Pilgrimage for Atlanta...

Tracey and Holly are organising a pilgrimage on Sunday 20th May from Saorsa to MacTalla and then finally to Brae where there will be a lunch prepared for all involved in the walk. We hope that many of the assistants from the houses and workshops will participate as well as core members.

The walk is quite long so it is okay for people who want to take part in the walk to join the group either from town (if they are at church in the morning) or from their house when the pilgrimage arrives there. This walk is sponsored so all those who wish to participate must let Amy know by Friday 11^th May and they will be provided with a sponsor sheet.

It is realised that some people are not comfortable asking people for sponsors which is okay, however, if you want to take part we would suggest that you would then make a donation personally – no matter how small as every little helps.

The pilgrimage will take place at 11am, starting at Saorsa and finishing at Braerannoch. Everyone participating would be asked to make their own way to Saorsa. Below is a map of the route.

Thank you to all the community for their continuing support of the Atlanta fundraising effort.

Godly Play Prayer Time...

On Friday 4th May, Hilary Lacroix led a special prayer in Braerannoch from 12- 2pm where everyone was invited to bring their lunch and take part.

Godly Play is a new more gentle way to learn and worship. It helps people to understand and explore the stories of God and his people, the stories Jesus told and make connections between the stories and our worship. This is done by using handcrafted objects made either from wood or felt which come with each story in order to be a visual representative to those in the community who may struggle with longer spiels. If you would like to look further into the Godly Play model you can log onto: http://www.godlyplay.org.uk/

Everyone who attended seemed to enjoy listening to the story, getting involved by drawing/ painting and spending the time all together over lunch.

Scottish Regional Gathering...

On Monday 21st May, members from both the Inverness and Edinburgh communities will be meeting in Pitlochry for the Scottish region's first Regional Gathering!

The gathering is being organised by Syd, Erika and Miska alongside Elaine, Suzanne, Anthony and many more. As many of you will already know Anthony Kramers was recently discerned as the Regional Co-ordinator for the new Scottish region which is great news for us all.

The gathering will be an all day event at the Atholl Centre where everyone will come together for a welcoming ceremony with music and prayer to get the day off to a flying start. Later in the day we will join for a lovely hot lunch and a chat with all those who attend.

In the afternoon there will be a variety of different workshops available to choose from including a drama session with Suzanne. This will be topped off with a hot pasta supper and then following by the closing ceremony which will be sure to mark the first gathering of the Scottish regional.

If you are interested in attending the gathering please let Erika Jalcakova from MacTalla know so that she can add your name to list by Friday 11th May.