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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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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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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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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…
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Garden Update
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Today the Garden Gang were busy doing the first Mary Garden tidy up of 2023. It was lovely to see the shoots appearing from the spring bulbs, which made up for some of the plants that we lost due to the freezing winter temperatures. Our little robin pal was there as always, feasting on…
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Busy Thursday
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There was a lot going on at St Ninian’s today. While the Garden Gang were causing chaos- oops, sorry I mean they were dismantling the Crib, CC’s was also a hive of activity. On the menu today was a choice of not 1, not 2 but 3 delicious soups! The customers were spoilt for…
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Stovies!
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Our monthly soup and stovies deal is proving to be popular with our customers. All the vegetables we used were the produce of our church garden, tenderly nurtured by our Garden Gang. The little we had left over, we offered as a takeaway- ideal for people living on their own. We are very fortunate…
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Spring Prep!
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The Garden Gang had a wee trip out today to help the children at St Ninian’s Primary School do a bit of bulb and wildflower planting! They were lovely little people and enthusiastically got mucky as they planted and scattered various bulbs, corms and seeds. Can’t wait to see the results next spring and…