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will be the theme at both churches led by members of the congregation and the Worship Team.

The purpose of the meeting is to adopt the 2011accounts and the statistical return. This meeting is therefore open only to members of the Kirk Session in their role as Trustees of Channelkirk and Lauder Church. 

in the Youth Trust Hall.  See notices for more information.

Notices

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Collections from The Lodge Hotel will be made on Tuesday Feb 7th; March 6th; Apr 3rd; May 8th and June 5th; all at 12.30 - 12.45pm. Blythswood Care accepts clothing, shoes, books, small items of furniture, bric a brac, and foodstuffs for the food bank in Edinburgh and Inverness.


Untrimmed used stamps are being collected for World Mission to help fund two schools. Collecting boxes are in the porches of both churches.

Sample Cards will be on display from Sunday 29th January when orders may be placed and available for purchase early in February. We may also introduce a Greetings Card version. 

Hanna and Rebecca are looking for cartons, plastic pots(yoghurt, Butter tubs), small card boxes, plastic bottles, milk bottles all clean for our Messy Church, a once-monthly time for children and their parents/carers, at a time other than Sunday. Please leave them in church during next week.  Messy Church provides a chance to express creativity, have fun within a Christian context and celebrate God together through his word, through music and prayer, and through fellowship and food. Plans for a trial session on Wednesday 1st February 3.15-4.15pm in Lauder Youth Trust Hall are now well in place. If the trial proves successful, a monthly one-hour session will follow. The trial session on the 1st February will use the Creation as its theme, and material produced will be used in the Family service on the Sunday immediately after. If you want to read more have a look at www.messychurch.org.uk or speak with Dr Rebecca Green.

To join us at any time, or for more information, call the minister or contact the Session Clerk, Billy Anderson on 01578 722848, email wanderson456@hotmail.co.uk.

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