HUMBIE PARISH CHURCH

Life + Work Speacial COP26 supplement

20/10/2021

Life and Work, the magazine of the Church of Scotland, has produced a free four-page COP26 Special Supplement which is available here. The purpose of this publication is to enable congregations to engage before, during and after COP26, and also to signpost resources.

The November issue of the magazine, published this week, has a focus on COP26 and Remembrance. If you don’t already subscribe but are interested in this particular issue, you can purchase a single print or digital copy.

our christmas shoebox appeal

29/9/2021

We are so grateful for your support to the Blythswood Shoebox Appeal over the past years, and would like to support the charity again this Christmas. Here's what they say:

Your kindness and generosity makes such a difference,
receiving a shoebox brings so much joy.
We are looking ahead to our Shoe Box Appeal 2021 and to helping
vulnerable communities across Eastern Europe.

We trust we will be able to deliver boxes and bags to
Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine.

Filled shoeboxes and drawstring bags will both be gratefully received.

We were overwhelmed with the amazing response to our appeal last year. Thank you so much.

75,218 shoeboxes and bags were donated and sent off to Eastern Europe.

KNITTING

They always need hats, scarfs and gloves. Some useful information and patterns are offered here.

MAIN APPEAL VIDEO

FILLER IDEAS

The shoeboxes are full of creative, colourful and joyful gifts. Here are some ideas.

VIDEO FOR YOUNGER VIEWERS

The Shoebox checklist can be found here. If you would like to pack a box, please bring it to the joint service on 24 October at Saltoun Church,
or drop it off in the Humbie Hub or at Alison MI's house between 22 and 25 October.
Thank you!

A NEW ADVENT CALENDAR

28/9/2021

After last year's very popular one, we would like to create another Advent Calendar. If you would like to make a contribution - perhaps an Advent song, story or poem, a craft idea or something interesting about Advent or Christmas, please contact us by Friday, 15 October with your idea. We can offer help with the filming if needed, and will offer the Advent Calendar as DVD again for those who can't access it online.

AUTUMN MESSY CHURCH CRAFT BAGS

23/9/2021

After our popular bags last Advent and Lent, the Messy Church team will offer a craft bag again this autumn. If you would like one for your child(ren), please let us know by Friday, 8 October.

SUMMER NEWSLETTER

22/6/2021

The summer edition of our parish and community newsletter is available now here. It also includes a list of the upcoming services throughout the summer and autumn. Enjoy!

Returning into the church building

30/3/2021

From 18 April, we are moving back into the church building for fortnightly services at the later time of 11.30am. There are a number of guidelines which must be followed by everyone attending a service and these are set out at the end of this note. Before attending a service, please read and follow these carefully as they are for your own and everyone else’s protection.

While we still need to be very cautious of gatherings, and numbers are restricted, a service recording will be available later on Sunday here and as audio recording (on request). In the weeks when there is no in-person service at Humbie Church, a recording from the YBS service will be available instead. Participating in a service online, or through a sound recording, is worship just as much as doing so in a church building. We hope we can approach this new phase with our usual good humour and helpfulness.

Guidelines for all attendees at in-person services

These guidelines apply to everybody, no matter if you have already received a covid-19 vaccination or not.
In order to comply with social distancing, we regrettably can only accommodate a limited number of people in a church building at the same time. In Humbie Church, we will operate a ‘first come, first served’ principle. Please arrive in good time for the service.
To assist the NHS test and protect system, we are required to take a contact name and phone number for everyone who attends a service, which will be confidentially kept for 21 days. Again, please allow enough time on arrival for your details to be taken down.
Please only attend in person if you are not currently in quarantine or isolating because of a risk of covid, do not currently have any symptoms of the illness or have tested positive for it, or if you live in a simple or extended household with someone who falls into any of these categories.
Everybody is required to use hand sanitizer on arriving at and leaving the church. Everybody, with the exception of those with underlying health conditions, and children under the age of 5, are legally required to wear a face covering over their mouth and nose while in the building.
In order to enable social distancing, stewards will guide you to a place. We are sorry if we can’t offer you your usual favourite spot. Please do not move closer to people from other households.
Singing is currently not permitted in an indoors communal setting. Our organists are however looking forward to welcoming us back into church with beautiful tunes.
We can’t currently use communal Bibles, hymn books or service sheets. If you would like to use a Bible in the service, please bring your own.
Handshaking at the door, and other physical contact, are not currently possible. If you would like to speak with the minister about any questions or issues, please give her a call instead.
If you would like to make a financial offering, please consider doing so by bank transfer. Otherwise, please place your offering in the plate provided in the church on arrival or before you leave. We are not currently able to collect the offering during the service as usual.

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