 | Two members of the Choir sing The
Lord is my Shepherd to the Vicar of Dibley
theme tune |
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| John Rankine has created a song
and video slideshow of some of the Choir's repertoire. The first one "Dona Nobis Pacem" is available
here (or click image
below)
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Link
to Kirk of Calder's Facebook Page
Oldeani Biscuits!
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The
Scottish Bible Society is 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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"Birds Eye" View of Church
| Price list for the hire of the Church for
weddings, funerals etc.
here |
Pop
In Cafe - Tuesday
mornings 10am-12 noon in the Glenalmond Hall,
Tea &
Coffee, Soft Drinks and Cake. - All proceeds go to the Kirk
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Services On the death of Her
Majesty Elizabeth II on 8th September 2022
Sign The Book of Condolences Leave
Flowers at the War Memorial
We
are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty The Queen.
She
selflessly dedicated over 70 years of her life to serving her
country and the Commonwealth.
We
joined the nation and the Royal Family in their mourning and offer our
heartfelt condolences
The church bell was rung
96 times at 12 noon on Friday 9th September 2022 to mark each
one of those remarkable years
A book
of Condolences was available for signing in the Church.
The
Kirk was very pleased to be selected to host West Lothian Council's
Memorial service for the Queen on Friday 16th September
View
West Lothian Council Memorial Service 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/
The Queen's coffin flew over Mid Calder on its way to
London on Tuesday 13th September
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| Church address
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Main Street, Mid Calder,
West Lothian, EH53 0AN, Scotland, UK
(click
for map)
e-mail below
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| The Kirk is Scottish
Charity No SCO13461
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| The Glenalmond Hall
150 metres North of the church on Main St. is used for various Church
organisations and is available for hire. Contact the Hall letting
contact Eleanor Blair (see below) What3Words address ///demanding.tooth.loosens
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| The Malt Barn to
he North of the church in the graveyard grounds is used for the crèche
on Sundays and for small meetings. A wheelchair accessible toilet
is available in the Malt Barn.
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| Our minister Rev William Watt can be
emailed at
minister@kirkofcalder.com or phoned at 07950 617 560
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| Session Clerk (Administrative
matters) Jan Ingram
sessionclerk@kirkofcalder.com
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 ***Visit
Scotland 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!
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
Visitors will of course always be made
most welcome to any Sunday morning service!
You can
make a 'special' appointment to visit at other times by
contacting the Church Officer Eleanor Blair 01506
881302 email
Photos
- lots of new
photos and slideshows of the Church interior and exterior
here
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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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Click here to purchase the Friends' Publications on the Church History
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| Learn about the "Internet
Wedding" here
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| Think we're stuffy? - then check out
our Humour Page and see how we can laugh at
ourselves!! |
| Visit
KirkWeb a
Church of Scotland related support site |
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Web Church - all Scottish Churches on the web, |
| Link to
ScottishChristian.com
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| Have you a contribution for the Parish Magazine? - (4 issues each year), then you can e-mail
the Editor, David Grant
ariana.grants@btinternet.com |
| This
website was first created in September 1998 and fully redesigned in
2008 and updated again in 2022,
...now 27 years online! |
Aerial view 
We are now featured on "Sacred Scotland" which is a website that aims
to be a starting point to access information on Scotland's churches of
all denominations.
Click here to
visit
Link
to Kirk of Calder's Facebook Page
To make a donation to Kirk of
Calder
see
Accounts and Donations
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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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| See the dedicated
Oldeani Project webpage
for more details
www.vinetrust.org/fundraise/kirk-of-calder-project
(now called
Kazunzu)
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| Bankers
Order form to pay your weekly offering
here . Collect a card at
the main door to show that you have paid your offering online!
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| More
members wanted for Easyfundraising - a small proportion of
your online spending can go to the church.
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| Download and print
GDPR Data Protection Documents
*Data Subject Access Request Policy
here
*Employer Privacy Notice
here
*Subject Access Consent Form (Word - editable)
here
*Subject Access Consent Form (PDF - print and
complete) here
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| Jute shopping bags depicting the Kirk of Calder are available price £5
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| The Guild meet on
the 2nd and 4th Thursdays (Feb to April & Sept to Nov) in the Glenalmond
Hall at 14;00 n |
Church
lighting upgrade September 2018
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