If you are aware of any pastoral care needs around the Church, please let Sarah, Alison McK or Lisa know so that we can offer support.

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is from 17-22 May and you can watch online.  Rev Sarah will be there. Please pray for the debates, decisions, vision and fellowship that God would be honoured through it all. 

Funeral for Tom Prentice is on Friday 23 May at 9am at South Lanarkshire Crem. Please hold his family in your prayers. 

Sunday 25 May includes Holy Communion and has a focus on Christian Aid. 

Sunday 8 June is our Stated Annual Meeting within worship. Please help yourself to the Annual Report and Accounts or check out our website under More to read them there. Please feel free to ask questions of Elders or email them to Lisa who will send them on.

The Guild Strawberry Tea and Blether is on Tues 3 June at 1.30pm. Tickets £5.

Tea and Blether over the summer months, 1st Tuesday of July, August and September at 1.30pm.  All welcome.

There will be no Yoga or Chair Yoga on Wed 21 or 28 May.

The Church buildings will be closed to all on Wed 28 May.

The next meeting of Write At Moncreiff will be on Sat 31 May 1-4pm.  Places must be booked in advance.  All welcome! For more information, please speak to Sheena Oo.

Tickets are now on sale for the BB Annual Quiz Nighton Fri 6 June at £5 per person.  Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7.30pm start.  For tickets, please contact any officer who will only be happy to help. They should also be on sale after church this Sunday morning.

A new Tai Chi class is being held on Mondays 11-12noon in the Old Hall.  New members welcome.

Freya Smith is running the Edinburgh marathon on 25 May to raise funds for Cancer Research in memory of her Gran Brenda. Thank you to everyone who has already sponsored her. Please pray for her and if you want to sponsor her, please give a donation to Laura Smith or use the link below.  Thank you.  www.justgiving.com/page/freya-smith-2

The Kettle’s On 9am-1pm Come along to have tea, coffee, toast, soup (from noon), plus other goodies and a blether, OPEN to all and all are welcome.  Kindly sponsored by VASLan, SLC and Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund.

Struggling with finances?  Drop-in sessions are available on Thursday mornings to find out more about the services provided by CAP in EK, money coaching workshops and debt help. Alternatively, call 07985 284688 to speak to a local Money/Debt Coach. Please let others know about this confidential service.

Donations welcome for the Food Bank Box – cereal, tins inc. desserts, potatoes and vegetables, pot noodles, pasta, meals in a tin, non-perishable items, sanitary products, nice goodies too! Also, blankets (clean secondhand or new), new hot water bottles, etc for our Hot Box! If you can. 

Tea Duty

Today:​​M Prow, Al McKinnon and E McKinnon

Next Sunday:​E Barrowman, L Eland and S Oo

If you can help serve teas and coffees after worship on Sundays, please add your name to the rota in the kitchen.

Kettle’s On Thursday Soup Rota

22 May:​​M McIntyre and J Boslam

29 May:​​J Stafford (F) and S Bennie

If you can help by making a pot of soup, suitable for vegetarians, please join the Rota by calling the office: 01355 223328 or email: theoffice@moncreiffparishchurch.co.uk

WHAT’S ON: 19-25 May 2025

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