As you have probably gathered from the news ,there will be no church services in Garvald or Morham for the next few weeks.
However both churches remain open every day and you are more than welcome to visit, enjoy the peace, say a prayer, do some piano practice (or any musical instrument) and appreciate the daffodils.
The AGM for the fundraising group Friends of Garvald Church will take place in The Stables on Monday 17th February at 7.30 pm. Everyone welcome
1st December @ 9.30 am – First Sunday in Advent. Service in Garvald
8th December@ 9.30 am – Second Sunday in Advent. Service in Morham
15th December @9.30 am- Third Sunday in Advent. Service in Garvald
22nd December @ 9.30 am – Fourth Sunday in Advent. Service in Morham followed by Christmas brunch
24th December @ 6.00 pm – Christmas Eve Service in Garvald followed by mulled wine and mince pies in The Stables
24th December@ 11.30 pm – Watchnight Service in Morham
Everybody welcome!!
Remember to pop along to the church this Saturday 6-7pm to see the children of Garvald perform.
The children of Garvald will be performing at the church on Saturday 1st June, followed by a chance to enjoy some tea and cake. TICKETS: £5 on the door.
This will start at 6 pm so anyone with evening plans (e.g. watching the Champions League football or going out for dinner) can fit in an early evening musical extravaganza BEFORE they go!!
This week is Christian Aid week so envelopes will appear through your letter-boxes and our collectors will be calling round later to collect any donations.
This video tells you a bit about the work Christian Aid does in some of the poorest countries in the world: Christian Aid video Tenneh’s Story – Christian Aid Week 2019. A short film featuring Nurse Judith and mum Tenneh in Sierra Leone.
Please be as generous as you have in the past, so that collectively we can send some help to those so much less fortunate than ourselves. Thank you.
Please save the date – Saturday 1st June, 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm for a Children’s Concert in Garvald Church.
We are still very keen to welcome more performers or young people willing to help with tickets/cakes/posters etc.
Please contact Caroline McGregor using the form below if you want to join in – the more the merrier.
We are planning to get together with all our acts for a rehearsal very soon.
A reminder that all are welcome to attend the traditional Easter services. The Maundy Thursday service to will be held in Garvald Church on Thursday 19th March at 6.30 pm. On Easter Sunday there will be a service in Garvald Church at 9.30 am.
Caroline, Phillip and Elaine would like to extend their thanks to Father Mark, Father Raymond and Brother Philip for participating in Garvald’s oral history project. Their interview will be added to the archives at Edinburgh University soon.
Also, please note that the tearoom up at Nunraw Abbey is now open for business so if you’re out for a walk, do take the opportunity to call in for a cuppa.
13/02/2019
It’s been a while since our heritage event last summer and we thought it time to share an update about repairing Garvald Church. At that meeting we said the church was needing repair, but we didn’t know the amount of work needed. Since then we secured £1,900 funding from the National Churches Trust which, with match-funding from the community council, paid for an in-depth condition survey of the building. This was carried out in the autumn by conservation-accredited architect Gareth Jones, of Pollock Hammond Partnership, who has also been involved in refurbishing the guest house at Nunraw Abbey.
We now anticipate repair costs alone of £180K and the total sum looks to be £295K once other costs, and works to improve the graveyard and install a small exhibition in the church, are included.
The repair works involve reroofing, masonry repair, repointing, rewiring and replacement heaters. The oral history project is running alongside this and several interviews have been carried out already. These will eventually be made available online and will provide material for the exhibition.
We’ve also set up a friends group called Friends of Garvald Church which has charitable status. This puts us in a better position to investigate and apply to grant awarding bodies and start fundraising – watch this space!
If you’d like to know more, help in any way, or participate in the oral history project, please get in touch using our new email: friendsofgarvaldchurch@gmail.com
Or speak to one of us working on the project: Dave Neillans, Caroline McGregor, Stephanie Leith, Jo Robertson, Phillip White, Sara Hills.