Coronavirus Emergency - Our Community Responds

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Candlelit Late-Night Christmas Shopping is back!
And this year it’s even bigger, and even more festive fun!
After the success of last year’s late-night festive opening, this year the number of our community’s independent businesses taking part has grown to a whopping 35… and now includes lots of businesses in both Dunkeld and Birnam!
So, hold the date for Friday 10th December when our fabulous independent businesses will open their doors into the evening from 4pm to 8pm, especially for us, so as a community we can shop local in a Christmassy, candlelit and Covid-safe way.
There’ll be lots of special offers on the night, plus a wonderful prize draw thrown in for good measure!
As a community, we are proud to have such a wonderful range of independent businesses right on our doorstep. This late-night shopping is, like last year, partly these independent businesses’ way of saying “thank-you” for the support we have given them through this tricky year, and partly for us to continue to show our support for them!
latenightshopping Original Photo: Jack Cuthbert, Blue Magpie;
Photoshop Magic: Jane Saba, The Scottish Deli.

Anyone who would like to book either the Duchess Anne or the Chanonry for meetings and events should contact Jill McCrory on chanonrydunkeld@gmail.com

With winter now upon us, the Post Office Tea Room have restarted their Wednesday meals for housebound elderly people . To get these to people who need them, volunteers from Gien a Haund have come forward to carry on the important delivery job started last winter by Dot and Brenda. When some services for older people are still in abeyance, it’s great that we’ve been able to get this partnership with the Post Office going once more.
Meanwhile, the work to increase the number of benches around the village continues. We’ve had some helpful contact with PKC’s Community Greenspace team to clarify the process for installing benches on public land aswell as advice on funding options. A plan for maintaining any new benches is essential and will be included in any funding applications. Our next step then is to identify sources of funding for both purchase and maintenance. As we move forward, we’ll look to do so in partnership with other groups involved in improving access and maintaining existing benches in a drive to improve overall access to local amenities.
On the Minibus front, we now have a date for our second volunteer to be trained in and sit the Midas test - in the hope that we will soon be allowed to assist with transporting some of our older citizens on essential journeys ( eg hospital / vaccine appointments).
On a broader, strategic front, we’re also involved in discussion with the Council and other local groups on how to encourage people into a career as a Carer, either employed or as a self employed Personal Assistant. What sort of support might be needed to encourage people to take this step and what stops them from doing so ?
Finally, we’re looking to develop closer working with the surgery around the new challenges they are facing and how best we, as a community, can assist them.
As ever, if you would like to join our number, we’d like to hear from you.
E mail us on gienahaund@yahoo.com or call 07754099030.

While services are almost back to normal we are still required to wear masks during services and reasonable social distancing should be maintained.
The Kirk Session took the decision that we should move back to Little Dunkeld for services this winter and that we can safely have teas and coffees after the service there.
November 28th
11am. - Morning worship in Little Dunkeld
1st. Sunday in Advent
December 5th
11am. – Communion service at Little Dunkeld
There will not be an evening communion for the time being.
December 12th
11am – Morning Service in Little Dunkeld.
3pm – Bereavement service in Little Dunkeld
December 19th
11.00am – Morning Service in Little Dunkeld
2.15 – Carol service at Amulree
4.00pm – Christingle Service in Little Dunkeld
Christmas Eve
The Kirk Session decided not to have the usual Christmas Eve services this year simply because it involves large numbers of people gathering from all over the country. Instead, weather permitting, we plan to have a short open air celebration at the Duchess Anne Nativity Scene which will take in midnight.
Details will be publicised nearer the time.
Christmas Day
11.00am – Celebrate Christmas morning in Little Dunkeld with a short family service.
December 26th
11.00am. – Morning Service in Little Dunkeld
January 2nd
11.00am – Morning Service in Little Dunkeld
January 9th
11.00am – Morning Service in Little Dunkeld
January 16th
11.00am – Morning Service in Little Dunkeld
2.15pm – Service at Amulree
January 23rd
11.00am – Morning Service in Little Dunkeld
January 30th
11.00am – Morning Service in Little Dunkeld

Bereavement Service
Sunday 12th. December at 3pm in Little Dunkeld Kirk - a service of prayer, reflection and remembrance for people dealing with loss. Families who have had funerals in the parish in the past year are invited by letter but there is a warm invitation to anyone who feels a loss keenly at this time of year, whether that loss was a few months ago or years ago. The service lasts about half an hour and those who want to can stay for tea/coffee afterwards.

Christingle
There is something really special about the annual Christingle service. Through carols and an unrehearsed nativity play the story of Jesus’ birth is told again. Young and old dress up to be part of the telling or you can just sit to watch the drama unfold and join in the songs. Towards the end, when the Christingle candles are lit there is a special atmosphere of wonder and prayer as we remember the purpose of it all – that Jesus is the light of the world.
Please join us this year on the 19th. and at the end share Christmas refreshments before heading home.

surgery Our Doctors Surgery will be open as normal with telephone consultations with the GP in the first instance.
To help keep our phone lines available for the GPs use, please consider using our online prescription service via our website rather than phoning in your requests.
Please consult our website for updates on our COVID vaccine clinics.