Church Matters West Kilbride Parish Church Magazine Issue No. 43 February & March 2017

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1 Church Matters West Kilbride Parish Church Magazine Issue No. 43 February & March 2017 Boxing Day Rainbow Page 1

2 Contents Page 3 Minister s Letter 6 Church Register 7 Editorial 8 Session Snippets 9 Christmas Gifts 11 Blytheswood Shoeboxes 12 Scottish Bible Society 13 Monthly Prayer Diary February Monthly Prayer Diary March World Day of Prayer Fundraising Events 20 Knit for Peace 21 Tearfund 22 Change of Details 23 Diary Dates for February Diary Dates for March 2017 Minister: Rev. James McNay Tel: jmcnay@churchofscotland.org.uk Session Clerk: Miss Carol Fulton Church Office: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10:00am to 12:00am Tel: office@westkilbrideparishchurch.org.uk Web: Registered Scottish CharitySCO13464 Page 2

3 Year of Mission At the beginning of a New Year, we often make resolutions. Perhaps they are to lose weight or eat more healthily. Perhaps it is to give up alcohol or smoking or chocolate or to do more exercise or to read more. We often hear of people making resolutions - though sometimes they can be hard to keep going beyond January and often we fail! A New Year seems like a natural time to focus upon what is important and to regain focus. Over the past few months, the Kirk Session has been discussing making 2017 a 'Year of Mission' for West Kilbride Parish Church. You don't have to delve too deeply into our newspapers or on the news online to see that the Church of Scotland and the church in Scotland generally is struggling. I shared at a recent service that since the year 2000, the membership of the Church of Scotland has declined from 600,000 to around 330,000. That is a steep decline! Although in West Kilbride we are fairly vibrant at the moment, it is important that we don't rest on our laurels and stick our heads in the sand and presume that we will be ok. To this end, the Kirk Session has agreed to make 2017 a 'Year of Mission'. After the resurrection in Matthew 28, Jesus gives the disciples a commission often referred to as 'The Great Commission'. Jesus told the disciples to 'Go and make disciples'. This call to the first disciples remains our calling too. And so, throughout this year we are going to have a 'Year of Mission' to try to engage with Jesus' calling and in the face of the challenging circumstances in the church at this present time. This is not to say that this year will solve all our problems, but it may be a stepping stone in helping us to grasp the reality of the situation we find ourselves in. Page 3

4 So what is planned for this year? The first thing is prayer. We recognise that we cannot do this in our own strength, but we must look towards the Lord for his leading and guiding. Over this year, we will be holding a number of days of prayer to pray for the church and community. As it says in the Psalms: 'Unless the Lord builds the house, the labourers labour in vain.' We also encourage the congregation to pray for up to five people who are not part of the church and who are not Christians throughout the year, and a bookmark has been produced toward this end. Secondly, we plan to engage with all members of the congregation. We currently have over 430 on the church roll, but clearly not all of them are actively involved in the church. We will be inviting each member of the congregation to a coffee morning (the roll has been split up into 10 groups) to try to engage especially with those who don't come to church and to ask them why this might be, what things we could improve in the church and to try to encourage them in their faith journey. Please look out for your invite! Thirdly, we plan to make our services on a Sunday morning more gospel focussed. There is much value in studying God's Word in all its parts, but it is unlikely that we would invite a friend or neighbour to a service that we know is going to be focussed upon a difficult passage in Leviticus! To this end, our morning service will try to be more overtly evangelistic to encourage us to invite neighbours and friends to a service that might be appropriate for them. Fourthly, there will be a number of other things happening this year. The Mission and Discipleship Team is looking to organise some kind of 'Mission Week'; the Worship Team are hoping to have a couple of outreach services in the Village Hall, again we hope to run the ALPHA Course and encourage follow up groups. The Youth Team will continue the excellent work with Messy Church. Page 4

5 As I said above, what we do this year is not the be-all and end-all. But it may help us to take seriously what is happening in the church and to live out the calling that Jesus has given to each one of us. It isn't about making our church look good, it is all about glorifying God, and encouraging others into the Kingdom. Can I encourage you to pray? Please do pray for our own congregation, but please also pray for the church in our nation at this time that the Lord would revive His church - and all the glory would be His. And let us all be encouraged! After all, we believe in the God of the resurrection! Yours in Christ, James PS - Church Conference 2017! Our Church Conference this year will be 17th -19th February. Our speaker will be Dr. Stuart Weir, National Director of CARE. Stuart will be speaking about issues of justice on Friday and Saturday, and we will be having our usual Sunday Services. Please do put the dates in your diary! Page 5

6 Church Register The following people have sadly passed away recently. Please remember their families in your prayers. Mary Borland, Abbotsford Nursing Home (previously Orchard Street / Kilruskin Drive), died on 23rd November Joyce Adam, Nethermiln Road, died on 1st December Vivian Steadman, Glentane Cottage, died on 4th December Baptism We celebrated the baptism recently of: Rachel Mae Gourlay, daughter of Hazel and Barry Gourlay, Shaw Place, Dalry on 4th December Marriage Linda Hill, Heritage Park, to Paul Miller at the Waterside Hotel on 15th January, New Members Hazel Gourlay, Shaw Place, Dalry, by profession. Diane Craig, Sharlee Wynd, by resolution. Page 6

7 EDITORIAL Once again the Christmas tree is down and the decorations put away for eleven months. We are at the beginning of a new year and we do not know what lies ahead. I love the saying, "Yesterday is History, tomorrow is a Mystery, but today is a Gift and that is why we call it the Present!" We cannot change what God has planned for us, all we can do is make every day matter and live as God would want us to live. The Kirk Session has agreed that 2017 will be the Year of Mission for our church. I am excited at the opportunities that this will bring, and I hope that you are too. I no longer make New Year resolutions but, instead, I decide on goals that I would like to achieve. One of these is to pray, for the year, for five non-christian friends in West Kilbride. Will you do the same? As we know, prayer changes things!! You are all so wonderfully generous, as four of the articles inside will testify. You have generously given money for Tearfund through the little boxes, gifts to fill shoeboxes for the Blythswood Appeal, gifts for local needy children through the Christmas Gift Service and you have been knitting for refugees through Knit For Peace. Your donations for the Food Bank are also greatly needed and appreciated. Please keep up the good work! I am World Church Vice-Convener on the Mission Committee of Presbytery and, God willing, in April I will be going to Malawi with three other members of Presbytery. We will be visiting the churches in Malala Presbytery, with the aim of trying to encourage churches here to twin with churches there. St John's Church in Largs has twinned with one of the churches in Malala for a few years now and this has proved to be a blessing to both churches. I am hoping to take some small items, such as pencils, etc, with me that will be of use to the people out there and may also do a bit of fundraising for mosquito nets which can be bought in Malawi. Please pray for me and the others going with me. Deirdre Murray Page 7

8 Session Snippets The Kirk Session met on Monday 12 th December. The meeting started with opening devotions. The Bible reading was the story of The Three Wise Men taken from St Mathew s Gospel Ch 2. The main theme of the meeting was thoughts and plans for the forth coming year The Session agreed that we should have a theme of evangelism for the coming year with a particular emphasis on reaching young people in the village. Thus a Year of Mission with various events such as coffee mornings and also a general effort to publicise our mission. To this end it was considered that we should not be half hearted about this, but consider spending a significant amount of money on this aim. It was agreed to set a budget of up to five thousand pounds. Some of this money could be available from Presbytery. A not unrelated fact is that the Church Roll is falling and now stands at four hundred and thirty. The uncomfortable fact is that more members are leaving than new members joining in any given year. The knock on effect of this, and an ageing congregation with less disposable income than previously, is that regular offerings are diminishing. Although this is not critical at present, in the words of our finance convenor John Coy, after mandatory expenses there is not much left for anything unusual. Session did however agree in line with previous custom to have retiring offerings at Christmas and New Year for a foreign based charity and a more local charity. Thus it was agreed to collect for a refugee charity and Glasgow City Mission. Page 8

9 As part of a rolling plan of Stewardship it was agreed that this year the church should encourage members to give an appropriate part of their time to their church and its mission. There was a discussion particularly focusing on the Pastoral Team and how it can be made easier for them or anyone to ask about and discuss spiritual matters. It can take great skill to gain a person s confidence enabling someone to open up. However it can be of great value and benefit to both parties. The Session concluded its meeting with the saying of The Grace. Richard de Courcy Christmas Gifts I am so grateful for all the lovely gifts donated at our Christmas Gift Service. Last year we gave gifts to the two Syrian refugee families, nine children and three adults, who had been housed in Stevenston just the month before Christmas and they were very gratefully received. This year I contacted the liaison person for the families and told him that we would, once again, like to give gifts to the children. I was very surprised to be told that there are now 11 Syrian families, with 36 children, living in the Three Towns. Armed with a list of ages and sexes of the children, a small band of us chose gifts from the donations and wrapped them, ready to be uplifted and taken to the families. Page 9

10 I also wrote Christmas cards from "West Kilbride Parish Church Family" for each family. I was told that the families were overjoyed at the kindness of people from a Christian church giving them gifts and couldn't understand why we did it. Luckily, the man who does the liaison with the families is a Christian and he explained that we do it because we want to give to others to celebrate Christ's birth. Needless to say, the children did not know about waiting to open their gifts on Christmas Day and they were opened as soon as they got them - much to their great delight! Brian and I took the remaining five sacks of gifts to the Food Bank, where they were wrapping gifts for Santa to give to the children of families who use the Food Bank, at their Christmas party. They were preparing gifts for around 85 children and other churches had also donated gifts. Any surplice they had were going to Social Work to be given out by them. Thanks to your generosity many children, who may have had nothing, had gifts this Christmas. Bless you all. Deirdre Murray Page 10

11 Blythswood Shoeboxes The Sequel. I received a thank you letter from Fraser Hutchison the Blythswood co-ordinator for Southwest Scotland. He said that from this area 4,500 boxes were sent to Moldova and a further 1,900 to Romania. More than 10,000 was donated to help with the huge cost of transportation. (I was really delighted that 500 of this came from West Kilbride because I felt very strongly that this money was needed to help with this cost and had been provided specifically for this purpose.) The Rev. Neil Urquhart from Fullerton Church in Irvine blessed the shoeboxes and focussed on the anticipated joy that the recipients of the gifts would experience and the hope they would see Christ s hand in it all. Fraser finished by saying, Thank you specifically for providing a total of 160 filled shoeboxes and 500. Please forward grateful thanks to all involved at West Kilbride for making this year s Appeal so successful. Press Release A ten year old boy with special needs, living in a remote village in central Romania, has become the two-millionth person to receive a gift box from Blythswood Care s annual Shoebox Appeal. The youngest in a family of nine children, Ionut has Down s syndrome requiring his mother to accompany him to school. As his father is unable to secure permanent employment in their area, the family depends on social security payments from the Romanian government, which remain very low. Page 11

12 The first Blythswood Care Shoebox Appeal took place in 1993 resulting in 300 boxes being delivered to Romania and Albania. This year the Highland-based charity has sent 121,474 boxes to eight countries in Europe and to Pakistan. Helen Ferguson Scottish Bible Society As the church s representative I thought you might be interested to hear of the projects the Scottish Bible Society will be supporting in HAITI Literacy and Bible provision for new readers. JORDAN Supporting refugees in Jordan both practically and spiritually. CAMBODIA Learning through listening project. MALAWI Family Scripture Engagement and Children s illustrated Bibles. (Last year the Scottish Bible Society began a 3 year commitment to Malawi. The General Secretary of the Bible Society of Malawi hopes to visit Scotland this year and hold meetings around the country to talk about what is happening in Malawi). PERU The Bread of Life project, supporting children at risk. Helen Ferguson Page 12

13 Monthly Prayer Diary February 2017 Wed 1st Thu 2nd Fri 3rd Sat 4th Sun 5th Mon 6th Tue 7th Wed 8th Thu 9th We give thanks for this new day, this new month, for the plans that God has in store for us, for all His plans are for good and not for harm We give thanks and pray for James our Minister, and for Anna, his wife, and their sons John and Alasdair We give thanks for the many young ones who take part in our youth organisations during the week and on Sundays. May the seeds of faith that are planted in their hearts continue to grow to help them with life choices Over recent months, the violence in South Sudan has continued to escalate with nearly two million having had to flee their homes and around 5 million people dependent on food aid. Please pray for all those affected and the international community, as they seek, long term sustainable solutions. (Tearfund) We give thanks for the young families who worship with us on Sundays. May they feel supported by our love and care as a Church Family We pray for the residents living in Aiknut Road and Ailsa View We give thanks for Mandy as she works alongside James. We pray for all we know who are unwell, receiving treatment, awaiting test results and we remember all who love and care for them Remember those who work in the press, broadcast & online media, news writers, columnists, editors and other roles. Ask God to help them to be discerning, thorough, and fair, especially when Page 13

14 working to tight deadlines and under pressure to adopt a certain viewpoint. (CARE) Fri 10th We pray for World Leaders, MPs, MPS and all who are in authority over us Sat 11th We remember our brothers and sisters in Christ who are being persecuted for their faith and for those who can only meet together in secret. Sun 12th We give grateful thanks for the freedom we enjoy to be able to gather together to worship today. We remember those who would love to be with us but because of frailty or illness are not able Mon 13th We pray for the residents living in Alton Street and Tue 14th Alton Way We pray for Carol, our Session Clerk, and our Elders as they meet for the Kirk Session tonight Wed 15th Please pray for the Ladies coffee morning and Bible Study, that staff and volunteers would continue to build trust with the girls and that the group would continue to learn from one another and build strong relationships, that they would go deeper with God in Bible Study. (Glasgow City Mission) Thu 16th Fri 17th Sat 18th We give thanks for all who work on the Teams and those who work quietly behind the scenes to aid the smooth running of our church We pray for all who will gather to attend our Church Conference this weekend. We give thanks for Stuart Weir, for his preparation and for all he will bring to share with us May we look to God to guide us in our Year of Mission. Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labour in vain. Ps 127 v 1 Sun 19th We pray for local congregations who are struggling with change and for Church leaders who need fresh encouragement. May they have a fresh vision of all they can be in You Page 14

15 Mon 20th We pray for the residents who live in Ardneil Ave & Ardrossan High Road Tue 21st We pray for all who are caught up in addiction - drugs, alcohol, gambling, pornography. Lord, please be their strength in times of weakness Wed 22nd The Tom Allen Centre in Glasgow is one of the busiest counselling services in Scotland. Please pray for the fabric of the building as it is old. Environmental surroundings play a part in counselling so it is essential that counsellors and clients can be physically comfortable. (Crossreach) Thu 23rd We pray for all who are grieving. We give thanks for the Holy Spirit, The Comforter and we pray that comfort will come even in the darkest times Fri 24th We give thanks for our GP Surgery, local hospitals, Hospices and Care Homes. We pray for staff who Sat 25th are working in stressful situations We pray for Henryk and all who work with The Joy Foundation in Poland and for volunteers and children who will attend the camps in the coming months Sun 26th We pray for the leaders of Junior Church, Treasure Seekers, Crèche and XL8. We give thanks for their commitment, may they be blessed & encouraged Mon 27th We pray for residents who live in Ardrossan Rd and Arranview Gardens Tue 28th Shrove Tuesday. We pray for all around the world who will go to bed hungry tonight Page 15

16 Monthly Prayer Diary - March 2017 Wed 1st Thu 2nd Fri 3rd Sat 4th Sun 5th Mon 6th Tue 7th Wed 8th Thu 9th Fri 10th Sat 11th On this first day of Lent, let us consider these words, And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6 v 9 We pray for missionaries, and especially remember Elifadhili, Jenny, Nora and Alfie Ayo with YWAM in Tanzania The World Day of Prayer. The theme this year is Am I being unfair to you? and it has been prepared by Christian women in The Philippines We pray for all whose lives have been affected by natural disasters. We give thanks for Rescue Workers and Aid Agencies We pray for all who attend the Headrigg Gardens services held on the first Sunday of each month. We give thanks for the fellowship and the opportunity to meet together around Gods Word We pray for the residents who live in Arthur Court & Arthur Street We give thanks for the fellowship enjoyed in the Guild meetings and pray for all who served The Guild in the past but are now unable to attend We pray for all who are unwell and for all with long term sickness or chronic pain. We pray for all in our church Family whose lives are changing because of ill health We pray for James, Anna, John and Alasdair. We pray for the many aspects of James Ministry We pray for the GP Surgery, local hospitals, hospices and Care Homes We pray for all who are sad, depressed or lonely within our community Sun 12th As we meet in peace & in comfort, we remember all who are gathering to worship in Syria, Iraq, Page 16

17 Afghanistan, N Korea, Yemen, China, Indonesia, India, & parts of Africa where there is great fear but also great faith Mon 13th We pray for the residents who live in Avondale Road & Barony Glebe Tue 14th We pray for Rendezvous and give thanks for the ladies who serve there and the drivers who make it possible for people to attend Wed 15th Some foreign Christians serve in N Korea so pray please for those involved in aid and development work. Remember Christian Radio broadcasts, and pray in particular for N Korean believers who are in jail today. Pray for faithfulness to the Lord among them (Asialink) Thu 16th Fri 17th Sat 18th We pray for Mandy & her family, and her work with the CEDAR Project We pray for all in our community with Mental Health needs. May help always be available in times of need Pray for the Bible Society in Mali as it translates the New Testament in the KONABERE language. Approx 90,000 people speak KONABERE and they have never had The Bible in their own language. Pray for wisdom and protection for the translation team. (The Scottish Bible Society) Sun 19th We pray for St Brides and for local congregations. Mon 20th We pray for residents who live in Bellard Road & Bellard Walk Tue 21st We give thanks for all who work in our local schools in the offices, assist in the classrooms, cook in the kitchens, supervise in the playgrounds, those who clean and those who take care of the buildings, Headteachers and teachers. Please help staff and pupils to work together in a way that pleases You and brings honour to our schools. (SU Scotland) Wed 22nd We pray for Carol, our Session Clerk, our Elders and Team members Page 17

18 Thu 23rd We pray for all who are bereaved and give thanks that You see every tear and You care more than we can ever imagine Fri 24th We pray for all who are struggling with debt or the Sat 25th fear of unemployment We pray for family life, that couples may love and value one another. Wisdom for parents bringing up young children and teenagers. For broken relationships. For work life balance. For those who live alone Sun 26th Mothering Sunday. We pray for homes where there is great joy today and also for homes where this day brings pain and sadness Mon 27th We pray for the residents living in Blackshaw Drive and Bowfield Road Tue 28th We pray for our witness among our family, our neighbours, friends, and work colleagues. May we be channels of peace and bringers of hope Wed 29th We pray for all who are in authority over us. We pray especially for the Prime Minister and First Minister, MPs and MSPs. May they serve with godly wisdom and integrity Thu 30th Fri 31st We pray for all who are caught up in modern day slavery and pray for the rescue and restoration of victims of Human Trafficking. We give thanks for the beauty of Creation and give thanks for the beauty we can see all around us as winter turns to spring Page 18

19 World Day of Prayer 2017 The West Kilbride service for the World Day of Prayer will be held in the Parish Church on Friday 3 rd March at 2pm. The Order of Service has been written by Christian women of The Philippines. This year the focus is on Matthew 20 v 1 16, the parable of the labourers in the vineyard and asks the question, Am I being unfair to You? Women, men and children in more than 170 countries and regions will celebrate World Day of Prayer. Services begin in the Pacific and follow the sun across the globe. Please join with us to sing, pray, learn about and support victims of poverty, violence and injustice in The Philippines. Afterwards we hope you will join us for a cup of tea or coffee. Fundraising Events Laura Alexander and I are organising 2 fundraising events, one in February and one in March. The first in February is a "Swishing" evening ( clothes swop) a great idea to declutter your wardrobe and benefit others, (more details of how it works nearer the time!). It will be in aid of the Ayrshire Hospice and will take place at South Banks House, Portencross on the evening of Friday the 17th of February from Supper is included in the price of 10 but bring your own drinks. Tickets available from Audrey and Laura (limited numbers). Telephone or for details. The second is the very popular Spring coffee morning at South Banks House in aid of Portencross Castle on Saturday the 18th of March from 10.30am-1.00pm. A great way to spend the morning catching up with old friends and enjoying home baking, real coffee and warming open fires. Audrey Kolon Page 19

20 KNIT FOR PEACE Dear West Kilbride Parish Church, I am delighted to say that we have received your wonderful knitted donations. We look forward to delivering the knitted items, as they will undoubtedly make a big difference to those in need. Thank you for your support, we truly appreciate it. Your donations have a great impact on the communities where they are sent, not only do they provide much needed warmth, but the recipients are always so touched by the time and effort that you put into making these items. Thank you once again for your support. We couldn't do our work without the generosity of knitters like you. For the latest information from Knit for Peace, remember to sign up to our e-newsletter and follow us on Twitter! You can also support our projects through the Good Gifts Catalogue by following the link at the bottom of this . Warm wishes from the whole team Barbara Correias I am most grateful to Laura and Donald Mackay for taking over the work of looking after the church garden. I am sure they will do it well, although there is more work involved than appears to be the case at the moment. I do appreciate very much their kind offer. Thank you both. I also wish to express my grateful thanks to Alison Coy, aided by her husband John, for being willing to take on the work of Tearfund. I do hope you will all support her as much as you have done when I looked after it, aided by Crawford who counted the coins for me. All of you who collected in the small boxes have helped many people over the years. Thank you so much. Audrey Brown. Page 20

21 TEARFUND In response to my letter with a cheque for 300 from our donations, Lynne Paterson wrote back: Right now, your gift of 300 is helping to change lives all around the world. Your generosity is helping to bring hoe to people whose lives have been affected by hunger and poverty. Without you, none of this work would be possible so, thank you. Husein lives in Chiras, Afghanistan with his wife and eight children. After spending years as refugees in Pakistan, when they returned to Chiras, life was exceedingly hard. We had to start all over again, Husein, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, explains. we could hardly provide the daily needs for our families Husein became too old and weak to climb the mountains for wood and without an alternative livelihood, their situation seemed hopeless. Thanks to the support and prayers of people like you, Tearfund partner, Serve Afghanistan, was able to help. They gave one goat to each of the 50 poorest families in the village, along with training in animal care and using goat s milk. A year later, Husein s goat gave birth to two baby goas. One was given back to the project, while Husein kept the other. My goat then gave birth again, says Husein proudly. Page 21

22 Today, he has 11 goats and one billy goat to hire out for breeding. Importantly, Husein and the villagers know that, although initially supported by Serve Afghanistan, they have worked through the problems of poverty thenselves, and they are now leading the programme. Praise God for this wonderful story of hope and transformation, and thank you for your support. Yours in Christ Lynne Paterson. As you have read, because of our donations, we can help to support people like Husein and others. Please keep filling those little boxes. Thank you! Alison Coy CHANGE OF DETAILS To all West Kilbride Parish Church members - If your contact details (your address, phone number, address etc) have changed recently during 2016 and didn't let the office know, can you please take and complete a 'Change of Details' form from the back of the church, and return it to the Church Office, West Kilbride Parish Church, Main Street, KA23 9AW. This will help us to keep our Church Roll Record up to date. Thank you. Page 22

23 Diary Dates for February Feb 7:00 PM 'Wednesday Fellowship' Prayer Room 5 Feb 10:30 AM Family Service 7 Feb 9:00 AM Women Who Pray Prayer Room 7 Feb 10:00 AM Rendezvous Lower Hall 8 Feb 7:00 PM 'Wednesday Fellowship' Prayer Room 12 Feb 10:30 AM Morning Service and Junior Church 12 Feb 7:30 PM Evening Service 14 Feb 9:00 AM Women Who Pray Prayer Room 14 Feb 10:00 AM Rendezvous Lower Hall 14 Feb 2:30 PM Guild Meeting in the Small Hall 'Sing along with Marjory Vernal' Special collection for Erskine Hospital 14 Feb 7:30 PM Kirk Session Meeting Sanctuary 15 Feb 7:00 PM 'Wednesday Fellowship' Prayer Room 17 Feb 7:30 PM Church Conference Sanctuary 18 Feb 10:30 AM Church Conference Sanctuary 19 Feb 10:30 AM Morning Service / Church Conference and Junior Church 19 Feb 12:00 noon Church Choir Practice 19 Feb 7:30 PM Evening Service / Church Conference 21 Feb 9:00 AM Women Who Pray Prayer Room 21 Feb 10:00 AM Rendezvous Lower Hall 22 Feb 7:00 PM 'Wednesday Fellowship' Prayer Room 26 Feb 10:30 AM Morning Service and Junior Church 26 Feb 7:30 PM Evening Service 28 Feb 9:00 AM Women Who Pray Prayer Room 28 Feb 10:00 AM Rendezvous Lower Hall 28 Feb 2:30 PM Guild Meeting in the Small Hall Dr Richard de Courcy 'New cancer treatments, new hope' House Groups Currently two house groups usually meet fortnightly on Wednesday evenings. For dates and times of meetings, please speak to either Helen Ferguson or Margaret Morrow. Page 23

24 Diary Dates for March Mar 7:00 PM 'Wednesday Fellowship' Prayer Room 3 Mar 2:00 PM The World Day of Prayer' Sanctuary 5 Mar 10:30 AM Morning Service with Communion and Junior Church 5 Mar 12:00 AM Stewardship Lunch 5 Mar 2:00 PM Afternoon Service with Communion Headrigg Gardens 7 Mar 9:00 AM Women Who Pray Prayer Room 7 Mar 10:00 AM Rendezvous Lower Hall 8 Mar 7:00 PM 'Wednesday Fellowship' Prayer Room 12 Mar 10:30 AM Morning Service and Junior Church 12 Mar 7:30 PM Evening Service 14 Mar 9:00 AM Women Who Pray Prayer Room 14 Mar 10:00 AM Rendezvous Lower Hall 14 Mar 2:30 PM Guild Meeting in the Small Hall Closing Social Singing for fun group 15 Mar 7:00 PM 'Wednesday Fellowship' Prayer Room 19 Mar 10:30 AM Morning Service and Junior Church 19 Mar 12:00 noon Church Choir Practice 19 Mar 7:30 PM Evening Service 21 Mar 9:00 AM Women Who Pray Prayer Room 21 Mar 10:00 AM Rendezvous Lower Hall 22 Mar 7:00 PM 'Wednesday Fellowship' Prayer Room 25 Mar 4:00 PM Messy Church WKPC 26 Mar 10:30 AM Morning Service and Junior Church Followed by Church Annual Meeting 26 Mar 7:30 PM Evening Service 28 Mar 9:00 AM Women Who Pray Prayer Room 28 Mar 10:00 AM Rendezvous Lower Hall 28 Mar TBC Guild Meeting Ladies who lunch 28 Mar 7:00 PM Team Leaders Meeting Entrance Foyer 29 Mar 7:00 PM 'Wednesday Fellowship' Prayer Room House Groups Currently two house groups usually meet fortnightly on Wednesday evenings. For dates and times of meetings, please speak to either Helen Ferguson or Margaret Morrow. Page 24