Glencoe St. Mundas Parish Church Service:11.00 am  Minister: Rev Alison Burnside    Tel: 01855 811 998 Auxiliary Minister: Rev David M. Anderson  St Munda built his Church early in the 7th Century on the island in Loch Leven that still bears his name, the burial island of the Macdonalds, Camerons and Stewarts. The last service was held there in 1653. The present Church, situated in Ballachulish, was opened as the Parish Church of Glencoe in 1890. During the summer months coffee and biscuits are served at the close of worship. Glencoe helps orphanage in Tanzania A very successful coffee morning and sale was held in Ballachulish hall on Saturday 23rd February. Over £1830 was raised for the orphanage and street kids’ centre in Arusha, Tanzania. This was very much a community effort by the people of Duror, Glencoe & Ballachulish. All the churches in the area were involved and thanks go to all who manned the various stalls; served the tea & coffee; the individuals and companies who donated prizes and items for sale, and to those who came along and supported this deserving cause.  One of the organisers, Bill Strachan, a member of St Munda’s, said there was a great atmosphere in the hall. Everyone wanted to do something to make the morning a success – there was a great community spirit!  Bill recently visited the orphanage and can assure everyone that the money will be put to good use. 48 boxes of various items ranging from toothpaste to trainers were sent to Arusha, Tanzania recently. The items were collected as part of a community project to help the children in this large African town. St Munda’s Church in Ballachulish/Glencoe & Duror Church collected items during their Harvest Thanksgiving celebrations. It was very much a community event as the local primary schools also held collections. The photo is one of the children at the orphanage enjoying some of the goodies we sent to them recently. Thanks to the generosity of local people, the boxes were air freighted out to Tanzania. Bill Strachan, a St Munda member, is returning to Arusha in January and will give us an update on his return. Christian Aid The sum of £1,032.69 was collected from the Ballachulish and Glencoe area this year. Well done. The money has been sent to the organisation's Plant a Future campaign.   The photo on the right is of the church display during the Harvest Thanksgiving appeal which this year requested items for the Arusha orphanage in Tanzania. New Kitchen Update Almost £20,000 has been raised so far. Contractors have been appointed and we await the issue of a building warrant to enable work to start - hopefully within the next month or two. Lynn Brown, a Sunday teacher at St Munda’s, recently climbed the Pap of Coe.  Although she runs the holiday complex at Invercoe with her husband Iain just beneath the Pap, she had never climbed the hill before.  She was sponsored to do the climb to raise funds for our new kitchen appeal.  Here is a photo of Lynn on the summit. She was accompanied by myself and her sister-in-law, Pat.  A great day out & a great achievement.  Well done Lynn! Lynn is the one in the hat.   In the other photo is Shirley, Bill, Leanne & Michelle, not forgetting Bodge the dog! The photo is the group which accompanied Shirley on her sponsored pap climb. Shirley, along with Lynn who climbed the Pap earlier in the summer, raised over £800 for the new kitchen appeal fund.