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St Luke’s & Queen Street Church Congregational News May 2012
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St Luke’s & Queen Street Church
Congregational News
May 2012
Dear friends
Recently I heard of the story of the old woman who made and sold artificial fruit. She took great pains to make all the items that were on her market stall as life like as possible. One day a couple of tourists came along looking at the various wares on sale at the fair. They stopped at the old woman’s table, looked at an apple she had in her hand and said – ‘that’s too red for an apple’. To which she raised it to her mouth and took a bite. That apple was for real!
Today, radio and TV often report surveys of large numbers of people claiming that they have religious thoughts. Documentaries on the world faiths and their histories abound. Self help books that focus on our spiritual awareness fill yards of bookshop shelving. Yet unless you take a bite at real belief then you will never know how refreshing it tastes. That is surely the message we as Christians must take out from our Church walls. For we can spend ages discussing how to make our congregations more welcoming, our worship more relevant and our music more accessible yet ultimately we must provoke the response to dive in. And that will only happen when we can demonstrate that we, as Christians, have something others do not.
So this post-Easter time, let’s strive on showing what it means to be children of God, inheritors of the way to life in all its fullness and the benefactors of the gift of being eternal.
Since that’s what will persuade even the most cynical doubter that we have in our hands not a waxen image of perfection but Christ’s fruit whose flavour is just so good.
With every blessing
Graham
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Death
“and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die”
10 April Mr Max Rowan, 9 Albert Gardens D23
Forthcoming Events
5 May Youth Club – Film night 7 – 9 pm6 May Morning Service 11.00 am13 May Morning Service 11.00 am17 – 19 May Flower Festival 10 am – 4 pm19 May Concert by Tread the Boards
Musical Group7.30 pm
19 May Youth Club 7 – 9 pm20 May Morning Service 11.00 am20 May Songs of Praise 3.00 pm27 May Morning Service 11.00 am2 June Youth Club 7 – 9 pm3 June Morning Service 11.00 am
St Luke's, Our Lady of Good Council & St Stephen's Variety Concert8 June at 7.30 p.m. in St Stephen's Halls
Acts include Ken Johnson & Gerard Donnelly entertaining with traditional Scottish music and recitations.
Tickets are £5 and include refreshments
See weekly Church News & Website for more information
March Summary of Offerings 2012 2012 2011 2011Mar YTD Mar YTD
FWO 1129 3782 963 3224Gift Aid 3485 11866 5386 13079
Plate/Retiring 457 1433 345 1235Totals 5071 17080 6694 17539
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Door Duties6.5.12 Margaret McLuskie Jim McLuskie
Margaret Wight Gordon Gillan13.5.12 Ian Wightman Fred Marshall
Douglas Cain Nina Martin20.5.12 Shelagh Allison Jim Nimmo
Babs Beat John Alexander27.5.12 Isabel Scott Ian Richmond
Mike Clark Dorothy Anderson3.6.12 Sandy Duncan Irene Butler
Anita McIsaac Brenda Moffat
Car PoolThe Car Pool is available every Sunday for your convenience and drivers are willing to pick you up from your home and bring you to the service. To use this service, phone either of the named drivers for the appropriate Sunday either on the Saturday before or up until 10 am on the day. They will pick you up and return you to your home after the service.Sunday 6 May Jim Nimmo 477740
Ian Spence 732732Sunday 13 May Mgt & Jim McLuskie 521235
Isabel Scott 779151Sunday 20 May Douglas Cain 778959
Ian Wightman 739275Sunday 27 May Linda Grimmond 736783
Sandy Duncan 778031Sunday 3 June Fred Marshall 738769
John Alexander 690745
It would be very helpful to have some more names on the rota – please consider if you could pick someone up now and again. Contact Marvin Harris for more information.
First Aiders
Gail Riding would like to know of anyone in the congregation who have been First Aid trained.
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Flowers for the Church
Sunday 6 May Mrs B MoffatSunday 13 May Mrs M TownsSunday 20 May Mrs N MartinSunday 27 May Mrs N JeffreySunday 3 June Mrs M McLuskie
There are still some vacant dates on this year's flower calendar. If you would like to donate and/or arrange flowers some Sunday then please get in touch with Marvin Harris 778089. There will always be someone who can arrange them for you if you do not feel able.
Thanks Marvin
Afternoon Teas Afternoon teas commence on Thursday 10 May and will take place every Thursday between 2 and 4 pm till the end of July. Do come along and enjoy the company as well as all the home baking.
Thank You
Margaret and John Lawrie would like to thank the members of St Luke’s and Queen Street Church for the beautiful flowers brought to us so kindly by Marvin after the recent Communion Service.
Hopefully we will be able to join you at worship before too long. We send our best wishes to everyone.
Many thanksJohn Lawrie
20th GuidesEvents in April and May – floral art, silent auction, trip to London, Pitlochry Youth Hostel and Glamis Castle. The guides always enjoy our outings and we hope it will be good weather.Lorna McLeod
Church NotesAll articles for the June/July/August issue should be with me by Sunday 27th May 2012 preferably by email which I’ll acknowledge receipt of. If you too would like to add your name to the list, please email me at [email protected] and I will confirm receipt.
Thank you.Brenda Moffat
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Good News
CONGRATULATIONS to Mr and Mrs Bates who have become members of St Luke’s and Queen Street church
BIRTHDAY CONGRATULATIONS to Aileen Adamson and all other members of our congregation who celebrated an April birthday.
CONGRATULATIONS to our Guild for the delightful afternoon tea with the Carnoustie Traditionals. The music, songs, recitations, anecdotes and jokes were much appreciated. The £212 raised for guild funds was not astronomical but everyone had a great time and many expressed a desire to return for a similar event in the future.
CONGRATULATIONS to the Worship group for their input to the beautiful and meaningful Easter services. I was at the door with Irene Butler gathering in hymn books and we were delighted by the large number of favourable comments about various aspects of the service.
WELL DONE to the children who attended the 11 o’clock Easter service. Their behaviour was impeccable and they were obviously enthralled by the anthems.
GOOD NEWS Our church is organising a Flower Festival in conjunction with other churches to benefit Christian Aid. This will occur in Christian Aid week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday culminating in a concert on Saturday, 19th May.
CONGRATULATIONS Margaret and Jim McLuskie on your Golden Wedding Anniversary.
CONGRATULATIONS to Judith Richmond who is a member of the Carnoustie and District Youth Brass Band. The band members, competing at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, retained their title of British Youth Champions.
Roving Reporter
PS If you are aware of any good news please contact me by e-mail [email protected] or in person!
Isabel ScottRoving Reporter
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Broughty Ferry Churches Group
A Flower FestivalIn
St Luke’s & Queen Street ChurchBroughty Ferry
Thursday 17, Friday 18
and Saturday 19 May 201210 am till 4 pmAdmission £3 (including tea)
Programmes available from 01382 778981 and all Broughty Ferry Churches
***************************************************************Saturday 19 MayConcert by Tread the Boards Musical Group7.30 pm £5 Tickets available from 01382 738620
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Sunday 20 May 3 pm Songs of Praise
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ALL PROCEEDS TO CHRISTIAN AID
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Information on the above can be found on the Notice Board in the church hall.
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Church ladies with typewriters
They're Back! Those wonderful Church Bulletins! Thank God for church ladies with typewriters. These sentences (with all the BLOOPERS & TYPOS) actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services:
The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals. -------------------------- The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks on the Water.' The sermon tonight: 'Searching for Jesus.' -------------------------- Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands. -------------------------- Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass this way again,' giving obvious pleasure to the congregation. -------------------------- For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs. -------------------------- Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get. -------------------------- Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days. -------------------------- A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow. -------------------------- At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to our choir practice. -------------------------- Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones. -------------------------- Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered. -------------------------- The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility. -------------------------- Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow. -------------------------- The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every
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kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon. -------------------------- The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the Congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday. -------------------------- Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door. -------------------------- The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy. -------------------------- Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.
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OFFICE BEARERS
MINISTER Rev Graham Taylor, BSc BD (Min) FIAB, The Manse, 22 Albert Road, Broughty Ferry
779212
PROBATIONARY MINISTER Emma McDonald 01241870430
SESSION CLERK Mr Ken Andrew, 49 Cedar Road e-mail: [email protected]
776765
CLERK TO THE BOARD Mrs Mary Rice, 20 Abercorn [email protected]
450662
TREASURER Mr Mike Clark 31 Dawson Road 477570FREEWILL TREASURER Mrs Sheilah Andrew, 49 Cedar Road 776765GIFT AID TREASURER Mr A G Duncan, 17 Strathisla Road 778031ROLL KEEPER Mr Les Mackay, 62 Fintry Place 776413ORGANIST Mr Steven Peters, 11 Johnston Avenue 813835CHURCH CO-ORDINATOR Mrs Betty Soutar 732094CHURCH OFFICER Ms E Mckay, 14 Church Street 803367SUNDAY SCHOOL COORDINATOR
Mrs Aileen Adamson, 35 Blake Avenue 776770
FLOWER CONVENER Mrs Marvin Harris, 64 Marlee Road 778089FABRIC CONVENER Mr Walter Scott 110 Forthill Road
EDITOR OF NOTES Mrs Brenda Moffat, 12 Rossie Avenuee-mail: [email protected]
736209
DISTRIBUTOR OF NOTES Mrs Ruth Adamson, 41 Cedar Road 732515CRÈCHE COORDINATOR Mrs Elaine McKeown, 22 Edzell Street 522678
CHURCH ORGANISATIONS AND LEADERS
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND GUILD PRESIDENT
Meets fortnightly on Thursday at 2.00 pmMrs Margaret McLuskie, 6 Fyne Road
521235
GIRL GUIDES 20th COMPANY Meets Thursday at 7.00 pmMrs Lorna McLeod, 21 Cedar Road 477495
RAINBOW GUIDES Meets Friday 6.15 – 7.25 pmMrs Mairi Clark, 15 Guthrie St, Carnoustie
(01241)853410
BROWNIES 20th B PACK Meets Fridays at 6.15 - Mrs Rachel Thompson, Old School House, 2 Doon Tce., Dundee, DD4 8EW
SENIOR CHOIR Meets on Sunday at 10 am in the ChurchMr Steven Peters, 11 Johnston Avenue 813835
FUN’D RAISING COMMITTEE Mr Iain A Richmond, 31 Luke Place 739056YOUTH COMMITTEE Mr Daryl McKeown, 22 Edzell Street 522678PRAYER GROUP Meets on Wednesdays at 2.30 pm
Mrs MacLeod, 33 Ballinard Rd 776943CHILD PROTECTION Mrs E Hackney, 5 Elmgrove Park, Monikie 370493SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLASS
Meets on Monday 7.30 – 9.30 pmJean Harkins, 10 Quality Street, Gauldry, Fife 330674
CARPET BOWLING CLUB Meets on Tuesday at 1.45 pmMr Jack Maxwell, 25 Fairfield Road 778510
LINE DANCING CLASS Meets on Wednesday 7.00 - 8.30 pmMr Robert Lindsay, 37 Dalcraig Crescent
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