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Earth Day
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UK nature is beautiful and precious – but it’s in crisis. That’s why from 28th April – 1st May it’s important that people come together to sow, grow, and create thriving habitats for the nature on our doorstep. Whether it’s a garden, a balcony, or an unloved community space, any outdoor area can become…
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Almsgiving Update
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This weekend sees the end of our fundraising efforts for Lent. There’s still time to make a donation by taking a guess at the Gin/Whisky trails, buying cards and raffle tickets or placing a donation in the box for Rosily at the back of church. For parishioners who have taken part in the “Grow…
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Tesco Award
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Every little blue token certainly helped us! Our parish was one of the local causes chosen by Tesco for their community award scheme and after a huge effort by all connected to St Ninian’s in amassing those little blue tokens, we came second after Shelter. We are very grateful to Allison, the Community Champion…
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Parish Orchard
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As we continue our Eco Congregation journey, our Garden Gang are delighted to announce that, with the help of a grant from Scotmid, they purchased and have planted a number of fruit trees in the parish garden on the piece of grass in front of the house kitchen and garage. The orchard consists of…
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Raffle!
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An amazing raffle prize has been very kindly donated to help with our fund raising! Enjoy a week, from October to April, in the Western Isles! Win a week’s stay in a beautifully appointed 3 bedroomed bungalow in Loch Boisdale, on the Hebridean island of South Uist. It makes a convenient holiday spot especially…
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Fund raisers!
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Since our fund raising appeal was launched for the church and Rosily, (see the last post for suggestions) parishioners have rallied around amazingly! Here’s just a couple of examples of what’s been happening and it’s so fabulous to see the young ones leading the way in ‘building their fiver’!
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Lenten Almsgiving
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Raising money as a joint parish community (St Clement’s and St Ninian’s) links in really well with our Journeying Together programme. Here are some of our ideas for the next six weeks for our *Lenten Almsgiving appeal and please do encourage the children to take part. They are wonderful and enthusiastic! *We are raising…
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Tidy up!
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The garden gang have been busy the last few weeks with a general tidy up of the front and back gardens. The spring bulbs are fairly growing! Signs of Spring for sure! Meanwhile, In CC’s, the soup and toasties are proving popular with our regulars. They kindly increased their contributions last Thursday when told we…