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From Garden to Jar
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Last week we had a bumper crop of strawberries, thanks to the dedication of our fabulous Garden Gang and of course, Mother Nature who provided the sun and rain (a lot). Brian was our official taster and with the help of his trusty ‘sidekick’ Jim, picked 3kg of strawberries which have now been made into…
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Civil Rights Party
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On Monday evening 19th June, the group who had attended Jim Ashwood’s very interesting and entertaining talks about the American Civil Rights, met for a fun evening of chat, quiz and refreshments. Jim had encouraged them to dress up or bring along something with an American theme, and as you can see from the…
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Church Cleaning
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Ann, Eileen, Liz and Kenny – a few of the merry band of volunteers who turn up to clean the church on a regular basis, keeping it spotless for us all to enjoy. Gert and Brian escaped the photo shoot… !!If you can give an hour of your time once a month, or even…
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Eco News
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A case study has been compiled by Local Energy Scotland which gives details of the recent upgrades to St Ninian’s church. It discusses the background of the project, technologies used and the funding granted, amongst other things. It is an interesting read and highlights the huge strides the church is making to become greener.…
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May Flower Procession
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Today the children celebrated our Mother Mary with a lovely contribution during Mass. They distributed flowers to the ladies in the congregation and laid a ring of flowers at the foot of the statue in the Mary Garden. The children did a wonderful job and we are very proud of them. We would like…
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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…
