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Badminton Club
The group meets each week, throughout the winter season, to enjoy an evening of relaxation and friendly competition.
The group is small but enthusiastic and a warm welcome is assured to anyone interested in participating.The church has one court and while ‘ resting’, members have the option of playing table tennis. |
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Big Men’s ClubFun and fellowship for males of all ages. Big Men’s Club events include indoor football, participation in local charity quizzes, talks, meals and visits to local places of interest. The group offers the opportunity for individuals to meet in a relaxed atmosphere and get to know each other better. The informality of events makes them ideal for individuals to bring family, neighbours and friends along. Regular activities are indoor football (September - April), participation in the Round Table Quiz (each Friday in February) and the annual Christmas Dinner (December). These events attract church members, their friends and individuals from other congregations and community agencies in the area. |
Christian Friendship GroupThis will be held every second Thursday, starting 13th May 2010, in the Church Lounge, from 12:15pm (for about one hour).The aim is to have lunch together (bring your own food, drinks will be provided) and to spend time in discussion, with readings and prayer. Everyone is welcome! Come and see if you'd like to join us! We next meet on 8th July 2010 from 12:15. |
Crèche During the Sunday service young children, from birth to three years old are very welcome to come to the crèche, held in the stage room in the church hall. We provide a safe environment for the youngest in our congregation, with at least two adults helping on a rota basis. All the volunteers have been Disclosure checked and are offered Child Protection Training. There is a variety of safe toys and storybooks for the babies and toddlers to play with. Babies and small children are always welcome to stay in church with adults, but they are free to leave the service at any time and come over to crèche. The crèche is available to allow whoever brings small children to church to enjoy the service knowing their baby is well cared for. |
Christian Education and Growth Providing opportunities to find out more about the Christian faith. Meeting with others in small groups gives us opportunities to learn new things about our faith from the Bible, to see it have an increasing impact on our everyday lives and to encourage each other to remain strong and grow in faith. Two or three small groups meet either in the Church Lounge or in people’s homes. An Alpha course is held each year. Usually there is a morning Bible Study group and an evening Bible Study group. Whenever possible there is also a group that uses a Christian teaching DVD to initiate discussion. As Christians we are encouraged to pray about everything. We work with the church prayer coordinator to help set up opportunities to meet together to pray. There is a library in church and a book group that meets monthly. Over the past few years we have arranged a special event to mark the beginning of Advent. A fairly new aspect of our work involves giving a higher profile to increasing our awareness of life in other countries, using materials from a number of organisations, in order to challenge us to consider our responsibilities towards others. We pass on information about and encourage people to attend events elsewhere that are designed to help growth in faith. |
Kids ClubThere are 60+ children currently on the Roll with a high level of attendance.
The children are divided into two age groups viz.:
Kids Club 3- 12 years
Lightseekers 12 - 15 years
The children are keen to learn and enthusiastically participate in various activities, learning about the Bible and following Jesus.
The teachers are encouraged to attend training seminars. The leaders are very aware of the need to ensure the safety of children in church , and have no concerns at the present time. The Assemblies Code of Good Practice have been implemented.
The children sponsor an Arab Christian child in Israel, through the Bible Lands Society. |
Mission Group Activities: Our activities cover a broad range including the following examples: Annual Week- long Summer Kids Club for Dumfries( average daily attendance circa 95) themed on specific themes eg Olympics but with a Biblical basis. Annual Mission and Outreach week involving concerts, ceilidhs, tea dances, BBQs, family walks, treasure hunts, with a major town centre based day long entertainment – bands, magicians, catering, face painting, clowns, fitness activities. Organising community entertainment such as concerts, ceilidhs, cream teas, singalong events, for local senior citizens, care homes, carers groups and the wider public. Providing Meals for local homeless and needy individuals. Participating in local community events eg Dumfries’ Annual Guid Nychburris’ Celebrations and Float parade. Provision of support teams( eg stage crew) for local Charity Events such as Strictly Cabaret 2008 and Strictly Cabaret 2009. and others. Promoting the Christmas/Easter story by word and mime in Dumfries Town Centre and Shopping precinct. Providing give-away souvenirs eg bookmarks or calendar cards for all those attending the Christmas family service. Provision of a credit card sized calendar card for all British servicemen and women serving abroad in Iraq and Afghanistan at Christmas 2007.
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Morning Bible Study
Contact - Sheila Sturgeon Looking at a book of the Bible. |
Pastoral Care Workgroup
The Pastoral Care Workgroup require many volunteers to enable them to function as a group. The minister and elders nominate church members who are visited or receive the church flowers. The group is led by Mary Angelini and the group is always in need of new members, volunteer visitors and volunteer drivers. |
The Snowballs A group for women. Just as a snowball gathers snow as it rolls along so the young women hope that they will gather more members as they roll along. The group is informal, meet every month and have a wide variety of activities and events. |
Social Group
The Social Group provides a varied and interesting programme of entertainment for the parishioners of St George's and the wider community. The events are varied and include, ceilidhs, Burns suppers, trips to the pantomime in Glasgow, friendship lunches. All are well attended and enjoyed by everyone. The remit of the Social Group is to provide a varied and interesting programme of entertainment for the parishioners of St George's and the wider community. The enthusiastic and dynamic group of people who form the Social Group come from a variety of backgrounds; hence there is a wide range of expertise in the group, some of which has been passed down through the years. We meet every six to eight weeks to plan activities throughout the year. Meetings are usually light-hearted and fun as we build on past success and investigate new possibilities. In the past we have had a ceilidh, a Scottish night, Friendship lunch and a Burns supper. These events have all proved very popular and we are grateful to everyone for the ongoing support. We are also willing to support other projects or ideas people may have, but which they feel they would be unable to progress on their own. Please feel free to discuss your ideas with any member of the social group listed below or arrange to attend one of our meetings.
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St George’s Church Guild These hard working ladies provide a great driving force in the church. There is much more to them than meets the eye. They fund raise for the church and also for many worthwhile projects such as the Bluebell Project (helping women who have postnatal depression) and the Lydia Project (helping to empower the most hurt people in 16 European Countries) Meetings, held twice a month from September – March are well attended. The programme is varied, including topics embracing the Guild Theme and others of a wide-ranging interest. As well as keeping up with the times the members provide a collective wealth of experience, enjoy meals out, theatre visits and a good laugh. The delegates for World Mission unity, national Mission and Church & Society also report regularly on current affairs and are supported by members. Two members undertake the administration of “Church Giving” boxes to households in the congregation and the committee organises the Annual Congregational Coffee Morning, as well as continuing to visit sick and housebound members. Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes are also dispatched each year to deprived children in European countries. For anyone young or old, male or female who is looking for a friendly supportive group to join, look no further. St George’s Church guild will give you a very warm welcome. To find out more please contact Mrs Anne Hope via the Church address or by telephone (see the Contact Us page for details). Guild Session 2009 - 2010 and Dumfries Presbyterial Council Syllabus 2009 - 2010 Programme 2009 September 22nd "Called to Act Justly" Rev. Donald Campbell Holy Communion October 6th "Antarctica" Ian Wilson October 20th "Talking Newspapers" November 3rd "Children's Panel" Lindsay Abrines November 17th "Perils of Preaching" Canon David Bayne December 1st Christmas Lunch Programme 2010 January 5th "Justice of the Peace" John Gair Cancelled due to the weather - the pavements and road are too icy.
January 19th "Wildlife in Dumfries and Galloway" Tom Henry February 2nd Open Night - "Peru" June Marchbank February 16th "Family History" Ian McClumpha March 2nd "Police Superintendent" Kate Thomson March 16th "Tai Chi" Graeme Barrie April 6th Annual General Meeting
DUMFRIES PRESBYTERIAL COUNCIL SYLLABUS 2009 – 2010 "Whose I am and Whom I Serve" October 21st 2009: Autumn Rally Troqueer Parish Church at 7-00 pm November 22nd - 29th Guild Week March 5th 2010 World Day of Prayer March 10th: Presbyterial Council Spring Rally and AGM Maxwelltown West Church at 7-00pm June 3rd; Songs of Praise Thornhill Parish Church at 7-30pm |
Toddlers Group
Hello Mums, Dads, Grannies and Childminders! St George's Mother and Toddlers Group meets each Monday during school term 9:15 - 11:15 am. This is usually in the Church Hall, across the road from the Church. Come along for play and fellowship, from birth to school age. St George's Toddlers Group meet every Monday except during the school holidays from 9:15 - 11:15. We have been established since 2001 and have a good number of children from birth to school age. We normally meet in the Church Hall, George Street, which has recently been refurbished. We welcome everyone who looks after children. We offer fellowship and support for the adults and fun and a stimulating environment for the children. We always have a Christmas party and an end of term outing in June. Our Group is run by volunteer members from St George's Church and they have been through Disclosure Scotland and they are very conscious of Health and Safety issues. Please come along and support our group. Our weekly charge is £1.00 per family which includes juice, tea, coffee and biscuits. |
Worship Group
Who are we?
The group comprises some elders, deacons and church members with our minister acting in an advisory capacity. We meet approximately every six weeks and a report on our activities is regularly submitted to the Kirk Session. Aims
To encourage a "mix of ages" to become involved in the act of worship.
To help instill confidence in members of the congregation to actively participate in church services.
To play our part in ensuring that all people in the congregation feel part of the church community and enjoy coming to church
To support the congregation in the advancement of God's Kingdom and growth in our spiritual life
How do we do this?
By organising annually, four "Worship Together" Services conducted by work group members and involving, as appropriate, other members of the congregation, choir, music group, Kid's Club and Youth Fellowship.
By including drama in our act of worship, often in the enactment of a biblical text or passage. The 'dramas' are interspersed throughout the year and provide a visual impact and, for some, a better understanding.
By encouraging members of the congregation who are willing to assist with readings and prayers to regularly participate in church services.
By discussing innovative ways of enhancing our worship styles, such as the inclusion of visual and musical items, to add to the enjoyment of Sunday worship.
If you'd like more information please contact us by clicking our "mail us" icon on the front page. |
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