Tranent Parish Church • Scottish Charity No. SC017423

What's On

Prayer Bulletin for this month now available here


Pool and Table Tennis the Club will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day and will open again on Wednesday 8th January.


Youth Club - is meeting 1st December,  from 7.30pm to 9pm in the Upper Room in the Church Hall. All secondary school age young people are welcome.


Winter Hub dates for the diary - Saturdays 21st & 28th December, every Saturday in January and first three Saturdays in February.


Christmas Season Events  see panel     >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


Longniddry Parish Church on Sunday 15th December, at 3.30pm. “Christmas Sing-along” event will bring together best-loved Christmas hymns, Christmas folk songs, jazzy Christmas numbers and more, with the emphasis on praising God together. Free of charge … all welcome … bring a friend


Collecting mobile phones for Malawi:  Innerleithen, Traquair & Walkerburn Church are collecting any spare or used phones. Consider donating your old phone or tablet to make a difference to people and the planet. Please place in collecting box in the Church Gathering Area and we will pass them on.


Sunflower Scotland: The team are asking for knitted items, anything kids, infants or adult's items. The team are now looking after 67 orphans and fostering families, and many are struggling to buy baby and children clothes. If you are a keen knitter the team are looking for socks, scarves, hats, baby cardigans, blankets to go out in their next van in September just before the cold weather sets in.

Eco Notices: This month we are highlighting Fairtrade products beyond our stall. Tea and Coffee are available to be able to be purchased from a variety of different shops, Co-op, ASDA, M&S, if you shop regularly in these places if you can factor these into your shopping as we journey towards being a Fairtrade Church.

REGULAR EVENTS

Sunday - Order of Service  will be published here as soon as possible each week.

Youth Club - 3rd and 17th November in the Upper Room in the Church Hall.  All young people of secondary school age are welcome. For information about what we do, contact the minister.

Open House: takes place on Tuesday mornings in the Church Hall between 10am and 12 noon. Free tea, coffee and biscuits are served. All are welcome.

Pool and Table Tennis continue on Wednesday mornings in the Church Hall from 10am to 12 noon.  All are welcome.

Fair Trade Stall We have a Fair Trade stall on the last Sunday of every month. With suppies from the Fair Trade shop in Portobello, there is an opportunity to buy various goods - cash only.

Magazine Sharing – bring and borrow - in the Church Gathering Area.


Foodbank Donations: Drop off points are Church Gathgering Area, Church Hall, Fraser Centre or Foodbank itself - 3 Civic Square (10am - 2pm Monday - Friday).


EASYFUNDRAISING

The Church has registered with easyfundraising and you can raise donations for Tranent Parish Church at no additional cost to you each time you shop online. Over 7,000 brands will donate, including all the big names like John Lewis, BT, Tesco, Argos, Boots, Marks and Spencer and many more. Please support us by registering on: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/tranent-parish-church.

By December 2023 we had raised over £134 through this.

Talk to Pamela or Linda if you would like to know more




Eco - Congregation

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Christmas Seasonal Events

• Sunday 1 December, First in Advent, Holy Communion

• Sunday 8 December Second in Advent

• Sunday 15 December   Nativity Service 11am

Also on 15th: Advent Sing- Along Service 3.30pm Longniddry Parish Church

• Saturday 21 December Christingle Service in Church Hall at 4pm

• Sunday 22 December Fourth in Advent Family Service at 11am

• Christmas Eve  Carol Service in the Church at 7pm

• Christmas Day  Family Service at 10am