Langtoun Central Church

Latest Intimations

• 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.
• This week’s Presbytery News is available to read.
• 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!
• This week’s Community News Post is available to read.
• 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.
• Water Aid – A total of £569 was raised for Water Aid from the collections at our Easter Services. Thank you for your contributions.
• Message from Dianne Waddell – Happy Easter to my Church family at Langtoun Central Church. I hope everyone has a joyful celebration of the Resurrection today. I’m looking forward to worshipping at Iona Abbey on Easter Morning. I wonder what they have in store. Island life is a bit challenging, but I’m here to serve and that is certainly happening. I do miss the praise at Langtoun, but I listen in to the services in between washing dishes, doing the laundry, washing the bathrooms and mopping.
• The recent concert by the Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra is now available as a video to watch.
• The Carpet Bowlers will resume on Monday 20^th April from 2pm – 4pm.
• The Handbell Ringers Spring session starts on Tuesday 28^th April.
• 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.
• We have Vacancies for café volunteers.

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