CHURCH NOTICES Maryculter Trinity Church Like all other churches Maryculter Trinity has had to adhere to the lockdown legislaEon which has lel us with doors shut from March to August. During this Eme Social Media has played a prominent role in keeping us in touch with one another, but sadly there have been some winners and some losers who have lost out on this means of communicaEon. Church services on digital pla{orms, Morning Worship on the BBC and ReflecEons on the Quay have all proved to be popular and a God send. Aler careful planning and much prayer, the church reopened for Sunday worship on August 9th, albeit with much reduced seaEng capacity. At the same Eme many are sEll uneasy with the current situaEon and have chosen to conEnue to self-isolate in the meanEme. For them, the opEon of receiving messages at home will conEnue. Our prayers conEnue for all caught up in the current pandemic, while at the same Eme we are most grateful to our God for some light at the end of the tunnel. On a lighter note: services did conEnue each Sunday morning during lockdown at the Manse. A congregaEon with a difference aSended and we were pleased to see the numbers increase each week (from 2-23). We conEnue to pray that that same increase will manifest itself at our new weekly services in the church. www.marycultertrinitychurch.org.uk St Ternan’s Church St Ternan’s is the northermost ScoAsh Episcopal Church in the Dioese of Brechin. We are part of the world-wide Anglican communion. The church is located in the North Kincardine Rural Community Council area, to the west of the A92 about a mile from Muchalls Village on the Cause Mounth where the road branches off to Cookney and Netherley. The Church is normally open every day from 10am to 3pm. Our Family Eucharist service is held on Sundays at 10.30am. Due to the Covid Pandemic St Ternans has been closed since lockdown in March but plans are in hand to reopen on the 4th October adhering to Government and ScoAsh Episcopal Church regulaEons. Please check our website www.sSernans.co.uk for further noEficaEons. The Church will only be open on a Sunday unEl further noEce. www.sSernans.co.uk Portlethen Chris:an Fellowship We are a contemporary church for the South of the City. As we embrace Autumn and the beauEful display of colourful leaves adorning our countryside, we can again appreciate God’s creaEon and marvel at His works. As we go through the seasons, so our Country conEnues its baSle to keep Coronavirus under control. Ongoing changes and restricEons can place us in very challenging circumstances. May you find strength and perseverance in the Lord in these Emes of uncertainty, and comfort and love to sustain you. God is good! In Him we trust to lead us safely through global pandemic. We are conEnuing to Live Stream our Sunday Services, which are hosted by Aberdeen ChrisEan Fellowship, at 10.30am. We warmly invite you to join us. Please see our website, Portlethencf.com, for more informaEon about our church and for details of other events. There is a varied programme of online acEviEes for children.
We are also on Facebook. AlternaZvely, you can email us at info@portlethencf.com. Every Blessing. St Mary’s Chapel, Blairs From 23 August, the Mass is again being celebrated in the church at St. Mary’s, Blairs on Sundays at 09:30. Please sign the aSendance register as you enter the church and wait to be directed to a seat. The maximum number of aSendees is 50 persons. Please see the News secEon of our website for details of the Covid arrangements that are in place and Diocesan news and live broadcasEng links. www.stmarysblairs.org
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