St Andrew's 

1. The Flower Calendar for 2026 is in the vestibule, if you would like to donate flowers, please add your details. If you know anyone who has been ill, bereaved or needs a ‘pick-me-up’ please tell Linsey in the Office or Moira Keith so flowers can be delivered after the service.

2. The next ‘Cuppa and Chat’ will be this Friday 2 October from 10am to 12noon. All welcome.

3. The Bible Study Group will meet on Thursday at 7:30pm, in the Chapel of St. Apollinaris, to continue studying Genesis. All Welcome.

4. The Presbytery online course about modern slavery, ‘True Freedom’, continues at 7pm on Wednesday. If you wish to ‘dip in’, email mcranfield@churchofscotland.org.uk A complementary, but stand alone conference, run by a Survivors of Human Trafficking in Scotland (SOHTIS), will take place at Fountainhall Church at the Cross, Aberdeen, and online, from 10am to 12noon on Saturday 24 October. Please see the poster on the noticeboard for more information.                 

5. There will be a ‘Double Piano & Organ Recital’, featuring Brian Smith and Adrian Dean, at 2pm on Saturday 10 October here in St. Andrew’s, with refreshments after the performance. This event is free, but donations may be made at the door for Church funds.

6. There will be a Christmas Afternoon Tea & Craft Fair on Saturday, 21st November 2026, 12 - 2.30 pm. Coffee & Teas Savoury & Sweet Homebakes in the hall and Craft Stalls in The Chapel of St. Apollinaris. Tickets, £10 per person available from Molly Conn (Tel. 01467 620612)                       

7. There will be a Garioch Fiddlers’ Concert, here in St, Andrew’s, on Saturday 28 November, 2-4:30pm. Tickets at £10 per person, including refreshments, are available from Rosie Milne or the Church Office.

8. Next Sunday will be Harvest Sunday. As an additional Harvest offering, you are invited to bring something for the foodbank and place it in the shopping trolley in the vestibule. The readings will be Deuteronomy 26:1-11 and Matthew 13:24-33.