Notices for week beginning Sunday 24th November 2024
These notices provide information about what is currently happening in Wigtown Parish Church and
around. The Church of Scotland website provides regularly updated information at
www.churchofscotland.org.uk.
1. Sunday: Services 10 am Kirkcowan Parish Church, 11:30 am Wigtown Parish Church, 11:30 am
& 7 pm Wigtown Baptist Church.
Messy Church Wheelbarrows and Wellies, 3 pm, Wigtown Community Gardens. Bulb planting
with Wigtown in Bloom.
2. Monday: Drop-in, 10:30 am, Wigtown Parish Church Hall. Drop in for a cuppa and a chat. All
welcome.
Ninian Moment Noon, Sacred Heart Church.
3. Wednesday: Machars Churches Basics Food: Citizens Advice Clinics Fortnightly 10 am – Noon,
5 Albert Street, Newton Stewart. Tel. 07874 934387. Any and all donations are welcome. As we
approach Christmas you may wish to include some festive items like mince pies, savoury
crackers, sweet assortments etc. Thank you for your support.
Zoom Conversations 7:30 pm. Please ask for a link if you wish to take part.
4. Thursday: Choir Practice, 7 pm, Wigtown Parish Church.
5. Friday: Wigtown Christmas Lights Switch-on, 6:30 pm.
6. Saturday: Newton Stewart Singers Concert, 7:30 pm, Wigtown Parish Church.
7. Sunday 1st December: Services 10 am Kirkcowan Parish Church. 11:30 am Wigtown Parish
Church. 11:30 am Wigtown Baptist Church.
8. Tuesday 3rd December: Guild Christmas Celebration: Carols and a cuppa, 2 pm, Wigtown
Church Hall. Presbytery Zoom Meeting, 7 pm.
9. Friday 6th December: Contemplative Worship in the Taize style, 6:30 pm, Wigtown Parish
Church.
10. Sunday 8th December: Joint Advent Service with the Churches Choir, 10 am Kirkcowan Parish
Church. 11:30 am Wigtown Baptist Church.
11.Wigtown Parish Church Building Working Group: Ideas, please, on development of the Church
Building to the group, by Christmas. Floor plan at the back of the Church. We will then explore
the possibilities.
12. If you wish to be part of the Flower Rota please see Evleyn Thomson.
13. Keep up to date with what is happening on the website and at the Wigtown Parish Church
and Wigtown Baptist Church Facebook pages.
How you can donate to the Church
Your giving to Wigtown Parish Church or Kirkcowan Parish Church will help us to continue our
ministry and mission and ensure that we are sustained, equipped and resourced to face the future.
Follow the link below to the Church of Scotland donations page.
1. Choose a congregation you wish to give to and ensure that you click the donate to a congregation
button.
2. Opt in to gift aid (applicable to UK taxpayers only)
3 Complete your donation which will bring you via PayPal but also allows you to donate with a card.
https://cos.churchofscotland.org.uk/donate/