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St Columba’s Scottish Episcopal Church Largs August 2021

Choosing a new Rector

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and

acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2

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The Scottish Episcopal Church is a self-governing province of the world-wide Anglican Communion. This is a family of over 70 million Christians in more than 160 countries. Our nearest relations are the Church of England, the Church in Wales and the Church of Ireland. Through the Porvoo agreement we are also in full communion with many other branches of the Church. St Columba’s in Largs, is one of over 60 Episcopal congregations that work and worship within the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway. We are part of Ayrshire Region and our neighbours include congregations in Ardrossan, Dalry, Irvine, Troon, Kilmarnock, Prestwick, Ayr and Maybole. The area covered by St Columba’s includes Largs, Skelmorlie, Fairlie and West Kilbride and ecumenically we play a very active part in Largs Churches Together.

Services at St Columba’s

The church building has reopened for public worship with restrictions in place and will continue to remain open for a Sunday service unless the government and Church request a cessation of services again. For the time being only one service is offered each week as follows:

Sunday Eucharist 11.00am

Follow it afterwards on https://youtube.com/channel/UCCw69QHrI2ugHvQWYJaEMyQ

Please note that the number allowed at services is limited due to the pandemic. Updates are available on our website: largs-church.co.uk, and via our Facebook page Saint Columba’s Scottish Episcopal Church Largs We welcome all regardless of any defining characteristic that might otherwise be used as the basis for discrimination.

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Revd Canon Sandy Montgomerie Dear Friends, As we are slowing out of lockdown we can hope and pray for a future more meaningful than we have known these past months. An aspect of our society has been a common recognition of being in this together. A feature that struck me was friendship has developed between strangers. Simply a hello as you pass by or a smile to recognise that person’s existence, opening the shop door for each other and wearing a mask are some things I’ve noticed that changed our manner of effecting that gift of faith we have been given in spite of all the negative news coming our way. If we recognise the good about the world around us, goods both natural and social, human and non-human, familiar and friendly, we can break down the social barriers we create. A gift in any form is valuable and I used this short story in a sermon to highlight what I believe would make room for God living and being in our world. An ancient legend told of a monk who found a precious stone - a precious jewel, in fact, and then quietly kept it in his bag. A short time later, however, he met a traveller, who said he was hungry and asked the monk if he would share some of the provisions. When the monk opened his bag, the traveller saw the precious stone and, on an impulse, asked the monk if he could have it. Amazingly, without much thought, the monk gave the traveller the stone. The traveller departed quickly, overjoyed with his new possession. However, a few days later, he came searching for the monk again. The monk was, of course, curious to see the traveller again. He wondered at what might have happened to the precious jewel, and yet frowned at what else the traveller would want. Surprisingly, the traveller returned the stone to the monk and asked for something else. The monk gasped and shook his head in disbelief. What else would he have that the traveller would be interested to have? Finally, the traveller said, “Please give me that which enabled you to give me this precious stone”

(Adapted from James W. Moore, Some Things Are Too Good Not to Be True, Dimensions, 1994, p. 101)

Maybe that story whether true or not is a good reminder to us as to where our priorities are. As we continue the path of praying for guidance in the selection of a new Rector may we be open to the possibilities that God may gift to us.

With Blessings, Sandy

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Years Mind Please remember before God those who have died and whose

year’s mind falls in August AUGUST 1st Lillian Binns 4th James Fox, Betty Russell, Irene Gillies 15th Marjorie Paterson 16th Allen Potter 18th Dorothy May Nicol 19th Joan Johnson 22nd Hilda Sharp, Aydiel (ADL) Ferguson, Bob Evans 24th Alec Griffiths (Priest) 25th John Angell 31st Laura Binns, Kieran Binns, Elizabeth Davis May they rest in peace and rise in glory

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Vestry Meetings 29th June.

Hats for the Mission to Seafarers: Hilary has gone out on Facebook to Largs People and church members on What’s App. Church hall charges: Chris reported that Clark Memorial charge £50 for large hall, £40 and £35 for smaller halls and £35 for use of the kitchen. NAC charge £12 an hour. Our charge has been £15 an hour. After discussion we are going to charge £20 an hour. Flags: Chris has now bought an Easter flag and a provincial church sign on a pale blue background; they are in the flag box in the vestry. Hilary had forwarded all the mail from the Province with regards to CoVid19 regulations. The next phase changes on the 19th July and goes down to 1m distancing. We can open the hall for recognized groups under guidance, but cleaning between users is complicated, so we won’t open at present. Chris had heard from Amazon Smile that we are still a recognized charity on the site, which donates a percentage of any Amazon purchases to a charity nominated by the buyer. Chris will advertise this in the next magazine. Hilary and Mark had had a zoom meeting with Paul Hindle at Bishopbriggs to gather information about putting our services on-line. Chris will complete the application for funds from the Provincial Recovery & Renewal Fund, once Mark & Andrew have compiled a list of the equipment required. Health and Safety: The Physical Distance Based Capacity (PDBC) of the Church will need to be recalculated for the change to Level 1 on 19th July. Tim and Alice will advise Gib of the new number, to be displayed at the Church entrance. Mark has sent the Vestry his comprehensive property report on all the work done and costs involved so far. LED lights are now fitted throughout the property, a new boiler is in place, 3 new radiators, plaster board is being fitted in the bathroom. There are still work parties every Saturday and much work has been done in the grounds and painting the hall exterior. The £10,000 originally allocated has nearly been spent and we still need to fit a new

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bathroom, buy carpets, upgrade the kitchen and shower room. The Treasurer recommended that a further £5000 be allocated to complete the work. He was expecting Gift Aid repayments from HMRC which would more than cover the amount, so there would be no need to liquidate any reserves. This was agreed by the Vestry. Chris would also investigate the possibility of a grant from Ecclesiastical Insurance. Mark had circulated his investigations about ground source heat pumps, which would require large radiators or fans in the church. It was agreed that any decision on this should be deferred for the time being, and that we should look out for any incentives from the SEC or Holyrood for ecological projects. He wondered about making the Rectory available to rent once the work was complete. The bureaucracy would be minimal as he could incorporate it into his portfolio for regulatory purposes. The vestry decided that if the current timetable for filling the vacancy is achieved – ie by about Christmas – any let would not be long enough to make it worthwhile. Alice has produced a checklist of what she does to prepare for a service, so that in the event of her absence any trained server could deputise for her. Largs Churches Together: Rev Johnathan Fleming has moved to Port Glasgow. Alice, as Treasurer of LCT had at last succeeded in getting the bank signatories changed. The Church of the Nazarene is meeting in Douglas Park as their hall is too small for social distancing. They had also adopted a style of worship around tables café style to maintain social distancing without losing the feeling of worshipping as a fellowship. Gib, Sandy and Alice had attended the first part of a Regional Council meeting the Bishop had called the same evening as this meeting. The Bishop felt the future of Ayrshire Region was encouraging on this, the feast day of St Peter and St Paul, who had all exhibited Hope Faith and Trust, as we should. He intended to call a similar meeting on the same day next year at which he was sure that the Hope Faith and Trust of all involved would be vindicated. The North Ayrshire group & Kilmarnock are interviewing for their vacancy on 1st July, a new rector has been appointed for Troon, and Liz Crumlish, a Deacon at St Oswald’s, Maybole is being priested on Saturday.

Next Vestry meeting on Tuesday 7th September at 7.30pm

Progress with Vacancy

The advertisement is in Inspires, the Church Times for 3 weeks at a cost of £1000 inc vat, and the Church of Ireland Gazette at £150. 3 completed applications had been received by the deadline of the 16th of July. The Vestry shared views on the applications on Monday 19th July, and had a further meeting with the Bishop and Dean on Monday 26th July

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Mission to Seafarers Scotland The Revd Tim Turnley took our 11am service on Sunday 25th July, and preached an informative and inspiring sermon, including several anecdotes about the people he had been helping and the work done by Missions to Seafarers. Prior to his visit a

number of people had been knitting hats which are much appreciated by Seafarers working in unpleasant conditions.

Here is a photograph of the congregation modelling them

Help us to secure our future

The Mission to Seafarers provides help and support to the 1.5 million crewmen and women who face danger every day to keep our global economy afloat and provide all of us with goods which we use in our everyday lives, often not understanding the journey they took to arrive. The Mission to Seafarers Scotland works throughout Scotland, caring forseafarers of all ranks, nationalities and beliefs, through one full-time Chaplain and a band of ship-visiting volunteers, providing them with practical, emotional and spiritual support.We rely almost entirely on individual donations and periodic grants to carryout this support to our seafarers, but the reliance on this means it is very difficult to plan our work, from year to year.

This is why we have launched |the “RU 1 in a 1000?” campaign. We are looking to build up 1,000 supporters, pledging just £10 per month. If we can achieve that, the future of our work will be both secure and sustainable for years to come. We know that many people have limited incomes but, next time you buy a banana from a supermarket, or a shirt from a clothes shop, pause and think of the crewmen and women who helped to bring them across the seas to our shores. Your £10 will bring them a supportive chaplain to talk to, who is not from their employer, it will help them call their loved ones back home, it will give them time off ship in our Seafarer’s Centre or a taxi ride into the nearest town. Welcome relief when you have been in the middle of the ocean for weeks at a time.

For more information, visit: http://www.mtss.scot

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August Prayer Calendar Your prayers this month are asked for children world-wide :

Sunday 1 Monday 2 Tuesday 3 Wed 4 Thursday 5 Friday 6 Saturday 7 Please pray for comfort

and provision for children and families in Sri Lanka affected by

flooding and strong winds

during Cyclone Yaas.

Pray for healing and strength for Maimouna’s

mother in Burkina Faso

as she receives

treatment for breast cancer.

Pray that God would heal

Lowella in the Philippines and that she

would have a quick

recovery.

Pray for wisdom and guidance for our frontline

church partner staff as they navigate and

decide how to reopen child development

centers safely.

Please pray that God

would provide a mentor to encourage Raylan in

Brazil to serve and love God with all his

heart.

We’re thankful that our partners

in Ghana provided

families who were affected by flooding

with household

items

Pray that God would heal

Fuad in Ethiopia so he

can return home from the

hospital.

Sunday 8 Monday 9 Tuesday 10 Wed 11 Thursday 12 Friday 13 Sat 14 Pray for 4,323

children in East Nusa Tenggara,

Indonesia, as they recover from damage

caused by flooding.

Pray for comfort for Aser and his

family in Ethiopia as they learn about and

adapt to his paralysis.

Please pray for children

and their families in

Port-auPrince, Haiti, whose homes were burned down

during a period of gang

violence.

Pray that God would give Merlin in Honduras

strength and peace as she

begins chemotherapy

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Pray for guidance and strength for

young adults in

Compassion’s program as they make

decisions and plan their futures.

Pray for comfort and peace for Joy in Kenya as

she undergoes a throat

operation and begins the journey to recovery.

Please pray for peace and comfort for Ly Anne in

the Philippines as

she grieves her father’s

passing

Sun 15 Monday 16 Tuesday 17 Wed 18 Thursday 19 Friday 20 Sat 21 Pray that the doctors can

diagnose and treat Josuat in Nicaragua so he can begin to feel better

soon.

Pray for God’s

provision for those who have been

most affected by COVID-

19.

Pray for wisdom for the doctors and medical staff in Togo as they seek a solution for Blessing’s

broken arm.

Please pray for the

provision of the supplies that families in Indonesia need after

losing everything in a landslide

Pray for the rain needed in Bangladesh to

grow the crops that will

meet the children’s families’

needs.

Pray for continued healing for

Shalom, 6, in Rwanda as

she recovers from heart surgery.

Pray that God would enable

Andrew in Guatemala to recover from malnutrition and quickly regain his strength.

Sun 22 Monday 23 Tuesday 24 Wed 25 Thursday 26 Friday 27 Sat 28 We’re

thankful for virtual visits at Ugandan

centers to the children and families we

serve.

Pray for Jeffry and Rocio in

El Salvador as they begin university

As Blaise in Togo recovers

from his operation, pray that

doctors can address the

complications

Pray that Joseph in Nicaragua recovers

quickly from his accident.

Pray for comfort for

Devita and her family in

Indonesia as they grieve

the loss of her baby

Pray that God would heal

Mayerli, 18, in Peru from pneumonia.

Pray for families in northern Ethiopia

suffering from locust

invasions.

Sun 29 Monday 30 Tuesday 31

With thanks to COMPASSION.COM/PRAYERPARTNER

Pray for wisdom for Joseph’s

parents and centre staff in Mexico as

they seek to manage his

anemia.

Pray for healing and a quick recovery for

Angel’s mother in El Salvador who

hurt her back in an accident.

Pray for the doctors in Rwanda as they work

to correct the malformation in 8-year-old Siphora’s

foot,

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A Message from Our Treasurer

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support a charity of your choice (hopefully St Columba’s) every time you shop, at no cost to you. AmazonSmile is available at smile.amazon.co.uk on your web browser and can be activated in the Amazon Shopping App for iOS and Android phones. When you shop with AmazonSmile, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as amazon.co.uk, with the added bonus that AmazonSmile will donate a portion of the purchase price to your selected charity. I have registered St Columba’s as a charity, so do click on it when choosing your charity, as Amazon will donate 0.5% of the net purchase price to us. To take advantage of this, just follow the steps below:

1. Log into smile.amazon.co.uk and into your account. 2. You will then be invited to choose a charity – hopefully “St Columba’s Episcopal

Church, Largs” and then press “select” when you have found us from the list. 3. The screen will then change and you will then be directed to “shop now” by pressing the

link. 4. Purchase your items as normal. 5. AmazonSmile will then make a donation to us – simple!!

Remember: Always start your shopping with smile.amazon.co.uk in order to support St Columba’s.

Thank you Chris

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This Month’s Saints The Anglican Calendar marks days throughout the year as

Saints’ days. The following are remembered in August. For All the Saints, Franciscan Media and With thanks to

Saints in Scottish Place-names

5 Oswald of Northumbria, Martyr,

642

Oswald was one of the early Christian kings in Britain. During a period of exile he stayed at Iona and became a Christian there. In 633 he returned to Northumbria. Seeking to establish Christianity in his kingdom, he appealed to Iona for missionaries. Aidan was sent, and together they achieved the conversion of a large part of the district. Oswald was killed in a battle with Penda of Mercia. The English honoured Oswald as a martyr. He was a popular hero and was canonised soon after his death in 642.

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OF THE LORD

Matthew, Mark, and Luke, with some differences of detail, all record the episode shortly after Peter’s great confession of faith, in which Jesus takes Peter, James and John up a mountain and is transfigured as a sign of his divine glory. The presence of Moses and Elijah attests the endorsement by Law and Prophets of Jesus’ mission, and the divine voice from the cloud of God’s glory confirms the status of Jesus and approves his coming journey to Jerusalem.

8 Dominic, Priest and Friar, 1221

Dominic was born in Spain about 1170. He had great sympathy for those critical of the wealth and corruption of the church in Europe at the time. He felt called to preach to those who wanted to abandon the church for the popular but heretical ascetic sects such as the Albigensians and Waldensians. He formed the Order of Preachers, now called the Dominicans, as a group committed to serious study and poverty as necessary tools for the proper preaching of the gospel. He died at Bologna in 1221.

9 John Mason Neale, Priest, 1866

John Mason Neale (24 January 1818 – 6 August 1866) was an English Anglican priest, scholar and hymnwriter. He notably worked and wrote on a wide range of holy Christian texts, including obscure medieval hymns, both Western and Eastern.

HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/JOHN_MASON_NEALE 10 Laurence, Deacon and

Martyr, 258 Laurence was one of the seven deacons in Rome during the pontificate of Sixtus II. He died in 258 during the persecution by Valerian. At his trial Laurence was asked to produce the treasures of the church. It is said that he

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assembled a crowd of poor people amongst whom, as a deacon, he had distributed the church’s relief funds, and presented them to the prefect, saying, “These are the treasures of the church.” The story of his dying by being roasted on a gridiron is a much later addition to the story.

11 Clare of Assisi, Religious, 1253

Clare was born into a patrician family of Assisi in 1194. At the age of 18 she ran away from home to join Francis and his poor brothers. Under his guidance she became the founder and first abbess of the order now called “The Poor Clares”. She directed and led the order with loving discretion and devotion for nearly forty years. Strongly ascetic though the rule of the order was, Clare still warned about extremes: “Our bodies are not made of brass”, she once wrote. She died in 1253.

12 Blane, Missionary, c 590

Blane is said to have been born on the Isle of Bute and educated at a monastery in Ireland. He was a nephew of St Catan or Cathan, who in the mid 500s founded a monastery at the southern end of the Isle of Bute. St Catan was succeeded as abbot at the monastery, and bishop of the wider area, by Blane. The monastery seems to have thrived until rendered unviable by Norse attacks in the years around 800. The ruins of St Blane's Church, built on the site of the monastery in the 1200s can still be seen. St Blane moved from the Isle of Bute to central Scotland and established a monastery on the site of an old Roman fort (or "dun") five miles north of Stirling. This was redeveloped into a stone church in about 1150 in what by then was known as Dunblane, and this first stone church in turn formed the core of today's Dunblane Cathedral. After his death in 590, Blane's body was returned to Bute for burial there, at the monastery he had led and in the shadow of what is now called St Blane's Hill.

13 Jeremy Taylor, Bishop, 1667

Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) was a cleric in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of expression, and he is frequently cited as one of the greatest prose writers in the English language. He became chaplain in ordinary to King Charles I as a result of Laud's sponsorship. This made him politically suspect when Laud was tried for treason and executed in January 1644/5 by the Puritan parliament during the English Civil War. After the parliamentary victory over the King, he was briefly imprisoned several times. Eventually, he was allowed to live quietly in Wales, where he became the private chaplain of the Earl of Carbery. After the Restoration, he was made Bishop of Down and Connor in Ireland. He also became

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Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dublin. HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/JEREMY_TAYLOR

14 Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr,

1941

Maximilian Maria Kolbe, venerated as Saint Maximilian Kolbe, was a Polish Catholic priest and Conventual Franciscan friar who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the German death camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II.

HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/MAXIMILIAN_KOLBE 15 Mary the Virgin Mary was a 1st century Galilean Jewish woman of

Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and, according to the gospels, the virgin mother of Jesus. Both the gospels of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament and the Quran describe Mary as a virgin. She is betrothed to Joseph, according to Matthew and Luke. According to Christian theology, Mary conceived Jesus through the Holy Spirit while still a virgin, and accompanied Joseph to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/MARY,_MOTHER_OF_JESUS

20 Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot, 1153

Bernard was born in 1090 and at 22 joined the Cistercian Order. His remarkable dedication and gifts of leadership soon became apparent. In 1115 he established the abbey of Clairvaux. From there he had a profound influence on the whole of Europe. Bernard preached with immense energy and power. A strong defender of Christian values, he had a clear grasp of theological issues, though his criticism of others was sometimes unfair, and his advocacy of the disastrous Second Crusade made him unpopular in some quarters. His contribution to monasticism has been lasting. He died in 1153.

24 Bartholomew, Apostle The Calendar in the Prayer Book assumes that Bartholomew and Nathanael are one and the same. The identification is probable but not certain. About Bartholomew we know nothing other than his name in various lists of apostles in the first three Gospels and Acts. Nathanael, mentioned only by John, was brought to Jesus by Philip and becomes symbolic of an Israelite worthy of the name, who will see the hopes of Israel fulfilled in Jesus. Nathanael appears again in the resurrection episode beside Lake Galilee.

25 Ebba of Coldingham, Abbess, 683

Æbbe, also called Tabbs,[1] (c. 615 – 683) was an Anglian abbess and noblewoman. She was the daughter of Æthelfrith, king of Bernicia from c. 593 to 616. She founded monasteries at Ebchester and St Abb's Head near Coldingham in Scotland. She educated the ex-queen Æthelthryth first wife of Ecgfrith, who later after graduating from Æbbe's tutelage established a religious site on which now stands Ely Cathedral.

HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/%C3%86BBE_OF_COLDINGHAM

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27 Monica, Mother of Augustine of Hippo,

387

Monica was born in North Africa about 331, and is principally remembered as the mother of Augustine. She was a devout Christian, who exercised considerable influence not only on her son, but also on her husband, who required tactful handling, but whom she eventually brought into the church. As a widow, Monica pursued Augustine to Italy and shared deeply in the worship of the church in Milan under Bishop Ambrose and in her son’s conversion and baptism. Monica and Augustine returned to North Africa in 387, but Monica died en route at Ostia.

28 Augustine of Hippo, , 430

Augustine, the most influential figure of the early church in the west, was born in North Africa in 354. His search for truth led him eventually to acceptance of costly discipleship. He was baptised in Milan in 387 and returned to North Africa, becoming Bishop of Hippo in 395. His Confessions is a classic spiritual autobiography, and his City of God shaped western thinking about the meaning of historical events. Augustine also wrote extensively on grace against those who looked for visible evidence in themselves or the church of their standing before God. He died in 430.

29 The Beheading of John the Baptist

The Calendar provides for a general commemoration of John the Baptist on 24 June, and on 29 August for a particular commemoration of his death at the hands of Herod Antipas. John’s call to repentance and his message of God’s coming judgement had connotations of messianic claims that Herod found extremely worrying. John was eventually the victim of Herodias’s anger at his criticism of her marriage to Herod

31 Aidan of Lindisfarne, Bishop, 651

Aidan was a monk from Iona who went to Northumbria in 635 in response to the invitation of King Oswald. Aidan became Bishop of Lindisfarne, a small island where he established a monastery. From there, accompanied by Oswald, he launched his mission in Northumbria. His gentleness and Celtic asceticism, as well as his deep concern for the poor, drew people to Christ. By his own example, he taught the value of prayer, the need to meditate on the Scriptures, and the importance of education. He died in 651.

Dates for your diary Saturday 31 July Diocesan Synod Monday 16 Aug Interviews for new Rector

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Services and Rota for August 2021Please check the rota and note if you are included.

Please feel free to swap with others to ensure duties are covered for all services.

August Services and Sunday readings

Sunday 1 Pentecost 10

Eucharist 11.00 am

Revd Martin Sofield Exodus 16: 2-4, 9-15; John 6: 24-

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Reader: Robin Spence Intercessor: Ray

Young

Sunday 8 Pentecost 11

Eucharist 11.00 am

1 Kings 19: 4-8; John 6: 35, 41-51

Reader: Joan Hutton Intercessor: Fiona

Reader

Sunday, 15 Pentecost 12

Eucharist 11.00 am

Proverbs 9: 1-6; John 6: 51-58

Reader: Tim Johnson Intercessor: Revd

Canon Sandy Montgomerie

Sunday, 22 Pentecost 13

Eucharist 11.00 am

Revd Martin Sofield Joshua 24: 1-2a; 14-18; John 6:

56-69.

Reader: Lorna Reid Intercessor: Frances

Robertson

Sunday, 29 Pentecost 14

Eucharist 11.00 am

Deuteronomy 4: 1-2, 6-9; Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Reader: Janine Millward

Intercessor: Alice MacDonald

Readers for September 2021

5th Alice Macdonald 12th Joan Hutton 19th Elspeth Robertson 26th Fiona Reader

If you know of anyone who can’t collect a copy Magazine availability from church, or access the online version at https://largs-church.co.uk/magazines/, please let me know and they can be sent a copy.

Gib FitzGibbon 01294 823992

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Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway

Diocesan website: http://glasgow.anglican.org Bishop The Rt Revd Kevin Pearson. email: bishop@glasgow.anglican.org

Everyone remains working from home at present and can be reached as below: Christine Hughes (most general enquiries, usual days Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri)

- 07754 167468 christine@glasgow.anglican.org and also office@glasgow.anglican.org Marion Noble (for enquiries regarding property matters, usual days Mon-Wed) – 07544 834021

marion@glasgow.anglican.org Iolanthe Stack (for enquiries regarding finance, usual days Wed -Fri)

- 07544 833643 iolanthe@glasgow.anglican.org John Mitchell, Diocesan Secretary, Tel: 07798 662711,

or at diocesansecretary@glasgow.anglican.org

St Columba’s Scottish Episcopal Church, Aubery Crescent, Largs

Interim Priest in Charge: The Revd Canon Sandy Montgomerie, 105 Sharphill Road, Saltcoats, KA21 5QU.

Tel: 01294 465193 email: sandy.montgomerie@btinternet.com

The Vestry is elected by the congregation to work with the Rector in the administration of the church, and meets in January, March, September, November and as required. Chair Rector Secretary & Alternate Lay Rep Hilary Moran Treasurer Chris Evans Lay Representative Gib FitzGibbon Rector’s Warden Lorna Reid People’s Warden Alice MacDonald Members Mark Yeomans, Tim Johnston, Annemauraide Hamilton, Andrew Reid During the Vacancy the Vestry is chaired by the Lay Representative, and attended by the Interim Priest in Charge at his convenience Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals, Confessions by arrangement with the Priest in Charge

The deadline for the September magazine is Sunday 22nd August

Magazine articles should be sent to gibfitzg@aol.com

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Life at St Columba’s Director of Music Euan Fulton 07814 268 205 Property Convenor Mark Yeomans 520296 Fundraising Committee Hilary Moran 686213 Protection of Vulnerable Groups Timothy Johnston Appointed by the Vestry and approved by the Bishop Mothers’ Union Hilary Moran 686213 Church Hall Diary Chris Evans 673757 Deals with hall bookings Flowers Joan Hutton 672927 Sidesmen Alice MacDonald 336329 Christian Aid Jane Evans 673757 Alice MacDonald 336329 Representative on inter-church Christian Aid Committee Regional Council Alice MacDonald 336329 Intercessions Rota Frances Robertson 686947 Altar Servers Alice MacDonald 336329 Readers Rota Gib FitzGibbon 01294 823992 If you would like to join any of the above, please contact the person named. Largs Churches Together Alice MacDonald 336329 Fiona Reader Press Officer Hilary Moran 686213 Health & Safety Officer Alice MacDonald 336329

Pastoral Visitors in the congregation: Joan Hutton, May Kidd and Alice MacDonald

Scottish Charity Number SC004796

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KA30 8PR The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the Rector or the

Vestry

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