Guild

St Vigeans Church DD11 4RD

The Guild

The third Monday of each Month from September through to April. 7.30 p.m. in St Vigeans Hall.
Everyone welcome (men & women).

Contact is Jean Duncan
tel. 01241 874882
jean479duncan@btinternet.com

Notes:

The Prebyterial Council's Dedication and Communion Service is on Wednesday, 12th September at 7.30 p.m.

The Guild
will resume Monday 17th September 2018.

For the past three years the topic for The Guild has been “Be Bold Be Strong” which has now come to an end. The new topic for the next three years will be “Seeking the Way” and the themes are “Seeking the Way”,”Companions on the Road” and “The Extra Mile”. At our Meetings our Readings and Prayers will be based on “Seeking the Way” for session 2018/2019.

At the first Meeting of the session on 17th September at 7.30 pm in the hall, our Speaker will be Carol Andrew from the Cancer Research shop. She will give a short talk followed by a jewellery making demonstration.

Anyone is welcome to come to any of our Meetings. We meet the third Monday of the month September/April.

The Presbyterial Council’s Dedication and Communion Service will be on Wednesday, 12th September at 7.30 pm in The West Kirk.

Looking forward to seeing all former members and would be delighted if new members were to come along.

About the Guild:
The Church of Scotland Guild, is one of the largest voluntary organisations in the country, having over 30,000 members; mainly women. Men are gradually taking up membership, although our local area does not reflect this trend. However, there are a few throughout Angus, and one enthusiastic man has taken on the role of secretary within Angus East Guild Presbyterial Council. These Councils are an important part of the guild, providing stimulus and inspiration to the various branches. They meet on a regular basis and each branch of the guild appoints a representative to attend these meetings to ensure that needs, suggestions and ideas may be responded to. An interesting point relating to the Presbyterial Council is the fact that their first meeting was held in St Vigeans church in 1923.
The Women’s Guild was founded in 1887, by the Reverend A. Chartereris, and membership is open to all who accept the common aim. The aims, and the name, “The Guild,” were updated alongside the constitution, in the centenary year, 1997. That year also brought some changes to the format, and the Project Partnership scheme was introduced.
The Project Partnership Scheme supports 6 projects every 3 years. Significant contributions have been made to a range of projects - those affected by AIDS, drugs, poverty, and homelessness; those in prison, people with learning difficulties; and all those on the margins of society. These projects are on almost every continent and have been carefully selected by a committee at headquarters. The guild is making a difference to the lives of so many, and during the first 10 years of the scheme over two million pounds was raised.
Our own Guild, here in St Vigeans, was established in 1923. In the past, minutes have been dutifully recorded and it is indeed quite humbling to glance through them (the ones in my possession begin in 1934) and note the names from earlier years of various women and the roles they played within our Guild. Although we like to think we have moved with the times, fairly often the topics and discussions are similar to our present day syllabus, but there are differences now in how the group works. We have a very dedicated group of hardworking women on our committee, and we try to share the responsibilities. At present, we have a co-ordinator, with committee members playing more of an active role. The Guild may continue in this manner. We try to be as flexible as possible and encourage members to give us their views, especially at the AGM.
Throughout the session, we try to find a way of raising funds for the support of the charities. This has taken various forms in the past: Daffodil Teas, Coffee mornings, Sales of Work , Concerts and Quizzes. On a regular basis, we collect pennies in jars and change in sweetie tubes. The pennies are donated to one of the local charities in the area, but the bulk of our fund raising goes to one, or all, of the Guild projects and to a Christian charity.