Live Service FAQs
In person Sunday morning church services, 29 August at 10.30am at Heriot Watt (for Livingston), then 5 Sept for Balerno. We will use a QR code to comply with Test and Protect so pre-booking is not required, however accessible and socially distanced seats can be pre-booked via the ChurchSuite email. Please arrive between 10 and 10.15 in order to allow the auditorium to fill safely, young people to be dropped off at groups and everyone to check in. Do look out for emails with more details, and on the church website and facebook community.
0-18 Sunday mornings – Pre-school, Primary and Youth groups will all run during the live services. (29 August this is for Livingston congregation). You will be able to drop off and register your young person from 10.15. Mighty Mungos continues online for those unable to attend.
Balerno Youth Sunday Morning Groups: On Sunday 29 August, Balerno Youth will have their small groups over Zoom, whilst the Livingston Sunday morning service is happening. The session will begin at 10.50am until 11.45am. Zoom code has been emailed.
Friday Night Youth will meet on 3 September for a Scavenger Hunt around Balerno in teams; 7.30pm - 8.30pm at the Wellness Centre Garden, 4 Bridge Road, Balerno for S1-S6. Pre-booking no longer required. In the event of bad weather on the day, the team will make a call at 4pm to revert indoors, an email will be sent re change of plans. More details will be posted on the Youth Instagram and Community Facebook page during the week.
Tearfund Afghanistan Appeal: This week we have given a gift of £5,000 towards the crisis in Afghanistan and the rising violent conflict that has impacted so many people in the country, with people fleeing their homes and a mass exodus from the country with nothing more than the clothes on their back. Please do pray for all the mission organisations working on the ground and supporting locals who are experiencing extreme trauma and fear. Pray for world leaders to intervene in the right way and for countries to open their borders to help those in most need.
Balerno Farmers Market – could you join the team? The market is the second Saturday of every month and we host a St Mungo’s stall. It’s a chance to ‘Be Love’ in the community of Balerno, giving out free children’s craft packs, chatting to people and inviting them to church. Help needed with set up / take down, prepping crafts in advance and shifts hosting the stall. Please contact andrea.brewster@stmungos.org to sign up or find out more.
Parentalk – the Teenage years – we’ll run this course from Care for the Family, online on Zoom, once a month on a Wednesday evening, starting on 15 September. All households with young people in P6-S5 should have received an email about it this week. To find out more or to sign up, contact andrea.brewster@stmungos.org
MidWeek Live– 8.30am Wednesdays and available afterwards on YouTube and Facebook Community.
St Mungo’s Ministry Centre Staff are now returning to work in the office one day per week for the next few weeks, as they gradually resume working together in one building. For the rest of their time, they will continue to work from home. We will look to increase the staff presence in the office from mid-October onwards. Do continue to contact staff via the usual means.
St Mungo’s Notices are available on the website and we will soon start sending them directly to everyone on our ChurchSuite email distribution list.