FRONTIER THE CHURCH MAGAZINE KIRN PARISH CHURCH. (Charge of Central Cowal) NUMBER 224. MARCH 2015 Scottish Charity no: SC001976

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1 FRONTIER THE CHURCH MAGAZINE KIRN PARISH CHURCH (Charge of Central Cowal) NUMBER 224 MARCH 2015 Scottish Charity no: SC For the Saviour does not want to come as an idea but as a reality, wherever people live and struggle KIRN PARISH CHURCH

2 INTERIM MODERATOR: LOCUM MINISTER: DEACON: SESSION CLERK: FRONTIER EDITOR : Rev Drew Barrie Trinity Church Rothesay Rev Randolph Scott MA BD Lochan Avenue Kirn Mrs Glenda Wilson DCS Mr Jim Anderson Mrs Marion Fyfe For any pastoral matters, please contact the Locum Minister 29 th March publication will be the following Sunday 5 th April, apologies that this is one week later than normal due to holidays. Items can be ed to marionfyfe8@gmail.com thank you CHURCH AND PARISH REGISTER Mrs M Archibald 102 Ardenslate Road, Kirn, died We remember her family in our prayers Readers will be saddened to learn of the death of Alex Steel, husband of Jean, who was at one time a member of Kirn Church and a loyal member of the Guild. Alex s funeral has taken place at Linn Crematorium, Glasgow on 20 th February. 2

3 COG NEWS We have had one or two problems with our syllabus for the second session due to unforeseen circumstances but our meetings are well attended and enjoyed by our members. This month we have had a Bring & Buy sale, a splendid music night with the Old Bores and a recipe and night of blethering! We also learned about Nigel and Victoria Milnes latest trip to Malawi. In March we look forward to hearing from Ann Galliard about the Kilmun Mausoleum, then Peter Baxter will speak about Benmore Gardens before we have a different type of musical evening with Class Barber Shop group. Our AGM is on 25 th March when some new committee members will be elected. We hope to have a fish supper meal to finish off our session. If you have not found us before, please come to our new session in the Autumn, we are sure you will enjoy your evenings with us. From the COG Committee 5 PENCE CHARITY APPEAL It s time to send some more money to our latest charity and this month the money is going to HIPPO in MALAWI. It may take us a couple of more weeks to get it but we would like to send 100 to him and we almost have that amount. We have sent a card to Mr McKay to thank him for the jigsaw that he gave to us. We had good fun playing with it and it s something we can keep and play with again and again. We continue to enjoy each other s company at Sunday School and everyone tries their best and does their best. We are working on a project for Easter and so we will be very busy for the next few weeks. Thanks again goes to all our contributors who remember to save 5 pences for us. From all at the Sunday School 3

4 SCRIPTURE UNION BIBLE NOTES If you are interested in using Daily Bread Bible notes produced by the Scripture Union, please contact Lydia Hook on who will be pleased to order them for you. Notes cost 3.99 per quarter at current prices, the next notes begin in April so please speak to Lydia soon so that the order can be placed in good time thank you. ADVANCE NOTICE OF SOME EASTER SERVICES Thursday 2 nd April: Maundy Thursday Service at 7pm in St John s Church Members of the three congregations will be participating in the living Lords Supper, an Enactment of the Passover meal Friday 3 rd April: Good Friday: in Kirn Parish Church Central Cowal Congregations Service at 7pm Sunday 4 th April: Church Easter Sunday Service am in Kirn 7.00 pm Songs of Praise in High Kirk with Jubilate Choir It is anticipated that there will be short 30 minute meditations each morning in Holy Week (not Saturday) at am in the High Kirk and a sunrise service on Easter morning on Castle Hill, further details not yet finalised when this magazine was due for photocopying. Further information about other Easter services will be included in the Order of Service and local press. 4

5 THE LOST ART OF LISTENING Our eyes are constantly assaulted by fast-moving images. Generally we are static on the receiving end slumped on the sofa, sitting at a desk or part of the increasing and endangered percentage of us who walk the streets staring at their phone screens or who travel in a state of perpetual communication: I m on the train. Often we are not just static, but passive too. The dulling effect of media saturation may play a part in the apparently decreasing ability of churchgoers to concentrate. Sermons, as a consequence, have been shrinking to match our lost skills. Not that there is anything especially holy about a long sermon, of course. But it s worrying that we ve lost our listening skills. Indeed, for the Christian, this is a serious issue. To hear a sermon or a message online is easy; really listening to it is hard work. It requires energy and purpose from a receptive mind and heart: He who has ears, let him hear says Jesus (Matthew 11: 15) and this is a persistent message of both the Old and New Testaments. We are blessed with a communicating God, but so often we turn deaf ears to him. Faith comes by hearing, but the physical act of hearing is not enough: In one ear and out the other as many a mother has remarked; we all know how easy that is. We hear and choose to ignore or we lack understanding and are too lazy to wrestle for the truth. Taken from Daily Bread April June 2012 by Lin Ball who at one time was an editor of Bible resources with Scripture Union If you are lonely come inside and find a friend: if you are burdened by guilt come find forgiveness If you are anxious come find peace in Christ: if you are happy come share your joy: if you are lost come find the Way For in the name of Jesus Christ who is the Way, the Truth and the life and the only way to salvation we bid you welcome here

6 FOR ALL CHURCH MEMBERS The Annual Stated Meeting of the Church will take place on Sunday 29 th March immediately after the morning service, please could all church members make a note of this date. An Appeal - Dress a Girl Round the World This is a charity that wants anyone with some sewing skills to make a little dress out of... a pillowcase (of all things!). They are very very simple and to get the pattern for the sleeve cut out go to their website:- I have made a few and it takes less than one hour. Please speak to me if you think you would be interested in trying one of these little dresses and I will help you if I can, or go to the website to get details. As you will see on the website this could be the only dress that a little girl gets!!!!, hard to believe I know but if we can help in our small say, why not! Maureen Robinson (702903) LIAISON COMMITTEE The next meeting of the Liaison Committee (ourselves, St John s and Sandbank churches) will be held on Thursday 12 th March at Sandbank Church. COMMUNICANTS CLASS A class led by Rev Randolph Scott begins on Monday 9 th March at 18 Lochan Avenue, Kirn. If you are interested, please phone Rev Scott on or the Session Clerk on thank you 6

7 CHRISTIAN AID There will be a meeting after the morning service on Sunday 15 th March to discuss Kirn s participation in the Christian Aid Week collections. If you would like to help or have suggestions for our contribution to this worthy cause, please stay for the meeting or contact the Session Clerk: Jim Anderson on thank you. CHURCH MINI BUS If you know of anyone who would like to make use of the Church Minibus on a Sunday morning or if you could use it yourself please contact the co-ordinator Joan Ellis on thank you. GUILD MEETINGS FOR MARCH March 5 th March 19 th March 26 th Mary s Meals (Joint meeting) at 2.00 pm AGM and Bring and Buy sale Keep Calm and Carry On with Mr Gillies Millar Meetings in St John s Church Hall at 2.30 pm unless otherwise stated, open to all members and friends of Central Cowal Congregations FAIRTRADE New items on the stall in the North Aisle now:- 1 Geo bars carrot & ginger Gluten free 2 Geo bars banana & walnut Gluten free 3 REAL Easter Eggs 7

8 CHURCH ROTAS FLOWER ROTA SUNDAY TEA & COFFEE Mar 1 Mr & Mrs A Croucher Mar 1 Tina Stark & Liz Jackson 8 Mr & Mrs J Lowe 8 Lorna Croucher & Susan Wilson 15 Tait family (Ann Carnegie) 15 Margaret Jackson & Fiona Anderson 22 Mrs J Whyte 22 Lorna Croucher & Myra McArthur 29 Mr & Mrs G McKellar 29 Alison Ireland & Margaret Stevenson Apr 5 Easter Mrs Battie Apr 5 Lorna Croucher & Robyn Marritt 12 Mrs Moore 12 Tina Stark & Louise Taylor-Kavanagh ORDERS OF SERVICE FRONTIER PHOTOCOPYING (Last week of previous month) Mar 6 Wynne Simon April Jean Robison 13 Evelyn Wilson May Evelyn Wilson 20 Julia MacFarlane June Wynne Simon 27 Dorothy Thomas July/August Dorothy Thomas Apr 3 Jean Robison 10 Joan Ellis FRIDAY TEA & COFFEE ROTA Mar 6 Mrs E Bremner & Mrs M Stevenson 13 Mrs A Brown & Miss D Thomas 20 Mrs H Algie & Mrs E Paterson 27 Mrs J MacFarlane & Mrs E Wilson Apr 3 Mrs E Bremner & Mrs M Stevenson 10 Mrs A Brown & Miss D Thomas MESSY CHURCH Following the success of the first Messy Church meeting on 21 st February in the High Kirk Hall, it is hoped to have another meeting on Saturday 21 st March from 3.00 pm 5.00 pm. Further details to follow nearer the date.