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Diary December 2008

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 December is the month when the church holds several extra services relating to Christmas.  It is always difficult to find times for worship which suit people who are very much involved in the life and work of the community, particularly during this season, and this year changes have been made to our usual pattern of services.

Saturday 20 December
Beginning at 5pm, ‘Pitlochry’s Christmas Present’ will be enacted.  This is a street Nativity Play starting outside the Baptist Church, continuing at various locations in the town and ending at the Church of Scotland.  It will last about 1 hour and afterwards there will be refreshments in The Tryst.  All four denominations in the town are taking part and the aim is to take the Christmas message to those outside the church.

Sunday 21 December
Morning Worship at 10.30am will take the form of Lessons and Carols, led by the church choir.  Afterwards there will be coffee and mince pies in The Tryst.

Tuesday 23 December
At 1.15pm there will be ‘Silent Night’ – a Quiet Christmas Service.  This is a special service for those who find that bereavement, or other reasons, mean that the relentless jollification of Christmas is too much to take.  It is a quiet 30 minute service with plenty of space and silence, followed by a cup of tea in the church for those who wish to stay on.

Christmas Eve
At 11.30pm in our church the Watchnight Service will be a joint service with members of the Baptist Church.  There will be a retiring offering for a charitable cause to be announced nearer the time.  The service will also be broadcast live on Heartland FM, the local radio station.

Christmas Day
At 10.30am a short service of worship for all ages will be held in the church.

The Church Directory for 2007-08 is now available and a copy may be obtained from the church office (Tel. 01796-472160).