AGM information
Services on Sunday 9 January at 10.30a.m. In person service at St Margaret’s Academy for Livingston congregation, with groups for 0-18. In person service for Balerno congregation at church building, Ladycroft - booking required. Only this Balerno service will be live streamed.
Balerno 0-18. Climbers are getting together at 9.15am on zoom on Sunday 9 January.
Mighty Mungos will also be on zoom today at 10a.m. Email with details of how to join these has been sent out.
Sunday 9 January traditional communion service at 8.45 in church building. Pre booking required from those for whom this is their regular service.
Balerno Youth Bible Study is at church building, Ladycroft on Sunday evening (9 Jan) at 6:30-8pm as we continue our series looking at the parables of Jesus.
Alpha course in Balerno starts in January. This will be in person, with food – start thinking about who you can invite. To sign up email alpha@stmungos.org
Parentalk – the Teenage Years –The next session of the course (on zoom) is on Wednesday 12 January (7.45pm onwards), exploring the topic of Communication & Conflict. All households with a young person in P6-S5 are welcome to join – email has been sent out on 5 Jan with details of how to sign up, and contact andrea.brewster@stmungos.org if you have any questions.
The proposed Gold Meeting on Tuesday 11 January will not now take place. It is hoped to return to Gold Meetings as soon as is practical.
Minis will now postpone its restart this term until later in the month.
New daytime housegroup in Livingston is starting soon. Open to anyone, of any age, who is available on Tuesday mornings. To express interest contact kate.yates@stmungos.org
Friday Night Youth starts up again on Friday (Jan 14) at 7:30-9:30pm at Ministry Centre. All S1-S6 welcome! Pre-booking is initially required, with numbers capped at 20.
Balerno P1-3 Arts and Craft Saturday 5 February 3-4:30pm in the Ministry Centre. Feel free to bring a friend! Balerno P4-7 Games Night Saturday 5 February 6:30-8pm in Church Building, Ladycroft. Feel free to bring a friend!
Youth Weekend Away: Deadline for early bird price of £80 is TODAY, Sunday 9 Jan. After this date, it is £90. Bookings will close on 31 January. Forms should be emailed to jonny.slatter@stmungos.org and direct payment should be made to the church bank account with surname and "camp" on it as the reference.
St Mungo’s Christmas Collection: Thank you for your continued generosity towards the appeals for both Challenge Ministries Swaziland and Starfish Asia. We have now reached almost £7,000 [including gift aid]. There is still time to contribute https://www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/christmasappeal2021.
Tearfund’s Afghanistan Emergency Appeal: We have given a further £5,000 to Tearfund’s in country partner to support the work on the ground in Afghanistan. These funds will go towards life-saving relief in the form of food packages, hygiene supplies and winter kits, which include blankets to help people stay warm as the temperatures plummet. Please continue to pray that vulnerable families who have lost everything will have their needs met through this support.
Thank you to those who helped deliver Christmas Hampers to New Scots families in Edinburgh through the work of Edinburgh City Mission. St Mungo’s sponsored 15 hampers and we are truly grateful to the volunteers who distributed these before Christmas to be a blessing to refugees, asylum seekers, and people with no recourse to public funding. Please continue to pray for the ministry of Edinburgh City Mission.
Midweek Word Live will return on Wednesday 12 January at 8.30am for half an hour, available on the St Mungo’s Community Facebook page and the St Mungo’s Balerno & Livingston YouTube channel. Do join us for a Word from the Word!