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Christmas Movie social on Sunday 4 December. Join us at the Church Building, Ladycroft, Balerno from 3pm for our Church family Christmas Movie: Arthur Christmas. We’ll provide the space, teas, coffees, juice and the movie and you bring your own snacks. Open to all ages!
Balerno Christmas Invites are available today, please help by taking a bundle for the streets of Balerno. Please do help us out with this, even if you do not live in Balerno! There are also plenty for you to deliver to your own local street outside Balerno or at your work or socially. Digital invite for Carol services available Here And for all age service Here
Livingston Christmas Invites – We have lots of festive invites to deliver around Livingston, and we need your help delivering them across your own neighbourhoods, and to friends and family. Digital invite for Carol services available Here And for all age service Here
Carol Services: The carol services will not be livestreamed this year, please do consider whether you might be able to join us in person. Livingston carol service is 11am on Sunday 11 December, and Balerno is 6.30pm on Saturday 17 December in our usual Sunday morning venues.
Youth Events.
· Sunday Youth –Envision for both congregation’s youth on Sunday 4 December. Livi S1- S6 head to Balerno, P4-7 Livi meet in room L30A. Envision meets at 10.30 at church building Balerno.
· Friday Night Youth Christmas party on 9 December at 7:30pm at Church Building, Ladycroft, Balerno. Throwback party fun – Christmas jumpers encouraged!
· Deeper for Youth meets on Sunday 11 December NOT 18 December due to the Carol Service. Meet at Erasmuson’s house, 7:30pm. No evening service either date.
· Youth – Bookings for the Christmas Ceilidh on Friday 16 December are open. Please register your young person ASAP! Here. Book here
Livi Ladies Social – 11.30am on Saturday 10 December. All the ladies from the Livingston congregation are warmly invited to a bring and share lunch and social hosted by Marian MacCormack. For more details, please contact Marian on 07874 321 472 or liviladies@stmungos.org
Gold (St Mungo’s over 60’s social group) on Tuesday 13 December 2pm to 3.30pm in Church Building Ladycroft, Balerno. Contact to rsvp gold@stmungos.org or David and Marjorie Brown.
Christmas Events – details here!
· Beer & Carols: Join us in the Grey Horse, Balerno, for a relaxed Christmas pub singalong, Thursday 15 December at 8pm. This is the perfect event to invite friends along to and this year we have Sarah Stevenson and band leading the carols. Due to room capacity tickets are limited so booking is essential. You can book tickets here.
· Family Christmas Celebrations – Sunday 18 December at 10.30am in both Balerno and Livingston. Great all age event to come to and bring guests. (no evening service)
· Watchnight service at 11.30pm on Saturday 24 December in the Church Building, Balerno. Short traditional communion service.
· Christmas Day service at 11am in Balerno Parish Church. This is open to all but aimed at adults. No need to pre book.
· Mighty Mungos Christmas special premieres at 11am on Christmas Day on YouTube. Great for families to watch together to celebrate and watch from home. We’d love for as many people to be involved so please email any Christmas jokes, Gratitude Attitudes etc to mightymungos@stmungos.org
· Boxing Day Big Night In – games night for adults in Ministry Centre at 7.30pm.
· No services on 1 January 2023.
Christmas Trees – why not consider supporting Bethany’s work with the homeless by buying one of their trees. www.caringchristmastrees.com. Local collection or delivery available.
Balerno Farmers Market - Saturday 10 December, 9am-1pm. A team from St Mungo’s will host a church stall (giving out carol service invites, craft bags and sweets) with others manning the uplift point for Bethany’s Caring Christmas Trees. Pray for great conversations with those at the market. If you’d like to be involved contact andrea.brewster@stmungos.org (church stall) or emmagalloway@gmail.com (Bethany trees)
Prayers
Do continue to pray for the St Mungo’s finances. More details of the current situation can be found here: Finance update