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  Our Church REGEN2025 Church News 
Last updated 26th September 2022
       
 
 

Kirk of Calder is a 16th Century Church built on the site of an earlier 12th Century Church.

Today's Church is the Parish Church for Mid Calder and Pumpherston; it has a active congregation with services each Sunday.

During the summer months, it opens  between 2 and 4pm to allow visitors the
opportunity to view and learn some of its long and fascinating history with guides on hand to provide tours.

The Church is part of the local community, a place of worship and where its history and its rich heritage are shared.

A Church has stood on the site since the 12th century. Kirk of Calder, The present church dates from 1541 with an extension added in the 1860s. Two carved stone Celtic crosses, survive from the original Church, one is on display within the Church.

The Church has close links with the Reformation and John Knox was a regular preacher and one of its ministers helped draft the Scots Confession of 1560. The first reformed communion after the Reformation took place in nearby Calder house.

 The Church was also at the centre of persecution, and at least 5 women were tried and convicted under the witchcraft act. Information about these events is available in the Church.

The Church was also a place of worship for Frederic Chopin during his time in Scotland. James ‘Paraffin’ Young and his family were regular worshipers and the family later donated a number of fine stain glass widows. It is believed that the explorer David Livingston also visited the Church. Call to worship is made each Sunday by the 17th century Rotterdam bell. 

 

"The Friends of Kirk of Calder" open the church to visitors 2- 4pm on Sundays, May to September (now extended to end October 2022) and the Co-ordinator is Mr. John Jamieson 01506-411722.

For those who can't visit John Jamieson has prepared a 14minute long Virtual Tour you can view here or click the image.

 

At present there is a special exhibition within the Kirk by a separate organisation called "The Calder Witch Hunt " which we are pleased to host. The Kirk was the actual setting for some of the trials and even where some of the "witches" were tried and tortured. Visit the vestry and see where they were held!

SPECIAL EXHIBITION - NOT TO BE MISSED!

More details here


Exhibition extended! - Now open every Sunday
2-4pm during  October 2022!


The Kirk minutes and Witch Hunt Exhibition

The Calder Witch Hunt have a comic book created by brilliantly talented artist Caitlyn Bannatyne and it tells the stories of the people who were affected by the Calder Witch Hunt. * This is on display during the Kirk of Calder tours .

          

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Over the next 3 years, Kirk of Calder is embarking on a fundraising campaign to raise £60,000 for property and maintenance work at the Church, Glenalmond Hall, and the Manse.

This will also help to support the church mission and its ability to deliver pastoral services in the local community and beyond, for example with the future installation of a new sound and audio system to enhance the online streaming of Church services and events. 

ReGen 2025 will also focus on extending friendship and fellowship both within the Church and local area in this post Covid era. It will aim to create the infrastructure to attract a new minister when permitted to do so.


 

Jim Hendrie, the ReGen 2025 Leader of the fundraising project with the progress totaliser now fixed to the Kirk’s front gate. Only £59,000 to go!

 

 
bulletWe did it !-A great day was had by all on Sunday 18th September 2022!
It looks like we will have raised over £8,000 For REGEN 2022 and still a few days to sponsor the team! (till 28thSeptember 2022)

 https://edinburgh.thekiltwalk.co.uk/fundraising/EdinburghKiltwalk2022-CharlieHendrie



We all finished!                            Team Adams 1


Team Adams 2                   Team McLeman and Team Hendrie


Team Campbell                 Team MacRae and Team Jamieson


Team Neil and Team Haddow

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Singalong 2

Thursday 20th October 2022 at 7:00pm in the Glenalmond Hall

Singing | Games | Quiz | Refreshments

Free entry  with donations for Church Funds

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Music Concert


in the Kirk now changed to Friday 28th October 2022 at 7:30pm

Alasdair Adams and Sophie Finlayson, "Two Beautiful Voices in Perfect Harmony" bringing Sunshine of Leith to the Kirk of Calder !

Tickets £5.00 inc refreshments- contact Susan Adams
 susanmjadams@aol.com or pay at the door!

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Future events include

9th December - Choral Highlights Choir concert in the Kirk

December Singalong 3 - date to be fixed

Burns Supper in Pumpherston Golf Club in Jan 2023

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Pop In Café – Every Tuesday from 10am – 12pm at the Glenalmond Hall. Tea, coffee, soft drinks, and cake all proceeds to ReGen 2025 project. Everyone welcome

  To donate online to the cause....

  Donate with JustGiving.

Visit the Fundraising page to see earlier REGEN 2025 activities

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      Service every Sunday at 10:30am
 

bulletNext Service Sunday 2nd October 2022 at 10:30am -
Rev Alison Quilter

Soup and Sandwich lunch in the Glenalmond Hall after the service on 2nd October, donations raised will go towards Kirk funds. Teas & Coffees & Biscuits will also  be available.

Sunday Opening of the Kirk (including the Calder Witch Hunt Exhibition) now extended to the full month of October 2022 - Sundays 2-4pm

 Pulpit Rota V3 2022 Here


  

A great new drone picture (Page banner and above) of the Kirk by local Droneography expert Liam Bullerwell who has kindly agreed that it can be reproduced here

If you click the picture above you can see Liam's Video Drone Fly Past of the Church lasting 38 seconds. Please note it takes a little while to load or it will buffer so its best to let it load fully first before playing!

We are without a minister at present , our Interim Moderator is Nanda Groenewald  (The present minister of Polbeth Harwood and West Kirk of Calder)  She can be contacted by telephone  07846 539 841 or by e-mail at jonandagroenewald@gmail.com

View West Lothian Council Memorial Service 16th September 2022 Slideshow Pics 38 seconds long click here https://fb.watch/fBTtaeYJ3O/

View West Lothian Council Memorial Service of 16th September 2022 (click link) 48 minutes long https://fb.watch/fBUtCjJK8O/

Kirk of Calder during service for Sunday 11th September 2022 - Prayers for the Royal Family followed by the National Anthem can be viewed at the link below.
https://fb.watch/ftPe3Ox-q-/

Previous weekly services can be accessed here  (If anyone can't access this the sermons are also available on DVD's- contact Eleanor Blair 01506 881302) Please Note - not all services are recorded

The Guild have recommenced meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays - now in the afternoon at 2pm in the Glenalmond Hall

The Choral Highlights Choir meet on Wednesday evenings in the Church at 7:30pm  New members welcome. Contact John Rankine 01506 880029

The Choir sing a selection of Traditional Scottish Songs Pop-up Sing along including Street Songs lasting 16 minutes. Click here or on image below

        

 


            Kirk of Calder Giving 

Please consider that the Kirk of Calder relies on regular giving and if you have not already set up a direct debit or standing order please do so now. Most banks allow you to set up a single payment online then convert it into a regular monthly payment. Alternatively you can download a form here 

Very Important if you are a UK taxpayer (even many pensioners pay tax!) the Kirk gets 25% extra on top of your payment from the Government as “Gift Aid” - provided you complete the form for this here

Bank details - Account Name: “KIRK OF CALDER GENERAL ACCOUNT” Account No.: 10047047 Sort Code: 82-66-22 (Virgin Money, Livingston

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Please visit the Photo Gallery to see all aspects of the Church

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Windows and altar


Inside view of the  Bell Tower                   Some Pew Graffiti        


Inside view

 
Graveyard Pics


View to Rear Balcony                    The Kirk in 1547           

 

  For More photos visit the Kirk's Photo Gallery 


 

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