INTIMATIONS 10th SEPTEMBER
Monday 11th September: Men’s Club - The new session of Indoor Bowls will start and take place at 1.30p.m. in St Machan’s hall on Monday 11th September. A Warm invitation is extended to all men of the congregation and friends to come along and enjoy an afternoon of fun and fellowship.
Wednesday 13th September : The Wednesday Morning Prayer and Worship Service meet in St Machan’s. A warm invitation is extended to all.
• Prayer Service – 10.15 a.m.
• Worship Service – 11.00 a.m.
Thursday 14th September : The Kirk Session are called to meet on Thursday 14th September at 7.00p.m. in the Session Room in St Machan’s Church.
Saturday 16th September : Church family fun night on Saturday 16th September in the church hall from 7 to 9pm.
The theme is on the TV programme …Who wants to be a Millionaire….. guaranteed your cheeks will be sore with laughing…..This would be a great opportunity to ask your family and friends to come along for a good social night….kids welcome.
Sunday 17th September: Morning Worship will be held in St Machan’s Church at the usual time of 11a.m.
ADVANCE NOTICE
• Tea Dance : There are plans in place to hold the first Larkhall New Parish Church, Afternoon Tea Dance, which is to be held in Chalmers Hall on Monday, 9th October from 1pm until 3pm and it is hoped that you will help and support this venture. Help would be appreciated in various ways. You could help by letting people know the details of the event or you could help by supplying some home baking, or you could volunteer to help at the event by helping setting up the hall and food, or serving our guests, or the less glamorous, clearing up at the end. All these tasks are vital to the success of this happy, fun and food filled afternoon tea dance.
If you would be willing and able to help in any way please give your name to either Anne Strachan or May Prentice. Your support would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
• Shoebox Appeal 2023: The Christmas Shoebox Appeal -2023 has been launched. I don’t yet have a date for the uplift of the boxes but it is usually around the end of October. Larkhall New will again be participating in the appeal and I know finances are going to be stretched for everyone but if you are able to perhaps spread the cost over the next 2 months and pick up a couple of things when out shopping, I am confident we can still give our usual generous support for this very worthwhile appeal. The usual information leaflets are at the exit doors. Please do pick up one on your way out. Thank you.
• Songs Of Praise : Look out for our Songs Of Praise Service in October – date to be confirmed. We are looking for your top 3 favourite hymns. Please pick up and fill in the request slips at the Church entrance and pop the slip in the box beside them or email your top 3 favourites to may.prentice@live.co.uk
Keeping you informed : Following a recent meeting of the Business Committee of Larkhall New we had a discussion about how we could improve our communication with you, our Church Family, and keep you abreast of what goes on in Larkhall New - both at Chalmers & St Machan’s - on a weekly basis. For those who have Internet Access you will hopefully have noticed over the last few weeks an email from me each Sunday or Monday providing a list of the intimations for the week ahead as is found in the Sunday Church order of service leaflet. We hope this will be of interest to those who are, for whatever reason, unable to attend Church regularly or who happen to miss a week or two due to illness, holidays or family commitments. For those who manage to Church and have already seen the intimations, this just serves as an additional update. Naturally, I have only been able to send this information out to those whose email address I have. If you are “on line” and are currently not receiving my weekly email and would like to do so then please let me have a note of your email address and I will be happy to include you. I can be contacted at fturn48880@aol.com or speak to me at Church. Linda