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John Knox Church News Round Up ...

COMING UP ... mashsis – are you 12-17 ?

What is it : a digital scavenger hunt . Eh ? We give you a list of things to take photos or videos of . You : submit them online . And : the better they are the more points you get . Points = Prizes . Where and when : over the summer holidays in the Stewarton area . Who : Teams of 12-17 year olds . BOOM ! For info see johnknox . org . uk / mashsis

musical afternoons

If you would enjoy an afternoon of music and friendship , then come along to our monthly musical afternoons . Community singing , entertainment this month from the JK choir , musical quiz , tea and cakes . Previous months have included Centrestage Choral singers and the JK ceilidh band . All welcome ! Thursday 15 June , 2-3.30pm .

showstoppers

It ’ s this year ' s world famous JK holiday club for children from primary 2-7 . Mon 7th- Fri 11 August 6-8pm each evening and Sunday 13 August 11am . See johnknox . org . uk / showstoppers

EVERY WEEK … sundays

Everybody loves a good meal . We ’ re no different at JK ! Will I go for the starter and main course or main course and dessert ? At John Knox we ’ ve changed our Sunday morning service to give you that choice . We now have three parts or ‘ courses ’ to our service . At the first part , our gathering praise at 11am , we enjoy contemporary worship songs led by our band . In the second at 11.15am , we explore what the Bible has to say to everyday life . In the third section , our closing praise at 12.15pm , we worship with traditional hymns led by our organist and choir .

You can come for all three parts , like all three courses in a restaurant , or you can come for the first two or the last two ( and skip the ‘ starter ’ or ‘ dessert ’)! The choice is yours ! We simply want you to explore and grow in faith and enjoy worship in a musical style you ’ re comfortable with .

People of all ages and walks of life from Stewarton and beyond gather at JK and a warm friendly welcome is guaranteed . There are lively groups for children and youth and a supervised crèche . All our children ' s workers are members of the PVG ( protection of vulnerable groups ) Scheme .

cottage drop-in centre

The Cottage behind the church is open Monday to Friday 10am till 12 noon for tea and coffee and is a great place to meet new friends . Pop in for a blether ! The building has been recently refurbished with baby changing facilities and disabled access .

cycle club

Enjoy relaxed , friendly cycling every Monday meeting at the Cottage at 9.30am . All welcome .

get crafty

Craft Corner meets on Mondays in the Cottage at 10.30am . Bring your own craft work and join in .

jk baby and toddler group

Fun and laughter every Tuesday and Friday mornings from 9.30am till 11.15am in the church hall with carers coffee break !

find peace

Need some quiet ? The church sanctuary is open every Tuesday from 10.30am - 12.30pm . Take some time out of the busyness and come and find peace .

can we pray for you ?

If you or someone you know is having a hard time and in need of prayer please drop an anonymous prayer request at johnknox . org . uk / pray

need space for your organisation to meet ?

The Cottage is a central and accessible venue used by various community groups . If you might be interested in meeting here or using our hall spaces please call Morag or David at the Cottage on 484560 or email morag . whitham @ btinternet . com .

our vision

Our Vision as a community is to know God-reality in worship together , reach out to others in God-initiative and share generously all that God has given us in Stewarton and beyond . Why not get involved ?

For details of all our activities and to catch a talk online see www . johnknox . org . uk or follow us on Facebook . com / jkchurch or Twitter . com / jkchurch . Better still we would love to welcome you at any of our events or services . Have a great Summer !

jk roof appeal update

The folk at John Knox church in the town ’ s High Street church have been overwhelmed by the support received towards a new roof fund . Since our last issue kind-hearted locals and businesses have contributed more than £ 7,000 to the £ 15k ‘ buy a slate ’ appeal target .

The fundraising drive caught the imagination of local poet Pauline McCreadie who got on the case and put pen to paper or rather fingers to keyboard with her poem shared across social media …

BUY A SLATE

By Pauline McCreadie

Oh people of Stewarton I have a tale to tell Not only about a steeple But of a roof as well John Knox has been in our community It ' s stood the test of time But now it has a problem I ' ll tell you all in rhyme The roof is getting older Unlike our minister Gav We need a bit of help Anything you have The slates are getting shoogly They ' re really past their best Now we have a challenge A great big test We need to raise some money To save our church We just need a fiver Not that much So if you can help us That would be really great Please put your hand in your pockets come and buy a SLATE !

As well as reaching their donations target the aim is to obtain grant funding for another £ 15,000 so still a bit to go .

If you or your business can help , slates can be bought for a donation of £ 5 or any amount can be gifted online at www . johnknox . org . uk / buyaslate