Baptisms. There will be a service of baptism at 1pm on Sunday 2 June in Balerno High School – do plan to come along to support those being baptised – adults and children! Why not bring a packed lunch to eat together after the morning service. If you would be interested in being baptised at a future date please email enquiries@stmungos.org
Building Project Information Evenings: On the evening of Tuesday 4 June there will be a Building Project information evening for house groups. The evening will run from 8pm to 9.30pm in the Church Building, Ladycroft, Balerno. There are 2 remaining dates coming up [Tues 18 June for those not in a house group or unable to attend so far and Weds 19 June assigned for house groups].
Livi Outreach - On Saturday 8 June, 2pm-4pm, we'll be heading out to Be Love in Livi. This outreach is planned to include teams for all ages & stages. We’ll meet at Starbucks at 4pm to debrief. Sign-up and find out more by clicking here. See you there!
Company of Men. “Dealing with Disappointment, Droughts and Drownings” on Saturday 8 June in the Ministry Centre, Balerno, 9.30am -12.00 noon. Richard Taylor will be sharing his thoughts and insights and talking about how we as Christians respond to these times, as he brings in his wisdom and biblical perspective on the subject. Please sign up on ChurchSuite. Any queries please contact adrian.smith@stmungos.org.
Livi Men – At 7.30pm on 14th June, we’re getting together to watch the Euro's opener, Germany vs Scotland. There will be food and drinks, and as ever, great chat. Feel free to invite a friend along too. Venue tbc. Sign up by clicking here.
John Stuart (Balerno congregation) is being made a Lay Canon of St Mary's Cathedral, as he steps down after 28 years as Secretary General of the Scottish Episcopal Church's General Synod in July. All are welcome to attend his installation service at Evensong on Sunday 9 June at 3:30pm at St Mary's Cathedral [Palmerston Place, Edinburgh, EH12 5AW] and there will be a short reception afterwards in the Cathedral.
“This is Alpha” event with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel: St Mungo’s has bought 10 tickets for this day event in Perth on Saturday 8 June. If you are interested in finding out more about Alpha, are keen to get involved, in being part of the Alpha team in the future, or are looking to run Alpha with some of your friends then this will be a brilliant event to get inspiration and receive training. Tickets cost £10 and will be sold on a 1st come 1st serve basis. Please email enquiries@stmungos.org to book your place.
A Certificate in Integrative Counselling with a Christian Perspective is being held in the Ministry Centre, Balerno on Friday 6/Saturday 7 September and Friday 11/Saturday 12 October (10 am- 4pm). This Certificate is a pre-requisite for the next Diploma in Integrative counselling with a Christian perspective, which starts in September 2025, but it can be done as a stand-alone course as it is useful training for self-development and spiritual growth and if you wish to grow in communication and relational skills. More information can be found at www.vitalconnexions.org
St Mungo’s at Balerno Farmers Market - We host a stall at the monthly market (second Saturday of every month, 9am-1pm) and are looking to expand our team. We give out craft bags to children, chat to people and offer flyers about our Sunday services as well as information about Minis (toddler group) and our Wellness Centre counselling. If you’d be happy to be contacted monthly to see if you’d be available (you’re not committing to being there every time!) then please contact andrea.brewster@stmungos.org The next market is on Saturday 8th June and we definitely need some extra team for that date.
Magnitude – We are looking for a few extra hands to unpack the camping gear when it comes back to the Ministry Centre on the evening of Wednesday 24th July. If you could offer to help for about an hour on that evening please contact tara.devlin@stmungos.org .
Gold (St Mungo’s group for over 60’s) have an outing to Saughton Park on afternoon of Tuesday 11 June. More details from David and Marjorie Brown.
Funeral for Andrea Bothwell (Balerno congregation) will be at St Mungo’s Church Building, Ladycroft at 1pm on Thursday 6 June.
Pioneers meet on Sunday 2 June at Balerno High School.
Staff News: After being part of the staff team for almost 3 decades and currently our longest serving staff member, Kate Yates has made the decision to retire from her role as administrator and pastoral assistant, which covers many areas of church life. Kate will be stepping down from her church role at the end of June. We are hugely indebted to Kate for all that she has contributed to St Mungo’s over almost 30 years in her paid role and also as a house group leader, heading up Minis and many other hats. There will be an opportunity for us as a church to thank Kate on Sunday 16 June.
Staff Handovers: With Kate’s retirement from the staff team impending, we have a handover period in place and we are delighted to confirm that Tara Devlin and Andrea Brewster will be increasing their hours to take on some aspects of Kate’s role [Tara will pick up admin / oversight for Ladycroft and some of the Sunday serving rotas and Andrea will pick up oversight of House Groups and Balerno Dedications]. We will share more of the detail in due course. However, if you have any questions in the meantime, please contact wendy.brown@stmungos.org
0-18 notices.
Youth –
· Sunday 2 June: envision for all youth in Church Building, Ladycroft, Balerno at 10.30am
· Friday 7 June: Escape rooms for youth. Meet at the Wellness Centre, Balerno at 7.30pm
· Sunday 9 June: Refuel at Church Building, Ladycroft, Balerno at 10.30am
· Sunday 9 June: Deeper Serving Sunday
· Sunday 9 June: Deeper 4pm at Ministry Centre Balerno
Primary –
· Balerno Primary socials are on Sat 8th June. Please see email or contact Caitlin as booking is essential.
· Livi primary social – Sun 2nd June. Please remember appropriate clothing as Primary 1-7 are heading to the park.
Congratulations to Peter and Hazel Corry (Balerno congregation) on the recent birth of Phoebe.
Prayers
Pray for George Cochrane and Sophie Kirkwood being baptised on Sunday afternoon.
Pray for the St Mungo’s team on the stall at Balerno Farmers Market on Saturday 8 June– for good conversations as they give out craft bags and leaflets.