St Vigeans Church SC003409

St Vigeans Men’s Club presently has twenty members.  The club meets in the church hall every Tuesday night at 7.30p.m. from September to April.

Carpet bowls, darts and dominoes are played, with awards being presented to the best players at the end of the session.

Along with being hosts to other local Men’s Clubs, members make return visits for friendly games.

Club members can also take part in carpet bowls competitions held by the Federation of Men’s Clubs, competing against other Men’s Clubs.  These competitions are held in the Community Centre in Arbroath.

The club will resume on Tuesday 7th September at 7.30p.m. when a welcome will be given to any gentleman who is interested in joining.  Minimum age is 14; no limit on upper age!

For more information,  contact:

Graham Reid, President,   01241 872097 (evenings only), or Jim Walker, Treasurer,  01241 878304   (most times).

Graham Reid

If you are making up a box this year, please note that among all the listed desired  items, 

 TOOTHBRUSH AND TOOTHPASTE;

 HAT/SCARF;

GLOVES,

are listed as “essential.”

Articles for the next magazine ( October/November) should be with  Heather Lockhart by Sunday 12th September.

E-mail hml@lockhart.f9.co.uk

Telephone 07974 663474

Articles can be left in the purple box in the church vestibule

Used postage stamps can be brought to church for sending off to 121 George St who can send them off for recycling.  This brings in a little money for the church.

Save the plastic tops from milk cartons.  (Only these plastic tops, no others please.)  These can be brought to church and are then passed on to the Old and Abbey church  who, in turn,  pass them on for recycling into plastic toys.

As your Prayer Secretary I would like to hear from you with any requests or concerns you may have for prayer.  Likewise, I will share with you any matters coming to mind or being brought to my notice, which we, as a congregation can pray about.  Anything I am told will be treated with complete confidentiality and no names would be mentioned in prayer requests to be put in the magazine and on the website.  Anyone interested in being part of a prayer group please speak to me.

Every blessing,           Jean McPhail

01241 870934

Angus Presbytery Meetings take place monthly with the exception of January, July and August, and are usually held in St Margaret’s Church Hall, Forfar.  Each church is represented by its minister and presbytery elder. Normally the presbytery elder is elected for a two year period.

The role of the presbytery elder is to attend the various meetings, participate in a two-way exchange between St Vigeans and Angus Presbytery and report back to St Vigeans Kirk Session.  Much is discussed at the Presbytery meetings so it is impossible to report on all of it at the Kirk Session meeting. There is, however, a folder of the minutes which is available for the Kirk Session to see.

There are various committees made up of the ministers and elders, and these committees usually meet prior to the Presbytery meeting.  Various issues are discussed within the committees and reported on at the Presbytery meeting.  Presbyteries are given the opportunity to raise questions or make comments and, following this, recommendation in the form of a deliverance made, to which the individual presbyters have the opportunity to vote.  Examples of committees include a Business Committee and in Forum One there are committees for Stewardship, Finance, Fabric, Ministry and Appraisal and Superintendence while Forum Two consists of committees dealing with World Church, and Ecumenical Links, Education, Mission and Development.

I am in the Superintendence Committee and this has given me the opportunity to visit congregations in Carnoustie and Arbroath and hear of the work done in other congregations, look at common difficulties and share experiences.

Helen Rosie

St Vigeans choir is a consistently loyal group of worshippers whose regular church attendance record is outstanding.  The young and older members negotiate the steep, bending stairs up to the organ gallery for 10.30 each Sunday to rehearse the hymns and choir items for that morning’s service: an Introit sung when the Bible is brought in; a longer piece during the uptake of the offering and a short verse after the three-fold Amen, allowing church members a quiet interlude before leaving.  Four-part harmony (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) is rehearsed for special occasions but the emphasis each week is on all voices singing the “tune.”  Since the introduction of the C4 hymn book, the choir have enjoyed learning many of the new hymns, with several being taken up later by the congregation.

Making further use of the beautifully decorated church at a special time of year, the introduction of the Christmas Eve concert of poems, readings and choral items gives extra, but enjoyable, weeks of preparation, letting the audience see the faces of the invisible  singers whose voices are usually heard from “up above.”

The choir on several occasions have also prepared a concert in the “Music in St Vigeans” series in June of each year.  At the moment, there are 10 ladies and 4 gentlemen in the choir, several combining choir membership with other church duties.

Anyone who can sing in tune would be welcomed into the camaraderie of the group.

Helen M Addison.

The choir with Miss Addison in the foreground

Sunday morning services are at 11.30 a.m.

Visitors welcome.

Members, we miss you when you aren’t there.

Arbroath Holiday Monday 27th September

Music in St Vigeans Church 2.30 p.m.

Blair Cargill, piano recital.

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The piano club began as a result of a discussion with Ian Gough, as he knew of a piano club in Glasgow.  The idea was to get players together to share music, etc., and also to help others  practise performing, as we all get very nervous playing in front of others.

St Vigeans church was chosen as it has the best piano in the area. Fortunately, the Kirk session very kindly gave its permission for this to go ahead.

The club meets on the first Sunday of every month when 2 players perform for around 20 minutes each. This is followed by refreshments. There is no cost for this but the usual practice is a donation of about £2. This covers the cost of tea, coffee, etc., and also helps pay for any guest performers we invite along to play.

Each player chooses their own music and anything goes.  We usually choose something we like ourselves and think others will enjoy listening to. Performers must be over 16 but the standard is varied.

I organise who’s playing and when; Gertrud handles the refreshments – she’s very organised and capable. I also collect the donations, record the total, bank it and make out yearly accounts.

I’m not used to playing in front of an audience (except my family). Because of the club I do feel that I am less nervous, as everyone is very supportive and encouraging. Everyone gets plenty of warning and is always asked when they would like to play.

The club stops over the summer months and over Christmas etc.  We’re always keen for new performing members but non-players are also very welcome.

Lesley Murray

Guild resumes 20th September.

Meet in hall 7.30 p.m.

Stuart and Wendy Bell, organizers of the outing.

The trip this year was to Banchory.

Dorothy & Andrew Baird and Joyce Lynn were the winners at the quiz night.

From left, Jean Russell, Guild Convener, Jay Ferrier, quizmaster, and Margaret Hendrie who, along with her husband, set the questions.

Two Guild Projects benefited by £100 each thanks to the quiz evening held in May.

Board meeting Wednesday 8yh September 2010

7.30 p.m. in Session Rooms.

Scottish Country Dancing  in the hall 7.30 p.m.

Meets the first and last Mondays in the month (with sometimes an additional meeting if there is an extra Monday in the month)

Resumes Monday 6th September

Next dates are:

Monday 27th September

Monday 4th October

Monday 25th October

Scottish Country Dancing resumes on Monday 6th September.

The  hall at 7.30 p.m.

Guild meets in hall at 7.30 p.m.

Guild resumes Monday 20th September

Monday 20th September: Speaker – Irene Hoare, present project co-ordinator

Meeting led by Mrs Alexander

Monday 18th October: Community Wardens

Meeting led by Christine Fairweather

Men’s club resumes 7th September.

Meets in hall at 7 p.m.

Further information can be had from Graham Reid, President (01241 872097, evenings only) or Jim Walker, Treasurer (01231 878304)