Church is held monthly, except in July, August and December, rotating round 3 churches St. John’s, Cupar Old and the Baptist Church. Numbers fluctuate, having – reached a total of 115 on 2 occasions but generally now around 50 or 60. The churches co-operate on catering and staffing. The June Messy Church took the form of a BBQ in the grounds of St. John’s. Following the 2015 Holiday Club a group of teenagers who had been assisting at the event, asked for a regular meeting to be started for their age group. Jan Steyn took this in hand. The hope was to make it a group involving all the congregations. However, after an encouraging start, as so often happens with young people of that age, the initial enthusiasm waned. The local Cub Scout Group visits St. John’s annually as part of research for one of the badges. There has never been a Youth organisation attached specifically to any one of the Churches in the town. Scouts and Guides have always been town” “whole organisations, while the Boys’ Brigade (now sadly defunct since the late 1980s) was set up in 1932 to involve all the congregations, with the ministers of all the churches except the Roman Catholic Church taking it in turn to act as Chaplain. All attempts to resuscitate it have failed for lack of staff, which was, of course, the reason for its demise. GUILD There are two Guilds, one in Dairsie and one at St. John’s and both have a very committed group of ladies, although sadly with diminishing numbers, who have supported the church devotedly over the years, not least by their generosity. The St. John’s Guild meets monthly, on the first Thursday afternoon of the month, from October to April. There are at present around 20 members. The Dairsie Guild meets fortnightly and has 14 members. They are responsible for the monthly coffee mornings held throughout the spring and summer. PARENTS AND TODDLERS This group meets every Thursday forenoon in St. John’s Hall. There can be as many as 21 adults although recently the numbers have been smaller. Few are Church members. There is a good supply of quality toys for the children. Ladies from the Congregation go along to make the coffee. Fruit and juice are available for the children. In Dairsie is a similar group held in the village Hall but not under the auspices of the Church.
Church is held monthly, except in July, August and December, rotating round 3 churches – St. John’s, Cupar Old and the Baptist Church. Numbers fluctuate, having reached a total of 115 on 2 occasions but generally now around 50 or 60. The churches co-operate on catering and staffing. The June Messy Church took the form of a BBQ in the grounds of St. John’s. Following the 2015 Holiday Club a group of teenagers who had been assisting at the event, asked for a regular meeting to be started for their age group. Jan Steyn took this in hand. The hope was to make it a group involving all the congregations. However, after an encouraging start, as so often happens with young people of that age, the initial enthusiasm waned. The local Cub Scout Group visits St. John’s annually as part of research for one of the badges. There has never been a Youth organisation attached specifically to any one of the Churches in the town. Scouts and Guides have always been “whole town” organisations, while the Boys’ Brigade (now sadly defunct since the late 1980s) was set up in 1932 to involve all the congregations, with the ministers of all the churches except the Roman Catholic Church taking it in turn to act as Chaplain. All attempts to resuscitate it have failed for lack of staff, which was, of course, the reason for its demise. GUILD There are two Guilds, one in Dairsie and one at St. John’s and both have a very committed group of ladies, although sadly with diminishing numbers, who have supported the church devotedly over the years, not least by their generosity. The St. John’s Guild meets monthly, on the first Thursday afternoon of the month, from October to April. There are at present around 20 members. The Dairsie Guild meets fortnightly and has 14 members. They are responsible for the monthly coffee mornings held throughout the spring and summer. PARENTS AND TODDLERS This group meets every Thursday forenoon in St. John’s Hall. There can be as many as 21 adults although recently the numbers have been smaller. Few are Church members. There is a good supply of quality toys for the children. Ladies from the Congregation go along to make the coffee. Fruit and juice are available for the children. In Dairsie is a similar group held in the village Hall but not under the auspices of the Church.
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