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to the kirkofcalder Website
(Click any photo to go to the Kirk of Calder
Photo Album.)
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The Present Church |
The Church's History and
Heritage |
Current
Church News
Last updated 12th July
2020 |
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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) |
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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. |
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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. |
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For full details of Church Services and Contacts.
Click
here |
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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.
"What 3 Words" location code for the Church is ///flight.using.novelists |
| 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) |
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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 |
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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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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) |
Church
lighting upgrade September 2018
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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 Page
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!
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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
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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 reached its £85,000 target (see graph) Well
done everyone!
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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 Cancelled
till further notice
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| Elders Duty Rota 2020
here |
| Communion Duties 2020
Here
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Some recent past events still of interest
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Photo by
kind permission Alex Todd
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| 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
Vine Trust fundraising Project.
Press Agency
Pictures
here
Photographer's images as
a slideshow and photos also available to purchase
here
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| Photos of the Open Day held on 19th March
2017 below
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| 500th
Anniversary of the Reformation - a special service was held
in the church on Tuesday 31st October 2017. The guest preacher was be the Very Rev Albert Bogle,
former Moderator of the Church of Scotland General Assembly.
You can still view a recording of the live stream of the service on The Sanctuary First
Website
http://www.sanctuaryfirst.org.uk/replay
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Coronavirus update - On the advice of the Church of Scotland and to
comply with Government recommendations Church Services are suspended till
further notice. The weekly online service can be accessed
here.
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Hi everyone, message
from Rev John Povey 1st July 2020
“Church income is
somewhat depleted as a result of the lockdown, with only the
standing order offerings coming in. As it is expected that it will
be some weeks yet before we are able to open up for worship, if you
have completed Blessing bags still to be returned, or a growing
collection of weekly freewill offering envelopes, I have no doubt
that Ian would be glad to see these paid into the bank to help him
meet church expenses.
I normally record
Sunday’s service in church at 12 o’clock on Saturday. I propose to
make the recording this Saturday 4th July at 12.30 pm,
and to be at the church from 12 noon to 12.30 pm to receive
any blessings bags or offerings that anyone would care to hand in.
I will open the main doors of the church and place a bucket at the
door while I stay inside and respect social distancing. It would be
good to see any of you. Please inform any other church members of
this if you are in touch with them.
I appreciate that some
people may be shielding or otherwise unable to come along, but
donating online is also very straightforward – please click here”
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General Message on
"Giving" from Kirk of Calder
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Like every other charity
our income has dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, but we still
have almost all our overheads.
*If you already support us - THANK YOU
*If you could spare something to support us further - THANK YOU
*If you would like to donate - THANK YOU
*If you want to know more about setting up regular giving or a
one-off donation -
Standing
Order Form (editable Word doc)
Standing order form (printable
pdf)
*If you would like to send us a donation - THANK YOU
Please make cheques payable to Kirk of Calder and send to Rev. J.
Povey 52 Main Street Mid Calder EH53 0AN
If you have a PayPal
account you can also donate through the Church of Scotland website
www.churchofscotland.org.uk and follow the link to find Kirk of
Calder
THANK YOU, KIRK OF
CALDER - Scottish Charity SC013461
The impact of
the global pandemic Coronavirus has forced us to close our church
buildings and stop many of our usual activities, but the vital work
of the Church oes
on and is needed now, more than ever. As a result The Church of
Scotland have a new initiative to make one off or regular payments
online by PayPal either to their General Fund or to individual
churches.
https://churchofscotland.org.uk/donate and select Kirk of Calder |
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We know that many people
are now restricted in their activities. Please keep in touch, therefore,
with one another, and uphold one another in prayer. If there is
anything we as a church can do for you, please let us know.
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The
minister is continuing his online broadcast short services
streamed on our
Facebook Page
or
on this website on the Publications and
Videos page
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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
(Clydesdale Bank, Livingston)
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Unfortunately the new regulations means the Church buildings no
longer are able to be opened as a place for people to come and pray.
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Sunday
Service Every Sunday 10:30 in the Church.
All cancelled till further notice
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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).
Cancelled till further
notice
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Tea and Coffee
are served in the Glenalmond hall after every morning service
all
are welcome. Cancelled till further notice
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The
Fair Trade cafe - Tuesday
mornings 10am-12 noon in the Glenalmond Hall
Cancelled till further
notice
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Video of the
Communion Service held on the 1st March 2020 see
Publications & Videos Tab
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| Fortnightly Mid Week
Morning Services
are held September to May on Wednesdays at 10:15
in Pumpherston and Uphall Station Community Primary School.
Cancelled
till further notice
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| Two Videos of the
Communion Service held on 1st March 2020 on the
Publications and Videos tab
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| The Sunday afternoon opening
of the Church (May to September 2pm to 4pm) hosted by The Friends of the Kirk of Calder
planned to reopen in May 2020
at present Cancelled.
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| We are currently
forging closer links with the congregation of Kirknewton and East Calder Parish Church and their minister
Alistair Cowper - visit their website
here
www.knec4jesus.org.uk
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Church Signed Accounts - Click relevant link
Year Ending 31st December 2018
| A 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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| 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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Open Day 19th March 2017 - The work of the church
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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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