Events Diary
E-mail information to be included in the Events Diary to:
events@presbaberdeen.org.uk
SEPTEMBER 2010
Thursday 2nd September Course Marking 450th Anniversary of the Scottish Reformation 7.30 pm Gatehouse of the Cathedral Church of St Machar. Week 1: John Knox and the Scottish Reformation. All welcome.
Sunday 5th September "We Worship" Evening Praise Service on first Sunday of every month at 7.00 pm at Woodside Parish Church
Tuesday 7th September Presbytery Meeting 7 pm Queen's Cross Church. (Holy Communion)
Tuesday 7th September Living the Questions2, 10.30-12.00,at the Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting. Session 1: An Invitation to Journey. LtQ2 is a popular video & internet-based small group exploration of progressive Christianity featuring premier religion voices of our day. It is an open-minded alternative to studies that attempt to give participants all the answers and instead strives to create an environment where participants can interact with one another in exploring what's next for Christianity.
For more information or planning to attend, please contact the facilitator: Stephen Taylor, bsctaylor@mac.com or 01224 314318. All are welcome.
Thursday 9th September Fishermen's Mission golf outing, 12.30 pm, Peterculter Golf Club, Oldtown, Burnside Road, Peterculter. Teams of three golfers; Stableford competition, best two balls counting. Winners receive David Craig Trophy and other generous prizes. Entry fee £200 per team covers green fees, light lunch, prizes and fish tea. Support from Christian organisations, employers and employees is encouraged. Contact: Mike Sandison, Tel 01224 584651, E-mail aberdeen@rnmdsf.org.uk
Thursday 9th September Course Marking 450th Anniversary of the Scottish Reformation 7.30 pm Gatehouse of the Cathedral Church of St Machar. Week 2: The Scots Confession of Faith (1560) and the Form of Prayers (1565). All welcome.
Thursday 9th September CY/Soul launch 7.30 pm Gilcomston South Church. CY is the young person’s version of the popular Christianity Explored evangelistic course. The course is a seven-stage journey through Mark’s Gospel for young people. All seven sessions are designed to bring young people to a clear understanding of the gospel. To register for the launch pease telephone Rosie McKie (01224 647144) or e-mail info@gilcomston.org
Saturday 11th September
Doors Open Day in Aberdeen. Many buildings of interest in
Aberdeen City, including the following churches, open to the
public 10 am - 4 pm unless otherwise stated: Church of St John
the Evangelist, St John's Place, off Crown Terrace, Aberdeen
AB11 6HE; Kirk of St Nicholas, Union Street, Aberdeen AB11
5BU; Quaker Meeting House, 98 Crown Street, Aberdeen AB11 6HJ;
St Andrew's Cathedral, King Street, Aberdeen AB24 5AX; St
Machar's Cathedral, The Chanonry, Old Aberdeen AB24 1RQ; St
Mary's Cathedral (11 am - 4 pm), Huntly Street, Aberdeen AB10
1SH; St Mary's Episcopal Church, Carden Place, Aberdeen AB10
1UN; St Peter's Church, Justice Street, Aberdeen AB11 5HX.
Contact: Paul Pillath (Aberdeen City Council), Tel 01224 522228,
www.doorsopendays.org.uk
Saturday 11th September Tearfund Meeting 10 am-12 noon Fellowship Lounge, Summerhill Parish Church. All welcome
Saturday 11th September Table Top Sale & Barbecue 10am – 12 noon. St. Mary's Parish Church, King Street. Large Tables £8, Small Tables £5, B-B-Q Hot Dogs and Burgers. Phone Mrs E. Morrison on 494559 to book a table.
Saturday 11th September Ways of praying, 10 am – 3.30 pm, St Clement’s Church, Mastrick Drive, Aberdeen. A day of retreat offering various ways of communicating with God and deepening relationship with God. Organised by the Scottish Episcopal Church, Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney. Tea, coffee etc will be provided but please bring a packed lunch and a Bible. For more details and to register contact: Carole Phelan, Tel 01224 895033, E-mail carole.phelan@talk21.com
Saturday 11th September How to support and welcome children with disabilities into the church, 10 am - 3 pm, Oldmachar Church of Scotland, Ashwood Park, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen. Workshop organised by Welcoming Church Forum, a group that aims to support children with special needs and their families in churches across Aberdeen, and the churches they attend as well. Lunch provided. Donations welcome on the day. For information or to reserve a place, contact: Stephanie Brock, Tel 01224 482917, Web sites.google.com/site/welcomingchurchforum/home
Sunday 12th September Annual Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for those who have died in hospital and Roxburghe House, 3 pm, Queen's Cross Church, Albyn Place, Aberdeen. Service is organised and conducted by the hospital chaplains. All welcome. Contact: Rev Sylvia Spencer, Hospital Chaplain, Tel 01224 559214, E-mail Sylvia.Spencer@nhs.net
Sunday 12th September Bon-Accord Silver Band 10th Annual Concert 7.30 pm Queens Cross Church. Tickets: £6 adult, £4 Students, OAP’s and Under 16’s. Available on the night or via the band website www.bonaccordband.org.uk
Sunday 12th September Big Sing, 5.30-6.30 pm, Ruthrieston West Church Broomhill Road.. Singing many favourite hymns and songs, and some new ones. More information: www.ruthriestonwestchurch.co.uk
Monday 13th September Presbytery Service of Welcome for the Malawi visitors, 7.00 pm Peterculter Parish Church, followed by tea and coffee. All welcome.
Wednesday 15th September Sharing the good news with people with learning disabilities, 7.30-9 pm, Water Wheel Inn, 203 North Deeside Road, Bieldside, Aberdeen. An event to find out more about the work of Prospects in Scotland and in the Aberdeen area. Prospects is a Christian charity which offers advice, support and training to churches who wish to be more effective in how they welcome people with learning disabilities and share the good news about Jesus in a way they can understand. To book a place, contact: Ivy Blair, Mob 07827 939 520, E-mail ivyb@prospects.org.uk. Prospects website: www.prospects.org.uk
Thursday 16th September Course Marking 450th Anniversary of the Scottish Reformation 7.30 pm Gatehouse of the Cathedral Church of St Machar. Week 3: The First Book of Discipline (1560, adopted 1567) re parameters of the Reformation concerning education, welfare, care of the poor etc. All welcome.
Friday 17th September Half day of prayer and fasting for the ministry of Street Pastors, 11 am - 11 pm, Credo Centre, 14-20 John Street, Aberdeen, with worship and prayer 8-9.30 pm and prayer walk until 11 pm. Contact: Tel 01224 625487, E-mail aberdeen@streetpastors.org.uk, www.streetpastors.co.uk
Friday 17th September Grand Charity Show presented by the Aberdeen Chorus of Sweet Adelines to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the chorus. 7.30 pm Aberdeenh Music Hall. Tickets: £12 (Concession £9) available from Aberdeen Box Office Tel 01224 641122 or www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or Aberdeen Chorus on 07941 415516 or tickets@aberdeenchorus.co.uk. Profit from the show will be donated to Cornerstone.
Saturday 18th September The Protection of Children and Young People in the Church: Voluntary workers training session 10am- 1 pm Ruthrieston West Church. Contact Sheilagh Belford, Presbytery Safeguarding Co-ordinator, (315309) to register.
Saturday 18th September Indoor Boot Sale, 10 am-12 noon, Summerhill Parish Church. Entrance 30p, tea coffee and rowies available, tables £5. Free parking at Fernielea school. For more details phone Jackie on 01224 820750.
Saturday 18th September Causeway Prospects Celebrations 3 – 4.30pm Oldmachar Church, Ashwood Park, Bridge of Don, meeting to to enjoy each other’s company, with music, crafts, Bible stories, drama and refreshments. Causeway Prospects is a Christian voluntary organisation committed to helping people with learning disabilities, their friends, family and carers to live life to the full. Contact: Stef Robertson Tel01224 494334 Mob 0777 385 5220 E-mail stef.robertson@yahoo.com Web www.prospects.org.uk
Sunday 19th September Annual Service 7 pm Kinneff Old Church. Guest Preacher: Rev Douglas Lamb. Musical Interlude: Gourdon School
Tuesday 21st September Messy Fiesta 7.30 p.m. St Mark's Church Hall. This event offers the opportunity to hear of and share in the successful Messy Church set up by local congregatios. To register contact either Mrs Marion Dey on 01358 721009 or Mrs Moyra Cameron on 01224 698119.
Tuesday 21st September Living the Questions2, 10.30-12.00 at the Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting. Session 2: Taking the Bible Seriously. For more information or planning to attend, please contact the facilitator: Stephen Taylor, bsctaylor@mac.com or 01224 314318. All are welcome.
Wednesday 22nd September Living with disability: a personal memoir, 2 pm, Recreation room, Margaret Blackwood Housing, Raeden Court, Midstocket Road, Aberdeen. Launch of new book which is a memoir of her life by Kathleen Kennedy. Speakers include Brian Irvine, John Swinton and Gordon Booth. RSVP to Kathleen Kennedy, E livingwithdisability@yahoo.com
Thursday 23rd September Course Marking 450th Anniversary of the Scottish Reformation 7.30 pm Gatehouse of the Cathedral Church of St Machar. Week 4: The Second Book of Discipline (1578).The establishment of the Presbyterian system of church government. All welcome.
Saturday 25th September Christian men’s breakfast rally 9 am – 1 pm, Newhills Church Complex. Speaker: Kenny Borthwick, Chairman of C.L.A.N. Scotland. More information: Web www.menofallages.org.uk
Saturday 25th September The Exchange Factor - connecting globally and locally a World Mission Event organised by the World Mission Council of the Church of Scotland. 10 am - 3.30 pm Oldmachar Church. The cost of the day will be £5.00 to include lunch and refreshments. Keynote Speaker: Very Rev Dr Andrew Mclellan (the new convener of the Church of Scotland’s World Mission Council). To register contact: Audrey Grahame, World Mission Council, 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN, E-mail agrahame@cofscotland.org.uk
Saturday 25th September 'Somebody Cares' warehouse appeal fundraising sale, 10 am - 2 pm, Somebody Cares warehouse, 80 Summerhill Road, Aberdeen. Many bargain items including furniture, clothes, bric-a-brac, toys, prams, beds and bedding, coffee, tea, Aitkens rolls, Danish pastries, home baking and much, much more, all being sold to raise the funds to secure the warehouse. Somebody Cares is a Christian charity which provides free food, clothing, furniture, beds, carpets, dishes and cutlery (and more) to those in need. Contact: Jenny Taylor, Mob 07770 888100
Saturday 25th September A Tribute To June Gordon - Mass in B Minor, Bach 7.30 pm Aberdeen Music Hall. A special tribute to the founder of HHCOS. Lady Aberdeen's most often performed choral work, performed by her beloved Choral Society, other choristers from the North East, and soloists and musicians with a special connection to Haddo House. One aim of the concert is to raise funds to help support the future of June's beloved Society. Tickets £22 and £18 (conc) from 01651 851111 and from the Aberdeen Box Office.
Sunday 26th September Back to Church Sunday. Resources from: www.backtochurch.co.uk
Sunday 26th September St Machar's Cathedral Festival of Sacred Music. 7.45 pm Choir of St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh: Hail Gladdening Light: A Recital of Sacred Music. Admission £10, Concession £8, Student/Under 21 Free Tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office: Tel 01224 641122 ; www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or from St Machar’s Cathedral in advance or on the evening of the performance: Tel: 01224 485988 or e-mail: musicinstmachars@gmx.com
Wednesday 29th September Quarterly Memorial Service for early miscarried babies, 10.50 am, East Chapel, Aberdeen Crematorium, Aberdeen. Contact: Chaplains' Office, Tel 01224 553316, E-mail nhsg.chaplaincy@nhs.net
Wednesday 29th September St Machar's Cathedral Festival of Sacred Music. 7.30 pm Florian Wilkes: The Great Organ Works of Franz Liszt. Admission £10, Concession £8, Student/Under 21 Free Tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office: Tel 01224 641122 ; www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or from St Machar’s Cathedral in advance or on the evening of the performance: Tel: 01224 485988 or e-mail: musicinstmachars@gmx.com
OCTOBER 2010
Friday 1st October “Scotland’s Saints in Song and Story” 7.00 pm Kingswells Church. A journey round Scotland in song, poetry and prose. Followed by tea and Scottish fayre. Tickets £5.00 Proceeds to Guild Projects Funds
Saturday 2nd October St Machar's Cathedral Festival of Sacred Music. 7.30 pm Canty: Songs in Stone. Admission £10, Concession £8, Student/Under 21 Free Tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office: Tel 01224 641122 ; www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or from St Machar’s Cathedral in advance or on the evening of the performance: Tel: 01224 485988 or e-mail: musicinstmachars@gmx.com
Saturday 2nd October Concert in aid of Tearfund7.30 pm Kemnay Church Centre. Colin Hunter (Clarinet), Tracy Brown (Piano), Jillian Hunter (Flute), Angela Craig (Flute). Tickets £5, £4 concession available at the door.
Tuesday 5th October Celebration of Thanks for the Harvest 2 pm St Mary's Church, King Street. For people with dementia their cares and friends, but all are welcome. RSVP by October 1st to NHS Grampian Mental Health Chaplaincy - Moira Smith or Pamela Adam Tel 01224 557231
Tuesday 5th October Presbytery Meeting 7 pm Queen's Cross Church.
Tuesday 5th October Living the Questions2, 10.30-12.00 at the Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting. Session 3: Thinking Theologically. For more information or planning to attend, please contact the facilitator: Stephen Taylor, bsctaylor@mac.com or 01224 314318. All are welcome.
Thursday 7th October St Machar's Cathedral Festival of Sacred Music. 7.30 pm Cantamus Hodie, with special guest artist Michael Fields: Kings and Conquistadors: Sacred Music of Old and New Spain. Admission £10, Concession £8, Student/Under 21 Free Tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office: Tel 01224 641122 ; www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or from St Machar’s Cathedral in advance or on the evening of the performance: Tel: 01224 485988 or e-mail: musicinstmachars@gmx.com
Saturday 9th October St Machar's Cathedral Festival of Sacred Music. 7.30 pm Sprezzatura: Italian Baroque Passions. Admission £12, Concession £10, Student/Under 21 Free Tickets available from Aberdeen Box Office: Tel 01224 641122 ; www.boxofficeaberdeen.com or from St Machar’s Cathedral in advance or on the evening of the performance: Tel: 01224 485988 or e-mail: musicinstmachars@gmx.com
Sunday 10th October St Machar's Cathedral Festival of Sacred Music. 11 am Festival Service Minister: Rev. Dr Alan Falconer, St Machar’s Cathedral Choir Director of Music: Michael Thomson.
Saturday 16th October Indoor Boot Sale, 10 am-12 noon, Summerhill Parish Church. Entrance 30p, tea coffee and rowies available, tables £5. Free parking at Fernielea school. For more details phone Jackie on 01224 820750.
Saturday 16th October Causeway Prospects Celebrations 3 – 4.30pm Oldmachar Church, Ashwood Park, Bridge of Don, meeting to to enjoy each other’s company, with music, crafts, Bible stories, drama and refreshments. Causeway Prospects is a Christian voluntary organisation committed to helping people with learning disabilities, their friends, family and carers to live life to the full. Contact: Stef Robertson Tel01224 494334 Mob 0777 385 5220 E-mail stef.robertson@yahoo.com Web www.prospects.org.uk
Wednesday 20th October An Evening with The Acclamations 7.30 pm, St.Mary's Parish Church, King Street. Tickets at the door.
Friday 29th October UK Oil and Gas Chaplaincy, Annual Service of Remembrance, 12.30 pm, Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting, Union Street, Aberdeen. Contact: Rev Andrew Jolly, Tel 01224 297532/3, Mob 07747 336300, E-mail info@ukoilandgaschaplaincy.com, Web www.ukoilandgaschaplaincy.com
November 2010
Tuesday 2nd November Presbytery Meeting 7 pm Queen's Cross Church. (Holy Communion)
Tuesday 2nd November Living the Questions2, 10.30-12.00 at the Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting. Session 4: Stories of Creation. For more information or planning to attend, please contact the facilitator: Stephen Taylor, bsctaylor@mac.com or 01224 314318. All are welcome.
Tuesday 16th November Living the Questions2, 10.30-12.00 at the Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting. Session 5: Lives of Jesus. For more information or planning to attend, please contact the facilitator: Stephen Taylor, bsctaylor@mac.com or 01224 314318. All are welcome.
Friday 19th - Sunday 21st November 'Encounter', Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen. The Souled Out weekend event with Chris Seay pastor of Ecclesia Church in Houston, Texas. Contact: Tel 0845 055 8578, E-mail info@souledout.org.uk, Web www.souledout.org.uk
Friday 19th November Sailors' Society Woolly Hat Tour with Adrian and Bridget Plass, 7.30 pm, King's Community Church, 312 King Street, Aberdeen. An entertaining evening of humour, poetry and stories including an interview with Aberdeen port chaplain, Howard Drysdale. Tickets £5, available soon from CLC Bookshop, 14-20 John Street, Aberdeen; Living Oasis, 205 George Street, Aberdeen; or Sailors' Society, 350 Shirley Road, Southampton SO15 3HY, T 023 8051 5950.
Saturday 20th November Indoor Boot Sale, 10 am-12 noon, Summerhill Parish Church. Entrance 30p, tea coffee and rowies available, tables £5. Free parking at Fernielea school. For more details phone Jackie on 01224 820750.
Saturday 20th November Christmas Coffee Morning 10 am- 12 noon St Mary's Parish Church, King Street
Sunday 28th November Aberdeen Christmas tree switch-on, 4-4.30 pm, Castlegate, Aberdeen. Lights on the tree, gifted by the the people of Aberdeen's twin city, Stavanger, will be switched on by Aberdeen's Lord Provost -. Contact: City Events Officer, Tel 01224 523842, dparrott@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Tuesday 30th November Living the Questions2, 10.30-12.00 at the Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting. Session 6: A Passion for Christ: Paul. For more information or planning to attend, please contact the facilitator: Stephen Taylor, bsctaylor@mac.com or 01224 314318. All are welcome
DECEMBER 2010
Sunday 5th December Remembering the Babies, annual pre-Christmas service organised by the hospital chaplains in association with SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society). 10.30 am, quiet Service; 11.15 am, family service - children and babies welcome. Hospital Chapel, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen. Contact: Chaplains' Office, Tel 01224 553316, E-mail nhsg.chaplaincy@nhs.net
Sunday 5th December Annual candle service, 'Remembering children who have died', Midstocket Church, Mid Stocket Road, Aberdeen, led by staff from the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital and Aberdeen Maternity Hospitals - Neonatal Unit. Contact: Rev James Falconer, Tel 01224 554905, E-mail james.falconer@nhs.net
Tuesday 7th December Advent Service of Hope for those who find Christmas a difficult time due to berevement, illness or lonliness. 2 pm Cornhill Hospital Chapel. Co- ordinated by the Solas, Light in the Darkness Group. All are welcome. Contact Pamela Adam 01224 557231 for more information.
Tuesday 7th December Presbytery Meeting 7 pm Queen's Cross Church. (Holy Communion)
Tuesday 7th December Aled Jones, 7.30 pm, Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen. Tickets £22.50, £24.50 (+ booking fee) from Aberdeen Box Office, Union Street, Aberdeen AB10 1QS, Tel 01224 641122, or online at www.boxofficeaberdeen.com
Wednesday 8th December Quarterly Memorial Service for early miscarried babies, Quarterly Memorial Service for early miscarried babies, 10.50 am, East Chapel, Aberdeen Crematorium, Aberdeen. Contact: Chaplains' Office, Tel 01224 553316, E-mail nhsg.chaplaincy@nhs.net
Wednesday 8th December Evening Express Carol Concert, 7.30 pm, Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen. Join in the carols and enjoy the music performed by Aberdeen schools. Money raised goes to local charities. Tickets: £8 (concessions £6) from Aberdeen Box Office, Tel 01224 641122, www.boxofficeaberdeen.com
Saturday 11th December Carol concert, 7 pm, St Andrew's Cathedral, 28 King Street, Aberdeen, with the Haddo House Choral and Operatic Society and featuring the four Haddo Choirs totalling over 100 singers aged 7-83. Tickets £12. Contact: Louise McGregor, Tel 01651 842116, E-mail ljmcgregor@yahoo.co.uk
Sunday 12th December CLIC Sargent Grampian Hospitals' Christmas Carol Concert, 2.30 pm, Music Hall, Union Street, Aberdeen, in aid of CLIC Sargent, supporting children and adolescents with cancer. Tickets £12 from members of the choir, Aberdeen Box Office, Union Street, Aberdeen AB10 1QS, Tel 01224 641122, or online at www.boxofficeaberdeen.com. CLIC Sargent website: www.clicsargent.org.uk
Tuesday 14th December Living the Questions2, 10.30-12.00 at the Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting. Session 7: Out into the World: Challenges Facing Progressive Christians. For more information or planning to attend, please contact the facilitator: Stephen Taylor, bsctaylor@mac.com or 01224 314318. All are welcome.
Wednesday 15th December UK Oil and Gas Chaplaincy, Annual Carol Service, 12.30 pm, Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting, Union Street, Aberdeen. Contact: Revd Andrew Jolly, Tel 01224 297532/3, Mob 07747 336300, E-mail info@ukoilandgaschaplaincy.com, Web www.ukoilandgaschaplaincy.com
Saturday 18th December City of Aberdeen's Winter Festival Christmas Carol Concerts, 1-3 pm and 4-6 pm (two performances), David Welch Winter Gardens, Duthie Park, Polmuir Road, Aberdeen. Contact City Events Officer, Tel 01224 522956, kennyl@aberdeencity.gov.uk