Langtoun Central Church

Latest Intimations

• The May Newsletter is now available.
• This week’s Community News Post is available to read.
• This week’s Presbytery News is available to read.
• We have a video from the Links Market Model Exhibition (previously held in Linktown Church halls).
• The Women’s Group are meeting on Tuesday 19^th May at the Weavers Bar at 6.45pm for a 7pm start for our end of session meal.
• The Handbell Ringers spring session ends on Tuesday 26^th May with an afternoon concert for residents of Marchmont and Abbeyfield care homes, held in the Bennochy building in the St. Andrews hall. Members of the congregation are welcome to attend and enjoy the reverberations.
• The late Mary Struthers’s son, Nick, has created a webpage as a tribute to his mother where you can view the video of the Celebration of her Life service and read the Eulogy. The link will be available until 6^th June.
• Christian Aid Week 2026 is from 10^th to 16^th May. Please return the envelopes on Sunday 10^th May when everyone is also invited to attend our fundraising austerity lunch of bread and soup which will be served in the halls after the service.
• 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. The meeting will be held in the Bennochy Building.
• On Pentecost Sunday 24^th May at 9.30am, Langtoun Central is hosting an extra All Age celebration service to mark the birthday of the Church. There will be a simple breakfast provided; crafts on the theme of Pentecost; songs led by Bruce Davies; videos; fun and a birthday cake! Please support this event by coming along on the morning or telling friends about it. The celebration service, which will be about 45 minutes, will be held in the big hall in the St Bryce Centre.
• 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!
• The Service of Introduction to the congregation for our new Deacon, Pamela Scott D.C.S, will be held on Sunday 7^th June at 3pm in the St. Bryce Sanctuary. Your attendance would be greatly appreciated in support of this appointment. Refreshments will be served.
• The Craft Group are holding a Strawberry Tea at the Bennochy Building on Saturday 27^th June from 10am till noon. Tickets are now available and will be sold after the Church on Sundays, at the Olive Branch Cafe on Thursdays and in the St Bryce Centre. Adults £4 and Children £2.
• There will be additional summer evening services on the last Sunday of the month, June to September, at 7pm in St. Bryce, and we will have some visiting Preachers and musicians. We will be welcoming some members of the Dysart Colliery Silver Band at the first summer service on Sunday 28^th June.
• The St Bryce Centre and Cafe will be closed from Friday 3^rd July until Monday 20^th July for staff holidays and centre refurbishment. We hope to see all of our wonderful customers after the break.
• We have Vacancies for café volunteers.

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