All welcome at All Saints’ Challoch Annual Christmas General Knowledge Quiz, and Christmas Services

Get the festive season off to a cerebral bang by entering the All Saints’ Challoch Annual Christmas Quiz at Newton Stewart Golf Club (2 Kirroughtree Avenue, DG8 6PF) on Monday, 1 December at 7.30pm. The entry fee is £10 per team of four to six people. Pre-book to avoid disappointment! For team entry bookings, phone All Saints’ Episcopal Church on 07543 247 180, or email: allsaintschalloch@gmail.com . A cash bar will be available on the evening, and there are prizes to be won!

Commenting on the Quiz Night, All Saints’ Priest-in-Charge Rev Dawn Matthew said: “We look forward to welcoming people, and that includes everyone from our wonderful community, to start their Christmas celebrations by joining our All Saints’ family for a fun General Knowledge Test with prizes!

“As we celebrate the birth of Jesus and remember the joy and hope of that first Christmas Day, we know that Christmas may not be a happy time for everyone. For people who may be experiencing sadness, anxiety, loneliness, or personal loss, we are holding a special ‘Blue’ Christmas Remembrance at our inclusive Anglican All Saints’ Church (on the A714, Girvan Road, Challoch, DG8 6RB, near Newton Stewart) on Saturday, 13 December, starting at 4pm.”

“On Saturday, 20 December, at 4pm we look forward to welcoming folk to hear the Christmas story retold in word and song at our annual All Saints’ Carol Service.

“Four days later, our Christmas Eve Midnight Mass will be held at 11pm. It is a beautiful candlelit service where we celebrate the birth of Christ, followed on Christmas Day by our All Saints’ 10.30am Christmas Eucharist.”

All Saints’ Church Priest-in-Charge Rev Dawn Matthew

• All Saints’ Church (DG8 6RB), with its surrounding views over the Galloway Hills, is on the A714 Girvan Road, near Newton Stewart. It is one of Dumfries and Galloway’s finest examples of a small Victorian church. Originally built as a private chapel for Edward James Stopford-Blair of Penninghame House in 1871-72, this now-Grade A listed building was designed by architects W.G. Habershon & Pite of London. Upon his death in 1885, Stopford-Blair bequeathed the church and rectory to the Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway.
• The Scottish Episcopal Church is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, which includes the Episcopal Churches of England, Ireland and Wales.

For further Information:

The Rev. Dawn Matthew

Tel:     07543 247180

Email: allsaintschalloch@gmail.com

Web:   www.allsaintschalloch.co.uk

Or:

Julian Demetriadi

Press Officer, All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Challoch

Tel:     07585 505309

Email: juliandemetriadi@gmail.com