St Andrew's 

1. The Flower Calendar for 2026 is in the vestibule, if you would like to donate flowers, please add your details. If you know anyone who has been ill, bereaved or needs a ‘pick-me-up’ please tell Linsey in the Office or Moira Keith so flowers can be delivered after the service.

2. The next ‘Cuppa and Chat’ will be this Friday 16 October from 10am to 12noon. All welcome.

3. The Bible Study Group will meet on Thursday at 7:30pm, in the Chapel of St. Apollinaris, to continue studying Genesis. All Welcome.

4. The Presbytery online course about modern slavery, ‘True Freedom’, continues at 7pm on Wednesday. If you wish to ‘dip in’, email mcranfield@churchofscotland.org.uk
A complementary, but stand alone conference, run by a Survivors of Human Trafficking in Scotland (SOHTIS), will take place at Fountainhall Church at the Cross, Aberdeen, and online, from 10am to 12noon on Saturday 24 October. Please see the poster on the noticeboard for more information.                 

5. Our annual ‘Gift Day’ will be on Sunday 25 October. This is a way of giving an extra, much needed, donation towards the work of the Church, especially at this time when some rather expensive repairs to the roof are needed. If you would like to participate, place your gift in an envelope marked ‘Gift Day’ and put it into the offering plate, or Church Office on, or before, this date. If you have completed a ‘Gift Aid’ form, please put your name and address on the envelope, allowing us to reclaim 25% from H.M.R.C. Many thanks, in advance, for whatever you feel able to give.  

6. Kellands School Choir will join us for a ‘Songs of Praise’ type service on Sunday 1 November at 6pm. The service will include a time of reflection to remember loved ones who have passed away. 

7. There will be a Christmas Afternoon Tea & Craft Fair on Saturday, 21st November 2026, 12 - 2.30 pm. Coffee & Teas Savoury & Sweet Homebakes in the hall and Craft Stalls in The Chapel of St. Apollinaris. Tickets, £10 per person available from Molly Conn (Tel. 01467 620612)                       

8. There will be a Garioch Fiddlers’ Concert, here in St, Andrew’s, on Saturday 28 November, 2-4:30pm. Tickets at £10 per person, including refreshments, are available from Rosie Milne or the Church Office.

9. There will be a Kirk Session meeting this Wednesday, 14 October, at 7pm in the Chapel of St. Apollinaris.

10. Next Sunday the readings will be Psalms 96:1-9 and Matthew 22:15-22 .