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Worship
Creche
Communion
Membership
Private Services
Consultation
Baptisms
Weddings
Funerals
Requests for Visitation
Home Communions
Change of Address
Magazines
Offerings
Sunday School Staffing

Sunday Worship

Morning Services: 10.30 a.m.

Evening Services: Evening Communion during the winter months, usually on the 2nd Sunday, but variable to fit in with holidays.
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Creche

During Morning Worship, all children of those attending church and under Sunday School age are cared for in the Church Halls.
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Communion

Cards, in the form of invitations, are delivered four times yearly, prior to the March, June, September, and December communions which are on the second Sunday of the month at 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. In addition, there are usually monthly evening communion services on the second Sunday of the winter months. There is also a family communion service, at which children are encouraged to participate, on Easter Sunday morning. Communion cards should be handed in at the Church on the first occasion on which communion is received after their delivery.
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Membership

The Minister is always happy yo meet any who wish to become members of the Church and Congregation. to give guidance to those who may be uncertain about what membership involves. Classess for New Communicants are held in the Autumn of each year.
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Private Services

When such services are held in the Church, the following may be in attendance, if required, for a fee. Fees are set annually at 1st January. At October 2007, fees are: Organist £70, Church Officer £40. Arrangements should be made directly with the organist. An honorarium for the Minister is customary.
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Consultation

Anyone requiring the services of a minister should telephone the Manse on (942 0507).
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Baptisms

Preliminary arrangements should be made with the Minister. Please telephone the Manse on (942 0507) to arrange to see Mr Harris. Baptisms are usually celebrated during morning service on the first Sunday of each month.
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Weddings

As soon as a date has been provisionally fixed, preliminary arrangement should be
made with the Minister. Please telephone the Manse on (942 0507) to arrange to see Mr Harris, who will be able to advise about further preparations and procedures.
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Funerals

In the event of a death the Minister should be contacted as early as possible. It is of the utmost importance that the date and the hour of a funeral service should not be fixed without prior consultation with Mr Harris on (942 0507).
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Requests for Visitations

The Minister seeks, so far as time and circumstances allow, to visit the members of the congregation and those resident within the bounds of the parish who have no church connection.

Should a special visit be desired at any time and for any reason, he will gladly call if requested to do so. He is greatly helped by being informed of cases of sickness and other need.
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Home Communions

Any member wishing to have the Sacrament of Holy Communion celebrated at home is asked to contact his or her District Elder who will make the necessary arrangements.
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Change of Address

Changes of any kind should be made known as they occur to the Elder concerned or to the Rollkeeper, via the office (942 0507) from whom Certificates of Transference or Disjunction may be obtained by members leaving the district.

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Magazines

Life and Work, the magazine of the Church of Scotland, is available to everyone, from the first Sunday of every month, in the Church vestibule. Those wishing to contribute to the cost of this publication may do so by adding to their weekly offering, uplifted during the service. Any housebound member wishing to have it delivered please contact Church Office or let your District Elder know. 

A monthly church magazine Word from the Cross is distributed to every household at the beginning of each month except January, July and August.
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Offerings

Members who are tax payers are encouraged to make the most of their offerings to the Church by giving through Gift Aid. Anyone who pays income tax (whether through PAYE, deduction from bank interest or annually) or Capital Gains Tax can give through Gift Aid. All that is required is that the member completes a declaration form and makes their offering in a way that allows a record to be kept. The Church is then able to claim a refund of the tax that the member has paid. At the current basic rate of tax, this is worth a further 28p for every £1 given. The most efficient way of giving is by bank standing order. Members participating in Gift Aid may also give by way of Freewill Offering envelopes or cheque. 

Members wishing to know anything about Gift Aid should contact Peter Grant (Gift Aid Treasurer) or the Church Office (942 0507). Gift Aid declaration forms and forms enabling members to set up a Standing Order can both be supplied. Freewill Offering envelopes can be obtained from John Briggs (Freewill Offering Convenor) or the Church Office (942 0507). A gift Aid declaration does not need to be renewed annually. It remains valid until such time as the member cancels it or their circumstances change and they no longer pay tax.
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Sunday School Staffing

In the Cross Church Sunday School we encourage parents of young children to serve as teachers during the years their children are at Sunday School. This helps parents to share the learning experience of their children and also to think more about their own faith.

We operate a job-share policy, with two teachers for each class, so that teachers do not have to miss out on adult worship. Each teaches on alternate Sundays, and is free to attend the whole of morning worship on the other Sunday.

Anyone wishing to know more about the work of the Sunday School, or to volunteer their services as teachers, should contact Mrs Linda Kinnell, Sunday School Secretary.
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10/2007