Activity and Groups
Guild Dedication Service took place on Sunday, 6th October 2024 at 10 am.
Guild prayer of dedication
In faith we now dedicate ourselves, through our worship, prayer and action, to serve you faithfully, to love you with all our heart, all our soul and all our mind and to love one another as your Son, Jesus Christ has shown his love for us.
Renew us, refresh us as members of the Guild as we continue on our journey through life. Guide our thinking and bless all that we do in your name, whose we are and whom we serve and in whose name we pray, Amen
Our first meeting takes place on Tuesday, 1 October at 7.30 pm in the Pitcairn Centre. Our speaker is our minister.
Everyone is welcome to the Guild and we would be delighted to have some new members so why not come along and join us?
We have a vibrant and thriving branch of the Guild in the Church. We meet at 7.30 pm every second Tuesday from October to May in our Pitcairn Centre. At present we have a membership of 48 ladies.
Each year we offer a varied syllabus of speakers on a wide range of subjects ranging from serious topics to more light-hearted ones. Our annual Floral Tea is a highlight of the year and is much anticipated in the local community. We celebrate Christmas and the end of the session with an outing usually to a local restaurant.
Each Easter we undertake the decoration of the Church and thereafter distribute the arrangements to sick, lonely or housebound members of the congregation. We also run a cake stall whenever there is a 5th Thursday in the month. Funds from this go to Guild funds.
Guild funds are disbursed at the end of each year to special Guild projects and to charities who have provided a speaker or on behalf of a speaker in lieu of a fee. Over the year this amounts to a considerable amount of money to good causes.
We are always on the lookout for new members and anyone interested should come along to any of our meeting or contact Moira Gray for further information.
moira.gray119@gmail.com 07775 773581
Meets in the Pitcairn Centre at 7.45pm on the second Monday of the month with a varied programme of speakers and occasional visits to places of interest e.g. Newbattle Abbey, Dalkeith Museum, Mining Museum. Our Burns Supper in January is always popular and well attended also our Christmas Meals held recently at Broomieknowe Golf Club within walking distance for most members. Attendance varies between 15 and 25 and new members are made most welcome. Session normally runs from October to May.
There are two badminton groups meeting in the Halls
Our seniors group meet on a Tuesday afternoon, from 1.30 -3.30pm.
We are in the Loudon Hall at Bonnyrigg Church Halls.
We are all of retirement age and of mixed ability, and a mix of men and women.
We have a core of 8-10 members regularly attending and would love to have more, so if you are interested come and check us out.
The group have great fun with lots of laughter, not taking ourselves too seriously, although we do like to win. For more information on the group please contact Janis Knight 0131 660 3968.
Our adult group meets on a Tuesday evening, from 8pm - 10pm in the Loudon Hall.
We have a small group of regular member and are looking to welcome new members into our group.
If you are interested please come along and join us you will be made very welcome.
For more information contact Heather Lamb. Email: hlamb109@gmail.com
Thank you so much for joining in our Prayer Shawl knitting group.
Message from the Manse:
A number of years ago I was given a prayer shawl by a minister friend of mine in Glasgow. It has been a very treasured gift and sits proudly on my prayer chair in the manse.
I feel it is a lovely way to extend our Ministry within the community with a tangible expression of our love. A shawl will be given to individuals whom we feel may need a little bit of support and comfort. Each shawl will be given with a card from the church.
Rev Louise Purden
