The Guild at St Michael's Parish Church is part of the nationwide Church of Scotland Guild.  Our motto is 'Whose we are and whom we serve'.  The aim of the Guild is to invite and encourage the commitment of our lives to Jesus Christ and to enable us to express our faith in worship, prayer and action. 

St Michael's Guild meets fortnightly on Mondays at 7.30pm in the Kirk Hall from September to April for fellowship and friendship and to consider local or world issues or to enjoy more light-hearted topics.  Anyone is welcome to attend any meeting that interests them.  The programme is here on the website and on the Guild notice board in Cross House.

A typical meeting starts with a time of worship before we hear our speaker.  We have a diverse programme of speakers - some on serious topics and others more entertaining.  We also have fun evenings when we simply enjoy each other's company (e.g. our Christmas Celebration).  We usually finish after a cup of tea/coffee and chat among friends at about 9pm. 

The Church of Scotland Guild raises awareness of various issues locally, nationally and internationally e.g. trafficking of people, violence, HIV/AIDS, trade justice, body image and health issues.  As a part of this process, six projects are supported financially over three year periods linked to a theme. This session (2011/12) the theme is 'What does the Lord require of you - to walk humbly with God'.  St Michael's Guild has chosen to concentrate on two of the current six projects this session.  One is a Church of Scotland HIV/AIDS Project initiative called 'A New Hunger' which focuses on the need for HIV/AIDS sufferers to receive adequate nutrition for the now widely available antiretroviral drugs to be effective. The other project supports Mission Aviation Fellowship's work in Madagascar - 'Mission Run (Madagascar)'.  As part of our programme we invite speakers from the different projects to explain how the money raised by the individual Guilds is used.  We raise money through fortnightly giving, coffee mornings and other fund raising events. 

Non-members are very welcome to attend any meeting - we would love to see you - but why not come and join us and become a part of this very worthwhile organisation.   

 Programe for 2011/12 can be found here

Guild Publicity Leaflet

A couple of photos taken at our 2010 outing to Burns cottage