Welcome to our Virtual Christmas Fair!

Here you will find the various items that are available listed with images, descriptions and cost. We have let you know how many of each item is available and this will be updated daily as orders are received.

Ordering

Please contact Fiona Firth with your orders using the email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Payment can be made on pick up either by cash, cheque (payable to Ferryhill Parish Church), or with card payment.

Picking Up

Purchases can be picked up from the church on Wednesday 2 & 9 December, between 1-3 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. or by arrangement.

A massive thank you to all the amazingly creative folks who have contributed to our Virtual Christmas Fair.

Please click on for the full and extensive list of items available.

While the Coffee Shop at the church has been closed over most of this year as a result of the pandemic, we are planning to open during December for take outs. If you fancy a bacon/egg roll, or a nice cup of coffee or tea to go, we’ll be happy to fulfil those orders.

We plan to be open on Saturday 5, 12 and 19 December between 9:30 a.m. and 12 noon. You can phone in your order on 01224 213093 the day before (Friday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.) or Saturday (between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.).

Note that we will also be open for take out coffee, tea, mincemeat pies, and shortbread on Wednesday 23 December between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. You can phone in your order on Tuesday 22 December between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. or that Wednesday between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

We look forward to serving you in December!

Fancy a wee festive challenge and online get-together? Join us on Friday 4 December at 7 p.m. for a quiz night with an Advent and Christmas theme.

We'll be meeting via Zoom and you are welcome to join yourself or as a group.

The direct link for the Zoom Quiz Night is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85642751061?pwd=T0YyejFYeDFweGV2ZFUxZHpTZWhiZz09

Or you can join manually from the Zoom programme using the following information:

Meeting ID: 856 4275 1061
Passcode: 869621

Please bring your own drinks and snacks, some sheets of paper and pens/pencils.

If you would like to participate in the virtual choir that is preparing a number of Christmas songs and carols, please check this post on Peter's Blog for lots more information.

Last year over 10,000 gifts were distributed to children and young people in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire through the Giving Tree to families unable to buy Christmas presents for their children. Due to the devastating effect of Covid-19 it is anticipated that this year there will be a greater need in the area.

Ferryhill Parish Church is supporting the 30th annual Giving Tree present appeal and gift tags will be available for selection on Wednesdays when the Church is open for Instant Neighbour food donations between 1-2pm and 7-8pm. Gifts should be purchased and then returned to the church on any Wednesday during the above times before Friday 4 December.

Further information can be found at http://www.instantneighbour.co.uk/giving-tree-appeal including gift suggestions. Gifts should not be wrapped but can be placed in a gift bag. All gifts must be new and have their gift tag securely attached so that the age and gender or specific child they are for is clearly identifiable.

Let’s bring the joy of Christmas into these strange times!

We have a new service available whereby you can listen over the phone to the weekly bible reading and message, along with a reflection when available on that theme. This is ideal for those who cannot access the online service over the internet.

The phone number to use is 01224 002502. This local number means costs will be minimal or free for those calling. This allows access both to the current week's reading and sermon, and to the previous week's by pressing "1" when asked.

Please do pass this information on to family, friends or neighbours who you think might appreciate listening to these parts of the Sunday service. Note that it is available at any time with the audio updated each weekend.

What a fantastic response from so many of you! Thank you for your generosity to our Riverside Churches Harvest 1,000 Can Appeal. We have now had more than 2,000 cans and jars donated as part of this appeal throughout October. These donations are greatly appreciated by Instant Neighbour's Foodbank and will make a real different to people over the months to come. £125 of financial donation has been spent on more cans, and there is a remaining £250 that has also been donated to assist Instant Neighbour.

Thanks again everyone who participated!

Note that we will continue to have the church open on Wednesdays at Ferryhill Parish Church (1-2 p.m. and 7-8 p.m.) ongoing into the winter for continuing donations to the foodbank.

Peter gives a guided tour of the church to show the changes that have been made and precautions that have been taken to enable people to gather for worship at Ferryhill Kirk.

Due to the ever rising number of cases being recorded in Scotland and our concerns to ensure we keep each other safe, we are not going to continue our plans at the moment for fortnightly services at 10 a.m. The team has put in a wonderful effort to make sure that all the precautions we needed were in place but we are anxious to see the numbers of daily cases trending back downwards before we re-open the church building for gathered worship. This is very disappointing, we know. We will continue to monitor this with the hope that we can provide gathered worship soon.

In the meantime, remember that we have now supplemented the existing online worship with a phone in service and we have started to produce weekly worship leaflets particularly for those unable to participate in these other ways.