Posted by dgbmcc on October 7, 2009

Sunday Worship: 9.30am & 11am, except July and August and the last Sunday of every month when worship is at 10am
You and your family will be welcome on Sunday – 10am for Worship.
The Church Office 01383 824092 office@dalgety-church.co.uk
Dalgety Parish Church of Scotland is registered as a charity in Scotland, number SC020926
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Posted by dgbmcc on August 22, 2010
Every Tuesday from 10am to 11.30am
Tea, Coffee, Juice, Homebaking… good company, good food, good prices
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Posted by dgbmcc on August 16, 2010
Malawi President Bingu Wa Mutharika has officially unveiled the new flag of Malawi despite criticism from the country’s civil society organizations.
Speaking during the Unveiling Ceremony at the New State House in the capital Lilongwe, President Mutharika said his government will not regret modifying the country’s flag because it signifies the change in development for Malawi.
“We are not necessarily changing the flag as it has been reported by other quarters but we were modifying it to reflect the modern Malawi,” he said.
The Malawi president added that the colors are still the same, red, green and black but the sun rise which was previously half has become a full rising sun… read full article: http://www.netnewspublisher.com/malawi-president-officially-reveals-new-flag-of-malawi/
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Posted by dgbmcc on August 14, 2010
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Posted by dgbmcc on August 14, 2010
Thinking Aloud is a monthly opportunity to discuss issues. Second Thursday of most months. 7.30pm. Contact the church office for venue details.
2010/2011 Programme:
- Thursday 9 September – Free Will
- Thursday 14 October – Evolution
- Thursday 11 November – Euthanasia
- Thursday 9 Dec –
- Thursday 13 Jan – Nature v Nurture
- Thursday 10 Feb – Religion as a Crutch
- Thursday 10 Mar – Debt
- Thursday 14 Apr – Revelation
- Thursday 12 May – Tithing
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Posted by dgbmcc on August 13, 2010
Morning worship will be at 10am until the end of August. From September to May there will be two services 9.30am for a traditional Sunday service, and at 11am for an all age friendly contemporary service.
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Posted by dgbmcc on August 12, 2010
Here is an overview of some of the annual events at Dalgety Church: DPC.
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Posted by dgbmcc on August 5, 2010
Worship will be at 10am
We Gather Together
Call to Worship
Hymn 345: Halle Halle Halle
Welcome & Notices
Song: Welcome Everybody
Prayer
Talk with Children
Song: I may never march
Children may leave for Junior Church in the Hall
We Listen for God’s Word
Genesis 15: 1-6
Hebrews 11: 1-3,8-16 read by Gudrun Shah
Hymn 530* – One more step
Sermon: The next step of faith…
We Respond to God’s Promises
Hymn 162* – The God of Abram praise
Prayers for Others
"How good and how pleasant", the elastic band
Offering, Dedication & Lord’s Prayer
Hymn 237*: Look forward in faith
Blessing & Amen
Hymn 786* – May the God of peace go with us
After worship there will be tea and coffee as usual in Room 1 then an opportunity for a walk around Dalgety Bay, or (your choice) fun and games in the Hall, followed by bacon rolls and ice cream!
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Posted by dgbmcc on August 5, 2010
On Sunday 8th August worship will be at 10am and will include some of the songs from the Children’s Holiday Club. Children are always welcome at DPC and a warm welcome is extended particularly to all who have been at the Holiday Club. After a few songs children will be able to move to the halls for some fun and games. After worship there will an opportunity to share in a walk around Dalgety Bay with others, or to remain at the hall for more fun, games and time together – ending with bacon rolls and ice cream…
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Posted by dgbmcc on August 2, 2010
Some musings… as I look to the future… our 2020 Vision for Dalgety Parish Church… and the future of the Church of Scotland.
During Autumn 2009 in the midst of the “financial crisis”, a local milkman announced that to keep milk prices competitive he would be reducing delivery costs by delivering milk on three days each week rather than six. Of course this is not a problem when delivering pasteurised milk to fridge owning households. It makes so much sense and could have been making good business sense for years. The “financial crisis” was not itself the cause for change, but rather the catalyst to see the possibility of change. Eli Goldratt, physicist turned business management guru says that embracing change also requires revisiting the rules that upheld the old system. We hold onto bits of the old ways again and again. Several years ago my Rotary Club introduced a system of coloured disks indicating menu choice of meat, fish or salad. Still disks are picked up… and a tick is placed on the sheet – ‘cos that’s the way it’s aye been. And when there is a discrepancy the ticks will be held in higher regard! Our congregational roll is kept on computer, but a decade or so on we don’t quite trust the new technology and so the handwritten card system is maintained in parallel. “People don’t want to be changed, they want to be blessed”, says Stephen Gilligan and oft quoted by Rob Voyle in his promotion of “Appreciative Inquiry” as a way of building on what is positive and life giving rather than dwelling on the problem and trying to fix it. For too long we have phaffed around, joking about resistance to change! How many Presbyterians does it take to change a light bulb? Now is the time for re-vision. Seeing things
afresh in the light of all that has changed around about.
I love the illustration of the Chaluteca Bridge in Honduras. When hurricane Mitch brought destruction in 1998 and damaged 150 bridges along the Chaluteca River – one stood firm – the Chaluteca Bridge. Intact, it had weathered the storm, yet suffered greater indignity. The river had burst its banks, rerouted and now the bridge stands firm on dry land leading from nowhere to nowhere! Now there’s a metaphor for a Church in the business of bridge building between God and creation. The “financial crisis” has brought into focus the need for change. It has created the “sense of urgency” that John Kotter says is the first step and only context towards change. I don’t believe that the Church is engaged in managing decline, but I believe that that’s what many within and outwith the Church think is happening. This is the time for re-envisioning what God is calling us to be and do, time for re-visiting the old rules some of which hold us in the past, time for re-connecting with communities, time for re-vitalising the Church of the one who came that we might have life in all its fullness.
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Posted by dgbmcc on July 19, 2010
“Wee Worship” happens on the last Tuesday of each month at Dalgety Parish Church. At 10am there will be a wee 15 minute service with simple songs, a story and short prayers. Wee Worship is for babies, toddlers, all who are not yet at school, along with Mums, Dads, grandparents and other carers. After the wee service is time for soft play, toys and some craft activities, snack and time for the adults to chat. All finished by 11am.
| Dates for your diary – last Tuesday of the month, 10am |
Theme |
| May 25 |
“the lost sheep” – the story of the shepherd who had 100 sheep |
| June 29 |
friends in Africa – stories from the children at our partner church in Engcongolweni, Malawi |
| July 27 – no Wee Worship. |
Summer Time… sand castles… story of the foolish man who built his house on the sand. Sorry cancelled due to Summer Holidays! |
| August 31 |
Growing up… |
| September 28 |
Giving thanks for good gifts. Harvest Songs |
| October 26 |
All Saints together… |
| November 30 |
St Andrews Day Celebration |
| December 28 |
After Christmas Celebration… wise men visit Jesus. |
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