01/03/2010 by Ken Wilkie.

As of 1st March 2010 we have introduced an updated web site at www.markinchchurch.org.uk.  The new site will include all the information pages from the main church website PLUS all the latest news and updates you normally find here on the News site.

As of 1st March we will no longer be posting news and intimations on this page so please bookmark www.markinchchurch.org.uk for future use.

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28/01/2010 by Ken Wilkie.

Christian Aid is responding to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. It has launched an emergency appeal and is working with its partner organizations to deliver aid.  There has been overwhelming devastation across the country. At the time of writing the death toll is estimated to be up to 200,000 people.
The aid agencies are working hard to reach thousands of children and families in desperate need of food, water, shelter and medical supplies. They have been caring for injured survivors and have delivered medical supplies to hospitals and health centres. They are distributing planeloads of temporary shelter, blankets, water containers, Rotary Shelter Boxes, cooking and hygiene kits to thousands of people in Port-au-Prince. They are also going to be involved in supporting the recovery and rehabilitation of 120,000 people in Haiti’s capital over the next few months.
Despite logistical difficulties aid is getting into Haiti.  However, the scale of the destruction remains a huge challenge to relief efforts. Christian Aid relies on the generous support of individuals like us to help reach the thousands of children and families in desperate need. Last Sunday our congregation gave over £400. Please join us in helping the earthquake survivors and leave your donation in the Christian Aid Pot at the church entrance.
If you have already given, thank you - please know that your donation will allow Christian Aid to help the earthquake victims of Haiti and enable them to rebuild their lives.

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18/01/2010 by Ken Wilkie.

A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake and continuing aftershocks have struck southern Haiti, causing mass casualties and many hundreds of suspected deaths.  Early reports indicate that a hospital, the presidential palace and several other buildings have collapsed. The Christian Aid office building collapsed and three people, including Christian Aid staff, had to be rescued from the rubble. They are shaken but safe.

Extreme poverty in Haiti worsens crisis
Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. An earthquake of this magnitude is of major concern, but it is especially devastating in Haiti, where 85 per cent of the population struggles to survive on little more than £1 per day. Around half of the country’s population are children in need of immediate help. Fears are growing for thousands of people who survived the earthquake that flattened most of Port-au-prince, the Haitian capital, but are now without food, clean water and proper medical care.

Christian Aid has released £100,000 for immediate emergency relief and has launched an emergency appeal for Haiti. Please give what you can either locally through your church or at www.christianaid.org.uk

A prayer for Haiti
Loving God of creation, at this time of devastation we hold before you the people of Haiti. When the damage is unimaginable, and the suffering seems overwhelming, remind us that every person affected is loved, honoured and precious in your sight.
We remember all those who have been hurt; all who have lost their homes, livelihoods and loved ones. Work through us to bring healing to broken and distorted lives, peace to those who have been thrown into despair, light to those in darkness, and hope to those who fear.
We ask this in the name of Jesus  in whom all life and grace is found.   Amen.

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26/12/2009 by Ken Wilkie.

The Youth Club led the early evening Family Service on Christmas Eve. The large congregation enjoyed the Nativity Play and joined in singing the Christmas Carols.

WE  EVEN  HAD  A  REAL  BABY !!!

Thanks to Ian and Jennifer Watt for allowing the youth club to ‘borrow’ their son Christopher.

Full size images will be available online shortly so parents can download the photographs for their own use.

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29/11/2009 by Ken Wilkie.

Members of Markinch Parish Church have given the Help for Heroes charity a boost of £430 (edit - now £472.00). The church hosted a coffee morning to raise the money. Church members and friends also gave £304 from the Remembrance Sunday retiring collection to the Earl Haig Fund (Scotland).

Our minister, Rev Alex Forsyth said, “It was great to see so many support Help for Heroes and the Earl Haig Fund.  These charities support our injured and wounded and provide practical help to those servicemen and women hurt in the line of duty in past conflicts and the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Many thanks to all who made the effort and all who helped on the day.”

The picture shows Rev Forsyth, and Mrs Tracy Thomson, who organised the coffee morning, accepting a donation of a House of Commons Bottle of Whisky from Lindsay Roy MP.

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26/11/2009 by Ken Wilkie.

Members of Markinch Parish Church are hosting a Help for Heroes Coffee Morning. The charity supports armed forces personnel recovering from their wounds by providing funding for key services such as Army Recovery Centres. This event will be held the church hall on Saturday 28th November from 10.ooam - 12.00 noon.  Further information from Tracy Thomson on 01592 775752. Tickets, priced £1.50 are available at the door.

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08/11/2009 by Ken Wilkie.

Photographs taken at the Remembrance Service at Markinch War Memorial on Sunday 8th November

 
Victoria Ritchie represents Markinch Parish Church as she lays the wreath

The scene at the War Memorial as Stuart Morris of Balgonie lays a wreath

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06/11/2009 by Ken Wilkie.

At the Kirkcaldy Presbytery Prayer Promoters’ meeting on 11th November 2009, we will spend time thinking, talking and praying for all the servicemen and women who are overseas putting your lives at risk to uphold justice and strive for a more peace-filled world.
 
We want you to know that, though we may not know you personally, we hold you and your families close to our hearts. In this year of homecoming we pray that you return home safely to your loved ones in the knowledge that you have made a real difference … that you have helped to protect the weak and give hope to those who felt abandoned and helpless.

We salute you.
The Remembrance Day leaflet can be downloaded from HERE

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29/09/2009 by Ken Wilkie.

One of our Elders, Dr Bob Grant has successfully completed a 7-day, 100-mile “Hop Across Scotland”. He was accompanied on the walk by his wife Joan who is also an Elder of our church and other family members and friends. What is remarkable is that Bob lost his right leg to cancer in 2002 and completed the walk on one leg and crutches!
He started on 17th September at Bowling in West Dunbartonshire and followed the Forth & Clyde Canal to Falkirk, then the Union Canal to Edinburgh, visiting the Maggie’s Centres in Edinburgh and Glasgow en route. He then travelled over the Forth Road Bridge and along the Fife Coastal Path ending at the Maggie’s Centre in Kirkcaldy around 5pm on  Wednesday 23rd September. His target is to raise £16000.00 for Maggie’s Centres.
For more information about Bob and photographs of his recent walk go to www.bobswalk.co.uk 
Sponsor forms are still available locally and you can also donate online at www.justgiving.com/bobswalk2009

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26/06/2009 by Ken Wilkie.

Some of the Youth Club travelled to Edinburgh to visit the Bibleworld Experience. A full report and some more photographs will appear here soon.

In the meantime, here are photos taken during the visit when the children dressed up in biblical costumes then took part in an interactive quiz, after watching scenes from the life of Jesus.

Tracy, Gwyneth and some of the Bibleworld staff also entered into the spirit of things

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31/12/2008 by Ken Wilkie.

Up until now, visitors have not been able to add their own comments to any of the posts. We have decided to open this feature up to our visitors so we can hear what they have to say about the blog.

All comments will be moderated by the Administrator so there may be a delay in them actually appearing on the site. You will have to supply a name and an email address to post a comment and there is also a simple “math test” to prevent automated postings.

We will try this for a short time to see if there is any interest in this feature.

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17/05/2008 by Ken Wilkie.

The Kirk Session have taken the decision to assist with the building of a new Church in Malawi. The opportunity arose through Levi Nyondo the minister of St Andrews Mzuzu (a town centre church with various outlying rural prayer houses). He was the host for the St Kenneth’s team from Kennoway that went to Malawi.
He advised about the work of his local parish evangelism team in an area about 15 miles from the main town. “More than 66 people accepted Jesus Christ. We have now planted a new church to be called Kaning’ina Church. They do not have any shelter but they are freely worshipping their God.”
This new group of Christians need a place to worship. The cost of providing that is relatively small by Scottish standards but fairly prohibitive in a subsistence farming area with little cash.
As a result there was an opportunity here for our congregation to undertake a one-off project of providing a basic building for a new church in Malawi. (Often such buildings double up as school rooms at the same time.) From past experience the cost of corrugated iron roofing and timbers is usually about £1200, and the bricks are made and the construction done by the local congregation.
St Kenneth’s will help by making the local connections, providing a route for the transfer of funds with no bank charges, and getting our local contacts in the area to give details when the work is complete.
Funds will be raised by holding specific fund raising events during the year. Please watch out for these. Our target is £1200!  We may explore a partnership arrangement with the church at a later stage but no decision has been reached in this regard.
We are still committed to Zerihun, the child sponsored through the Sunday School. Please see the Session Clerk if you would like to assist with any fund raising or donations for this exciting project.

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31/01/2007 by Ken Wilkie.

During his sermons, Rev. Alex Forsyth often mentions books and DVD’s that he thinks are definitely worth reading or watching. Many of you have acted on these recommendations and bought the books.
If you were to use the special links to the Amazon store from our own church website or from the sidebar menu on this page, you will find Alex’s recommendations all listed together in our “aStore”. If you purchase any of these (or any other Amazon product) using this method, the church will receive a commission on each sale which will go directly to church funds.

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07/01/2007 by Ken Wilkie.

This is the place to come for the latest church news. It will be updated by a number of people with interests in the various groups within our own church and the wider church.

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