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ST JOHN'S KIRK
The Chronicles
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NORTH CHURCH GUILD
Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Around 45 ladies listened to an interesting, but thought provoking, presentation from Viv Dickenson, CEO of Crossreach. This organisation works closely with the Guild and Playful Beginnings is one of its current projects.
Two of the projects being undertaken by Crossreach at present are Daisy Chain for under 12s in Govanhill with complex needs and Bluebell for mums with perinatal mental health problems.
Early intervention in these 2 groups is vital and Crossreach is most grateful for the support given by the Guild.
The next meeting is on Wednesday 12th November and all are welcome.
NORTH CHURCH GUILD
Wednesday 8th October 2025
This afternoon around 35 Guild ladies visited Perth Art Gallery. A presentation on the lives and careers of J D Fergusson and Margaret Morris was enjoyed by all. John was an internationally renowned artist while Margaret was best known as a dancer with many other interests. They eventually settled in Glasgow in 1939 and established the New Art Club and Celtic Ballet.
This was followed by a visiting the exhibition which is very worthy of a return visit to do it justice.
Finally a short stroll to the George Hotel for tea/shortbread and chat completed the afternoon's meeting.
The next meeting is on 22nd October at 2 pm when we will have a speaker from Crossreach whose topic is Playful Beginnings, one of the Guild Projects. All are welcome.
NORTH CHURCH GUILD
Wednesday 24th September 2025
We welcomed our minister Kenny to our meeting and we enjoyed a talk on 'how we discuss and come to decisions'. Discussion matters but it depends on who you are with.
Be respectful and listen
We can discuss and disagree
Recognise the value of others
Feel free to discuss and feel comfortable, and
How we live is part of worship.
Our next meeting is a visit to the Art Gallery at 2 pm followed by tea/shortbtead at the George Hotel.
ANNUAL GUILD GATHERING
Saturday 14th September 2025
GUILD ANNUAL GATHERING 2025
Around 600 ladies and a few gentlemen almost filled the North Church today for the Guild Annual Gathering. The singing was superb, and reflections by the Moderator and the National Convener were enjoyed before lunch.
In the afternoon, following the Guild Choir, we listened to feedback on the visit to Malawi and Help for Ukraine. Kay Coull was then installed as the new National Convener and a most enthusiastic and inspiring day closed with praise and the benediction.
NORTH CHURCH GUILD
Wednesday 10th September 2025
The first meeting of the new session was held today in the church when a large turnout enjoyed a Songs of Praise. Committee members chose a favourite hymn to be sung and these were superbly accompanied on the piano and organ by Stephen Miller.
The next meeting of the Guild is on 24th Sept in the church hall at 2 pm. All former and new members will be most welcome.
NORTH CHURCH GUILD
Saturday 5th July 2025
Strawberry Tea
These photographs show Guild members and friends enjoying an excellent afternoon tea. Katie is enjoying the new kitchen while Esma and Janice are busy preparing the berries. A good turnout enjoyed their tea and chat.
LENTEN CAFE
Monday 14th April 2025
We have now had the first of our Lenten cafes and what a joy it was. Don’t know how many people we had but there was a real buzz from a steady flow of customers. Good positive feedback from customers and volunteers alike who all had a great time albeit tired by the end! A good supply of home baking was much appreciated.
Here are a few photos from the day including some of our Prayer Tree.
If you are looking for a lunch in town on Saturday coming why not give us a try. Open 11am - 2pm. You could even leave a prayer for the next prayer breakfast to use.
OPEN CHURCH
Monday 14th April 2025
For those of you who don’t know what goes on at Open Church, we thought that you would like a little insight into how a real helping community is developing quite apart from the volunteers who are a community in themselves. One of our lady visitors had offered to help a very elderly gentleman with some sewing. He has recently been in hospital, lives alone and values the friendship at Open Church. The lady herself comes regularly to the church and asked the gentleman to bring his shirt in and she would repair it for him. Here she is hard at work!
This is only one of many kindnesses we have seen as a real supporting community develops at Open Church, helping and caring for one another.
NORTH CHURCH GUILD
Wednesday 26th March 2025
At our A.G.M. today,we conducted the formal.part of our business,thanking Pat and Liz for all their years of dedicated service on our team and welcomed Kate and Katie as our new members. We also thanked Anne for the gracious and kind way in which she has led us over the last year.
We then enjoyed a wonderful time of singing by The Earn Singers,and it was lovely to see a few familiar faces from our own congregation. They sang a variety of songs,ranging from madrigals to Disney and a highlight was the singing of Psalm 23 to the them tune from "The Vicar of Dibley."
We finished with tea,coffee and some very much appreciated home baking!
We are now on a break until September,but remember to keep your diaries free for the Strawberry Tea on July 5th-more information will.follow nearer the time.
NORTH CHURCH GUILD
12th March 2025
Today, we welcomed one of our Church members, Sally Bonnar, who spoke to us about the work of Renew 23:3. This is a national well-being project, motivated in part, by the fact that pre-covid, one in four people struggled with their mental health; post covid, this has risen to sixty percent. The project's name comes from Psalm 23 v3 : "He restores my soul" and the sessions are based around the 3 Ps: prayer; presence; partnership.
After her interesting talk, Sally invited us to take part in some of the activities on offer at Renew, ranging from jigsaws, dominoes, writing a poem about Spring and even making a decoration for the trees in the garden to remember Ukraine. These sparked great concentration, discussion and some hilarity, as we all engaged in our table's activity.
Sally finished off by leading us in the Examen prayer, where we reflected and gave thanks for all that God has done for us throughout the day.
Our next meeting on March 26th will be our A.G.M. when we will be entertained by 'The Earn Singers', and look forward to welcoming you then.
NORTH CHURCH GUILD
Wednesday 5th March 2025
The Guild
This morning the Church Hall resounded to the buzz of happy conversation as friends gathered to enjoy our "Coffee and Croissant" morning. We are very grateful to all our contributors to the Cake and Candy stall, where a variety of delightful and yummy treats were on sale. The fantastic total of £1,000 was raised, which will be a great contribution towards our Guild projects.
NORTH CHURCH GUILD
12th February 2025
Today, we welcomed Janice Sloan, Chair of Perth Floral Art, for a wonderful demonstration of flower arranging and some great tips on how to use flowers and foliage to enhance our Creator's gifts. We all left with a little bunch of daffodils, and we eagerly anticipate the "balling" effect which she demonstrated.
It was lovely to welcome so many of our members and we look forward to our next meeting on February 26th,when .Marjorie Clark will be speaking on the Plaques of Perth
NORTH CHURCH GUILD
Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Today, we welcomed Norman Liddle from the Scottish Bible Society, who explained how the Society was established, and about some of its work. The main part of his extremely interesting talk was on "Bibles for Bairns" an exciting venture which the Scottish Bible Society has initiated, and is also one of the Guild's new projects. As our Guild theme for the next few years is "Sure Foundations" this project could not be more apt, as reading to our children when they are little, and especially reading Bible stories, must surely be one of the most secure foundation we can give to our children and grandchildren.
If you, or someone you know, registers a baby in the first year of their life, they will receive a Share a Story Bible, and then a gift on each birthday, up until their fifth birthday, when they are sent an age appropriate Bible
It was also fascinating to learn a little of what the Bible Society does worldwide-did you know that fifty Bibles are printed every minute in China?
Not only was this an informative talk, but we also left with a goody bag!!!
Our next meeting is 12th February, when we shall be learning all about flower arranging. All welcome at 2p.m in the main hall.
NORTH CHURCHGUILD
8th January 2025
On Wednesday a very busy Guild welcomed Raphael,from the charity "Signpost International ", who gave a very informative talk on the important work it does,both in Africa and Dundee.
In Kenya, Uganda and Malawi, they focus on the need for safe water, as globally, water -borne diseases claim a child's life every ninety seconds.
In Dundee, The Roundhouse is a community kitchen, based in Whitfield, which has a community meals program and family cook workshops.
It was so interesting to hear about Signpost's work far afield and much closer to home.
We then enjoyed our usual cup of tea and lots of chatter, as we caught up on all our news, after the festive break.
Our next meeting is on January 22nd,when we look forward to hearing about one specific aspect of the work of the Scottish Bible Society. All are welcome😀
NORTH CHURCH
December 2024
The church is looking festive for the Advent season now. We have our Advent calendar hanging round the balcony and the photos taken by congregation and friends will reveal the story of creation, our interaction with our world and God’s grace in the days up till Christmas. If you are coming to Open Church or any of the events on the next few weeks, have a look at the pictures and see what they mean to you. Christmas blessings to you all
FRIDAY FRIENDS
Friday 20th September 2024
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Today we had our first Friday Friends meeting in the Hub at Tulloch
We welcomed new friends,along with members of our Guild,and enjoyed tea and coffee and lots of chat,getting to know our friends from the Parish.
We meet again on Friday 4th October at 1pm -3pm and all are welcome.
For the six weeks of Lent leading up to Easter we are displaying images of the story leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus. In Christian tradition these are known as
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“The Stations of the Cross”
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Please come in and look at the images. What do they say to you? Perhaps you would like to spend some time meditating on each image as it appears and maybe saying a prayer if something comes to mind. Come with us as we walk with Jesus towards the Cross - and ultimately to Easter Sunday
Images are woodcut prints by the artist Margaret Adams Parker
NORTH CHURCH
Saturday 24th December 2023
This morning at our Open Church Space we had the pleasure of welcoming a choir of ladies and children from Ukraine who presented some lovely traditional Christmas songs and even sang one in English! We were thrilled to have about 50 people there to hear them. A highlight of our busy open day at Perth North.
Tomorrow it’s Christingle service at 10.30 then Carol Crawl round the streets of the City Centre at round 9pm then the Watchnight service at 11.30. Hope to see some of you there
CITY CENTRE GROUP
Tiny Tots
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The toddler group at Perth North, have a new Facebook group for those wishing to keep up to date with info from the group.
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CITY CENTRE GROUP
City Centre Group Update
​Following the closure of the Hub in Mill Street, the North Church are now partnering with Giraffe to distribute their frozen ready meals from the Church building on Mondays and Thursdays between 10am and 12 noon. Please share and let people know, especially if you know someone who wold benefit from this service.
THE 4xC's CLUB
Tuesday 23rd May 2023
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This Club (cake, coffee, craft and chat) met for the first time today and was enjoyed by all present. Card making, and shoebox wrapping were available and it is intended to increase the variety of activities at the next meeting.
This will be held on on Tuesday 20th June at 2pm in the new hall and all are very welcome to join in, or simply enjoy the company
NORTH CHURCH PICNIC
Sunday 7th May 2023
Around 60 folk enjoyed a picnic lunch together after the church service on Sunday morning to celebrate the Coronation. They were surprised to find that King Charles (copy of!) had popped in to say hello.
OPEN CHURCH
December 2022
Open Church at the North is continuing on Mondays and Thursdays 10-1pm and all are welcome as it says on our new banners printed for us by our friends at DAS. We hope that they are eye catching and attract lots of folks to come in ans share our space, have a hot drink ans a wee chat. We are looking forward to getting to know our community better.
