| | Welcome
to the Kirk of Calder Website
(Click any photo to go to the Kirk of Calder
Photo Album.)
| The Present Church |
The Church's History and
Heritage |
Current
Church News
Last updated 13th August 2017 |
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 | The Kirk of Calder is the Church of Scotland
Parish Church serving the communities of Mid Calder and Pumpherston
and is located on Main St., Mid Calder, West Lothian, EH53 0AN, Scotland. UK |
| Services are held every Sunday morning at
10.30am, (an extra family service is held at 9:30am in the summer
months) |
| Our Minister is Rev. John M Povey
MA. BD.
You can phone/fax him on +44 (0)1506 882495 or
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| Visitors will of course always be made
most welcome to any Sunday morning service! |
|  ***VisitScotland attraction and is open to the public on Sunday Afternoons (from
April to
September) between 2 and 4pm. Admission is FREE!
The church won the
West Lothian Award for Conservation in 1992. Previous visitors include John
Knox, James Paraffin Young, David Livingstone and Frederick Chopin - and we
look forward to meeting you too! |
| You can
make a 'special' appointment to visit at other times by
contacting the Church Officer Jim
and Eleanor Blair 01506
881302 email
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| Photos - lots of new
photos and slideshows of the Church interior and exterior here
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| Planning a Wedding, Christening
or Funeral? - See Services Page for more
info. The church can accommodate approx. 400 people. |
| We are looking for photos past
and present of weddings or other events in the Church for our
photo album
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| More photos of the Church
have been added to the Photo
Gallery, Thanks to photography
student and member Robert Spiers, who was tasked to
photograph "anything that didn't move" and has come up
with some more spectacular photos including features and carvings
you may never of seen before. There are now over 200 photos, and
we are still looking for photos of past and present weddings and
other events for the album. Click here to
visit the photo album page. |
| For full details of Church Services and Contacts.
Click
here |
| Click
for map and directions to Church. The Postcode for GPS users is EH53
0AN. Parking is available on Main Street 50 metres South of
the the church. Extra parking available in the Glenalmond Hall car
park 150 metres to the North on Main St. |
| If you would like to hear the
background music that used to be automatic Click here to start the music (A new browser window will open, just minimise this and you
will go back to this page and still hear the music)
(The tune is 'Cannon in D Major' by Johann Pachelbel) |
| NEW
- Rev Povey has recently transcribed the names from the church's War
Memorials and they are now listed on a page on this site - War
Memorials |
| Click
here to read the Church of Scotland press release regarding the
Moderator's visit
to the Kirk of Calder in Sept 2010 where he held Communion on the 450th
anniversary of what is thought to be the same place the very first
reformed celebration of Holy Communion. |
| The Kirk of Calder is a Scottish
Registered Charity - Nr. SC013461 |
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If you are a Facebook user you can now
Interact with the Kirk on our on our Facebook page and be sure to
"like"
us to get update
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| The Sunday afternoon opening
of the Church hosted by The Friends of the Kirk of Calder is open for the season
(May to September Sundays 2-4pm). more details
from the "Friends"
coordinator
John Jamieson 01506 411772
3 star STB attraction
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| Fair
Trade Cafe every Tuesday 10am-12noon in the
Glenalmond Hall - Home baking and Fair Trade products - All
proceeds go to the work of the Vine Trust.
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| West Lothian
Foodbank
- the church will provide a box each Sunday for donations that
Colin Foster (07841
457 033) will transmit to the Whitburn
centre.
The list of non- perishable items they would like is listed below:
Tinned Tuna/Tinned Meat/Breakfast Cereals (375g/500g)/ Milk (UHT
or powdered)/ Sugar (500g) / Long Life fruit Juice/ Tinned pies/ Tinned tomatoes/ Tinned vegetables/ Tinned fruit/
Tinned rice pudding/ Sponge pudding (tins) / Pasta (500g)/ Pasta
sauces (jars)/ Rice (500g)/ Tea Bags/ Instant coffee/ Jam (jars)/
Biscuits (packets)/ Snacks (Crisps/ chocolate) |
Link
to Kirk of Calder's Facebook Page
Rev Povey
(Photo courtesy The Daily Record)
Oldeani Biscuits!
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Over 200 more photos of the
Church are available in the
Kirk Photo Album
Link
to Kirk of Calder's Facebook Paged
To make a donation to Kirk of
Calder
please complete standing order form below or
make a one off BACS payment to Kirk of Calder
A/C 10047047 Sort Code: 82-66-22
Standing
Order Form (editable Word doc)
Standing order form (printable
pdf)
If
UK taxpayer please also complete
Gift
Aid Form (printable pdf)
...and we
can reclaim the tax
e-mail forms to
treasurer@kirkofcalder.com Pay
Pal one off donation coming soon!
The Oldeani project was featured
in an article in "The Daily Record" on 31st December 2016. It is
reproduced in full on the Oldeani Page |
| Sunday
Service Every Sunday 10:30am in the Church. All Welcome
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For the
summer (up to 27th August) there will also be an additional 30 minute Family
service at 9:30am
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The sacrament
of Communion will be held on Sunday 3rd September at 10:30 and
18:30
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Sunday Stars,
Sunday School + Mini Kirks - start at
the Church then adjourn to the halls. (except for baptism services
which is the other way round - ask at the gate) These will start
back after the Summer break on Sunday 3rd September at 10:30
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Tea and Coffee
are served in the Glenalmond hall after every morning service,
(except August) all
are welcome
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| Fortnightly Mid Week Services
are held September to May on Wednesdays at 10:15am in Pumpherston and Uphall
Station Community Primary School. - next service Wed 13th September
2017 at 10:15.
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Photo by
kind permission Alex Todd |
| NEWS Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and patron of the Vine Trust
visited the Church on Thursday 25th May 2017 to learn about the
£85,000 raised for our
Oldeani fundraising Project.
Press Agency
Pictures
here
Photographer's images as
a slideshow and photos also available to purchase
here
Photos of the Open Day held on 19th March below
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Events for your diary:-
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Kirk of
Calder Street Fair Saturday 19th August 2017 10am till 2pm on
Main St, Mid Calder (which will be closed except for buses)- Live
Entertainment-Stalls - Refreshments - Games - Face Painting & more!
- To book a table contact Eleanor Blair 01506 881302
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Summer Club 14-18th August
from 10am-12 noon each day
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The Harvest
Thanksgiving service will be held on Sunday 1st October 1017 at
10:30
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500th
Anniversary of the Reformation - a special service will be held
in the church on Tuesday 31st October 2017
at 19:00
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Date
to be announced at Chalmers
Church, Larkhall
- Twinning Event "Twinning's Got Talent"
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| Jute shopping bags depicting the Kirk of Calder are available price £5
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| Fair Trade Cafe -
Tuesday Mornings at the Glenalmond Hall 10:00-12:00 (not 15th August
2017 due to summer club)
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| The Guild
meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays (Feb to April & Sept to Nov) in
the Glenalmond Hall at 19:30
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| Elders Duty Rota
July to September 2017
here
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Rev Andrea Boyes from our Twinned Church - Chalmers Parish
Church with Church Officer Jim Blair (left) and Session Clerk
Douglas Horn (right) on 26th Feb 2017 pulpit exchange
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| The Sunday afternoon opening
of the Church May to September) hosted by The Friends of the Kirk of Calder
has restarted and the church will be open to visitors with guides
available between 2 and 4pm
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| Christmas Card design competition
2017
flyer
here
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| The Twinning of the
Church with Chalmers Parish Church Larkhall was formalised on 9th
October 2016 - more info and photos below
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| Recipe Book costing
£2.50 is available in the church
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| A box to collect old
printer cartridges and mobile phones for recycling is
now available in the church
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| More
members wanted for Easyfundraising - a small proportion of
your online spending can go to the church funds
Click
here to join.
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/kirkofcalder/
Without any cost to you,
the retailer donates part of your online spend can help raise funds
for the church. For example £2,000 was raised for the Oldeani
project from this source in less than 3 years!.
(Note: If you signed up
already to easyfundraising for the Oldeani Project you have been
automatically transferred to the Kirk of Calder funding for future
spend)
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| TARGET REACHED -
5 Months early!
The Kirk
of Calder have a project to link up with a
community in Oldeani, Tanzania. This involves funding
the building of a children’s home at the cost of £85,000. Since the launch of
the project in September 2014, the fund has now reached its £85,000 target (see graph) Well
done everyone!
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| See the dedicated
Oldeani Project webpage
for more details
www.vinetrust.org/fundraise/kirk-of-calder-project
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Open Day 19th March 2017 - The work of the church
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TWINNING
Twinning
of the Kirk of Calder Parish Church, Mid Calder and Chalmers Parish Church
of Scotland. Larkhall was formalised with the signing of the Twinning
Covenants at ceremonies at both Churches on the 9th October 2016. At the
Kirk of Calder the minster Rev John Povey and Chalmers Session Clark
Christine Buck both signed and at Chalmers Church their minister Rev Andrea
Boyes and our Session Clerk Douglas Horn were the signatories
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The
Scottish Bible Society
s one of the
two charities
officially recognised by
The Church of Scotland.
visit
their website here
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 St
Andrew Press ...The
Church of Scotland Bookshop.
Click
on the door to visit |
Publications
include books on all aspects of worship: there are prayer
books, hymn books, other worship materials, books for worship leaders, for
prayer groups and for individuals;
books of spiritual poetry; children’s books; and some books on
other things you may be interested in, such as music, biography and
Scottish history |
There are special offers, extracts and
reviews. You will find information on authors and on book-related
events, and the site will continuously grow and develop to meet your
needs.
The
online shop can be found by clicking on the shop door or this link
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