Intimations – w/c Sunday 19th December 2021

1.     We look forward to welcoming everyone back into the church sanctuary for our Sunday service this week. Also, please bear with us for the next few weeks whilst we familiarise ourselves fully with the new heating system and AV equipment/sound system in the church.

2.     Our Sunday Service is held at 10.45am and is also available online live via YouTube with a recording available afterwards on the website, Twilio phone service (01294 444201) and podcasting channels. It is still necessary to reserve your seat in advance by contacting Mima McSwan on 01294 602410, and it is equally important to let Mima know if your plans change and you will not be coming as there may be a waiting list for other folk wishing to attend.

3.     The midweek Thursday service continues at 10.30am with seat reservations still required by phoning Mima.

4.     Our Christmas Eve family service will be held at 3pm in the church. There will be no service on Christmas Day, but the Sunday service on Boxing Day will be held  as usual.

5.     The Kirk Session will meet on Thursday 6th January at 2pm, with representatives from Presbytery to discuss the Presbytery Mission Plan. The format of the meeting is still to be confirmed as updated COVID guidance from the Church of Scotland is advising against in-person meetings once again.

6.     Ardrossan Presbytery is twinned with Milala Presbytery in Malawi. Once again this Christmas, we have a few gift cards available for the cost of £5 each which allow the Presbytery to purchase some much needed mosquito nets for a family in Malawi. The gift cards are sitting in the hallway for anyone wishing to purchase one and we are also asked to remember Milala Presbytery in our prayers.

7.     The Craft Team is now meeting every Tuesday afternoon between 1pm and 3pm in the church hall.

8.     The Care and Share lunch for the homeless, run in conjunction with CHANA, is held in the hall every Friday from 12 noon – 2pm.

9.         As you’ll be aware, Kirkgate Church livestreams the Sunday morning service on to YouTube. In the church we will have two remotely controlled cameras which are positioned under the gallery facing forward, although they can be panned around and zoomed out which may occasionally show some of the congregation. If you have any concerns about appearing in the livestream, please speak to Stuart in the first instance. However, seats behind the cameras under the back gallery will generally be ‘out of shot’.

Unfortunately, as attendees could potentially be identified (for example, a wider shot of the congregation whilst singing a hymn), we now require written consent from those present, especially if any children or ‘adults at risk’ are attending.  As such, over the coming weeks, we will be asking attendees to complete a consent form to keep us compliant with our GDPR requirements. Again, please speak to Stuart if you have any questions or concerns.

These are all this week’s intimations.