This month we are in Scone Old Kirk, Burnside, down by the car park. : 9.30am St Martins; 10.45am and 12noon Scone Old Kirk. Some of your favourite hymns are to be heard this week. Hope to see you all. Church is one of the safest places you can be! All services are 25/30 minutes long. Come along and join us for a short simple service with good, well-known, and much loved hymns. All regulations adhered to, in the interests of your safety.
Come, Celebrate, Renew or Find Faith – Everyone is welcome and every age. We safe space, trace and protect, have hand sanitisers, spare masks if you forget – all is organised for your safety.
Our aim is to continue to grow the congregation in the coming year. If you would like to know more about joining our fellowship, please phone 01738 551942, and leave your name and telephone number. If using a mobile, be sure to leave your name and number.
Soon our Summer Edition of the Church Magazine will be ready. Look out for it.
Soon, we hope and pray, at Worship on a Sunday, at Weddings and Funerals we will be able to welcome 100. Keep alert to the news flash!
Soon, we all hope to SING! I can’t for the world imagine that if people are allowed to swim, they are not allowed to sing. Singing does the soul much good, as many have commented. Maybe that will be announced amid all else at this year’s General Assembly, someone quipped the other day. Well, be sure to listen in and to read the newspapers!
Can we have a Songs of Praise when we are allowed to sing? That is a question I’ve heard recently? Yes, indeed! You might like to send me emails with your hymn requests, so that we might make preparation for these great events!
Is it true that the Pope is to announce that God’s not dead, God is alive? Well, I can’t say that I’ve heard that. The Pope regularly reminds the world that God is alive, and we next Sunday will be celebrating Pentecost. Be sure to be in Church on the Day of Pentecost and receive the God given gift that we will share out in the world!
Did you hear the conversation between NT Wright and Douglas Murray? No, I did not but yes I did hear about Douglas Murray lamenting the seeming lack of conviction in the Church and trust there is no lack of it in Scone and St Martins. He said it was time we gave reminder of the importance of forgiveness? Yes, I heard that, and agree that forgiveness is better in a society than anarchy when we discover someone did something of which we disapprove.
Are we having an Autumn Fair? Better to plan now, even if we have to cancel, than be other than pro-active.
Are we having a Sponsored Walk for Church Funds? What a great idea with everyone involved. The Church needs the funds to support outreach and mission into post lockdown. There is much work to be financed locally and nationally.
How shall we go about this? One recognised sponsor form will be produced. Decide how many miles you will walk or how many rounds or quarter rounds of the park you will do or how many times you will walk round your house or flat in a day, then get sponsorship from relatives, neighbours and friends. More in the magazine.
When is the General Assembly? The Church of Scotland General Assembly for 2021 will be held online for a second year. It will open on Saturday 22 May and once again will be facilitated via Zoom and the “Assembly Hub”.
This year, 756 participants are expected to join together remotely from across Scotland and around the world for the GA. This includes 671 Commissioners, along with Overseas and Ecumenical Delegates, Corresponding Members, and Youth Reps.
On Saturday 22 May, there will be an opening session at 10am, including the installation of the Moderator, and an afternoon session at 1pm. To limit screen time, business sessions Monday to Thursday will be across two afternoon sessions 1pm and 4pm, with anticipated latest end times of 3.30pm and 6pm respectively. The Assembly will close on the Thursday afternoon.
The proceedings will be live streamed and available for everyone to watch on the Church of Scotland website.
That’s all for now. Every blessing and remember I’m only a phone-call away: Tel 01738 551942. Maudeen
Scone and St Martins Parish Church came into being in June 2010 following a union between Scone Old Parish Church with Scone New Church linked with St Martins Parish Church.
This church serves the villages of Scone, Stormontfield, St Martins, Balbeggie, Guildtown and Wolfhill. There are 2 churches in Scone and one at St Martins. Services are held weekly in Scone and 3 times per month at St Martins, Balbeggie and Guildtown.
The Bible Study Group continues to meet on Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm in CR1 at Balformo Road. All are welcome.
Balformo Road, Scone 
Every First Thursday at Burnside Hall
Every Third Thursday at Balformo Hall
