Thanks to all for helping out with café church last week, from dish washers, to bakers, to finger-print makers. It is such a meaningful way to begin the advent season, and we couldn’t do it without you.
Our first retiral offering will be taken today. Session decided to hold a retiral offering one Sunday a month, and we are aiming to make that the second Sunday of each month. We are interested in small amounts that will increase when added with others. If you would like to keep your spare coins and bring them in once a month, that would be helpful. The first collection will be added to the Guild collection from their afternoon tea for the Moderator’s Challenge, providing light to children in Malawi.
The Rotary Club of Keith will present their Christmas Carol Service at St Rufus Church, Keith on Sunday 15th December from 6-7pm.
Please come explore advent together with our Bible Study Tuesday at 4 PM. We will continue our rich conversations through Advent. You could come learn with us, studying Scripture together is soul-filling.
Would anyone be available to help at a table at Tesco to offer Stars for the tree fundraiser? We are planning some Primary 7s to come down in the afternoon. The day has been confirmed for 13th of December. Please let Amy know if you can sit for a spell. Thanks.
Upcoming Services: Our Nativity service will be the 22nd of December at Keith North. We are going to be hosting a donkey this year, please do plan on making this service part of your advent celebrations. Christingle will be 4 PM at Rothiemay on the 24th, Watch Night will be 11:15 PM Christmas Eve, and then Christmas Day we will celebrate with a 10:30 service.
Would you be interested in carolling this year? We are planning an opportunity to sing for Turner Hospital, hopefully on Monday the 23rd of December and finish up with cocoa and tea in the hall. Last year it was a special time, and the community really appreciated it (as did the singers!).
If you are a regular attender (or irregularly regular), please do consider officially joining our congregation. There are a few decisions we will be taking over the course of the next months, and it would be helpful to have your voice a part of that discussion. Speak to Amy if you might like a further conversation.