News & Events

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Service of Linkage with East Fife Rural

On Sunday 1st March, we celebrated a very important service of Linkage between Ceres Kemback and Springfield with East Fife Rural. We had Rev Eileen Miller with us to preach on the gospel about the first Disciples leaving the comfort of their boat to follow Jesus.

Presbytery Clerk Rev Alec Shuttleworth and Presbytery Moderator Rev Brian Porteous were there to formally unite the parishes of East Fife Rural (Kingsbarns, Carnbee, Kilrenny and Largoward) and formally link us with them, alongside many other members of Fife Presbytery.

Additionally, we saw the formal induction of Rev Jane Barron as Minister of this new charge, with the support of Rev Michael Allardyce and Rev Ian Wotherspoon.

It was a very busy service, we had run out of seats for everyone to sit on! We are incredibly grateful and proud of having the congregations of East Fife Rural and our own churches gather together for a momentous occasion in our journey of faith. Thank you to everyone who came along.

Talking Faith Group - Lent

During the 40 days of Lent, the Talking Faith Group will be meeting at Springfield Church every Thursday, from 2:30pm - 4pm to discuss faith and the Bible during these crucial days of Jesus' life. We would encourage anyone who is interested to come along and let their voice be heard! The first session will be on 19th February.

The following dates are: 12th March, 19th March, 26th March, 2nd April.

Monthly News Round Up

The March 2026 Newsletter can be read here.

The letter from our minister for January 2026, regarding the future of Ceres Church, can be read here.

News from across CKS and East Fife Rural throughout March 2026 can be read here.

A Letter from Poppy Scotland

We would like to share a message from Poppy Scotland, who our retiring collection was in offer to back in November! Thank you to everyone who provided for them, and we hope they continue their great work!

Cupar foodbank urgent shopping list - March 2026

Biscuits
Coffee
Custard/Rice Pudding
Men's Deodorant (They already have plenty of women's hygiene products)
Fruit Juice/Diluting Juice
Jam/Marmalade
Macaroni Cheese
Nappies (Sizes 5 and 6) (They already have plenty of sizes 1-4)
Pasta/Curry Sauces (They already have plenty of dried pasta)
Spaghetti & Sausages
Tinned Spag Bols/Ravioli
Tinned Tomatoes
Toilet Roll
Milk (UHT)
Washing-up Liquid
Other Cleaning Products

Kemback Hall Update

A message from Lesley Howat Kemback Hall,

Hi everyone,

Here are a few new dates for your diaries.

Scottish Country Dancing

Dancing classes have restarted in the hall, on alternate Thursdays. We are missing next week so the next one will be on Thursday, 5th March from 6.00pm-7.30pm. All welcome.

Metafit with Mike Holdham

Metafit classes run on Monday evenings and Wednesday evenings from 6.00pm-6.30pm. Contact Mike on 07929 780782 for more information.

Pilates and Chair Exercise classes with Catherine Brown

Tuesday evening pilates and Friday afternoon chair exercise classes have sadly now finished, but if anyone would like to run something similar, or has ideas for other classes/meetings, please let us know.

Everyone is always welcome at any of the events, so hope to see you soon.

As always, the hall is available for private hires so please get in touch if you would like to use it for a party or function.

Lesley Howat

Chair, Kemback Hall

(07821 495865)

Thank you to all who came to Wake Up!

On November 30th 2025, we held a wonderful concert in Ceres Church to raise funds for ICCTPR, a charity aiming to provide training to support children suffering from trauma, especially in the Middle East and Palestine. Ian Barron, who established the charity back in 2009, appeared in a pre-recorded video to talk about his work and how it helps the struggling children of Palestine. We went on a journey of introspection through the music played by renowned cellist Joanna Stark, experienced the joys of Christmas with a sing-along with the Connections Community Choir, felt the joy of bringing good news with a performance by Cupalele, and even had a surprise visit from Roxie the pony!

We are incredibly glad to confirm that we have raised over £3,000 for ICCTPR to provide training to support the children of Palestine through the disassociation they experience as a consequence of the genocide in their land. If you would still like to contribute, they are open to donations digitally. Details are below:

Account Name: Ceres Kemback & Springfield Church
Sort Code: 87-68-60
Account Number: 82409768
Please include the reference "Charity" when making these donations. Thank you!

Ian Barron has also come forward with information on what this money will be going towards - you will find this information in the poster below:

The Annual Stated Meeting of Ceres Kemback & Springfield Church was held on Sunday 30th March 2025 at Springfield Community Church.
The Minutes of the Meeting may be read here. The 2024 approved Annual Accounts are available here.