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Based on John Cox's O Come O Come Emmanuel. All are welcome to attend. Meetings will take place on Fridays at 2pm in: 27th November - St James' Parish Rooms…

Eucharist with hymns will take place at 8.30am, followed by breakfast in the Parish Rooms. The Act of Remembrance will take place in the Dollar Memorial Garden, from 10.45am.

The final totals for the collections for our 2025/26 charities (The MS Society Scotland and WaterAid), along with details of our 2026/27 charities (Social Bite and the Kgosi Neighbourhood Project)…

Following consultation with the congregations of St James and St Paul’s [Kinross], both Vestries have agreed to change the time of Sunday Worship from the end of September 2026. This…

Recordings of the sermons delivered by the Revd Carl Melville at our 09.30am Sunday Services can now be found on our Facebook account.

All are welcome to come and enjoy our Harvest flowers from Sunday 4th October - 11th October. The Church is open 10am to 4pm Monday to Saturday and on Sunday…

‘Harvest Prayers from Ireland’, led by Carol Caren. Meeting starts at 2pm. All welcome.

The joint service was a very successful and happy event, well attended and enjoyed by both congregations. It proved an ideal opportunity for East Hillfoots Church members to meet our…

Some of the beautiful flowers currently adorning St James. They were provided by the Family of Diana Pullan for the service of celebration and thanksgiving for her life held in…

We are pleased to report that on Thursday 6th August there was a formal service, presided over by Bishop Ian Paton, to licence the Revd. Carl Melville as the Priest-In-Charge…

The Patronal Festival was a well-attended and enjoyable event.

Elaine presided at the 8.30am and 10.30am services on Sunday 12th July, taking breakfast and coffee respectively with members of the congregation. Elaine was our Interim Pastor from September 2024…

For photos of this well-attended event, at which visitors from Dollar, Kinross and further afield were able to see inside the Rectory before it becomes the private home of the…

A belated photo of a happy event in the Parish Rooms on Sunday 7th June. Patricia and Glen wanted very much to celebrate their anniversary at St James, for though…

The final total amount raised for the week was £3,600, of which the coffee morning contributed £1,800.

EHC Dollar are holding an open air picnic and informal service in the Burnside Hall Garden from 3.00 to 4.30pm - weather permitting. Rev Elaine Ryder will give an address.…

10am to 12pm in the Burnside Hall

The Kgosi Neighbourhood Foundation [KNF] is a well-established charity based in the Jappestown/ Belgravia area of Johannesburg, which runs an early education project for 4/5 year olds from very poor…

This year’s Lent Appeal is in support of Christian Aid’s work in Burkina Faso, one of the poorest and least well-known countries in north-west Africa. With local churches and other…

Donations of eggs most welcome - then come and try your luck at winning some back! 

Some of the behind the scenes work needed to keep our church in good repair – a cold, wet job unblocking downpipes! Many thanks to Mark Cresswell and Douglas Caren.

St James Parish Rooms - Thursday lunchtimes from 26th February (please note change of date) Powered By EmbedPress / East Hillfoots Parish Church - Thursday evenings from 26th February Powered…

The Annual World Day of Prayer Service will be held in Tillicoultry Parish Church Hall on Friday 6 March at 2.30pm.

This year's Lent Appeal is in support of Christian Aid’s work in Burkina Faso, one of the poorest and least well-known countries in north-west Africa. With local churches and other…

Thank you to our Bishop, Ian Paton, who visited St James on Sunday 8th February, presiding at both services and spending time with church members.

Don was faithful and long-standing member of St James. His funeral will be held in the Church on Wednesday 18th February at 11.30am. All welcome.

On Sunday 8th February we are pleased to welcome Bishop Ian to both the 8.30 and 10.30am services and refreshments following both.

Our next meeting  will be on Friday 30th January at 2.00pm in the Parish Rooms. The topic will be St Bridget, whose day is celebrated on 1st February. All most welcome 

Roof repairs and a full rewire of the Rectory are finally completed! (click on heading for details) Cleaning and decorating will begin soon. 

Unfortunately, the supper has had to be cancelled.

St Paul's Scottish Episcopal Church, Kinross - Sunday 25th January at 4pm. For details, click on heading. Powered By EmbedPress

Thank you to everyone who made a donation at our joyful Christingle Service. A total of £240 was raised to support disadvantaged children throughout Scotland.

Thank you to everyone who donated pants for the Buccama Clinic. Collecting has now ended. Powered By EmbedPress

All are welcome to our candle lit-service celebrating the story and meaning of Christmas in words and music. Mince pies and mulled wine to follow. 

'The Promise of Advent' study sessions have finished. If you would like to follow the readings used to explore Hope, Love, Joy and Peace, there are Bible references and brief notes…

A family friendly event that was open to all.

A joint meeting with members of the Parish Church to paint Christmas decorations. All welcome.

Member of St James are warmly invited to 4 study groups at Dollar Parish Church exploring the 'Promise of Advent' An Invitation to Advent Reflections 2025: Our theme this year…

St James will be providing tea, coffee and home baking at the Dollar Winter Festival at The Hive in Dollar. Volunteers to help on the day most welcome.

If you would like to donate a present for women and children spending Christmas in a refuge, please see here: Dollar Parish Church is collecting Christmas gifts for Women’s Aid…

Our Annual General Meeting took  place on Sunday 23rd November. A draft minute will be available in December.

Karin Grünewald has told us of the recent death of her husband Gottfried. Many will remember Gottfried, who was a well-loved Rector at St James from 1998 to 2005. Both…

We owe a debt of gratitude to Opus 8, the Fife-based a cappella group who entertained us so well last Friday night – and raised £400 for our Church Restoration…

A selection of the flower arrangements that decorated the church for our Harvest Festival this October. We are all very grateful to Jos and her team for all of their…

Thank you to everyone who so generously contributed food and cheques for The Gate Charity Foodbank. There was significantly more donated than at this time last year.

Dollar and District Churches Together Bring & Share Harvest Supper in the Burnside Hall, 6.30-9.00pm. Last year's event was a great success - don't miss this year's. ALL WELCOME

Quiet Day – a reflective quiet day, focused on stories of two parables. St James Parish Rooms, 10am to 3pm. Open to all. For more information, see the poster below:

Many of you will know Tan, Anne Clapham’s brother and a frequent visitor at St James in the past. Tan will be 70 in October, but had a lovely birthday…

DUNBLANE AREA COUNCIL QUIET DAY The Dunblane Area Council met at St James's today for a Labyrinth Quiet Day led by Revd Elaine Ryder. The day began with worship in…

There was a simple but heartfelt celebration of Barbara Cottis's 90th birthday in the St James's Parish Rooms after the service on Sunday 24th August.

It is almost time for us to choose our charities for the coming year. In preparation, Nomination Forms for both the Home and Away charities will be available at the…

We commemorated VJ Day yesterday in our prayers and in singing the poignant The Captives Hymn. It's humility and relevance today spoke to us all. The composer Margaret Dryburgh was…