 | Saturday 6th December 18:30
Christmas Tree Lighting Service - Rev William Watt |
 | Sunday 7th December 10:30 Rev
William Watt |
 | Sunday 14th December 10:30 Lessons
and Carols for Christmas - Rev William Watt. + Special Lunch |
 | Sunday 21st December 10:30 -
Nativity - Rev William Watt |
 | Wednesday 24th December -
Christingle - Rev William Watt |
 | Wednesday 24th December -
Watchnight service 23:30 (Carols from 23:15) Rev William Watt |
 | Sunday 28th December - Rev William
Watt
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 | Teas and Coffee in the Glenalmond
Hall after most morning services -all welcome. (note
Sun 14th December will be a Special Lunch in lieu Teas and
Coffee)
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 | Deadline for Christmas Magazine is
Sunday 23rd November.
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 | Next Guild meeting Thursday 13th
Nov 2-4pm
Speaker - Prof. June Andrews regarding her renowned work in the
field of Dementia
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 | Anne Haddow or any member of the
social committee will be pleased to receive any Tombola gifts
for the Christmas Fayre
before the 13th December.
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 | Reverse Advent Calendar - collect
items for the foodbank during November - hand in on the
30th

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 | Christmas
services - leaflet distribution to whole of Mid Calder and
Pumpherston. All members welcome volunteer to help in one or two
streets. Contact Jan Ingram
janingram@icloud.com |
 | The Sunday afternoon Kirk Tours are
now closed for this year. They will re-open in May
2026 and run to end September 2026 from 2pm to 4pm every Sunday
afternoon. Special opening of the Church for small tours or for quiet
'Moments of Reflection' can be arranged at any time of year by
contacting the Church Officer
eleanorblair17@gmail.com or 07823 328609 |
 | Carers of West Lothian will visit
the Tuesday cafe the first Tuesday of every month.

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 | Have you considered leaving a
legacy to the Kirk in your will, then please download the Legacy
Policy Form and information leaflet
here |
 | Next Session Meeting on Wednesday
26th November 7:30 in the Glenalmond Hall |
 | The Glenalmond hall has recently
had a new kitchen fitted and been redecorated and is available
to hire out to individuals or organizations with seating for up
to 40. Contact eblair892@btinternet.com for prices and bookings. |
 | Sunday Club for 4 years old and up.
Meet in the Church every Sunday at 10:30 then adjourn to the Glenalmond Hall. |
 | The Guild have restarted -
Second
and Fourth Thursdays 2.00- 4.00 pm in the Glenalmond Hall.
(Sept-Nov and Feb-April) all welcome |
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We now have a QR code in
order that you can make payments for events or donations to the
church.
Scan the code with your
smart phone camera and follow the instructions!

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 | Rev William Watt has
indicated he wants to get to know his parishioners and intends
to visit the entire congregation along with their district elder
over the next few months.
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 |
Debbie Fleming a solicitor with
KW Law continues to provide to offer the opportunity to meet members of the congregation, to discuss
the preparation of a Will
and/or Power of
Attorney. If you are interested in an appointment please
contact - Susan Adams susanmjadams@aol.com
07823 328 609. Donations (min £50.00) for this service.
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 | The Sunday Club
welcomes children 4 years old and upwards. We meet every Sunday in the church at 10:30 and
after the children's sermon go on to the
Glenalmond Hall for fun lessons for pick up at 11:30pm when the
main service finishes. |
 | The Sunday Opening of the Kirk
(including the Calder Witch Hunt Exhibition) is now closed for the 2025 season. It is open 2pm to 4pm from May to September.
Free Entry |
 | A box for Donations for the West
Lothian Foodbank and toiletries for Dignity Box can
both be left at the main door. |
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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!
Our grateful thanks go
to the Rev Liam Fraser, Rev Gordon Jamieson and the Rev.
Nanda Groenewald who have
previously all in turn undertaken on the Interim Moderator
role during the last 3 years years and have guided us through to
getting a new minister in post.
The Kirk of Calder Parish
Profile is on the Church of Scotland's website and can be viewed
here
DUO Fiona and John
Message from our musical director - Free performances! Hi everyone, We sing a variety of styles including classic pop, country and
ballads, with special requests taken in advance of bookings.
Available, free of charge, for community and charity events,
concerts and entertainment for local groups, care homes, etc.
With an extensive repertoire, we tailor the set list to your
audience and venue. See us at regular Wee Concerts held in
Glenalmond hall. We are in the process of planning our music entertainment for
the next few months. Easy listening, well known songs and a bit
of nonsense. Contact at john.rankine@lineone.net Web-
www.chvocalmusic.co.uk To hear some of the music we perform at the moment, you can hear us on You Tube Sampler.
https://youtu.be/VGusiAC7-6c
SYNOPSIS OF PARISH GROUPING July 23
The congregation of
Livingston Old Parish Church ,
the congregation of Livingston United Parish Church and
the congregation of Kirk of Calder Parish Church shall form a Parish Grouping called the
Livingston Parishes
Grouping.
Each church shall continue with the
Parish boundaries, ministries , session all remaining as ay
present, and continue to maintain their own buildings.
Areas
of Co-operation:
Deliver weekly
church services, joint pastoral care initiatives and community
involvement projects. Actively develop the mission skills of the
church elders and congregations to employ more of the untapped
and underutilised inherent talents within the congregations of
these three churches to encourage the young to participate and
lapsed members to reengage in the life of the church. Seek to
transform unjust structures of society, challenge violence of
every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation through
joint pastoral care initiatives and community care and youth
engagement projects. Actively develop further the
community support
initiatives, thrift
shops, community cafes and community events, to bring young and
old together in fellowship and fuller participation in the life
of the church.
Sustain and renew the life of the earth through shared
church, community and other local and world environment
protection projects. Actively develop further the eco church
activities already within the three churches and their links to
communities in other areas in Scotland and beyond.
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