(Click any photo to go to the Kirk of Calder
Photo Album.)
The Present Church
The Church's History and
Heritage
Current
Church News last updated 20th July 2010
The Kirk of Calder is the Church of Scotland
Parish Church serving the communities of Mid Calder and Pumpherston
and is located on Main St., Mid Calder, West Lothian, EH53 0AN, Scotland. UK
Services are held every Sunday morning at
10.30am, (an extra family service is held at 9:30am in the summer
months)
Our Minister is Rev. John M Povey
MA. BD. You can
phone/fax him on +44 (0)1506 882495 or
Visitors will of course always be made
most welcome to any Sunday morning service!
YYY
STB attraction and is open to the public on Sunday Afternoons (from May to
September) between 2 and 4pm. Admission is FREE!
The church won the
West Lothian Award for Conservation in 1992. Previous visitors include John
Knox, James Paraffin Young, David Livingstone and Frederick Chopin - and we
look forward to meeting you too!
You can
make a 'special' appointment to visit at other times by
contacting the Church Officer (Bobby Ross 01506 880207)
Photos - lots of new
photos and slideshows of the Church interior and exterior here
Planning a Wedding, Christening
or Funeral? - See Services Page for more
info.
We are looking for photos past
and present of weddings or other events in the Church for our
photo album
More photos of the Church
have been added to the Photo
Gallery, Thanks to photography
student and member Robert Spiers, who was tasked to
photograph "anything that didn't move" and has come up
with some more spectacular photos including features and carvings
you may never of seen before. There are now over 200 photos, and
we are still looking for photos of past and present weddings and
other events for the album. Click here to
visit the photo album page.
For full details of Church Services and Contacts.
Click
here
Click
for map and directions to Church. The Postcode for GPS users is EH53
0AN. Parking is available on Main Street 50 metres South of
the the church. Extra parking available in the Glenalmond Hall car
park 150 metres to the North on Main St.
If
you would like to hear the background music that used to be automatic
on this page Click here to start the music (A new browser window will open, just minimise this and you
will go back to this page and still hear the music)
(The tune is 'Cannon in D Major' by Johann Pachelbel)
We also have a full list of all Kirk
of Calder ministers
since 1526
There is an Old
Maps page showing some historical maps of Mid Calder in 1580, 1757
and in 1853
The organ is by James
Conacher, 1888.
There
are a number of Publications on the history of the church and
village that are now available (perhaps for a gift?)
through the website- click for Publications . We can even sent these
overseas, perhaps as a gift?
View
how the church has been used as a Teaching Project for year 7 pupils Jim
Fanning, Assistant Head teacher of Tideway Community School has created
an excellent educational site, using our church as the basis, for use
by Year 7 pupils studying aspects of church life. Not only does it
find an interesting and entertaining way to learn about our Church's
history but you can even take a moving 360 degree picture view of the
church interior and is well worth a visit
Rev
Povey's son Colin has recently graduated from Glasgow
School of Art and has captured his dad in oil (below) .
(You can see more of Colin's pictures on his website
www.colinpovey.com)
James
Hendrie ,one of our Elders, also is a professional writer and
he has recently penned an article for Scottish
Home & Country Magazine titled "WITCHES,
COMPOSERS AND PREACHERS - THE STORY OF KIRK OF CALDER" It is a
balanced and interesting article on the Kirk and now
you can read it here or click "The Kirk Story" on the
left.
The Kirk
of Calder is a Fair Trade Church.
Sunday 25th
July 2010 Service at 10:30am,
(There is also throughout July and August an informal family
service at 9:30am)
Rev Povey is
on holiday until the 2nd of August. Urgent pastoral duties
will be carried out by Phyllis Thomson (01506 883207)
The Sunday Stars, Sunday School and Mini Kirks are presentlyclosed for the summer, restarting
on 5th September 2010.
Tea and Coffee
are served in the Glenalmond
hall after every morning service, all
are welcome.
Crèche
facilities are available at each morning service in the
Malt Barn
Fair
Trade Cafe every
Tuesday 10am-12noon in the Glenalmond Hall - Home baking and Fair
Trade products - All proceeds go
to the work of the Vine Trust in Peru.
Pumpherston
fortnightly Wednesday services - fortnightly on Wednesdays
at 10:15 in
the Pumpherston Institute Hall.
(Presently on summer break until September)
A Church Fete
is planned for 11th September 2010 at Mid Calder Primary School.. This advance notice is to allow those
who knit, crochet, or use art and craft skills, to create
donations to sell at the fete.
The Congregation
are asked to consider reviewing the amounts, frequency and methods
of giving to the Church. Contact Ian Wallace treasurer (see
contacts)
The Friends of
Kirk of Calder are now opening the church to visitors between
2 and 4pm every Sunday until the end of September.
The deadline for
the Church Magazine is 1st August. Contact
Elizabeth Henderson esh.henderson@btopenworld.com
Over 200 more photos of the
Church are available in the
Kirk Photo Album
Join the
'Friends of Kirk of Calder' (and
help organise the Sunday afternoon church opening).
The "Friends" recently handed over a cheque of
£600 they have raised for the Church as a result of sales of booklets etc.- (Contact Bobby Ross 01506 880207)
Click here to purchase the Friends' Publications on the Church History
The
Scottish Bible Society
s one of the
two charities
officially recognised by
The Church of Scotland. visit
their website here ---------------------------------------------------
Read the messages others have left
on our Guest Book - Please also feel free to leave a message about your
visit - We really do appreciate all your comments! - Guest Book
St
Andrew Press
is the name of the
Church of Scotland's one-stop online shop. This enables you to find conveniently
a wide range of books that are published by the Church.
Publications
include books on all aspects of worship: there
are prayer books, hymn books, other worship materials, books for
worship leaders,
for prayer groups and for individuals;
books of spiritual poetry; children’s books; and
some books on other things you may be interested in, such as music,
biography and Scottish history
There are special offers, extracts and
reviews. You will find information on authors and on book-related
events, and the site will continuously grow and develop to meet your
needs.
The
online shop can be found by clicking on the shop door or this link
More
info about the Kirk of Calder
Making
a donation and Gift Aid
Think we're stuffy? - then
check out our Humour Page and see how we can laugh at
ourselves!!
Quick Links to some of the Internet's QUICK LINKS' TO SOME OF THE INTERNET'S CHRISTIAN RESOURCES :
Visit KirkWeb a
Church of Scotland related support site
Have you a contribution
for the Parish Magazine? - (4 issues each year),
then you can e-mail the Editor, Elizabeth Hendersonhere
The Church can claim back all the tax paid
on any of your contributions, including those of you using
weekly Free Will Offering Envelopes, provided you are a UK
taxpayer and you complete a Gift
Aid Declaration.
Click
here for More information on
Gift Aid or to make a single
Donation to the church Click
here for a Gift Aid Declaration Form
and/or Standing Order
Mandate
Please
consider making this declaration as it can benefit the church to
the extent of approximately a further quarter of your contribution !...... and 'thank you most sincerely' for any donation!
Home
YYY
STB attraction and is open to the public on Sunday Afternoons (from May to
September) between 2 and 4pm. Admission is FREE! 
Set this site as your Home Page
Bookmark This Site ...
