St Luke’s & Queen Street Church Congregational News
October 2019
Dear friends Well, with the ‘Last Night of the Proms’ over, we have definitely entered autumn. Whilst this is a season of great beauty, it is also a time of change. We together in St Luke’s are also in a season of change. So, I am writing to you to bring you up to date. Some time ago I was asked by our Presbytery to remain in ‘harness’ a tad longer to allow for reflection amongst the congregations in the Ferry as to the future. With a number of technical matters now more or less settled, I can let you know that I will most probably be retiring on 31 July of next year. However, I would hope that together we will continue to explore new forms of worship in particular with regards our Welcome Services and music. Similarly, there will be no better time to go on bolstering our ‘family’ spirit while addressing our financial deficit. Put bluntly, let these months ahead be a time to crystallise opportunities rather than one of endings. I was surprised the other day to see some of the recently planted seeds starting to sprout in fields. Let us then this autumn have faith that while chapters do come to an end, in Christ another one always opens to bring a fresh harvest to his glory. With every blessing
Graham
St Luke’s & Queen Street Church
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Deaths “And whosoever believe in me shall never die” Mrs Christine Rackham, 31 Blake Avenue, Broughty Ferry Date
Door Duties
Flowers
Car pool
6 October
Brenda Moffat
Jim McLuskie
Mrs F Hutcheson
Douglas Cain
778959
13 Oct
Dorothy Anderson
Iain Richmond
Mrs E Bates
Ian Wightman
739275
20 Oct
Shelagh Allison
Douglas Cain
Mrs E Bates
John Alexander
690745
27 Oct
Mary Rice
Les Mackay
Mr C Lindsay
Ian Wightman
739275
3 Nov
Fiona Cochrane
Sandy Duncan
Mrs M Cunningham
Douglas Cain
778959
10 Nov
Babs Beat
Ian Wightman
Mr A Campbell
John Alexander
690745
Car Pool The Car Pool is available every Sunday for your convenience. The drivers are willing to come and pick you up from your home to bring you to the service then take you home again afterwards. Please make us of this service by phoning the named driver for the appropriate Sunday. You can phone the day before or up until 10 am on the day. Please, please, if you are a car driver would you consider joining our car pool? We have so many members who require lifts to church that the drivers are having to do two runs. If you could help about once a month it would be very useful. Contact me if you can help. Marvin Harris 778089.
Harvest Thanksgiving Thanks to all who contributed to our Harvest festival. The dried and tinned foods were sent to the Lily Walker Centre for the homeless and the fruit and vegetables went to the Eagles Trust who run soup kitchens. They were much appreciated by both. Thanks also to those who prepared the sanctuary and to those who delivered the gifts. St Luke’s & Queen Street Church
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Forthcoming events 6 October
Welcome Service
11.00 am
13 October
Morning Service
11.00 am
13 October
Business Meeting after the service
20 October
Welcome Service
11.00 am
24 October
Café of Memories
2.00 pm
27 October
Communion
5 November
All age service in the hall.
9.30 am
Traditional Service in the church.
11.00 am
Morning Service
11.00 am
20 Pence Pieces I’m pleased to advise that our total has shown a modest increase and has reached £16,287. As always, I would wish to thank all who give their support. RER’S REPORT ST LUKES & QUEEN STREET CHURCH gregational Board Meeting: 01/09/19 Les Mackay
AUG 8
ounts through
alysis of Offerings
AUG Summary of Offerings
2019
(ref Minutes Summary)
month into the year August Summary of Offerings 2019
2019
2018
2018
AUG
YTD
AUG
YTD
OPEN PLATE
279
3737
578
2635
FWO ENV
236
1818
572
3121
FWO SO
199
1972
254
2397
GA CHQ
0
800
0
1050
GA SO
1602
14586
1762
15391
TOTALS
2316
22912
3166
24595
GIFT DAY DONATION
45
3165
0
5365
GA TAX RECOVERED
0
5197
0
3911
20P COIN BOXES
0
1041
22
1106
alysis of Budget 8 month(s) into the year 67% of the wayStreet through St Luke’s & Queen Churchthe year, October 2019 neral Income is at 92% of4 the total amount projected in the budget, and enditure is at 66% of theRegistered total amount projected St. Luke’s & Queen Street Church of Scotland Charity No. SC000088 in the budget. CIAL INCOME FOR AUG
Christmas Craft Fair The Christmas craft fair will be held in the halls at St Luke’s & Queen Street church on Saturday 23 November between 2 pm and 4 pm. There will be a wide variety of stalls and tickets are £3 including refreshments. The Social Committee are looking for donations for the chocolate tombola and raffle. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Thank You I’d like to extend my thanks to everyone at St Luke’s for their friendship and fellowship since our return to the Ferry in April 2007. Many of the people who remembered Douglas and myself from our previous time in St Luke’s from 1971 to 1989 were still in the church when we returned in 2007 and made it so easy for us to slot back into life here. We will miss you all – no more meringues from the cake & candy, no more lovely gifts knitted by Mary Stewart, Guild afternoons, Craft Group gossip, stories from the pulpit. Life moves on and we go with it. We are moving to Prestwick to be nearer to our daughter and to help look after our grandson. A warm welcome will be extended to anyone who wants a day out on the west coast or even just a shopping trip to Glasgow. Please do keep in touch. Regards, Joan Chalmers
Carpet Bowling Club at St Luke’s The carpet bowling is just about to start again in our church hall on Tuesday, 8th October at 1.45 pm. They are hoping there may be some newcomers to boost the numbers this year which will make it more interesting for all concerned. Please come along and enjoy a sociable afternoon, there’s always a cuppa too.
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Sunday School 6 October
School holidays
13 October
School holidays
20 October
Daryl, Sue, Val, Ian
27 October
Communion
3 November
Sheena, Morven, Catie, Walter
10 November
Sheena, Morven, Catie, Walter
Guild Our session started on the 3rd October with a talk on “Wha wid likes tae be a bobby?” Report on this will be in the next Newsletter. On 17th October the talk will be about Cornerstone and on the 31st we have our first fundraiser when the Wighton Singers will entertain. Tickets will be available from Guild committee members. Our projects this session are CrossReach and the Sailors Mission. CrossReach are celebrating 50 years of work in Scotland and are on a fundraising drive and with this in mind our Guild will have a retiring collection at the Dedication Service on 3rd November which will go towards Guild and Project funds. Our Guild has decided to organise the Christmas Shoebox appeal this year and are looking for donations towards this. We will supply and pack the shoe boxes. Donations should be placed in the box provided in the church vestibule by 27th October or, if you so wish, you can fill a shoe box and place it in the box in the vestibule. Eileen Adamson, President
Life And Work Magazine 2020 I have now received the order form for the above magazine. If any member of the congregation wishes to subscribe please advise me before 20th October. The annual cost is £30.60 and payment is not required until the end of November. Elizabeth M Bates
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Free film viewing at Stepps Theatre, Wellgate Saturday 12 October – Beautiful Boy (116 mins) 15 Saturday 9th Movember – Uplift (121 mins) 12 These films have Hearing Impaired Subtitles which will be ON 1 pm for 1.30 pm Please book a seat at the Reception Desk at the Library or email Kerry.payne@leisureandculturedundee.com Alternatively you can call 01382 431539 Christmas Greetings It’s that time of year when we start to think about Christmas and sending our Greetings to all our friends and loved ones. If you would like to have your Christmas Wishes printed in our Church Magazine, and help our church funds, then contact me with a note of your message along with your donation and I’ll see that it is displayed in the December edition of our Church Notes. I will require this information by 17th November. Brenda Moffat Church Notes If you have an article you would like to share with the congregation, please send it on to me and I’ll do my best to incorporate it in the next edition of the Notes. Articles for the November edition should be with me by Sunday 27th October, 2019. If you would like to receive an email version of the Church News please email me at brenda@broughtystlukes.com and I will confirm receipt to let you know that I have received your request. Brenda Moffat St Luke’s & Queen Street Church
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OFFICE BEARERS MINISTER
Rev Graham Taylor, BSc BD (Min) FIAB, The Manse, 22 Albert Road, Broughty Ferry Mr Ken Andrew, 16 Bader Square e-mail: ken@broughtystlukes.com Mrs Mary Rice, 20 Abercorn Street jamrice1@outlook.com Mrs Mary Rice, 20 Abercorn Street jamrice1@outlook.com Mrs Sheilah Andrew, 16 Bader Square Mr A G Duncan, 17 Strathisla Road Mr Les Mackay, 62 Fintry Place Mr Don Grieve, 7a Church Street, Monifieth
SESSION CLERK CLERK TO THE BOARD TREASURER FREEWILL TREASURER GIFT AID TREASURER ROLL KEEPER ORGANIST CHURCH CO-ORDINATOR CHURCH OFFICER
Ms E Mckay, 14 Church Street
SUNDAY SCHOOL COORDINATOR FLOWER CONVENER FABRIC CONVENER EDITOR OF NOTES
Mrs Aileen Adamson, 35 Blake Avenue Mrs Marvin Harris, 64 Marlee Road
DISTRIBUTOR OF NOTES
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND GUILD PRESIDENT 80th RAINBOWS LEADER 80th BROWNIES LEADER 80th GUIDES LEADER 20th GUIDES LEADER 20th RAINBOWS LEADER 20th BROWNIES LEADERS SENIOR CHOIR ORGANIST SOCIAL COMMITTEE CONVENOR
779212 776765 803245 803245 776765 778031 776413 530540 732094 07708056918 Or 803367 776770 778089
Mrs Brenda Moffat, 12 Rossie Avenue e-mail: brenda@broughtystlukes.com Mrs Elizabeth Bates
736209 732094
CHURCH ORGANISATIONS AND LEADERS Meets fortnightly on Thursdays at 2 pm from October to April Mrs Aileen Adamson, 35 Blake Avenue Meets on Mondays at 6 pm Mrs Mairi Clark, 15 Guthrie St, Carnoustie Meets Mondays at 6 pm Margaret Purvis Meets on Mondays at 7.15 pm Mrs Bridget Wilson-Hunter, 1 Marlee Road, B/F Meets Thursday at 7 pm Mrs Janet Peggie, 28 Lawers Drive Meets on Fridays at 6 pm Mrs Mairi Clark, 15 Guthrie St, Carnoustie Meets Fridays at 6 pm Meets on Sunday at 10 am in the Church Mr Don Grieve, 7a Church Street, Monifieth Mrs Anne Anderson, 13 Westerton Avenue anne.anderson47@btinternet.com
01241 853410 07754454832 730975 07730580770 01241 853410
530540 738620
YOUTH COMMITTEE
Mr Daryl McKeown, 22 Edzell Street
SAFEGUARDING COORDINATOR
David Shepherd sheppy50@gmail.com
CARPET BOWLING CLUB
Meets on Tuesday at 1.45 pm from October to April Contact – Mrs Yvonne Clark
St Luke’s & Queen Street Church
776770
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