St Peter’s Episcopal  Church, Townsend Place, Kirkcaldy

The above picture shows the Rector, Revd Canon Christine Fraser and members of the Vestry  and Craft Group standing beside their newly installed defibrillator which has been positioned outside the boiler house in front of St Peter’s. It is suitable for use on children and adults and was financed  from a sizeable donation from their Craft Group  and also church funds and they are most grateful to all who assisted with it’s installation.

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Mothers’ Union ENewsletter – August 2023

The Very Revd Hunter Farquharson, who has served as Provost of St Ninian’s Cathedral for 24 years, is retiring at the end of July. Hunter has had an extraordinary ministry at the Cathedral, and in other charges in the Diocese before that, and will continue to live in the Diocese. Many in the Diocese, as well as the Cathedral congregation, will want to say thank you and farewell to Hunter as he starts a new chapter of life.

Hunter’s final service, at which we will give thanks, will be Choral Evensong on Sunday 30 July at 3.00pm. Clergy and Lay Readers are invited to robe (choir dress).

Please pray for Hunter, and for the Cathedral, and please come to the Evensong at which you will be very welcome.

Bishop Paritosh of Calcutta (our companion Diocese) will be visiting our Diocese with a group from Calcutta, from 17th to 20th July. Bishop Paritosh and the group will be staying in Perth, and visiting the Highland Perthshire charges and the St Andrews charges and meeting the clergy and congregations. As members of the Diocese you are very welcome to come and welcome our guests at any of these times:

Tuesday 18 July

10.00-10.30am Eucharist at St Luke’s, Glenrothes

3.15-3.55pm at All Saints, St Andrews

Wednesday 19 July

3.00-3.30pm Eucharist at St Adamnan’s, Kilmaveonaig, Blair Atholl

More information from Diocesan Office office@standrews.anglican.org

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MU NEWS – June 2023

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Youth Work Reflections

Dear all

Please see an email below from the Scottish Government regarding feedback requested from faith and belief communities on PVG scheme membership.

The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 introduced ‘regulated roles’ to define whether PVG scheme membership is required. The Act is scheduled to come into force next year.

Disclosure Scotland (DS) are keen to get feedback from faith and belief organisations on draft guidance to support the PVG scheme.

DS have developed draft guidance to help you understand if certain positions are regulated roles. They would like the opportunity to discuss this draft guidance, to ensure it is clear and covers all the key points.

DS plan to produce guidance around regulated roles in formats that meet their customers’ needs. They would also welcome your views on the best ways to provide guidance that would meet your needs e.g.: videos / digital.

The session will last around one hour. You will be asked to review the draft guidance and provide feedback.  You will also be asked to bring examples of roles from your sector or organisation that you think could be regulated roles.  During the session, you’ll work within groups to apply the guidance to these roles. Your feedback will help to inform where DS can improve this guidance further and will help you to understand the guidance in practical terms.

Disclosure Scotland intend to hold this session some time between April and June this year. If you are interested in participating in this session, please contact Gareth Wilks, Head of Customer Engagement at Disclosure Scotland, via gareth.wilks@disclosurescotland.gov.scot

Please also indicate any dates where you would be unavailable during April, May and June, whether you would prefer to participate in person or via Microsoft Teams.

If you have any questions about this, please contact Gareth via the email above.

Many thanks for your support with this important work,

Sara Thorpe

Please find the link for  May 2023 Chapter and Verse below.

CHAPTER AND VERSE May 2023 (2)

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Dear Everyone

Just a quick email to let you know that the two Perth Episcopal Churches  (St Ninian’s Cathedral and St John the Baptist’s) have decided to fundraise for this year’s chosen Christian Aid campaign on Malawi. Wendy from the Cathedral, and myself from St John’s  would really appreciate your support.

Malawi and Scotland have very strong links, so women and families there are particularly special. This year, they had to deal with a deadly cholera crisis, and then Cyclone Freddie.  Nearly half the country has been damaged: flooding and landslides have swept away homes and roads, making access to safe water and sanitation difficult. Now harvests are failing as the climate crisis bites deep into their way of life.

Stories like these are humbling, even in light of our own cost of living crisis.

If you can, Christian Aid would be heartened to receive your donation.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to Christian Aid, so it’s the most efficient way to give – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

You can donate to our JustGiving page by clicking here:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/wendy-pat-and-elaine-perth-episcopal-churches-1683117153746

Hopefully,

Elaine & Wendy & the team