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Parish Church Activities Guide at Ferryhill Parish Church |
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| Badminton Club Bowling Club (Outdoor) Bridge Group Brownies Christian Aid Concordia |
Ferryhill Singers Guides Guild Life and Work Monday Fellowship Pensioners Lunch Club Phoenix Theatre |
Pre-school Groups Rainbow Guides Sunday Club Tai Chi Classes Wednesday Afternoon Social Club |
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Pre-school groups use our halls during term time. The Babies and
Toddlers group meets on Wednesday mornings from 9.45 –
11.15, the Twos group on Mondays from 9.45 – 11.15 and the
Rising Threes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9.20 – 11.15. Children
are unaccompanied at the Rising Threes group and may attend one or
both sessions. For further information on any of these groups, see
www.kidsatferryhill.org.uk
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If you are
over 5 and under 7, come and join in the fun with us at Ferryhill
Rainbow Guides. We play games, sing songs, do dancing and make things from all
sorts. All welcome. For more information contact Guide Headquarters at 45 Victoria Street, Aberdeen. Tel. 01224 638685.
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The
16th, 38th and 38th A Brownie Packs are for girls aged 7-11. Following
the Guiding syllabus, girls learn to work together in teams, to fund raise
for charities and to explore the world around them. There are lots of fun
activities to keep them busy during the school term.
For more information contact Guide Headquarters at 45 Victoria Street, Aberdeen. Tel. 01224 638685.
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The 16th
Ferryhill Guide Company is open to girls aged 10+ and meets during the school term. The programme is varied
and includes crafts, games, trips and camping. For more information contact Guide Headquarters at 45 Victoria Street, Aberdeen. Tel. 01224 638685.
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The Sunday Club are calling all young folk between 3 and 16 years old! We would love you to come and join us on a Sunday morning. Those of you between 12 and 16 make great helpers. We meet during term times at 11 a.m. when we have lots of fun learning through play, crafts, stories and singing. For
further information contact the church office -office@ferryhillparishchurch.org.uk
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The
Ferryhill Singers enhance the worship of the congregation through
appropriate vocal performances given during services from time to time as
well as occasional short recitals. Anyone with a love of singing and a
pleasant singing voice may join. Rehearsals are held at 9.45 on Sunday
mornings before the service as required. Contact Kevin Haggart (Director
of Music) Tel. 01224 869749.
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The Monday Fellowship meets on Monday
afternoons from 2.15 – 3.45 fortnightly. With the motto “Be ye kind to one
another”, the Fellowship provides a friendly environment for social
activity and charitable pursuits. Meetings include musical presentations
and illustrated talks. Although mainly for retired folk, the Fellowship
welcomes men and women of all ages. The first meeting of this session will take place on Monday 5th September 2011. Contact Anne Gordon Tel. 01224 574994.
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The Guild is a movement within the Church of Scotland which invites and encourages women and men to commit their lives to Christ Jesus and express their faith in worship, prayer and action. Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of each month from September to April. The Guild is a mainly female organisation but this next session will be led by a mere male! The first meeting is on 21st September 2011 - a musical evening by 'Augmented'. Contact Jim Hird Tel. 01224 311905. |
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The Wednesday Afternoon Social Club meets
in the large hall to play bowls every Wednesday from 1.45–3.45pm,
starting on Wednesday 5th October and continuing into early April.
Anyone is welcome to take part. There is a small charge each week for
tea and biscuits. For further information contact Isobel Murray Tel. 01224
314638.
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The
Badminton Club meets on Thursday afternoons from 2.00-3.30 and
Thursday evenings from 8.00-10.00pm. Anyone interested in playing the game
is welcome. The cost is £1.50 per session. For further information,
contact Cath Mair Tel. 01224 586379 (afternoon club) or Dot Millar Tel. 01224 585249 (evening
club).
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The Bridge Group meets on Thursdays from 1.30 to 4.00pm from August to November and
again from January to the end of May. The group welcomes both those who can already play and those who want to learn. The cost is £1.50 per session (including tea), rising to £2 in January. Contact Anne
Gordon Tel. 01224 574994.
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Outdoor Bowling Club meets at Albury Outdoor Sports Centre on Sunday afternoons for a friendly game of bowls. We would like to invite new members to come along. Tuition is available to suit all ages. We have a team which represents Ferryhill Church in the Churches Bowling League. In addition to league games there are various competitions, all played in the evenings. We play some invitation games against private clubs - these are in the afternoons of Saturday or Sunday.
Contact Agnes MacDonald Tel. 01224 571716. |
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The Lunch Club meets every Tuesday during school term (September to April) at 12.30 p.m. for lunch and a chat. Senior citizens are welcome to come along any Tuesday beginning on 13th September 2011. New helpers would be very much appreciated. For further information, contact Cecilia Young Tel. 01224 581382. |
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Christian Aid supports
projects which help the poor of developing countries, of any or no faith, to better their
living and working conditions and improve their health. When disaster
strikes, Christian Aid sends money to provide food, medicine, shelter and
transport. Campaigning is an important aspect of
Christian Aid and we are concerned with
poverty issues such as –
So far this year we at Ferryhill have raised £1878 for Christian Aid though collections, disaster appeals and sponsored walks. If you would like to be involved please contact Ann Ralph Tel. 01224 575520 or Jacqueline Watson Tel. 01224 696010. Thank you all for your continuing support.
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Life
& Work, the monthly magazine of the Church of Scotland, gives up to
date information about what is happening in the church nationally and
worldwide. It is a bright, attractive and easy to read publication. To
arrange a subscription, contact Moira Franklin Tel. 01224 313512.
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| Taoist
Tai Chi
classes are held in the halls on Tuesdays at 7.30-9.30
pm, Wednesdays at 5.30-7.30pm (beginners) and on Thursdays at 9.30-11am. Further information about the classes and about the health benefits of Tai
Chi is available on their website - www.taoist.org.uk
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Phoenix Theatre
is one of Scotland's leading amateur theatre companies. Their recent production of 'Beauty and the Beast' received widespread acclaim. They rehearse in our halls and also use the
Church as a base for Phoenix Youth Theatre - a fun-filled theatre school
attended on Tuesdays and Saturdays by around 300 boys and girls aged 4 - 18. Phoenix Youth have
also provided children for a number of professional companies, including
the National Theatre. For further information, contact Clare Haggart on
01224 863946.
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again the sounds of Concordia String Orchestra will be heard in
Ferryhill Parish Church. They will begin rehearsing from 6th September 2011 every Tuesday evening until the end of November. After that you can hear them perform at their winter concert on Saturday 26th November (also in the church) which promises a wide range of enjoyable music. Concordia is a friendly
group of around 20-30 amateur musicians from diverse backgrounds within
the Aberdeen area. As in previous years, they will finish off the year by participating in the annual Carol Concerts in aid of the CLIC Sargent's Scotland cancer charity on 11th December 2011 in the Music Hall and 4th December in Elgin Town Hall. Concordia is currently looking to recruit new players so if you play violin, viola, cello or double bass to Grade 7 standard or above and would like to join, please contact Adrian McBurnie Tel. 01224 646973. Further information about the
orchestra can be found on their website www.concordiastringorchestra.org.uk |
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To enquire about booking any of our halls or meeting rooms for a function or a meeting of your group, contact the Hall Letting Officer Kevin Haggart - ferryhill.bookings@gmail.com Any organisation connected to the church which wishes to advertise activities in Parish News should contact the Editor Shelagh Bain Tel. 01224 588744. |
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