Author: Jerry Ferguson

Last week Christian Aid launched an urgent Global Hunger Appeal to raise funds for our global neighbours facing the very real threat of starvation. We are asking all churches to hold a collection if they can.  This will enable our local partners to provide access to clean water, food, seeds and tools to support food production…

Life and Work has released a FREE four-page summary of the main decisions, debates and speeches from last week’s General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. It is available HERE to view on our website or full link General Assembly 2021: Special Supplement – Life and Work. Please feel free to share. You can read the magazine’s full…

It has been a very busy time since I last wrote for the church web site. Those anxious questions we had to answer re the school and volunteers and funds have been answered and we have also coped with risk assessment, presbytery enquiries and visits to Monkton and Prestwick North Church hall by the Blood…

Last week I got a surprise.  There in the flower bed just outside my back door were two little clumps of Michaelmas daisies, announcing the arrival of Autumn.   The latest installment of Kathleen Bates’ blog, Michaelmas 2020, can be found at the following link:- http://ourgoldennetwork.blogspot.com/2020/10/michaelmas-2020.html

As you will be aware, our frontline work is always our priority and as part of our response to the impact of COVID-19, we revised our 2020 communications plan to reduce publications and mailing costs.  One of the results is the launch of our interactive Impact Report which shares the personal stories of life-changing work…

Last Sunday, 27 September, was the first congregational services at Kingcase since being given permission by Ayr Presbytery to re-open for Worship.  I have added a couple of photographs showing the Sanctuary with social distance seating in place.   The telephone booking system functioned well, with Elaine collating the attendees names and contact numbers for…

Good News Kingcase Church re-opening for worship – Sunday 27 September 2020 Please note you will shortly receive a letter providing all the important information to ensure your safety when joining us here at Kingcase, for morning worship, on Sunday 27 September 2020. Below is a short summary of points to note. Due to Covid-19, our Church is…

The latest installment of Kathleen Bates’ Blog:- Spring 2020 will long be remembered for the arrival of the corona virus.  Suddenly our lives all took a strange frightening new turn as the pandemic started to spread throughout the world.  Because we were forced to stay at home in ‘Lockdown’, our cars were left untouched outside our homes. …

This month is going to be a time of review. Covid necessitates continual review and change. Flexible approach to all the tasks and who will do them and where will we get the resources human and food to fulfill them. We all live with the understanding that the virus is not exhausted it is just…