In-person worship at Rosyth has been happening since the last lockdown, with St Margaret’s and Rosyth Methodist meeting on alternate Sundays. This has worked well, but it is now felt that we can recommence weekly worship beginning on Sunday 3 October. For October, St Margaret’s will meet as usual at 9:30am, and Rosyth Methodist will meet at 11:15am, to give a little more time for post-worship cleaning in between services.

Even though we are at a level described as ‘Beyond Level 0’ in Scotland, we are encouraged to keep to the Covid protocols of hand sanitizing, wearing of facemasks, trace and protect, and 1 metre social distancing. At this point, refreshments will not be served following worship.

On the 4th Sunday of every month, beginning on Sunday 26 September 2021, we will resume the practice of worshipping together in a joint service with Rosyth Methodist Church at 10:30am. Future joint services for the remainder of 2021 will take place on 24 October, 28 November and 26 December.

[Adapted from Eddie Sykes’ letter which followed a recent meeting of our joint Covid committee]

The following letter from Bishop Ian was read at our Eucharist this morning:

Dear members of Holy Trinity and of St Margaret’s,

Thank you for all the patient understanding and care you have given to Kenny and Ruth in the months since Kenny had to step back from active ministry because of a serious health issue. Kenny and Ruth have had to wait until now to set the date of Kenny’s retirement, and this decision has now been taken, with my agreement. Kenny’s last day as your Rector and Priest will be 31st August, and he will retire from 1st September.

It is very good indeed that Kenny and Ruth will be with both congregations on Sunday 12th September, so that farewells and thanks can be expressed, and prayers for the future can be offered.

Please continue to hold Kenny and Ruth in your prayers as they prepare to move away from Dunfermline and into a new chapter of life for them. Please also continue to pray for your Vestry members as they work on the Profile for each Church, and as Holy Trinity begins to seek a new Rector and St Margaret’s begins to seek its own new Priest-in- Charge. Pray too for Hunter Farquaharson as he serves you as Interim Pastor, and for me as I work to support you and your Vestries over the coming months.

Thank you, everyone at Holy Trinity and at St Margaret’s, for all your faithfulness and hope for the future, as well as all your compassion and care in the present.

With warmest good wishes,

Bishop Ian

After a one year hiatus due to Covid, this September artists in Central Fife are once again opening their studios to the public. Central Fife Open Studios is an art trail which this year will take place on the weekends 4/5 and 11/12 September. Studios will be open 10.30am–5.00pm each day.

The event is designed to give professional artists, makers and designers in Central Fife the opportunity to show their work to the public and celebrate the wealth of talent in the area. It also provides the public with an opportunity to buy or commission a piece of original art from a range of disciplines including textiles, jewellery, painting, printmaking and photography.

This year Adrian Masson, a member of our St Margaret’s congregation, is again taking part and he would be delighted to welcome any church members to his studio (Studio 29) at 28 Lumsdaine Drive, Dalgety Bay, KY11 9YU. Adrian is a traditional landscape painter who enjoys incorporating lakes, beaches and figures into his work. This year he is also exhibiting some floral paintings and ‘bubble art’!

For further information on all the artists taking part, examples of their work and where their studios are located, go to www.centralfifeopenstudios.org, or click the image above.