The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, the 17th of February, and over the next six weeks, the Kirkcaldy Town Centre Churches are planning to offer a Lent study course, based on material from the Church of England, entitled, #Livelent21, God’s story, our story.

For further details, please earlier news story below.

Here is the link for Lent studies week three (Wednesday 3rd March):

Lent Study Week Three Video

Here is the link for our Lent Discussion group Zoom meeting for Thursday 4th March at 11am:

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KART are having a taster session for the 'Walk through the Bible'. Mainly to help people see what we are doing, and getting volunteers on board.

This is a ministry that I am keen on expanding, giving more opportunities to schools across not only Kirkcaldy, but the whole of Fife.

The event itself is on Tuesday 16th March, 7.30-8.30pm and I would appreciate if you could promote it to your congregation.

Click the link below for a short video:

Walk through the Bible Video

Robin will be hosting the next Coffee, Book and Chat via Zoom on Wednesday 3rd March 2021, at 10.30am.

Just bring your own coffee and chat!

On the day, use this link to connect to the Zoom Meeting: Zoom Link.

Meeting ID: 842 5181 3548

Lent

The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, the 17th of February, and over the next 6 weeks, the Kirkcaldy Town Centre Churches are planning to offer a Lent study course, based on material from the Church of England, entitled, #Livelent21, God’s story, our story. For further details, please see:

Lent Study Course Material

Each Wednesday, beginning on the 17th of February, there will be a short online reflection, on the theme of the week, followed by a weekly Zoom discussion group, each Thursday from 11-12 noon. The reflections will be posted on the Bennochy website. Zoom links for discussion group, to follow.

The Church of England has also created an ‘app’, to offer study materials for each day of Lent. This can download on a mobile device and can be found at:

Lent Smartphone App

Christian Aid Bible Readings

Christian aid offer a Bible reflection, action and prayer for every day of the year. The Bible passages come from the New Revised Standard Version which we use in many of our worship materials. We hope these reflections will inspire you to pray for an end to poverty.

It provides daily prayer from Christian Aid that people might wish to use for Lent.

Christian Aid Bible Readings

Holy week

For each day of Holy week, from 29th March, there will be online worship as follows.

• 29th March: St Bryce Kirk
• 30th March: Abbotshall
• 31st March: Linktown and Auchtertool
• 1st April: Kirkcaldy Congregational (Maundy Thursday)
• 2nd April: Bennochy (Good Friday)

Easter Sunday

More details to follow, but an online joint service is being planned, with communion.

This pattern of worship may change, if lockdown restrictions are eased, and ‘in person’ worship is allowed. The Bennochy website will keep you updated of any changes.

Scripture Union Scotland are running Activity day camps throughout the Easter holidays, the main ones for Fife will be held at Lendrick Muir (near Kinross).

If you know any young person that you think might be interested please let them know.

Also please do not let finance be an issue, if you have someone keen to go but the cost is too high, let Chris know and he will be able to get something sorted.

Chris can be contacted via Chris Beattie, KART Youth worker, 07746373860.

Booking can be made via the following links:

• Primary Day Camp (8th and 9th April 2021)
  
  
• Secondary Day Camp (5th, 6th and 7th April 2021)

On Saturday evening, Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, announced stricter Coronavirus restrictions, over the Christmas period, and from Boxing day, 26th December 2020.

With the whole of mainland Scotland moving into tier 4 restrictions, it means that our capacity on a Sunday morning is reduced from 46 to just 20. As this number includes the minister, organist, and welcome team, this leaves us with a very small capacity.

There is an option to try and organize a booking system, but that has its own problems, and with the Scottish Government saying we need to reduce face to face contact, we have no real option but to suspend ‘in person’ Sunday worship. I will again record Sunday reflections, to go onto the Bennochy website.

Because of the tighter restrictions running through to 18th January 2021. Services will be suspended until at least the first Sunday in February. The Kirk Session will review the situation in the middle of January and decide accordingly.

I realise how disappointing this news is, especially those who have been attending these past few months. However, it is important that we play our part in minimizing contact with others, and so help to reduce the spread of the virus. As soon as it is safe to do so, ‘in person’ worship will recommence.

Please keep looking at the Bennochy web site for updates.

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