 | 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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At the main door of the church
there is now a "Dignity Box", from a West Lothian Charity
that you can donate toiletries for distribution free to those
that need them. Dignity Boxes
The West Lothian Foodbank collection box is also available.
KIRK OF CALDER - Scottish Charity
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Link
to Kirk of Calder's Facebook Page
Oldeani Biscuits!
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Collect funds
for the church while spending online though Easyfundraising who collect
a small proportion
Click
here to join.
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/kirkofcalder/
The retailers donate part of your online spend can help raise funds
for the church. |
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As at 15th July 2022
We have raised from Easy Fundraising
£4,580.13
(since starting
in September 2014)
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Amazon do not
participate in the Easyfundraising scheme, and they used to have their own
fundraising scheme where Amazon donated part of your online spend
to Kirk of Calder, however from February 2023 they have discontinued
this service.
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
| The Church can
claim back all the tax paid on any of your contributions,
including those of you using weekly Free Will Offering Envelopes,
provided you are a UK taxpayer and you complete a
Gift Aid Declaration. |
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Click here for More information
on
Gift Aid or to make a single Donation to the church
Click
here for a Gift Aid
Declaration Form
and/or Standing Order Mandate |
| Please consider
making this declaration as it can benefit the church to the extent of
approximately a further quarter of your contribution !...... and 'thank
you most sincerely' for any donation! |
| 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
ReGen2025.
Special Stewardship Deficit
Reduction Appeal -
Thank you all for your extra contributions, the predicted £5,000
deficit didn't happen and we only now have a £1,000 deficit at the
end of the year.
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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 may be available for hire. Contact the Hall letting
contact Eleanor Blair (see below)
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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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| 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 |
| Session Clerk (Administrative
matters) Kenneth Wilson
e-mail Tel 01506
881991
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General Message on
"Giving" from Kirk of Calder
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Like every other charity
our income dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, but we still
had almost all our overheads.
*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
Please make
your cheque payable to Kirk of Calder and send to
Kirk of Calder, Main St., Mid Calder, West Lothian, EH53
0AN
For BACS payments
- Account Name: “KIRK OF
CALDER GENERAL AC” Account No.: 10047047 Sort Code: 82-66-22
(Virgin Money, Livingston)
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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
 ***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!
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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
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 Jim
and 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, Elizabeth Henderson
here |
| This
website was first created in September 1998 and fully redesigned in
2008, and since then updated approx. weekly
...now 24 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
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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| 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 now open again |
Church
lighting upgrade September 2018
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