Pew Leaflet
EAST PERTHSHIRE EPISCOPAL CHURCHES
St Ninian’s, Alyth; St Catharine’s, Blairgowrie;
St Anne’s, Coupar Angus; St Michael and All Angels, Ballintuim
19th JANUARY 2025
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY 25th JANUARY – THE CONVERSION OF PAUL
COLLECT
Almighty God, in Christ you make all things new: transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace, and in the renewal of our lives make known your heavenly glory; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
AMEN
Readings
Isaiah 43 : 1-7
Psalm 29
Acts 8 : 14-17
Luke 3 : 15-17, 21-22
Services
9.30 a.m. – Eucharist – St. Catharine’s
11.15 a.m. – Eucharist – St. Anne’s
3.00 p.m. – Eucharist – St. Ninian’s
10.30 a.m. JOINT SERVICE AT ST. CATHARINE’S
No Services in St. Anne’s or St. Ninian’s
ST.ANNE’S – the Service on 26th January at 11.15 a.m. will be taken by the Rev. Denise Herbert,
as Kim will be at St. Ninian’s ACM.
ST. NINIAN’S ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY, 28TH JANUARY AFTER THE MORNING SERVICE.
WATCH THIS SPACE!
The JLC Social Group will be holding a BURNS SUPPER jointly with Blairgowrie High School
where both pupils and church members will be taking an active part. This is a great
opportunity for outreach to our communities. Date to be advised very shortly. If you
would like to help out please let your social representative or Secretary to the Vestry, know.
MEDITATION GROUP meets at 10.45 a.m. on Tuesday, 21st January at the home of
Margaret Linley (Ivy Cottage, Whitelea Road, Burrelton).
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 19th-24th JANUARY
Short Service and lunch held at 12 noon at the following venues:
Thursday, 23rd January - St. Catharine’s Church Hall, Blairgowrie
Friday, 24th January – St. Stephen’s Hall, Blairgowrie
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
Friday, 7th March – 11.00 a.m. – St. Ninian’s
7.00 p.m. – St. Stephens, Blairgowrie
MARY’S MEALS
The annual Ceilidh, raising money for Mary’s Meals, was a successful evening with the young people there enjoying the dancing as much as the adults! The current total which includes
ticket sales, a raffle and donations, stands at £1867.40. A promising start for 2025 raising funds for the school we sponsor in Malawi. Thank you to everyone who made a contribution towards the evening.
MARY’S MEALS CHARITY TEXAS SCRAMBLE at Alyth Golf Club on Friday, 9th May. Open to all golfers with a current WHI (max, handicap 36). Tee times from 10.04 a.m. to 2.04 p.m.
Teams of 4 £25 per person. For more details or to book a time contact Lynne Fryer mmsarlf9@outlook.com or 01250 872512
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CHURCHES TOGETHER (FORMERLY EPACTS) meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, 16th January in St. Catharine’s Centre. If you would like to attend this fun evening, please contact David Cuthill by email davidcuthill007@gmail.com.
MOTHERS’ UNION meet on Thursday, 16th January. This will be a Eucharist taken by
Annie Hogg as Kim is on her leave.
“SAINTS ALIVE” - The Magazine of ABC Churches
Could we please urgently address the future of Saints Alive? We need to identify a
Representative from each of the four churches and, most importantly, a person to serve as a
central point of contact. This individual would gather articles and encourage, persuade, or
gently coerce potential authors to contribute. Additionally, this person should possess some
editorial skills to manage the content and assemble the magazine The layout and design will
be handled by an external agency. The printing is likely to be outsourced as well.
Please contact me by the end of the month at the following email address if you are interested
In helping keep the magazine alive. Email: Geoffrey.bridge@talk21.com
COLOUR PRINTER
Chris Judson, who edited Saints Alive for many years, has retired. He currently has an OKI
Office colour laser printer in his house and needs to have it removed and stored until its
future is decided. ABC Churches purchased the machine in 2018 to help produce the
Magazine. Has anyone somewhere nice and dry where it could be stored for a while or even
used? The printer weighs about 20 kilos and sits on a wooden stand.
Geoffrey Bridge (Email: Geoffrey.bridge@ttalk21.com .
MURDER MYSTERY EVENING
Blairgowrie & District Rotary is hosting a Murder Mystery Evening in Blairgowrie Golf Club on Friday, 7th February, 2025, 6 p.m. for a 6.30 p.m. start.
Tickets are £25 per person, including a one-course supper and tea/coffee and they are selling quickly! A raffle will also be held.
USED POSTAGE STAMPS
Don’t forget to save the stamps from your Christmas cards etc. They will be taken
by Karen and David Cuthill to the S.C.A.A. (Scottish Charity Air Ambulance) to raise much
needed funds. They can be given to Karen or David, Margaret Linley or left in the basket
on the bookcase at the entrance to St. Catharine’s Hal.
I expect to pass through this world but once.
Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness
I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now.
Let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again.
Stephen Grellet (1773-1855)
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SUNDAY, 26th JANUARY, 2025
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
Services Readings
9.30 a.m. – Eucharist – St. Catharine’s Nehemiah 8 : 1-3, 5-6, 8-10 11.15 a.m. – Eucharist – St. Anne’s Psalm 19
11.15 a.m. – Eucharist – St. Ninian’s 1 Corinthians 12 : 12-31a Luke 4 : 14-21
Our Website : www.abcsaints.co.uk
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/pg/abcsaints/ posts/
Rector : The Reverend Kim E Lafferty
10 Rosemount Park, Blairgowrie PH10 6TZ
Tel. (Home) 01250-872715. (Office) 01250-874583
E-mail: abcsaints@btinternet.com
Organist at St. Catharine’s and St. Anne’s Austin Wilkie.
St. Catharine’s Centre Coordinator: Julie Sinclair.
Normal hours, Monday,Wednesday and Friday 1.30-5.30 p.m.T. 01250 874583.
E. stcatharinescommunitycentre@btinternet.com .
Items for Pew Leaflet to: Mrs. Margaret Linley by 5pm on Wednesday
T.07778 570515 (text only) E. linley314@tiscali.co.uk .
OSCR NOS. St. Anne’s SC 014389, St. Catharine’s SC 003473,
St. Ninian’s SC 005907, St. Michael’s SC 009176
We welcome visitors and newcomers to our Churches. If you are new to the area
and/or Church and would like the church to have your contact details, please add
your details below and give this to one of the Sidesmen.
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