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Caldwell and Dunlop Parish Church
Welcome to Dunlop Kirk
Sunday Worship 12 January 2025
Caldwell Church 10.00am
Dunlop Kirk 11.30am
All welcome.
Our Services of Worship are recorded and can be viewed here
Services are live on our YouTube channel
and Services are live on Facebook.
Services can be listened to by calling 01505 805500 (local call rate)
You can access the service by clicking on this link to Dunlop Kirk's YouTube Service.
Dunlop Church of Scotland - YouTube Channel
Watch previous Caldwell recorded services here
If you would like to be part of our Zoom Caldwell and Dunlop Church congregation
the Zoom service on Sunday normally starts at 11.15am.
We'll start with about 15 minutes of welcome and chat, before watching the online Service then more time for chat afterwards.
Let me know if you'd like to join us, and I'll email you the link. It is also possible to Zoom by telephone,
so if you know anyone who'd like to join that way, then let them, and me, know.
Intimations.
John Campbell
As announced last week, our friend John Campbell, died on Thursday 2nd January.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Jeanette and family.
John's funeral service will be held on Friday 24th January 2025 in Dunlop Kirk at 10.00am.
Followed by a service at Holmsford Bridge Crematorium, at 11.30am.
Christmas Appeal East Ayrshire Churches Homelessness Action:
We appreciate the support this appeal always receives from the congregation and the wider community.
Two deliveries of gifts, food and cash were dropped off with EACHa workers.
A Thank You from EACHa
The gifts have been distributed to struggling families by children’s services,
and we know that this will have made a real difference to these families.
This winter in particular has been difficult for many families. The parents were able to concentrate on household necessities
rather than worrying about buying gifts for the children.
The food has been used in the food parcels we distribute each week, and a large parcel of food was handed into the Blue Triangle.
Thank you also for the cash received, the amazing sum of over £300.
We used most of this money for Christmas vouchers for the older young folks, including young care leavers
and the rest for Christmas gifts for children.
Thanks to all at Dunlop Church and the community for your continued support.
We wish you all a very happy Christmas and fulfilling New Year.
Tuesday Coffee, Tea and a Chat
Tuesday, 14th January 2025
Dunlop Church Hall, 10 - 11.30am.
All welcome - open the door and join us.
Food Bank donation bags are now available in both our church sanctuaries and church halls.
As organisations return from the summer break they'll be encouraged to make use of these donation collection points.
If you'd like to help out by collecting the donations from time to time and delivering them to the Food Banks in Barrhead and Stewarton,
please contact Alison and hopefully we can make up a rota of deliverers!
Below a link to the Trussell Trust website so you can have a look at their campaigns and activities
to bring about structural change for the benefit of those who find themselves unable to feed themselves and their families.
https://www.trusselltrust.org/get-involved/campaigns/guarantee-our-essentials/
Exploring the Bible are on Zoom on Tuesday mornings at 10.30am
Christmas break back in 2025
Contact Rev. Alison McBrier for zoom details.
Recordings are also available.
Charity Tuesdays
when information about a particular charity is shared on our Facebook Pages every week.
If there’s a particular charity you’d like to publicise or promote -
could be a local, national or international organisation -
please contact our Minister, Rev Alison McBrier.
The Church Hall
Booking for the church hall can be arranged now by contacting Brian McGaw
or 07359 063355.
Dunlop Diary - articles to be included in the Diary should be submitted to dunlopdiary@gmail.com
Deadline for February Diary is Monday evening, 20 January 2025.Please contact Rev Alison McBrier or Session Clerk, Margo McMurdo (contact page), if you have any questions.
If you want any information on the above or would like to join our email information list,
please email Alison or Margo on contact@dunlopkirk.org.uk
Donations and givings
If you would like to make a donation to Dunlop Kirk,
you can do so by clicking on this link
Donate to Church of Scotland - Dunlop.
We are most appreciative of all the support we receive from members and friends of our congregation and parish,
especially at this very difficult time.
Dunlop is a small, friendly village in rural Ayrshire.
We are United with Caldwell, in Uplawmoor, East Renfrewshire as Caldwell and Dunlop Parish Church of Scotland.
We in Dunlop Kirk feel that our church is at the heart of the community.
We have a long and proud history of loving and serving the people of our parish, which also includes the communities of Burnhouse, Lugton, Newmill and the Halket.
Continue to pray - for our communities - people of all ages.
For all those whose lives and occupations are disrupted, and who are struggling with financial uncertainty.
For those who are working to maintain supply chains, and essential services. For our civic and religious leaders.
For all those who work in healthcare - in whatever capacity.
For researchers and scientists who are continuing to create treatments and vaccines.
Keep caring for each other, as I know you are.
Please pass on my words here to anyone you know is not on-line.
Peace, and hope, and love be with you all,
Alison
Rev Alison McBrier,
Minister.
Caldwell and Dunlop Parish Churches