Aberlemno Village Hall

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24/12/2024

A Christmas Prayer

Father of us all, we come to You this Christmas, to the always open door of Your Kingdom and the welcome of Your love. May the message of He who was the Child in the Manger be blessed to us this Christmas. May its warmth melt cold hearts; may those who seek find faith; may those who live in fear find comfort and may the lost and lonely find a star to follow as the wise men did.

May we hear the angels’ song and gather round the stable with childlike awe and wonder. We pray that peace, care and love may reign in our hearts; and may those we love be blessed with the joy of Christmas.

In Jesus’ name.
Amen

24/12/2024

A Christmas Message from Brian 2024

This time of year gives us lots of opportunities to join in carol singing. There are many that people love to sing, such as Away in a Manger , Still the Night and Oh Little Town of Bethlehem. Another great favourite is Good King Wenceslas, a carol which tells of a King who helps his page boy to help a poor person when that page was struggling to go on.

The tune is nice and lovely to sing but the reason it has always been such a favourite might well be because there are so many levels of meaning in this carol.

Sometimes people feel, like the young servant, they can go on no longer. Life, like the snow, might overwhelm. Wenceslas points to what we should do if someone we know is in that place; that we should help them to find the way forward on life’s journey.

Perhaps too, when the Revd. John Neale, the Church of England Vicar who wrote the carol, writes, “ In his Master’s steps he trod.” He was thinking that we too should try to follow in the footsteps of our Master Jesus who was born that first Christmas. Like the page, we will have difficult times, but we have someone to follow, wherever we are in life.

May God bless you and all those you love this Christmas.
Brian

12/12/2024

Burns Celebration

Join Aberlemno School for their Burns celebration on 19th January in Aberlemno Village Hall.

An afternoon of Scottish music, Scottish dancing and some traditional Scottish refreshments.

Contact Heather ([email protected]) to book your tickets.

02/12/2024

Public Notice

Following the resignation of the chairperson at the last meeting, the December meeting of the Aberlemno and District Community Council will be held without public attendance.

Any outcomes will be advised at the next public meeting in the new year.

25/11/2024

Found in Aberlemno Village Hall after the Christmas Fair on Saturday. Message us if they are yours.

23/11/2024

Come along to our Christmas Fair this morning. Open until 1pm.

14/11/2024

Sarah Lawson will be running an enlightening Deaf Awareness Session on Wednesday 4th December 2024, 13:30 - 15:30 at 38 Castle Street, Forfar, as part of the 16 Days of Action. This in-person event will provide valuable insights into the deaf community, communication tips, and more. Whether you're new to sign language or want to deepen your understanding, this session is perfect for everyone. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn and connect with others.

The morning session is already fully booked and so don't delay for the afternoon session:

Come join us for a Deaf Awareness Session where we'll learn about Deaf culture, communication tips, and how to be more inclusive!

10/11/2024

REMEMBRANCE SERVICE
ABERLEMNO CHURCH
10TH NOVEMBER 2024

Photos courtesy of Mark Hooghiemstra

07/11/2024

We are organising a burns celebration for January.

We are looking for entertainers.

Do you play a musical instrument?
Are you part of a choir?
Can your Scottish dancing group come along and do a couple of dances for us?

We would love to hear from you.

Please leave a comment below and someone will get back to you.

06/11/2024

Aberlemno Primary School

The parent council are helping support the school children with fundraising for Friends of Toowa charity. Sharing the profits from the upcoming Christmas fair at Aberlemno hall.

We are looking for donations of any unused/ unwanted items. This can be anything from a bar of soap, bottle of juice, box of cereal, toys, crafts, gift card, sweeties, beauty items, non perishable food items like a tin of beans.

All items would be gratefully received and can be handed into school.

Thank you for your support.

01/11/2024

October 2024

Dear friends,

October is the month when we have traditionally held our Harvest Thanksgiving Services, when in our prayers, readings and hymns we thank God for the food we grow. One of the favourite hymns we sung was; “ We plough the fields and scatter”.

When we sang this again this year, despite knowing it so well after all these years, it made me think of something different as we sang these words; “He only is the Maker of all things near and far, He paints the wayside flower”.

Of course, we should give thanks for all the different types of harvest we enjoy and this has also been a time when we support charities that try to feed the world’s hungry people; but it struck me that we should also be thankful for the beauty and wonder of the natural creation.

Just as it is fitting that our thankfulness for the food we have should inspire a desire to help those who would otherwise starve perhaps we should also reflect our thankfulness for all aspects of creation by doing what we can to care for it too. It is another challenge in today’s world but just like the care for the hungry it is another way to reflect our faith and our desire to respond to God’s love for us in a practical way.

As that lovely old hymn puts it;

“We thank you then, O Father, for all things bright and good…”

Our duty surely means we should care for this world in which we live.

May God bless you and all those you love,
Brian

01/11/2024

Heavenly Father

May we always remember that Your Son Jesus brought us hope and care and showed us that in our lives we can show these qualities too.

We thank You for the gift of friendship. Help us to remember that we do not need great wisdom to be a good friend but only need to care, give time and be ready to listen.

We thank You too for the wonder of creation and this world in which we live. We pray that You would help us to see how we may care for it. We pray too all for those who are struggling because of the places where they dwell ; places torn by warfare and natural disaster. We humbly ask that they find strength and courage and that we may be shown ways that we can support them.

Bless our neighbours, friends and our loved ones and keep them safe we pray.

In Jesus’ name.
Amen