This blog complements our main website and will provide a bit more detail on some of the events taking place in and around our church.
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Morning Worship on Sunday 11th June
Please join us at Cumbernauld Old for morning worship on Sunday 11th June. Our service will take place in the Parish Church at 11am and will be led by the Reverend Fiona Crawford. Everyone welcome.
Sunday’s service will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page for those who are unable to be with us in person.
Coffee Jar collection
If you have been collecting small change in coffee / jam jars or similar, please put your donations into a small plastic bag and bring it along to church on Sunday. The Kirk Session has decided that our chosen charity this year will be SiMBA, the Simpson’s Memory Box Appeal for those who have experienced the loss of a baby around the time of birth.
Elders’ Conference
A joint conference of elders from Cumbernauld Old, and Kildrum St Mungo’s will be held in St Mungo’s Church from 2-5pm on Sunday 11th June. This will be an opportunity for us to get to know one another better and to discuss how we can grow and develop together. The current Moderator of the Presbytery of Glasgow and Depute Clerk, Rev. Hilary McDougall, will be attending the meeting.
Village Food Bank
Our Village Food bank has reopened and is open every Thursday from 10.30 – 12.30 in the church.
Shh! – Silent Auction approaching
Now that the manse at Cumbernauld Old is once again available for use, the Fund Raising group feel that here is an opportunity not to be missed: let’s make use of all those lovely empty rooms!! Accordingly, we plan to sneak in a wee fund-raiser before the holiday season gets fully underway and hold a Silent Auction.
It will take place on Thursday 6th July at 7.30 in the manse. Tickets will cost £5 and that includes refreshments. Now we need stuff to auction!! If you have jewellery you don’t wear, toiletries you don’t use, wine you don’t like, chocolates that you daren’t open, anything that someone would bid for, please hand it in at church or contact Elizabeth (01236) 726451.
Also, if you have any ideas or suggestions of other events that the manse could be used for in the meantime, again, contact Elizabeth. Ideas would be greatly appreciated
Church Newsletter – May 2023
The latest edition of the quarterly magazine of Cumbernauld Old Parish Church is now available online.
In her minister’s letter, Fiona reminds us of the Five Marks of Mission and reflects how they are not just about telling people about Jesus but also living as Jesus’ disciples – removing barriers, filling in the trenches that divide, erasing lines and borders rather than drawing them.
The magazine also takes a look back at our Coronation lunch, news from our Mission in Action, Fairtrade, Craft and Fundraising groups, some good news about our Foodbank restarting, and there’s news from our Mission Partners in South Africa. All that and much more!
Feel free to download your copy from the link below and read at your leisure. Enjoy!
Coffee jar / Jam jar collection
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Cumbernauld Churches Together
The Cumbernauld Churches Together group is looking for new members. Each of the churches in the group has been asked to have two representatives instead of one if possible. This is to ensure that if someone was unable to attend one of the meetings, there would be another representative there.
You do not need to be a Kirk Session or Board member to attend, so if you are interested or need any further information, please speak to Fiona or to Sandra Moffat at church any Sunday. Thanks!
Auld Lang Sing
Cumbernauld Old is hosting another muscial event on Friday 16th June, this time to support Siobhan Argyle, one of our talented organist team, to take students and graduates of Glasgow Acting Academy to the Edinburgh Fringe 2023.
They will be performing music and songs from Auld Lang Sing, a musical written by Siobhan and which brings 10 Scottish Poems to life through music, song and drama. It features the poetry of Mary Queen of Scots, Robert Burns, R L Stevenson, Thomas Campbell, Will Ogilvie and Joanna Baillie. It is dramatic, evocative and very folky!
Siobhan has self-funded this and her previous projects to date, but rising costs mean that this time she is having to fundraise to make sure she can pay for the actors’ salaries, travel costs and additional costs such as set maintenance and props.
Auld Lang Sing is the second musical Siobhan has written and taken on tour (check out her first, The Little Iceberg, if you can) and we are fortunate to host the debut performance, with a small group of performers from those who will take the show to Edinburgh.
So please put the date Friday 16th June in your diaries and come along for what promises to be wonderful evening of music at Cumbernauld Old, and together let’s help Siobhan give these talented young people a wonderful experience.
Sacrament of Holy Communion
Please join us at Cumbernauld Old Parish Church on Sunday 4th June as we celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion at our morning worship service The service takes place in church at the usual time of 11am and will be led by the Reverend Fiona Crawford.
All are welcome.
There will be a Retiring Offering following the Communion Service on 4th June in aid of the Church of Scotland’s Standing Firm – Rebuilding Lives Appeal following the devastating earthquake in Syria and Turkey. More about that here.
Sunday’s service will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page for those who are unable to be with us in person.
Village Food Bank
Our Village Food bank has reopened and is open every Thursday from 10.30 – 12.30 in the church.
Men’s Group
The Men’s Group next meets on Wednesday 7th June for a visit to Cowane’s Hospital in Stirling. Those planning to attend are asked to meet at the car park opposite the manse at 10.00am.
Adult Fellowship
The Kildrum St Mungo’s and Cumbernauld Old Adult Fellowship next meets on Wednesday 7th June at 2.00pm in the Session Room at St Mungo’s Parish Church. The speaker this month is Jim Walker on the subject of “The Roman Army in Scotland”. Everyone welcome!
Elders’ Conference
A joint conference of elders from Cumbernauld Old, and Kildrum St Mungo’s will be held in St Mungo’s Church from 2-5pm on Sunday 11th June. This will be an opportunity for us to get to know one another better and to discuss how we can grow and develop together. The current Moderator of the Presbytery of Glasgow and Depute Clerk, Rev. Hilary McDougall, will be attending the meeting.
Worship on Sunday 28th May
On Sunday 28th May the Christian church celebrates Pentecost and our worship will be a joint service with our friends from Kildrum St Mungo’s. This joint service takes place in Cumbernauld Old Parish Church at 11.00am and will be led by Rev Fiona Crawford and Rev James Gemmell. Everyone welcome!
Sunday’s service will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page for those who are unable to be with us in person.
Congregational Board
Members of the Congregational Board are asked to note that the next meeting of the Board will take place on Thursday 1st June at 7:30pm in the Church.
Village Food Bank
Our Village Food bank has reopened and is open every Thursday from 10.30 – 12.30 in the church.
Church Magazine
The latest edition of our quarterly Church Magazine is now available and you can download your copy here.
Elders’ Conference
A joint conference of elders from Cumbernauld Old, and Kildrum St Mungo’s will be held in St Mungo’s Church from 2-5pm on Sunday 11th June. This will be an opportunity for us to get to know one another better and to discuss how we can grow and develop together. The current Moderator of the Presbytery of Glasgow and Depute Clerk, Rev. Hilary McDougall, will be attending the meeting.
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