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Summer service plans – https://stmungos.org/news/summer-services. Please read the information about the plans for the 7 weeks of school holidays from 3 July as our services are different. There are 4 services each Sunday and you are free to choose whichever service or services that best fits for you. These service are:
08:45 – Traditional Communion service @ the Church Building Ladycroft, Balerno
10:30 – Church Family service @ James Watt Centre, Heriot-Watt University (All ages)
10:30 – Morning Service @ St Margaret’s Academy, Livingston. (no separate 0-18 groups)
18:30 – Evening Service @ the Church Building, Ladycroft, Balerno (click here https://stmungos.org/news/evening-service to see the speakers)
David Brown retires from his role as St Mungo’s pastoral worker this week. Give thanks for the huge contribution he has made to the pastoral care of so many in the church.
Final Balerno Youth Bible Study Sunday 26 June. Youth events start back Friday 19 August.
Gold: is now having its Platinum Jubilee Tea Party on Tuesday 28 June at 2pm until 3.30pm in the Church Building, Ladycroft, Balerno. Dressing up permitted but not essential. Please book your place by phoning David Brown on 07470 312612.
Housegroup leaders are meeting socially on Tuesday 28 June at 8pm in Church Building, Ladycroft, Balerno. Do offer to baby sit for leaders where that would be a help.
S6 Youth leavers event – if you’ve not RSVP’d do so now! Event is on Wednesday night 29 June at Church Building Ladycroft Balerno for S5/6.
Primary: Bookings for P5-7 weekend camp now open to everyone so invite your friends!
St Mungo’s Vacancies: The role of Youth & Children's Worker in Livingston remains vacant. Please do pass the details on to anyone you think would be interested in joining our 0-18 Ministry and working in Livingston and pray for this role to be filled over the summer. This is a great opportunity for someone to work alongside our new Associate Rector, lead the ministry in Livingston and develop the ministry through networking and relationships with local schools. The job application pack can be found here.
0-18 Volunteers Required: We are looking for 2 volunteers to join our Livingston Preschool team post summer. The group is for 0-2 year olds. For more info, please contact caroline.simpson@stmungos.org
The Company of Men Balerno WhatsApp group If you are interested in keeping up to date with what we are planning as the group goes forward then please send your contact details to company ofmen@stmungos.org and we will add you to the group.
Building Committee Feasibility Study: You can read more about the remit of the newly formed building committee here: https://stmungos.org/news/building-committee. Please continue to pray for Derek and the team as they begin meet and carry out preliminary discussions.
Sunday Morning Refreshments in Balerno: Thank you to everyone who signed up to join the Balerno refreshments team. We now have all 20 gaps filled and are very grateful to everyone who volunteered. We look forward to refreshments resuming in Balerno on Sunday 21 August!
Prayers
Please pray for all those grieving the recent death of Ian Leitch, especially his wife Morag (Balerno congregation).
Please pray for Isaac & Ruth Knight as Isaac finishes his Curacy at Christ Church, Flackwell Heath this month, before joining the St Mungo’s staff team as Associate Rector on Monday 8 August. Isaac & Ruth will be moving to Scotland in July, please also pray for good endings down south and a smooth transition for their move and they would settle into the Livingston area quickly.