The Claik o’ the Kirk The Magazine of Fraserburgh Old Parish Church

June 2015

“Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself

being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows

into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a

dwelling place for God by the Spirit.” Ephesians 2:20-22

Auld Kirk in time of Vacancy

Regular ‘What’s On’

Sundays: Worship at 11am & 6pm

Crèche & AK Club for children

Covenanters for teens, 7.15pm

Mondays: Playgroup, Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Senior Badminton,

Tuesdays: Playgroup, Anchor Boys, Junior Section BBs,

Wednesdays: Playgroup, Boys Brigade Bugle Band 5.45pm to 7pm

Junior Badminton, 3rd A Guides

Lunch Club, Wednesday Club, Guild (all fortnightly) Men’s Fellowship (monthly)

Thursdays: Playgroup, Junior Choir, Hand Bell Choir. Choir Practice,

Girls’ Brigade (all sections.)

Fridays: Playgroup, BB Company Section.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

We meet every Sunday for worship at 11am and 6pm. There is a Family Service on the last Sunday of each month.

Every Sunday is special but the following are a bit different…

Will parents please note that on Family Service days our youth church all attend the morning service.

June

7th 11am & 6pm Holy Communion 13th Congregational Picnic at James Ramsay Park 14th Prize giving Service

August

22nd Summer Fete 23rd AK Club resume at 11am 23rd Covenanters resume at 7.15pm 25th Anchor Boys Enrolment night Primaries 1, 2 & 3 at 6.30pm. 25th Junior Section Enrolment night 6.30pm - 7.30pm 26th Session meeting 7.30pm 27th Girls Brigade Enrolment night age 4 upwards 6.30pm for all sections.

September

2nd Guild Resumes and speaker for the evening is Rachael Noble (trip to Africa) 6th 11am & 6pm Holy Communion. 9th Lunch Club and Wednesday Club resume 13th Guild Dedication Service

Coffee Lounge Gift Vouchers Now

Available

There is an audio loop system for

the hard of hearing. Turn your

aids to the ‘T’ setting. Also, large

print bulletins are available from

Elders.

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put

it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Dear Friends, One day a preacher was speaking in the open-air to a crowd of people. One man in the crowd interrupted the speaker. He said, "The good news of Jesus Christ has been with us for 2000 years and look at the mess in the world. It is useless" The preacher brought out a bar of soap and said, " Soap has been in the world even longer and look at the state of your neck!" Soap is only useful if it is applied. The gospel, or good news of forgiveness and cleansing in Jesus, is only useful when it is also per-sonally applied. But someone may add, "Is Christianity not just a crutch for the weak?" If I break a leg, I would not mind using a crutch. If I am sick, I do not mind going to a doctor. As I am a sinner and guilt is a reality, I need someone who can forgive me. If that crutch is Jesus Christ, who has proved clearly for centuries that he is able to make the weak---strong; thieves---honest; immoral people----pure; blasphemers-----kind in their talk; judgemental people--- loving; and uncaring persons-----sympathetic, then surely he is a support worth trusting for the peace, pardon and purpose he offers. May we all discover today, like the writer of the psalm so long ago, "The Lord is my strength and my song" (Psalm 118 v 14). Every blessing to you all,

Iain Macnee Interim Moderator and Locum Minister

Invitation to Communion

The OPC will celebrate the Sacrament on 7th June 2015 at 11am and 6pm

We look forward to sharing fellowship and breaking bread together.

If anyone cannot manage on this occasion we hope that you can join us in 6th September 2015 when we

next celebrate the Sacrament.

If any of our housebound members would like the Minister to visit with Home Communion please let

him or the office know.

Office: 01346 510139

Vacancy Update As reported in the last issue of the ‘Claik’, a further meeting of the congregation was to be held on Sunday 8th March

2015 with a view to increasing the number serving on the committee from the original 5 members appointed in

December 2014. The meeting was duly held and the original committee was dissolved and the 5 initial members

reappointed. A further 8 members were appointed to the committee to give the maximum number permissible of 13. The

committee now comprises: Mrs Kim Donn, Mrs Kathleen Noble, Mrs Lynne Strachan, Mrs Dorothea West, Mrs Angela

Gracie, Mrs Christine Ritchie, Mrs Sheila Watt, Mrs Violet White, Mr Gordon Duthie, Mr James Muirhead, Mr John

Ritchie, Mr Barry Smith and Dr Niall Watt.

A number of meetings of the committee have been held since that time and initial arrangements of preparing a parish

profile and updating the church website are well underway. It is hoped that an advertisement can be placed in the ‘Life

& Work’ magazine shortly and that the search for a new minsiter will begin in earnest. Let’s pray for a successful search

and may God provide the right minister to take our church forward in the years ahead.

Church Refurbishment Programme

Since the last report, further progress has been made with the work outside the church and the resurfacing of

the entrance area and side paths has now been completed. This, together with the new railings and the

completion of some paintwork, has greatly improved the external appearance of the church. The garden area

behind the mausoleum has still to be tidied up and resurfaced which would complete the bulk of the external

works.

As reported last time, the heating upgrade had just been completed and the lighting was due to be done just at

the time the ‘Claik’ was going to print. This has also now been completed creating a much brighter and

welcoming sanctuary. The old bulbs have been replaced with modern and efficient LEDs and the wiring to the

lights has been fully upgraded. We have been able to retain the existing lamp shades and give thanks to Mrs

Yvonne Ferguson who washed and cleaned every one!

The next stage of the interior upgrade is the refurbishment of the front vestibule. It was hoped that the main

joinery work would start at the beginning of April but this was delayed and we await confirmation of a new

date of commencement. In the meantime, the memorial plaque in the vestibule has been cleaned and fully

re-gilded and we give special thanks to Mr Sandy Ewan who gave of his time to do this work at no cost to the

church.

As stated in the last report, Mrs Beldy Blackhall and her wonderful ‘Kash for the Kirk’ team have raised over

£13,000 for the refurbishment programme and they expressed a desire for the funds to be used specifically for

new carpeting for the church. A quote was therefore obtained and plans are in place to replace all the

downstairs carpeting in the sanctuary (with the exception of the two narthex areas) once the vestibule work

and some additional paintwork has been completed.

We very much look forward to all the work being completed to provide a fresh and comfortable worship

sanctuary and we acknowledge once again the magnificent effort of our fundraising team and all those who

have helped and contributed in any way to the project.

Thrift Shop 83 High Street

Fraserburgh

Our Church shop,

providing a

valuable service to

the community.

Open Mon to Sat (10am - 4pm)

(Closed Wed)

Volunteers are always welcome

(One morning or afternoon

The Coffee Lounge

Open Mon to Sat

10am - 4pm

(Closed Wed)

Morning coffees and Afternoon teas

with homebakes

Lunches served from 12 noon-1.45 pm

Guild Inter-Organisation Quiz 4th February 2015

Thank you to all the different organisations in the church who entered our quiz night. It would have been

lovely if a few more teams had come along but those

who were there did a great job. It was great to see

our young ones entering. As I have said before it is

only for fun and there are no real winners or losers.

We had teams from the Choir, Coffee Lounge,

Guild, The Broch Bells, Covenanters, Coffee

Lounge Youngsters and Girls Brigade. I applaud you

all for entering, thank you. Without you all coming

we could have no quiz night. A huge thank you to Annette Milne for making up

the quiz and being compere for the evening. Annette

you are just magic, great job. Freda Young and

daughter Helen Birnie did a wonderful job of

keeping score. Thank you Helen for coming along

and helping out with an important job. We had seven teams entered and after various rounds we were at the finals stage with Girls Brigade v Junior

Coffee Lounge. Patty Muirhead and Chris MacFarlane for Girls Brigade and Jade Kay and Isla MacCall for

Junior Coffee Lounge. It was a great final with the Girls Brigade winning but Isla and Jade did very well as

runners up. We ended the evening with a lovely cup of tea. All in all a lovely evening, thank you very much to everyone.

Roll on next year.

Beldy Blackhall xx

KASH 4 THE KIRK Balance at 18th May 2015

Previous Balance £ 12526.03

3rd February Donation Evelyn Masson 100.00

4th February Heather Ritchie 1-2-5 pences 7.00

Carol Neilson 1-2 pences 9.00

Calendar sale 5.00

20th February Irene Findlay 1-2 pence 6.00

22nd February Margaret Noble 1-2-5 pences 11.00

6th March Irene Findlay 5 pences 10.00

11th March Margaret Cruickshank 1-2 pences 2.00

19th March Eileen-Jane Tait 1-2-5 pences 9.00

23rd February Change from Wednesday Club Helpers 2.00

2nd April Anonymous 20.00

Louise Ritchie 1.00

18th April Evelyn Masson 1-2 pences 11.00

Balance as at 18th April 2015 £ 12719.03

We have not been having any major fundraising for Kash 4 The Kirk these past few months as there have been

a few other fundraisers going on within the Church community.

Thank you very much to everyone.

Beldy Blackhall xx

WORSHIP ON THE NORWEGIAN EPIC

We decided to sail home from Florida to Europe in late April

and chose the NCL ship “The Norwegian Epic.” This ship is

a monster cruise ship, holding 4,500 passengers ! This did

not put us off, even though our cabin was on the fifteenth

deck, just one level from the top of the ship, the pools, the

jacuzzis and children’s slides and flumes.

Sailing across the

Atlantic was very

smooth, with no

storms and no rough seas – and the floating hotel offered you

everything….. main meals, snacks, coffees and teas, pizzas, burgers,

ice creams and desserts at any hour of the day.

There was everything from a bowling alley to a rock climbing wall,

and you could take part in hundreds of activities if you wished. Line

dancing, cookery demonstrations, art auctions, progressive trivia,

knitting…. The list was endless each day.

But sadly there was no chapel on board – apparently people do not need one nowadays I was told by the

management. This made me all the more determined to hold a Sunday service somewhere to worship our Lord

in the middle of the ocean.. After a bit of searching, I finally found a jazz lounge called the Fat Cats. The

interdenominational service was inserted into the activities for that Sunday – somewhere in between

salsa workouts and self-hypnosis and I copied orders of service and set up the chairs - in the hope that

perhaps 20 or 30 people might attend after breakfast.

I had my trusty I pad and a Bluetooth speaker for music. However, the first person to come into the lounge

was a Pastor from a church in northern Florida who agreed to lead the singing and also to read Scripture.

Praise the Lord ! More and more people kept arriving as we waited nervously. By the start of the service, over

110 people from all nationalities had gathered for worship. Great ! The singing was excellent, the Scripture

read with dignity and we prayed that morning for those who had died in the Nepal earthquake. We also

prayed for a group preparing to join pilgrims on the route to Santiago de Compostela and for a lady from New

York whose husband had died the day before in California and she was grieving his loss so far away from

him. It was good to be there together as Christians.

It brought it back to me that, no matter where you are in the

world, Christ is there with you on your journey – whether

crossing an ocean, grieving a loss, enjoying relaxing days,

He is part of our everyday lives.

What a comfort to know that we are never alone in this

world. If your travels take you away from home over

summer, remember that Sunday is a day for worship

wherever you are !!

Romans 8:38-39 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things

to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from

the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

SPEAKING TO WORSHIPPERS AFTER OUR SERVICE

Iona MacCall

From a very young age I loved to read. My love for books and literature

has been a major influence on my childhood and adolescence; reaching a

pinnacle point when I chose to pursue a career in English teaching. It was

my admiration for authors whose books I couldn’t put down that inspired

me to write my own novel. I’d always said that it was an aspiring dream of

mine, to write a full length book, and I am immensely proud of myself for

doing so.

‘Fighting Fate’ is a book that I would pick up in a shop and want to read.

It was very important to me that I wrote about something I found

interesting and exciting- I had to enjoy writing about it in order for the

whole process to be gratifying. My choice to focus the novel around fairy

tales stemmed from a deep-rooted fascination of the stories, along with the

desire to further a short story I wrote a few years back that looked at

various fairy tales from an alternative point of view. In my opinion, there is

a gap in the market for a novel focusing on the likes of Cinderella, Jack

and the Beanstalk and Little Red Riding Hood so I am glad I have

produced something that I believe does those stories justice.

I am very grateful to all who have already purchased the book and I do

hope that you have enjoyed the story and the characters. It means a lot to

have so many people supporting me. I have already started the sequel to

‘Fighting Fate’ so, if you have read it and want to know what happens

next, keep a look out for book number two! I’ve also recently finished a

completely different novel called ‘Eden’ which focuses on the life of an

angel and I am immensely happy with how it has turned out. I also intend to release a collection of short

stories at the end of next year to compile all of my work at the end of my degree.

After summer I will enter the final year of my Master’s Degree in English Literature with Creative Writing.

I absolutely adore studying English and I’m so thankful every day that I chose to follow my love of books into

my future.

Once again I would just like to thank everyone for their support and I hope that in the near future you’ll be

able to see my novels on sale in major shops. Fingers crossed!

'Fighting Fate' is available to buy on Amazon as a paperback or Kindle copy OR you can order copies directly through me if you would like your book signed. Paperbacks cost £10 and Kindle copies are £4.50.

Iona MacCall showing off her

first book, “Fighting Fate”.

10 Years Service in the Business

Junior Badminton Following another successful year at the Junior Badminton

Club, we held our Annual Prizegiving and Ten Pin Bowling

evening at the Fraserburgh Leisure Centre.

L-R: Winner - Kevin Kay, Best Achievement - Jade Kay,

Senior Sportsmanship - Aaron Ritchie, Most Improved -

Jack Easdale and Runner up - James Riddoch.

Stuart Newlands who has been a leader with us for a few

years is now stepping down and we wish him all the best

and give grateful thanks for all his support.

Our new season begins again after the summer. Cath and

Tommy would welcome any young people under 16 years

of age, who are interested in playing Badminton to come

along. We start at 7pm every Wednesday evening over the

Winter months and provide tuition and a friendly

atmosphere where young people can build up their

confidence. We have spaces for the new session - first come

first served (excuse the pun).

Alan Cruickshank

Joiner, Glazier and

Building Contractor

Tel: 01346 516100/Fax 516005

Mobile: 07889777912

Email:alan.cruickshank@btconnect.com

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Fraserburgh

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Portable Appliance Testing

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SELECT MEMBER

C D Ministry

Sunday Morning

Services are recorded on

C D for the housebound

and anyone who can’t get

to the church. Special

services are also recorded.

If you would like a copy

please contact

Zandra Todd

Anna and helpers would welcome

babies and toddlers, during Sunday

morning worship. Helpers are also

needed for the crèche so if you would

like to help, please contact

Anna Carle 517439.

B.B Anchor Boys Parents Night 24th March 2015

Guests at the Anchor Boys Parents Night were Inspecting Officer, Lt. Andrew West of the

Company Section and Queens Badge Advisor for the Buchan Battalion,

and BB Elder Mrs Ray Simpson.

Anchor Boys Team of the Year

Picture with Team Leader Isla MacCall are

L-R Fraser McDonald, Joe McHattie, Finlay Anderson,

Charlie Thomson and Owen Stuart.

Isla farewell

A farewell gift to Leader Isla MacCall

who is leaving to attend College in

Edinburgh, presented by Owen Stuart.

We wish Isla all the best for the future.

Winners of the Readers Trophy

L-R; Kacey Stewart and Fraser McDonald

Promotion Certificates

L-R: Carter Davidson, Joshua Gibson, Kacey Stewart, Fraser

McDonald, Marcus Cook, Malachi Skinner, Jacob Duthie,

Ritchie Burnett

Enrolment Night Tuesday 25th August 2015

6.30pm

Primaries 1, 2 & 3

Reading by Fraser McDonald

Isla MacCall with her choir Games with parents and grandparents

getting involved

L-R Marcus Cook with the 125th Anniversary Shield for

Achievement and Fraser McDonald with the Best Boy Trophy.

Trophy Winners 2014/15

B.B Junior Section Parents Night 21 April 2015

Guests at the Junior Section Parents night were Inspecting Officer, Elder Iain Newlands and his wife

Cath and BB Elder Mrs Ray Simpson and her husband Eric. Iain is a former boy of the Company

whose name is on the roll of honour for getting the Highest Award in the Boys Brigade, the Queens

Badge. He was also Treasurer and member of the Executive of the Buchan Battalion for many years.

Pictured with Inspecting Officer Iain Newlands and his

wife Cath and Lt Michael Strachan are Trophy winners

L-R.: Best Recruit Trophy shared by Brody Tocher,

Ed Wisely, Liam McBeath and Jon Anderson. Best Boy

Trophy shared by Ross Duthie, Sean Skakle, Adam

Murray and Ethan Willox.

Flowers for Lt. Caroline Ritchie (left) with

23 years service and Lt. Lesley Robertson with

19 years service on their retirement from the

Junior Section, pictured with OPC Junior Section

Lt. Michael Strachan.

Well done Ladies!

A new trophy– The Lesley Robertson Drill Cup

was presented this year and the Trophy was

shared by Ben Summers (Left) and Cooper

Ruxton.

Pictured with Inspecting Officer Iain Newlands and his

wife Cath and Lt. Michael Strachan and Lt. Lesley

Robertson are Trophy winners, L-R: Lesley Robertson

Drill Shield shared by Cooper Ruxton and Ben Summers;

Nathan Smith with Sydney Newlands Shield for Most

Improved Boy and the 75th Anniversary Shield shared by

Ross Duthie and Andrew Davidson.

Help Needed

The Thrift Shop is looking for

volunteers for

Mon a.m. and Friday p.m.

Please contact Mrs Mary May

(517465) if you can help.

Let’s pray that someone comes forward!

2nd Fraserburgh Girls Brigade

On Sunday 29th March the Buchan Division Girls Brigade Companies all met in our halls for the annual

competitions, which this year was Ready, Steady, Cook!

The company had to set a table 70cm x 70cms to

a theme and as you can guess ours was Hawaiian. It was

very colourful! A menu had to be done beforehand and

brought to the competition and ours was beautifully done

and decorated by Heidi Murdoch.

As I said we won the Explorers section and we're delighted! All the girls had a great time

competing and cooking!

Captain Annette Milne

Juniors - Abby McBeath & Sharron Lumsden had

to make a cold dessert and opted for a trio of

puddings being trifle, cheesecake and

marshmallow surprise, they were lovely!

Brigaders - Lauren Reid & Emily May had to cook a

chicken dish -they did marinated chicken on skewers on

a bed of rice. Very tasty!

Lexie and Katie getting the Explorers Cup for

the winning starter of Hawaiian Cocktail

Explorers - Lexie Murdoch & Katie Crockett had to

make a cold starter and they won the first prize with their

Hawaiian cocktail of prawns & peaches with lettuce in a

Marie Rose sauce. Mmmmmmm! Yummy!

World Day of Prayer The World Day of Prayer service was hosted this year by the St

Peters Church, Fraserburgh on 6th March 2015. Below is a

photo of the ladies who took part.

Picture submitted by John Alexander Johnston

L-R: Connie Duncan (WC), Evelyn Hutchison (URC), Elma

Goodlad (SC), Mary May (OPC), Major Carol Buchanan (SA),

Claire McMahon (Catholic), Kathleen Catto (RC), Gwene

Craigie (Catholic), Sandra Kinghorn (Rathen), Marlyn Startin

(SA) and Ailsa Wallace (Elim).

Fraserburgh Churches Together

As part of the

Fraserburgh Gala

2015, Fraserburgh

Churches

Together (FCT) will

hold an afternoon

service on July 5th at the Leisure Centre

at 2.00pm. This is an open invitation to

anyone who wishes to attend.

George Ritchie

PREACHING AND PASTORAL CARE AT FRASERBURGH OLD PARISH CHURCH Hi ! I’m back from Florida and ready to serve the church over summer. Please note in your diaries the dates

from June to September when I will be preaching:

JUNE

Sunday 14th

11 a.m. Prize Giving 6 p.m. Thanksgiving

Sunday 21st and Sunday 28

th June 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. services

JULY

Sunday 5th

11 a.m. and 6 p.m. * 2 p.m. Churches Together Service

Sunday 12th

and Sunday 19th

11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Sunday 26th

11 a.m. and 6 p.m. * 2 p.m. Pennan Old Church Summer Sankey afternoon

AUGUST

Sundays 2nd

9th

16th

23rd

and 30th

11 a.m. and 6 p.m. (all five Sundays) with various themes

SEPTEMBER

Sunday 13th

11 a.m. Guild Dedication Service 6 p.m. A remembering service

Sunday 20th

11 a.m. Doric Service 6 p.m.

Sunday 27th

11 a.m. Old Hymns we love 6 p.m. New Hymns we love

(Note - the Bon Accord Silver Band will be at church on Sunday 4th

October)

During my time as locum, please feel free to contact me if you need help at any time or if you have someone

whom you would like me to visit in hospital or have an illness / bereavement etc.

My numbers are (landline) 01358 788832 and mobile number is 0750 5051305.

Dorothy Mair

Mary has two sons, Brian and Graeme, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She

celebrated her birthday with a surprise lunch at the Ban-Car with 23 family and friends on the 11th April.

Diamond Wedding Anniversary Rosemary and George Clark would like to thank all their friends and family for the cards, gifts, letters and flowers which they received on the occasion of their Diamond wedding anniversary. They were overwhelmed by the show of love and support on this special day, even their card from the Queen couldn't beat it! It was a very special day for them with many friends visiting in the morning and a celebration meal in the afternoon. During the meal one of their grandsons- in-law asked George if he had any tips to secure a long and happy marriage. George responded.........."dee fit yer telt!" The picture shows them with their 4 great

grandchildren. Back row L-R: Kieran, James and front row L-R: Cameron and Keira.

90th Birthday for Mary Easter Morning Baptism

Lacey Dunn was baptised on Sunday 5th April. Lacey is pictured with her mum Stacey, dad Jack and brother

Jayden.

If you or anyone you know would like the Minister to visit them in Hospital please let the Minister

know. Office: 510139

Happy Occasions (continued)

OUR NEW PRINCESS CHARLOTTE

Many congratulations from all at Fraserburgh

Old Parish Church to the Duke and Duchess of

Cambridge on the birth of the new Royal

Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.

We wish them great happiness

with their daughter.

Happy 65th Birthday Beldy!

Diamond Wedding

Joyce and Jim Main celebrated their Diamond Wedding

Anniversary with friends at the Bancar Hotel before

travelling to the Liverpool area, where they were married

on the 5th March 1955, to meet up with their 2 daughters, 5

grandchildren and other family members for a further

celebration.

Notices

If you would like any announcements in the

Claik, please let me know in plenty of time or

you may be disappointed.

Thank you, Zandra (Editor)

The A.K Club surprised Beldy with a cake and flowers for her 65th

Manse Notice

Can anyone please help to

tidy the borders at the

Church Manse?

Many hands make light

work!

Contact: Evelyn Masson

Tel: 513600

Beldy Blackhall

Tel: 513707.

Girls Brigade On Sat 28th Feb we held our annual Buttery morning which was extremely successful, raising

£985. This money will go a long way in making this next session fun-filled for the girls and

allowing us to pay for treats. Thank you to all mums, dads and people from the church who came

and supported us so generously.

Enrolment Night

27th August 2015

6.30pm

age 4 upwards

More information about the Parents Night in

the September Claik

Rhiann Muirhead with her Granny Patty

Muirhead after being presented with her

Brigader Brooch. Rhiann has been in the

Girls Brigade since she was 5 years old.

The Brigader Brooch is the second

highest award in the Girls Brigade.

Well Done Rhiann!

One of the Girls Brigade leaders Stacey Dunn

with her family at the buttery morning

Lauren Reid, Captain Mrs Annette Milne and

Heidi Murdoch at one of the stalls.

Extract from letter received from Church of Scotland

"Please thank everybody involved in collecting the used stamps

for their continued support.

In 2014 we raised £ 4,600, this year we are

collecting for the Church of Scotland HIV

programme."

Buchan Design Ltd

24 Buchan Road

Fraserburgh

Tel 515629

Plans for all types of building work:

Alterations, extensions etc

Commercial and Industrial Projects.

James B Buchan M.B.I.A.T.M.C.I.O.B.

Architectural Technologist

DOWNTON ABBEY AFTERNOON TEA

What a great afternoon all the ladies had! Dressed in

their finery, they came into the conference room

where judges Isobel Milne along with Ruby Walker,

our special guest from America, judged the finest

ladies dresses and accessories. There was a wide time

range from late Edwardian to the roaring twenties

and it was difficult to make a decision as so many

ladies had gone to such trouble to look so GOOD !

A lot of preparation had gone into this afternoon,

including buying Downton Abbey prizes, printing

posters for the walls and using real antique china cups

and saucers for the teas – as well as baking delightful

biscuits, Downton Abbey style.

Dorothy Mair, just returned from Florida, had

prepared an interesting programme, including a

Downton quiz, TV extracts from Downton and some

fun sing-along songs with the singing waitresses and

the helpful butlers, Kevin and Alfred joining in.

We thank all the ladies for supporting this afternoon

and a special big thank you to Heather Ritchie, Isobel Park, Ruby Walker, Beldy Blackhall and the

many ladies who helped prepare the afternoon to such a high standard. Hard work, but worth it to

have such a delightful afternoon and a very healthy profit made for the church resources fund.

Last Night of the Guild We ended our Guild season on the 1st April with our own Choir being guests for the evening.

We were wonderfully entertained by all. Thank you James and everyone with what has now

become a yearly meet.

Over the course of the year we have had some great people to entertain us. Every year it

becomes more difficult to find someone to come along for the night and entertain us. A

suggestion box is on display every week and forms are handed out every year to find out what all the ladies

would like. These are the first choices made by the committee when we meet to arrange the syllabus for the

following year.

I must thank all the Guild ladies for all their hard work this past year. Ladies, you are all treasures!

Have a lovely summer and a great rest, see you all in September.

God Bless

Beldy Blackhall xx

Just some of the Choir that took part L-R James Buchan, Ronnie Birnie, Freda Young, Wendy Gibson and

Margaret McLeman. We thank the choir for all the hard work that they put in for Sunday morning services

and all the other times that they perform, whether it be solos, duets or as a choir. It is so uplifting and inspiring

to hear you share your love of Jesus through your singing.

Thank you, Zandra

One of our Guild ladies Mrs Sandra MacKinnon and her husband

John are moving home to be nearer their family which is

understandable. John was our Session Clerk for many years and

Sandra was a leader in Sunday School for about 25 years. Sandra

has been a regular and faithful member of the Guild, always willing

to help out in any way. It has been a pleasure to have Sandra both in

the guild and in our church family.

Sandra was presented with a voucher and our good wishes from the

Guild. On behalf of all in the Auld Kirk we wish you both all the

very best in the next part of your journey in life. Please keep in

touch, you have both been very good ambassadors of our church,

haste ye back soon to visit.

Beldy Blackhall xx

Farewell to Sandra

Covenanter Claik

Zoe Duthie pictured with leader Ronnie Birnie receiving her

membership shield award and Kevin Kay looks pleased with his

bronze sword award.

Sister Act

The Covenanters enjoyed a trip to His Majesty’s Theatre in April to see the hit musical

‘Sister Act’. The show was lively and humorous and a great night was had by all. Lisa West

got right into the mood of the evening by dressing up as one of the nuns!

Shield and Sword Awards

Zoe Duthie received her membership shield award recently after attaining the required amount of

attendances at the regular Sunday evening meeting. This is Zoe’s first year in the group and she has been

an active member since moving up from the AK Club at the start of the session. Kevin Kay received his

bronze sword award for reaching 50 attendances as well as completing church duty requirements and

other group participation.

Sister Act Lisa West

Covenanters resume on Sunday 23rd August at 7.15pm. All boys and girls aged 12 and upwards welcome!

The Walk of the Cross The annual Walk of the Cross was held once

again on Easter Sunday morning and was

attended by around forty-five worshippers

from different churches within Fraserburgh

who enjoyed the walk on a beautiful bright

morning. Rev. Iain Macnee led the walk to

Corbie Hill and gave a short address at the

top of the hill. Some of the worshippers

took part by carrying the cross along the

various stages en route and by reading

selected passages from the bible. A

welcome breakfast of bacon rolls and hot

coffee was provided by the Social

Committee back at the Centre following the

walk which was much appreciated by all.

Hallelujah! He is Risen!

Easter Sunday morning on Corbie Hill

Choir Dinner 2015

The Choir held their annual dinner at the Leisure Centre

recently and enjoyed a lovely three course meal to mark

the end of their choir practices for the session.

Junior Choir

Boys & Girls from

Primary 5 upwards

are invited to come

along and be part of the Junior Choir.

Practices will be on Thursdays

from 5.30-6.15pm

at the Church Centre.

For more info contact

Karen Masson on 07527040807.

The Handbell Group Please note from September the

group will be meeting on a

Thursday night at 6pm in the

Ministers room at the Church Centre.

All are welcome to have a try at ringing.

No need to read music -

if you can count to 4,

we can teach you to ring!

A P.6 class teacher in a Christian school in

America asked her class to look at TV

commercials and see if they could use them

in ways to communicate ideas about God.

God is like

COKE. He's the real

thing.

God is like.

SELLOTAPE

You can't see Him,

But you know He's there

3rd Fraserburgh Guides Trip to Disneyland Paris

On Sunday 5th April, the 3rd Fraserburgh Guides departed on a magical adventure to

Disneyland Paris. All 16 girls and 8 adults travelled by coach to Edinburgh airport then

flew to Charles de Gaulle airport where another coach awaited to take them to the Disney

Cheyenne Hotel. At night the girls attended Buffalo Bill’s Wild Western Show within the

Disney village.

Day two began with a character breakfast at Cafe

Mickey followed by a day at the Disney park. Some of

the rides the girls went on included It’s A Small World,

Indiana Jones, Peter Pan, Pinocchio and Alice in

Wonderland’s spinning teacups. The girls enjoyed an

evening meal at Annette’s Diner before returning to the

hotel for an early night.

On Tuesday the girls enjoyed an open-top bus tour of

Paris which included stops at the famous Louvre, Notre

Dame, Champs de Mars followed by a trip up the Eiffel

Tower. This was a great opportunity for the girls to

view the sites of Paris from the second floor of the

Eiffel Tower. Before heading back to the hotel the girls

enjoyed their evening meal and entertainment at Planet

Hollywood.

The girls spent day four at the Disney Studios park

where some girls went on rides including Tower of

Terror, Aerosmith Rock’n’Rollercoaster, Parachute

rides and Ratatouille before heading to the shops to

spend the last of their spending money before going

home. The group departed Charles de Gaulle airport at

8pm and arrived safely back to Fraserburgh at 1.30am.

The 3rd Fraserburgh Guides would like to say a huge thank you to all the leaders, parents and everyone who

supported the fundraising events. The experience we had is one the girls will treasure for a lifetime.

Jillian McLeod

Here we are taking time out for a picture.

AULD KIRK NURSERY The nursery decorated eggs and had a walk to Broadsea to roll their eggs to celebrate Easter. We ended the term with a trip to Boomerangs and the children all received an Easter egg.

This term we have been learning about people who help us, firemen, police, doctors, etc using lots of role play, dressing up and other activities to enhance our understanding. We are going to be learning about metamorphosis through watching caterpillars turn to butterflies and learning about other life cycles. The nursery has a group of girls from NE college Fraserburgh who attend on a Friday for an enterprise course they are completing. They will be carrying out various activities with

the children including crafts, hip hop dance, physical play, story telling and walks around the local area. Angela Gracie has been taking circle time with the pre-school children to help with their transition into primary one building their confidence to listen, talk, think, concentrate and take turns. We have had a change of staff since the last Claik, After 4 years Emma Morrison has now left for a new job at Playbarn. She needed to be working more hours so we wish her well in her new job. Along with Fiona McKay who started in August, we now have Terry Moore who will be doing a job share with Fiona. Morning groups are full but there are some spaces left in the afternoon for children aged 2 years 6 months who are pre-funded

Andrea Duthie

Prize Bingo Night 30th January

At our last Centre Committee meeting, it was suggested to try and make some money

to keep our Centre looking spick and span. Something is always needing repaired or

replaced as nothing lasts forever! It was decided to have a Prize Bingo Night. It never

ceases to amaze me how generous everyone is and I must thank each and every one of

you for giving so generously. I was a bit worried as it was pouring rain on the night but it was lovely to see everyone

coming into the big hall. In no time 74 people had arrived which was just magic. It

was lovely to see so many young ones there and boy, were they well behaved every one of you, you are all a

credit to your mums and dads. Mrs Ethel Yeats had volunteered her services to call out the numbers, thank you Ethel and thank you for

supplying the bingo books as well. Ethel also makes really lovely toffee and it sold out in record time. Eyes

down and time to start, I could not believe how quiet everyone was and soon the first house of the night was

shouted. A busy first half then we had a break for sausage rolls and tea and back to the bingo and then it was

all over. Some people won a few times and others nothing, it is all in the luck of the game. I asked all the

young ones to draw the raffles, they did very well - thank you kids for all your help. They were very patient

considering the amount of raffles that had been handed in. Thank you all again. After thanking Ethel for all her help, I thanked everyone for coming along. Thank you to all our helpers, great

job. Margaret Noble and George Ritchie counted the money at tea time and after expenses were deducted, the

fantastic amount of £676 was raised. This was a fantastic amount and I was really chuffed with that. Our

beadle, Alex Urquhart’s grandson David James told me as he was going he could not wait for the next prize

bingo night. That is so lovely and makes the work all worthwhile. Thank you everyone.

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This year got off to a good start with our own Cath Roskell who gave us a very informative talk on “Who Cares?” This was certainly an eye-opener and gave us a great insight into the world of Caring. February saw the return of a friend of the Club, Jean Fraser Cameron, from Aberdeen who shared her enthusiasm about Robert Burns and his life. She brought along Michael who did a sterling job in singing unaccompanied. Beldy then entertained the group of ladies with a Beetle Drive on 11th February. A big thank you to Beldy who stepped in to the breach at short notice.

Towards the end of February we were pleased to welcome Billy and Mae Lovie. Billy dirled the keys of the accordion and sang, and Mae recited poetry. Into March, and we were given a talk about the Commonwealth Games by Angela Gracie. Once again we were delighted that one of our own ladies from the Wednesday Club could help out with very little warning. We almost felt as though we had been at the Commonwealth Games ourselves! At the end of March we

were pleased that our Locum Minister, Rev Iain MacNee and his wife, Anthea, joined us for an afternoon of fellowship, ministry, songs and poems. At our last meeting on 8th April we enjoyed a great afternoon of song and readings from John Buchanan and his wife, Marne. You may have heard the lovely voice of John on Kinnaird Radio Faith Alive Show on a Sunday morning. We then had our outing on 22nd April to Inverurie. After an hour’s free time in the town centre we headed up to J G Ross the Bakers. We were made very welcome and had our meal, followed by a factory tour for those who felt able to access the premises. After donning our hairnets, “lab coats” and shoe protectors we were joined by Mr J G Ross and his son, Cameron, who demonstrated making butteries and scones. To top it all we then went back to the restaurant where we sampled the scones that had been baked for us. A short talk then followed where Mr Ross explained how he had come from humble beginnings to where he is now today with many shops and a large turnover. A good time was had by all!

Billy Lovie on his accordion.

Fraserburgh Herald Article - 6th May 1947 I found this article of interest - do we know where the portraits are now? “The Rev A. A. S. Mitchell, B.D, minister of the Fraserburgh High Church (formerly Old Parish) has received

intimation of the death of Mrs Cuthbert, British Honduras, the old lady who gifted to the Kirk Session last

year, two very fine portraits in oils of the late Rev Alexander and Mrs Auchinleck. Mrs Cuthbert having reached a ripe old age before her death, and naturally anxious that the two portraits of

her forebears – family heirlooms which she treasured – would not fall into the possession of anyone who did

not know about their history and ultimately consign them to a public auction saleroom, communicated her

wish to the Rev A. Mitchell offering the portraits to the church. The Kirk Session very readily accepted Mrs

Cuthbert’s offer and in a short time the pictures arrived at the High Manse, Fraserburgh. The late Rev Alexander Auchinleck, was a great great great granduncle to Mrs Cuthbert, and it was a sense of

great joy and comfort to this old lady to know that the portraits would find a place of safe custody in the

church where her forebears so faithfully laboured in the 17th Century. It may be stated that the structure of the

Church on the Square has undergone many changes in his architectural outlook since the days of the late Mr

A. Auchinleck: then, it was the shape of a cross. In connection with the portraits, which now adorn the walls of the Session House in the High Church, and

may be seen by anyone interested on application to the church officer. It will be recalled from local press

reports at the time of the pictures arrival in Fraserburgh last year, that the late Rev Auchinleck was the first

Presbyterian minister to be inducted to the church. Although Presbyterianism was the recognised state religion

in Scotland long before Mr Auchinleck’s induction in 1707, Episcopacy being a strong hold in this North East

corner, the church was served by a succession of priests. According to the old records of church history,

several attempts were made by the Presbytery to induct a Presbyterian but without success. Ultimately they

succeeded and Mr Auchinleck was inducted amid stormy scenes. Mr Auchinleck was a loyal son of the

Presbyterian faith, and also a man of strong character – obviously such – judging from a close up study of his

portrait in the High Church. Being a gifted preacher and noted for his saintly life in the community, he was

able to live down the unhappy memories of his early ministry and gather a large congregation of faithful

worshippers in the church including not a few people who had hitherto adhered to Episcopacy. After a

successful ministry which extended over a lengthy period of years Mr Auchinleck died in Fraserburgh leaving

behind him the sweet fragrance of a life well spent in the service of his Master…he was interred in the old

burial grounds (now Kirkton Cemetery) beside his wife and young son. A flat tomb stone marks the grave

which is immediately inside, on the left of the arched gateway into the older part of the cemetery. …”

Michael Strachan

Church Centre Quiz Night We held a quiz night for Church Centre funds on Friday March 27th. I have to say a

huge thank you to our own Mrs Annette Milne for making up the quiz and being

question master for the evening. Thank you to Mrs Patty Muirhead for all her hard

work keeping everything going smoothly and keeping score along with Mrs Anne

Green and Mrs Shona McLeod. Once again everyone was very generous with

donating and buying raffles. Thanks to Irene and Margaret for selling the raffles.

Most of all thank you to everyone who came along and entered a team. There were

seven teams entered and the centre was £200 better off which was great. Thank you

so much to everyone who participated in any way.

God Bless

Beldy xx

Congregational Record

Contact Numbers

Session Clerk: Mr Ronnie Birnie: 01346 519462

Church Office: 01346 510139

Locum Minister Rev. Dr Iain Macnee: 01261 815647

Email address: fraserburghopc@btconnect.com

Web address: www.fraserburgholdparishchurch.org.uk

Scottish Charity Number: 013119

The Editor would like to thank all who

contributed items for this issue and Andrew

West for the photos.

Zandra Todd 3 Hatton Cottages

Techmuiry Strichen Fraserburgh

01771 637262

E-Mail : amjt1956@gmail.com

Articles can be sent to above, or Church Office .

“Claik” Items for September 2015 must be

handed in by 2nd August 2015

Thank You!

Zandra

If we have omitted any entries from the

congregational record please accept our

apologies and inform the editor- we will

include these in our next edition.

Editor Zandra Todd

Baptisms “Let the children come to me”

Lacey May Dunn, 40 Hillview Rosehearty

Bereavements “In his resurrection is our hope” March

** Peter Bain, 2 Kent Gardens Fraserburgh

April James Sutherland, Rathen, Fraserburgh ** Elizabeth (Betty) Whyte, Faithlie Home, Fraserburgh. ** Jean Anderson, Room 17 Kynnaird, Home Fraserburgh. ** Denotes Member

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