'Heart for Art' Fame!

Our very own Pat McTaggart, who is one of the 'Heart for Art' group, has recently been up to Edinburgh to see one of her own pictures being exhibited.  Congratulations Pat!

Do look out for all the work exhibited by the 'Heart for Art' group during the 'Arts and Crafts Trail' early next month.
It's truly inspirational to know that there are so many very talented folk in our midst.

If you're interested in going along to a 'Heart for Art' session, they currently take place fortnightly, in Kirkcudbright Parish Church Hall, on a Tuesday between 1.30pm and 3.30pm.
Anyone is welcome, no artistic skills are necessary, and all equipment, tea and cake will be provided!
The next sessions during the summer will take place on 25th July, and the 8th & 22nd of August.

Once again, well done Pat!  Here she is with a copy of her work currently being exhibited in Edinburgh.

Strathdee Strawberry Tea

The 'Friends of Strathdee' warmly invite you to a Strawberry tea, at Strathdee, (94 St Mary Street) on Friday 14th July between 2pm and 4pm.

There will be a raffle and a 'Strawberry Board'.

The 'Friends' accompany residents on outings and take them out for coffee, as sometimes it's not as easy for them to get out and about as it used to be.

They would be delighted to welcome you on Friday afternoon, do come along and say 'hello'!

Kirkcudbright Country Fair - Thank you

The Kirkcudbright Parish Church 'Teas R Us' tent (at the Kirkcudbright Country Fair at the weekend) would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who contributed to making the event so successful.

Thank you to everyone who baked, made soup, prepared 'mountains' of filled rolls and to those who helped to serve visitors over the weekend, and do the washing up afterwards too.

A big thank you also to all the lovely cheery folk who came along to have coffee, lunch, tea (or all three!), and made it all so enjoyable.

Over £1,300  was raised and will be put to very good use in a variety of ways.  THANK YOU!

THE BIG TOP

This summer KPC Youth will be running 'The Big Top', a series of events for young people, taking place throughout the week beginning the 14th of August.

The Big Top will be running every morning for children aged 5-11 with games, craft, Bible stories and much more. Registration is now open for the club. 

In the afternoons there will be a drop in for the young people from S1 to S7.

All free with a few special events throughout the week.

There will be evening events too:  on Wednesday night all parents and family members are invited to come and see what a normal day at the Big Top is like and all the fun their kids have been having. 

On Friday night there will be a community quiz when all members of the community are invited to take part and find out who really does know it all!!!

For further information and a registration form, please email:

kpcyouthworker@gmail.com

Please come and enjoy the fun!

Country Fair Weekend

The Country Fair will take place in Kirkcudbright on the weekend of 8th and 9th of July.
Once again the Summer Festivities committee have been working away to organise a great event; stalls, displays and attractions ....something interesting for everyone!

As in previous years the refreshment café tent will be run by a team of volunteers from Kirkcudbright Parish Church.  
It's a great advantage to have a good number of people helping in this endeavour, and is great fun, so if you'd like to volunteer to spend a couple of hours 'serving' or if you feel able to contribute some baking or a pot of soup this would be a huge help to the team.

Refreshments will be available 10am-4pm each day and most people who volunteer aim to help out for a two hour stint, and of course any help offered will be much appreciated.

The atmosphere is always one of conversation, hospitality and fun so if you'd like to volunteer or wish to find out more, please email the church office at: church@kirkcudbrightparishchurch.org.uk

Please join us!  You'll be made most welcome.

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Jazz Festival Events

Please join us at the Jazz Festival events being hosted in the Church and Church Hall over the weekend (9th - 11th June).

Church Hall events:

Friday 9th June

7.30pm-9.15pm          Big Easy

9.45pm-11.45pm        Dave Donohoe Band

Saturday 10th June

2.30pm-4.30pm          Big Easy

7.30pm-9.15pm          Emily Bacon's Good Time Gang

9.30pm-11.15pm        Jake Leg Jug Band

Sunday 11th June

12.30-1pm                   Jim McPhee Tribute to Scott Joplin

1.45pm-3.30pm           Jake Leg Jug Band

3.45pm-5.30pm           Emily Bacon's Good Time Gang

On Saturday and Sunday at 12.45pm there will be a 'Jazz Lunch' in the hall.

Lunch will comprise; soup and a filled roll, followed by tea or coffee and 'something sweet'!

The cost of lunch is £5 per person.

Sunday 11th at June 11am

Please come along to the ever popular 'Jazz Service' at Kirkcudbright Parish Church at 11am, we'd be delighted to see you!

For further information about the Jazz program for the whole weekend, ticket prices and purchasing and details of the bands, please visit the Kirkcudbright Jazz Festival 2017 website...
SEE YOU THERE!

New Interim Minister

A special service to introduce our new Interim Minister, the Rev. John Collard, to the congregation, will be held at Kirkcudbright Parish Church on Monday 5th June.

The service will begin at 7pm and we hope you will join us in welcoming Rev. Collard to his new Interim Ministry.

We look forward to seeing you.