Gargunnock, Kilmadock & Kincardine-in-Menteith

Gargunnock Parish Church of Scotland Scottish Charity No SC012154 Kilmadock Parish Church of Scotland Scottish Chariity No SC012031 Kincardine-in-Menteith Parish Church of Scotland Scottish Charity No SC000802

Congratulations ! You've found us, and can learn more about our Christian congregations: what it is we do and why, and how you can get involved. I am Val Rose and I'm the Interim Moderator during the vacancy. If you need the Church - I'm your first point of contact for funeral care, arranging weddings and baptism or for more information. Get in touch by telephone on 01259 722958 or email me by using the 'CONTACTS' page - using the button above. Interim Moderators act in place of a parish minister, For more info about weddings funerals or baptisms, use the drop down list by clicking 'WORSHIP'.

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Normally you can join
us
for worship
on a Sunday
at 10.30am.

On Sunday
2nd February

The Service will be
at 10.30am and will
be conducted by

IAN ROY

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Isolation is a real
danger to health and
well being which our congregation
is combatting.
If you want some
company, conversation
and a cuppa then
ELEVENSES
is just the thing....

RE-STARTS on
Tuesday 4th Feb
10.30 - 12.00
at 43A Balkerach St,
Doune

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Blairdrummond Blethers
takes place
on Monday 24th February
at the Community Centre at 12 Noon

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The next 3F group meeting is on
TUESDAY
28th January
2020 in Kilmadock Parish Church
when
Fiona Dalziel will
speak on
Women's Wellbeing
and various
therapies

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Kilmadock Parish covers the communities of Doune &
Deanston.

These two communities linked by the Bridge over the River Teith have history... ...but they also have a future!

Both Doune and Deanston are old, ancient and proud communities, with their distint personalities on either side of the river Teith, and it was on the banks of this river that an early Christian settlement was established, probably round about the time of St Columba in the 6th Century.

But even today the villages are gowing, with new homes and new residents being welcomed.

Deanston was renowned as a mill town, with a very large water wheel to power the cloth making industry, which was later replaced with it's own hydro electric generating station that still functions feedin into the National Grid. At one time Deanston's population was well over 1000, all housed in one street (Teith Road) which was built for the workers by the mill owners, who paid them in 'trough money' - which could only be spent in the shop which was also owned by the mill-owner !
The mill buildings were transformed and now house Deanston whisky distillery, which has its own cafe and visitor centre.

Deanston grew in the 1950s and 1980s when homes were built, and has recently enlarged once again with new houses and a large recreation field, which will be appreciated by all, especially the pupils of Deanston's own Primary School

DDoune village was once famous for its pistol-making industry, but is now more famous for being featured in films including Monty Python & the Holy Grail. (we hold a Monty Python Day annually !)

There are three Christian congregations in Doune. A Scottish Episcopal
congregation at St Modoc's church, a Roman Catholic chapel named after St Fillan and our Church of Scotland congregation. The latter used to occupy the church building with the clock tower at the centre of the village, but moved into more compact worship space nearly ten years ago at 43 Balkerach Street.

Doune has its own Primary school, football team, retail outlets, (including wedding dress shop, jeweller & ladies fashion outlet) Community centre, several hotels, heritage centre, Gala Day, youth organisations, bowling green and nature walks as well as the historic Castle. Motor enthusiasts will remember the Doune Hill-climb course and motor museum, which is now an antiques centre.