Diary dates for week beginning 29 April

Tuesday 1 May 11am Outing to Scone Palace and Crieff Hydro

Thursday 3 May 10am Eucharist

Saturday 5 May 10.30am 3S Cafe and Fair Trade stall

Coming up...
Monday 7 May 7.30pm Quiz Night - teams of 3 or 4 for a fun evening!

Madpriest does it again

Of course, I could be wrong...: The Midnight Jukebox

Check out this link for the funniest song I've heard in a long time. (You have to scroll up to get the play button)

Bookmark's next book

Our next book will be Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice. Told in the first person, this story chronicles an unusual period in the life of Christianity's leading figure - the childhood of Jesus Christ from his exile in Alexandria and the first year of his return to Palestine. It is a brilliant and poignant story, made all the more moving by being told from the eyes of an extraordinary child.

Spotted in our graveyard

Came across this lovely celtic cross gravestone in our graveyard today.

Candidates announced for Bishop of Moray

From the SEC website...

Four candidates have been short-listed for the post of Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness (one of the seven Dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church) which became vacant last November following the retirement of the Rt Rev John Crook, who served the Diocese as Bishop for 7 years.

The candidates have been selected by a small committee, chaired by the Primus, of clergy and church members representing the diocese and the wider Church. The next stage in the selection process is a meeting of each of the candidates with members of an Electoral Synod (representatives of clergy and lay church members from the diocese only). That meeting will take place on 26 May, with the election of the successful candidate taking place on 2 June.

The candidates are :

· The Ven Richard Gillings, Archdeacon of Macclesfield

· The Very Rev Alexander Gordon, Provost of St Andrew’s Cathedral, Inverness

· The Rev Canon Mark Strange, Rector of Holy Trinity Church, Elgin and Priest in Charge of St Margaret’s, Lossiemouth; St Michael’s, Dufftown and St Margaret’s, Aberlour and Canon of St Andrew’s Cathedral, Inverness and Synod Clerk of the Diocese of Moray, Ross & Caithness

· The Ven Dr Ian Young, Archdeacon of Emirates in Cyprus and The Gulf and Chaplain in Qatar

Commenting on the short-list, the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, The Most Rev Dr Idris Jones says “The Preparatory Committee commends these candidates to the Electors with confidence that from among them a new Bishop can be chosen who will lead the Diocese forward with a renewed sense of mission in the Highlands”

NATIONAL PRAYER MARCH

Edinburgh 27^th May. Gather at the top of the Mound (outside New College) between 1.30 and 2pm. Finish at Holyrood Park. Details and registration at: www.edinburghprayer.org

Diary dates for week beginning 22 April

Sunday 22 April 6.30pm Healing Service

Monday 23 April 7.30pm Bookmark : discussing The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson

Tuesday 24 April 7.30pm Craft Group in church
7.30pm Sunday School meeting at Nicola's

Wednesday 25 April 7.30pm Patronal Festival and potluck supper

Thursday 26 April 10am Eucharist with Bishop Alan Smithson

Please pray for our sister St Mark's in East Kilbride who will be celebrating the opening of their new church hall and rooms on Saturday 28th.