The Guild
The Guild meets in the Auchtergaven Room of Bankfoot Church
Centre usually on the first Thursday of each month when all
are welcome.
The meetings commence at 7.30 p.m. and the programme for 2011/
2012 is as follows:
6 October Mark Holden
from Perth Museum will talk about Medieval Perth
3 November Lieutenant Jennifer Gosling will
give us an insight into the Salvation Army
23 November This meeting will commence at
2.00 p.m. when we will celebrate Guild Week.
Entertainment will be provided by Rene
& Henry Neil
4/5 December This is when we will be making
Christmas Wreaths.
Orders can be given to Guild Members and the wreaths will cost
£8.50
8 December Our Open Meeting when the Fair
City Singers will be giving their first concert under
their new conductor Marjory Watson
12 January Rhoda
Fothergill. Note time of meeting 2.00p.m.
2 February Missionary
Aviation Fellowship The Madagascar Run
1 March
A Place for Hope (UK) - Rev Scott Burton
5 April
AGM Help for Heroes –
Mike Dickinson
10 May
Musical Coffee Evening. Perthshire Brass
EVELYN MORRISON (CORRESPONDENCE SECRETARY)
If any further information is required with regard to
The Guild please do not hesitate to contact either our
President – Alice Melville or Evelyn Morrison (secretary).
(email for
their telephone numbers or contact church office.)
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The Guild has enjoyed an excellent session with a varied and interesting programme – as reported in the February magazine.
In February we had a visit from “Mary’s Meals” an international movement to set up school feeding projects in communities where poverty and hunger prevent children from gaining an education.
In March Shona Mason of the Vine Trust told us about the boat which cruises the Amazon giving medical help to outlying villages. And on 13 May we had our Musical Coffee Evening with the Jambouree Choir. This was made extra special because the young people going to Morocco (see separate article) were present and explained what they were going to be doing. At the end we were able to give a gift of £300 towards their expenses.
The Guild outing was to Linlithgow Palace which was greatly enjoyed by all. After visiting the Palace, the group enjoyed high tea at a nearly restaurant.
During the year we welcomed two visiting Guilds – Bucksburn from Aberdeen and Glen Isla Guild – who also came to our wreath making day in December.
Bankfoot was very well represented at the annual “World Day of Prayer” this year which took place in Luncarty on 5 March. Three of our members took part. The service this year was devised by Cameroon.
The projects this year which we contributed to were:
• “Crossreach” providing resources for the visitor’s centre at Perth Prison - £200
• International Justice Mission which supports and rescues from slavery in the sex trade in
Cambodia - £200
• Various charities - £150
• We also aided the work force to buy equipment needed to maintain our church.
The Guild is a very important part of the work of our church and community. We welcome any new members!
ALICE MELVILLE (June 2010)
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Syllabus 2009/2010
Our programme is varied for the coming year and is:
1 October "Red, Red
Rose" A film about songs of Robert Burns and
local gardens.
5 November “Street Pastors”
Sandy Scrimgeour
3 December Andrew Clegg
Title of talk not yet known but he is
a brilliant speaker
6/7 December Wreath Making
2010
7 January “Linus”
A talk by Bankfoot
lady Alison Drayson on
making quilts for hospitals etc.
4 February
“Mary’s Meals”
4 March “The
Vine Trust” Shona Mason will tell us
about the boat which cruises the Amazon giving medical help
to outlying villages.
1 April AGM followed by a talk about “Crossreach” at Perth Prison
13 May Musical Coffee Evening with
the children’s’ choir “Jambouree”
I think you will agree that we have a varied programme and
we do hope that new members will come along on the first
Thursday of each month.
Evelyn Morrison (secretary)
http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/councils/guild