings Cards
We now have a selection of greetings cards,
books and CDs available for sale in the Church.
These are on display in the Café from Monday to
Friday and after the Sunday Service.
Strathcarron Hospice Phials
Phials for donations to Strathcarron Hospice are available on the table in the Vestibule. Please feel free to
take one to fill with any coin value. Once full, the phials should be returned to Boston Glegg.
Sunday Services On-line
As you are all aware we have been streaming our Sunday morning services online for some time now. We hope to
continually upgrade our internet connection to provide the best quality picture to those who view online, however
quality also depends on home internet quality and having the capacity to download the services as they are
streamed. If you want to know more about this then perhaps one of our own computer/internet operators could
guide you to someone to speak to. As we are now becoming more familiar with the ways of operating our cameras, it
may be that we will be able to show some pictures, as part of our streaming online, of some of the congregation. In
reality, people will see no more online than they would if they walked through the front doors and had a look around!
If however, you have reservations about appearing online then sitting somewhere in the Church beneath the balcony
is probably your best option. Services are now available for up to four weeks to view online and then they will be
deleted. As technology moves forward we hope to embrace it in a responsible and appropriate way for the good of
sharing our worship and the Christian message with a wider congregation. If you would like to train to help with the
computer operations then please see Isabel Sarle (tel 621648).
Flowers
The flowers which decorate the Sanctuary and vestibule are provided by donations from the congregation
throughout the year. A special date can be requested, for example, to mark an anniversary or
commemorate a loved one. You can arrange the flowers personally or this can be done for you. The list of those who
donate is being updated and if you are on the list or would like to be added to it please speak to Marianne Pattison
(716087) or the church office.
Guitar Recital
Friday 5th June at 7.30pm
Nestor Beveridge and Jamie Torrance, from the Royal Conservatoire, will play works by Bach, Giuliani and Mompou.
Tickets cost £6.00 and are available at the door on the evening.
Da Capo Alba
Saturday 6th June
We are thrilled to welcome back Da Capo Alba to the Faw Kirk, along with Bavarian orchestra, Bayrisches
Landeszupforchester (BLZO)! Da Capo Alba is the adult orchestral section of the LGMA, and is currently Scotland's
largest guitar and mandolin Orchestra. It performs in concerts throughout Scotland and abroad, usually about five each
year. The Orchestra and its members have won a range of awards over the last four years, including trophies for
Orchestra, ensemble, duets and individual performances. Put the date in your diary! Tickets are available from the
Office, priced £8.00/£6.00.
Lunchtime Recitals
Friday 12th June at noon
Our June lunchtime recital will be given by Rob Harris, Organ Scholar, St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh.
Admission is free, however there is an opportunity to make a voluntary donation towards the visit in October from the
Church on Schüren, Dortmund. A lunch deal for £6.00 will be available after the recital.
An Evening with Dr David Hamilton
Wednesday 24th June at 7.00pm
David Hamilton is a bestselling author of 7 books, covering a range of topics - from the impact of the
mind on the body, the effect of compassion and kindness on the heart, the contagiousness of
emotions, and even the nature of the mind and consciousness. During the research for his latest book, ‘I Heart Me:
The Science of Self Love’, he realised that his own lack of self-love was sabotaging him in hundreds of subtle ways
and more than a handful of major ways, so he devised an experiment using himself as the guinea pig. For more
than a year, David studied the latest research into brain chemistry, neuroscience, and psychotherapeutic and
personal development techniques. He realised that self-love was as much about biology as psychology – that selfworth is in our genes, but trained out of us. The biological drive to seek connection with others often leads us to try
to be ‘someone else’ to win love and approval. But the brain can be reprogrammed, and David devised 27 powerful
exercises that he tested on himself to now help you increase your own level of self-worth, connect powerfully with
your authentic self, attain a greater sense of happiness and general wellbeing, and create stronger and more real
connections with others.
David Hamilton has a first class honours degree in chemistry, specialising in biological and medicinal chemistry.
After completing his PhD, he worked for 4 years in the pharmaceutical industry developing drugs for cardiovascular
disease and cancer. Working in drug development exposed him to the placebo effect, how people improve through
believing they are receiving a drug, so he began to study mind-body interactions in his spare time. He decided to
leave the pharmaceutical industry to write and speak about the mind, our abilities, and help people to believe in
themselves more. And he also wanted to write and speak about kindness and spread the idea that a small group of
people with compassion and kindness in their hearts can change the world.
Tickets for this exciting event are now on sale costing £12.00 (£10.00 concession) from the Church office. David will
also be available after his talk for a book signing.
Blythswood Care Collections
Collections will take place on Wednesday 3rd
June at the following locations:
 Grangemouth Union Road car park,
11.30am-noon
 Camelon Parish Church, 12.15pm-12.45pm
Introduction to Riding
Want to learn to ride? Horse Haven Riding School are offering a
discounted introductory course to riding horses or ponies. You’ll
receive four half hour riding sessions for £60.00, based on 2 riding,
saving £36.00. Contact the school on 0141 588 5859 or visit
www.horsehaven.co.uk
Friends from Heart and Soul event……
Did
you
know
that
there
are
not
only
Church
of Scotland’s in Scotland but that we have some sister congregations

across
England as well, including Newcastle Upon Tyne. Scottish Presbyterians have worshipped in Newcastle since the

Reformation
and still worshipping there! If any members are heading south this summer, or may have family or friends

relocating
to
the North East of England, then look out for St Andrew’s Kirk in Newcastle
 m
www.standrewskirknewcastle.org Twitter: @NewcastleKirk. There are also congregations in Corby, Liverpool and
London.
Stuart Townend & Band
Stuart Townend and band will be appearing in:
 Kilsyth Anderson Parish Church on Wednesday 15th July from 7.30pm – 10.00pm
 Tron St Mary's Parish Church, Glasgow on Sunday 19th July from 7.30pm – 21.30pm
 Allan Park South Church, Stirling on Saturday, 18 July from 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Tickets available from eventbrite.co.uk
Lunchtime Organ Recital
Friday 21st August at noon
Our August recital will be given by Ian Boulter, Organist
and Director of Music, Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling.
There will be no recital in July.
Wanderers Outings
Our next trips are on Thursday 9th July, then Wednesday
12th and Friday 28th of August. If you are interested in
coming along, please contact Christine (tel. 713746) or
Margaret Burns (622495) as soon as possible.
60 Minutes of Song
National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCoS)
Saturday 15th August
Those who attended the concert last year will want to
book early once the tickets go on sale. Choirs from
NYCoS have built an enviable and well-earned
reputation for the high quality of performance across
the whole range of choirs in the organisation. Two
choirs will perform here on the day - watch this space
for further details.