Manchester Book of Condolence

Following the Manchester Terrorist outrage a Book of Condolence is now open St John’s Kirk, it will be available for signing over the days to come. At 12.20pm tomorrow, prior to the Perth Academy Concert for the Festival of the Arts in St John’s Kirk, a five minute time of remembrance will lead into the children’s concert which, in itself, …

Let’s Talk about Health

Let’s Talk about Health & Care in Perth & Kinross Health & Social Care in Perth & Kinross has been undergoing changes over the last year with an Integration Joint Board is overseeing business. There are volunteer Public Partners on the board as stakeholder members. There are two principals and two reserves. Ann Gourlay and Sue Cole are carrying the …

Foodbank – requests

Hello all – many thanks for highlighting the recent shortages at the Perth Foodbank – we had a good response to our appeal. We are now running perilously low on tinned fruit – we have only one tray left! We are running very low in the following: Juice (long life, apple, orange, etc) , Crisps and other treats, Smash mashed …

Volunteer listeners wanted

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A VOLUNTEER LISTENER? Spiritual Care Listener – “Helping people (re)discover hope and inner strength in times of illness, change and loss” Can you be a good listener? Can you help someone explore what they are going through? Listening to people’s concerns can help them feel less isolated and anxious while helping them feel more hopeful …

L’Arche to come to Perth

L’Arche is currently exploring the prospects within Perth for launching a new community. It offers: More than forty years’ experience in the UK the first community in Scotland was in Inverness Edinburgh is the second Scottish location of the ten in the UK there are 148 across the world Service provision is one aspect of L’Arche, whose shape reflects the …

Christians against poverty

A three-session CAP Money course is being offered in Perth Baptist Church, starting on Wednesday 1st February, and continuing on the following two Wednesdays. Anyone in your congregation who might be interested in attending can book a place in one of the following ways: phone our church office on 01738 621213 email us on cap@perthbaptistchurch.org.uk use Christians Against Poverty’s central …

Home start volunteers

Home-start Perth is a family support charity covering the whole of Perthshire. We recruit, train and support volunteers to help families with young children. All kinds of families can find it hard to cope for all sorts of reasons, maybe because of mental or physical illness, disability of a child or parent, or because of a parent’s post natal depression, …

Carol Service

PACT are holding a Carol service in St Leonard-in-the-Fields Church, Marshall Place, Perth on Friday 16th December, at 7pm. All welcome.