January 2010

In spite of the severest winter in 30 years, with roads blocked with snow and pavements treacherous with ice, services at St Peter's over Christmas and throughout January were well attended.
On Sunday, 31 January, a large number of the congregation attended the All-age and Pristingle service which raised £300 towards the Aberlour Trust.

Visit of Bishop

On Sunday, 21 February, bishop David visited St Peter's. During the service he confirmed Cliff Mwando,Jnr, whose family, originally from Zimbabwe, has recently joined the congregation.
He also blessed and dedicated a new altar cloth and other decorative altar linen, presented by Mrs Nancy Low to commemorate the death of her husband Jim.
A "hunger" lunch following the service raised £270 towards the Haiti earthquake disaster.

Recent deaths

The deaths of two members of St Peter's have occurred this winter, those of Isobel Briggs on 16 January, and Nancy Low on her 75th birthday, 24 February.
Isabelle Briggs came to Kirkcaldy to be near her family in 1994. She attended the 9.15 service faithfully for several years until failing health kept her housebound. She had spent her early life in Kingsbarns, became a petty officer in the WRNS during the 2nd world war, serving on HMS Angelo, where she met her husband Ken. They had two children and lived in various locations in England until his death in 1994. She was awarded the veterans medal in 2006 and presented with it at a ceremony here in kIrkcaldy by the then Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. Her funeral service was held at Kircaldy crematorium.
Like her husband Jim, whom she survived by just over 5 months, Nancy Low was a long-standing member of St Peter's. Her sudden death came as a great shock to the congregation. Her funeral service was held in St Peter's at 12.30pm on Wednesday, 3 March.

Easter Day

Christ raised from the dead,
proclaims the dawn of hope.
He lives in us that we may walk in light.

The Easter service on Sunday, April 4, was a joyous occasion. After the harsh winter and the sombre weeks of Lent, a crowded St Peter's welcomed the ceremonies of this special day, the colours and sunshine, Jane Legge's flower arrangements and music enhanced by Rob McQuire and the choir.
The themes of the sermon were mission and prayer. At this point in the history of the Christian church we are called to mission, but we should not be disappointed at a seeming lack of success - it is not success but effort that is required of us - effort and prayer.
In fact, St Peter's has shown encouraging signs of growth over the past year.
The following pictures show some of the flower arrangements and the congregation chatting and enjoying coffee and hot cross buns after the service.

Funeral of Isabel Johnston

A large number of mourners attended the sevice at St Peter's on 1 June to celebrate the life of Isabella Clarke Johnston, 16 April 1926 - 25 May 2010. This reflected the large number of contacts Isabel had with the community, from her work as a district nurse, her volutary work for the Hospice at Victoria Hospital and Maggie's centre, her services to the Carmelite nuns in Dysart, her attendance at churches of denominations other than St Peter's, to her membership of several walking groups.
Isabel was always one of the first to bring cakes and words of comfort to the recently berieved.
Her enthusiasm for life and Christian service was an example to us all.

A Karen visitor to St Peter’s

We delighted to welcome on Sunday, 20 July, a visitor from the Thai/Burma border who spoke to us about his work on behalf of the Anglican Province of Myanmar among young people. We were able to present him with a sum of money to be used to support Karen youngsters who are living in hostel accommodation without their own families. He also received a personal gift of a cross and bookmark of Celtic design as a memento of his visit.

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A warm welcome to all over 50

Saturday 21 August at 6pm

A fun evening with good food and games - indoor and outdoor.
Bring your own wine.
Adults £4, children £2.