Next Session Meeting.

Tues 7th Sept. 7pm. in the vestry.

Summer Walk.

The annual Parish Walk took place on Sunday 13th June. Around 20 people took part and to date £230 has been raised for Kirk funds. The route this year was approximately 6.5 miles which started at Oxnam Kirk, down to Oxnam Row, up the forest road, onto Swinside Townfoot hill then to Dere Street at Shibden and back to the Kirk.

Rob Young.


  Lunch Invitation.

1st August 2010.

The congregation will be be kindly invited by Moira Land to lunch after the service instead of hospitality in the vestry. It will be an opportunity to look round her wild flower meadow & see the beautiful garden. A collection will be taken also for church funds.

The Church Coffee Morning  on 13th Feb, 2010.

A very successful coffee morning was held, many thanks to everyone who helped & contributed on the day, as we raised a record sum of £1051. [so far] Total to be confirmed, but this is more than we have ever made before!

Thank you to everyone, especially Fiona Geddes who organised it.

 Fundraising.  Summer 09.

Open Gardens

 The Open Gardens on 19^th July raised £502 for Kirk funds. A big thank you must go to Beryl and Robert Barbour, Crailinghall, Dorothy Balean, Old Hall, Crailinghall, Ann and George Shiell, Rennieston Edge and Val and Ron Hunter, Ladfield. A huge amount of work must have been done beforehand to ensure the gardens were looking at their best. The Session are indebted to these people for sharing their gardens. Also to Carry Scott and her helpers for the excellent teas and lastly, but by no means least, to Ann Fraser and her helpers for their organisational skills.

Parable of the Talents

 You may remember this time last year, the Church was giving out £5 notes and asking you to 'go forth and multiply!'  Folks were initially fearful that their £5 would be the only one that would sit in the drawer.  Now, a year later, almost all the five pounds have been returned.  £350 was given out, over £3,000 has been returned.

 We have been stunned by the ingenuity of the methods used to multiply the money.  From baking and selling gingerbreads to buying an old ewe and selling the lambs, from making or buying a rag doll and asking folk to pay to guess the birthday, to inviting folks into your home and making them pay for their coffee and cakes. From plant sales, girls pamper parties, car boot sales, cookery demonstration, sale of handmade cards to the purchase, fattening and selling of a pig!!  The ideas were as endless as the generosity of all involved.

You were given a challenge and boy, you rose to the occasion.  Well done.

 Harvest Supper

A special word of thanks are due to Natalie Cairns and Annie Ralston.  At quite short notice, they were asked to organise the Kirk's 'Harvest Supper'.  They delighted all who attended with the quality of the food and the excellent entertainment from Stuart Anderson.  An absolutely fantastic night was had and our thanks are indeed extended to you both and all of the many willing or 'pressganged' helpers who worked so hard to make the night such a success. The sum of £562 was raised.

 Quinquennial Meeting for all Members.

Wed. 14th Oct.    4-7pm.  Oxnam Hall.

All members welcome to appear & give their views on the church.

A very big thank you to all of you who turned out for this, they were overwhelmed.

Update.

Generous donation of £2000 towards windows.:  £2000.

Total fundraising in 2009 to date, [5/9/09.]including donations = £7236.47.

Next session Meeting.

  Tues. 23rd Feb. 2010.  7pm at Dolphinston.

Please give any comments to the session clerk or your elder if you would like them brought up.

Pictures from the Harvest Festival.   Sept.2008

Oxnam Parish Gardens Open Day.

19th July 2009 2 - 6 p.m.

On 19th July, Oxnam Kirk is holding ‘Open Gardens’ in the valley in aid of Church funds. The gardens are at Crailinghall Farm by kind permission of Mr. & Mrs. R.G. Barbour, The Old Hall, by Crailinghall by kind permission of Mrs. D. Balean, Rennieston Edge by kind permission of Mr. & Mrs. G.D. Shiell and Ladfield by kind permission of Mr. & Mrs. R. Hunter. These cover a range of different gardens that are in the valley. There will be plant stalls at some of the gardens with tea available at the Village Hall throughout the afternoon. Tickets will be £3 with tea available for £2. Tickets may be purchased, along with a map, at the Village Hall from 2pm or at any of the open gardens. Do tell all your friends and encourage them to come for a great day out in the Oxnam Valley.

Coffee am.   British Legion Hall. Jedburgh.

Sat. 14th Feb. 2009.   10am.

The coffee morning was very well attended & raised the huge amount of £850, which exceeds all previous efforts.   Thanks to everyone who supported, helped, & spent money.  It was a great success, & demonstrates the support we have for our church.

Congratulations to Beryl Barbour who has kick started the "£5 initiative" by raising over £200, with guessing the doll's birthday!

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We are holding our annual coffee am on Sat.14th Feb. & any donations for cake stall or bric a brac/books will be most welcome.

Otherwise, just come along & buy!

As part of our fundraising this year, we are giving you £5, as in the "parable of the talents".  You are free to multiply it in any way you choose, [& some ideas may be presented at the coffee am.] & return your profits to us within the year.                                     If anyone would like £5 for this purpose, please contact one of the session members.

Carol Service.    Christmas Eve.  2008

Oxnam church  had a very successful carol service, with a short nativity play from the Sunday School children. Each child had a part to say, & performed especially well, with very little time for rehearsal. Our thanks to Val Hunter & Moira Land for directing.

The full congregation enjoyed a special service, and were generous in their contribution to Jedburgh Health centre asthma fund, & the Raphael centre for aids orphans in S. africa.  £500 was raised, which will be split evenly; a record amount for Oxnam.  Services for the year continue as normal, & any visitors will be most welcome.

FUND RAISING  2008

The Kirk has had a busy year with fund raising events and, to date, have raised just under £2,500 which a tremendous effort by everyone concerned.

Coffee Morning

The annual coffee morning was held in March and, as ever, proved to be a good start to the year’s fund raising by bringing in £780 for Church funds. We are extremely grateful to everyone who contributed to the various stalls and to all helpers on the morning. Special thanks to Carry Scott for making the all important coffee. Next year’s coffee morning will be held earlier than usual on 14th February 2009.

Parish Walk

The walk took place on 10th August starting at the Kirk and following the route by Oxnam Row, Oxnam Sawmill, Birkenside, Oxnam Neuk and back to the Church.

Around twenty people (including children) took part and the sum of £270 was raised. The rain towards the end of the walk did nothing to dampen the spirits of the walkers and a good time was had by all. Many thanks to Anna and Rob for organising the event.

Great North Run

Kenny Taylor ran the Great North Run half marathon in October.
Kenny kindly offered to raise funds for the Kirk to help us reach our target for the new toilets. To date he has raised the sum of £635.

This is a tremendous achievement and we greatly appreciate his commitment and support of the Kirk and thank all who sponsored him.

Parish Supper

A large number of locals gathered together in the Village Hall recently at the Kirk’s Parish Supper, the first to take place for a number of years. Chairperson for the evening was Colin Hogg from Mounthooly who entertained the crowd with his good humour.

Grace was given by Lisa-Jane Rankin, our interim moderator then the ladies of the Kirk served a most enjoyable supper which was finished with coffee and Hugh’s delicious tablet.

The musical entertainment was provided by fiddler Carly Blain, Kelso, folk group Carlin Jig and singer Jackie McGaughin. We would like to thank all these artists who gave their time and provided the entertainment free of charge.

The approximate sum raised, which included a raffle on the night, is £800.
We wish to express our gratitude and thanks for all the support given by everyone concerned.



Fiona Geddes

Kirk Treasurer

Oxnam Kirk Charity Walk 2007.

On 22 July 2007 the bad weather unfortunately meant the chairty walk was near cancelled. Still five people turned up for the walk, a different route was taken to keep on the roads and incorporated a guided tour of Ann Shiel's garden at Renniston. Soup and rolls were provided by Liz Robson on the groups return to Oxnam. Well done Moria Land who turned up later on in the day and actually walked the original route. 

Considering the low turn out of walkers the sum of £178 was raised and will be split between Henry Douglas' Spinal Bed Appeal Fund and a Women's Aids Charity in Africa. 

Thank you to everyone who donated. 

Oxnam Kirk Charity walk 2008

The walk took place on 10th August, starting at the Kirk, & following a route by Oxnam Row, Oxnam sawmill, Birkenside, Oxnam Neuk & back to the church.            About 20 people [including children] took part & the sum of £270 was raised. The rain towards the end of the walk did nothing to dampen the spirits of the walkers & a good time was had by all.  Many Thanks to Anna & Rob for organising the event.

Coffee Morning. 2008.

The annual coffee morning was held in March &, as ever, proved to be a good start to the year's fund raising, bringing in £780 for Church funds. We are extremely grateful to everyone who contributed to the various stalls, & to all the helpers on the morning.. Special thanks to Carry Scott for making the all important coffee. Next year's coffee morning will be held on 14th February 2009.