Knowing Christ Better
Wednesday Prayers
The Wednesday Prayer Group is currently meeting online at 12.30.
For further information please contact ruthmiddleton12@btinternet.com
If you wish urgent prayer please phone the Telephone Prayer Chain on 01506 670980 or 07719 966273
The Help Centre
Offers information covering many concerns. Wondering where to access support for yourself or another? Tel 842646, or look at www.helpcentre.org.uk
Bereavement Support
The Team offers confidential one to one support to help you adapt to your loss. In addition, Positive Pathways support group meets fortnightly in the informal setting of the Canal Tearoom. Contact Sheila Rae 07719966273 or sheila.ruth.rae@gmail.com.
Making Him Known to Others
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is traditionally observed from the 18th to the 25th January. Due to the current restrictions there will no joint service in Linlithgow this year. Materials have been prepared by the Monastic Community of Grandchamp in Switzerland and are available here.
Seedlings on ZOOM !
Seedlings is on ZOOM

Crosswind available on-line
a new edition of Crosswind - the first since February - is now available here
Seedlings on YouTube

Although Seedlings is off at the moment you can still catch up with Trish on our YouTube Channel
CDs-Church Service
If you would like to borrow a recording of previous services, you will find CDs at the Church shop. A recording of the sermon is available weekly via podcast here.
General Notices
Giving to St Michael’s
Due to the pandemic, while we cannot physically attend church, you might be wondering how you can continue to support financially the work of St Michael’s and the wider Church of Scotland. Those members who currently give through the Free Will Offering Scheme and who cannot hand in their envelopes might wish to consider one of the following options:
· You could set up a monthly standing order for regular giving – please contact either Tim brown on finance@stmichaels-parish.org.uk or Andrew Jones on giving@stmichaels-parish.org.uk and either Tim or Andrew will be able to send you a standing order form and advise on Gift Aid
· You could make a one-off payment using the give.net button

· You could continue to set aside your weekly gifts and bring them to church once we are able to physically come together again.
Happy New Year from the Sing Along Team

Prayer News Bulletin from Lorna Ferguson
Here is the latest Prayer News Bulletin from Lorna.
Covid-19
All worship services and groups associated with our church and buildings are suspended. Please check for updates here or on our Facebook page.
Sunday Club and Bible Class
Sunday Club and Bible Class will meet online each Sunday morning for the time being via Zoom. If your family would like to join us please contact Trish Archibald for more details on how to get involved.
Latest Magazine
The latest edition of Crosswind Magazine is now available to download from the Crosswind page.
Stamp Appeal
Stamp Appeal 2020: Thank you for the 7.5kg of stamps which have been collected for the 2019 appeal. The stamp project for 2020 is the Women’s Development Centre in Kandy, Sri Lanka which runs a project to support women and girls who have been victims of rape and sexual violence. Please keep those stamps coming in!
Gift Aid Giving
Did you know that the church can claim 25p for every £ given if the donor is a UK taxpayer and signs a Gift Aid declaration? This is true whether payments are made by regular standing order, via freewill envelopes, or by other identifiable means. For more information, or to set up/amend an existing arrangement please contact the Gift Aid Convener in confidence - Andrew Jones – at giving@stmichaels-parish.org.uk or on 01506 840914.
Data Protection
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in the UK on 25 May 2018. It replaces the existing law on data protection (the Data Protection Act 1998) and gives individuals more rights and protections with regard to how their personal data is used by organisations.
St.Michael's have adopted the following :
Data Protection Policy
Data Retention Policy
Privacy Notice