Langtoun Central Church

Latest Intimations

• This week’s Community News Post is available to read.
• This week’s Presbytery News is available to read.
• Minister’s holiday – Eileen will be on holiday from 14^th – 22^nd April. If there are any pastoral concerns please contact George Drummond, Session Clerk or Dorothy Murray, Pastoral Care Coordinator.
• We are sad to announce the death of Andrew Hutt, who died peacefully at home. Please remember Andrew’s family in your prayers, sister Jessie, daughter Lorraine and other family members.
• The Carpet Bowlers will resume on Monday 20^th April from 2pm – 4pm.
• Elizabeth Martin will celebrate her 104^th birthday next Tuesday 21^st April. A very happy birthday from all at Langtoun Central Church.
• We are sad to announce the recent death of Ann Scobie. Ann’s funeral will take place on Thursday 23^rd April at 1.30pm in Kirkcaldy Crematorium. The family have requested all wear ‘cheerful’ colours. Please remember her husband Colin and their family in your prayers this morning.
• The Handbell Ringers Spring session starts on Tuesday 28^th April.
• The funeral service for the late Mr Malcolm Cord will take place on Friday 1^st May at 12.45pm in Kirkcaldy Crematorium. Please keep Grace and Susan and all the family in your prayers.
• The next Girls Allowed meeting is on Friday 1^st May at 7pm in the St Bryce Centre. It will take the form of a Quiz Night, including refreshments and nibbles. All ‘Girls’ are welcome.
• Please note that the Olive Branch Café will be closed on Thursday 7^th May due to the Scottish Elections.
• The funeral of the late Mrs Irene Robertson, latterly Scoonie House Care Home, Leven, will be held on Thursday 14^th May at 1.30pm in Kirkcaldy Crematorium. Please keep the late Mrs Robertson’s family in your prayers.
• A conference has been planned for Sunday 17^th May, 1-3pm, which will be facilitated by Eileen and Lorraine Orr, the Mission Director of Fife Presbytery. The purpose of the conference is to focus on the vision of Langtoun Central. We will pick up the feedback from the congregational conference on 31 January and from the Vision Day in April 2025. This will help to inform our Congregational Action Plan for the next 5 years which is due to be submitted to Fife Presbytery by 30^th September. This conference is for everyone, including those serving on committees, in order that the scope of what is being done and planned can be reflected in our Congregational Action Plan.
  Can you advise George Drummond if you are planning to attend and bring a packed lunch on the day.
• Our Church choir will be singing with three other local choirs in a special concert in the Old Kirk on Saturday 6^th June at 2 pm, celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s influential book “The Wealth of Nations”. Our Director of Music, Richard Michael, has been commissioned by the Langtoun Jazz Festival to write a work for massed choirs using music that was in vogue during Adams Smith’s lifetime. Although Richard has yet to read the book, he has already started arranging songs from that era such as “The Wee Cooper of Fife”, and “Ae Fond Kiss”  in preparation  for the concert!
• We have Vacancies for café volunteers.

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