What's On
Prayer Bulletin for this month now available here
ONLINE WORSHIP via YouTube click here
Winter Hub: Church Hall on Saturdays. A welcoming space for all with tea, coffee, soup, arts and crafts and more, from 20th December up to and including 28th February.
Christmas Dates for your diary:
Sunday 7th December Communion and Light Event for children, Church Hall Garden from 3.30pm to 5.30pm
Sunday 14th December Ormiston Church - Blindwells Cluster of Churches joint carol service 3.30pm
Sunday 21st December - Fourth in Advent with the J Club Nativity.
Christmas Eve - Carol Service in the Church at 7pm
Christmas Day - Family Service at 10am.
CAROL SINGING - Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th Dec, from 6.45- 8pm
As we have done for the past few years, we are going carol singing round various pubs and other venues in Tranent, and it would be great if you are able to join us- it's good fun, and much appreciated by those who hear! If you would like to join us on either or both evenings, or are interested in learning more, please speak to Murdo or Douglas, or contact us here.
REGULAR EVENTS
Sunday - Order of Service will be published here as soon as possible each week.
Prayer Group meets at 8am every Saturday in the Church, sharing teas & coffees.
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, Co-p Funeral Care or Foodbank itself - 3 Civic Square (10am - 2pm Monday - Friday).
APPEALS
Eco Notice: 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.
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.
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
TPC Youth Club
@ the Church Hall, Church St, Tranent
Pool/Air Hockey/ Table Tennis/Games
Free Snacks
For young people in S1-S6
Every Second Sunday Evening
Sunday November 9th
7.00pm - 8.30pm
Come along and give it a go
For more information text Katherine Taylor 07467129365
Easyfundraising:
You can raise money for us every time you shop online from insurance to your weekly shop.
Over Christmas over 7000 brands donate and up their contributions. These donations may seem small but every little helps so if you are doing online shopping this Christmas please consider using Easyfundraising.
Search for our fundraising page at easyfundraising.org.uk.
THANK YOU.
