Harvest Thanksgiving

Cumbernauld Old Parish Church is planning to hold our Harvest Thanksgiving service on Sunday 11th October. As with most of our worship services just now, it will take a different form from what we have been used to in the past.

Our worship service will be online, and we’ll post a link nearer the time, but we are still inviting people to donate items of non-perishable goods and hand them in and we will forward them to ensure they are delivered to people in need.

If you can and if you would like to donate non-perishable goods, e.g dried goods such as rice or pasta, tinned goods, toiletries, etc. this year, please bring them to the Manse in Baronhill and leave them by the front door. (The front door is the one which does not face the road! If you go down the little path by the side of the Manse or come in through the gate in the wall, slide the gate in the fence, and leave bags etc under cover by the front door, that would be wonderful, thank-you.)

We will then take the bags over to Cornerstone in the Town Centre and your harvest gifts will be distributed through the food bank there.

If you would like to donate any items, but have no transport, please let us know and we will try to arrange something. Many thanks to you all!

Worship for Sunday 27th September

Cumbernauld Old Parish Church warmly invites you to join us in worship online on Sunday 27th September. Our worship service is led by our minister, Rev Elspeth McKay and is available from this link.

You are welcome to join us from this link at any time, but why not set aside some time around 11am on Sunday morning, when we would usually be gathering for worship in ‘normal times’.

https://vimeo.com/461841392

Worship from Cumbernauld Old Parish Church on Sunday 27th September

As with all our worship services this Sunday’s service is available to all, so please feel free to share with any family or friends. Please also check out our Facebook page for all the latest news from Cumbernauld Old.

Trustees Meeting and Stated Annual Meeting

There will be a meeting of the Trustees of Cumbernauld Old Parish Church (the Kirk Session and Congregational Board) on Monday 28th September at 7.00pm. The purpose of this meeting will be to approve the Annual Accounts for 2019.

The Stated Annual Meeting of the congregation will be held also on Monday 28th September, this at 7.30pm, and is open to every member of the congregation. Both meetings will be held on Zoom and can be attended either online or by telephone. Details have been sent in a letter to members.

Sunday 20th September

Cumbernauld Old Parish Church warmly invites you to join us online in worship on Sunday 20th September. The service is led by our minister, Rev Elspeth McKay and can be accessed here.

You are welcome to watch at any time, but why not join us around 11.00am on Sunday, which many of us still try to keep as our usual time of worship even though we are not actually together ‘in person’.

https://vimeo.com/458991220

As with all our worship services this Sunday’s service is available to all, so please feel free to share with any family or friends. Please also check out our Facebook page for all the latest news from Cumbernauld Old.

Trustees Meeting and Stated Annual Meeting

There will be a meeting of the Trustees of Cumbernauld Old Parish Church (the Kirk Session and Congregational Board) on Monday 28th September at 7.00pm. The purpose of this meeting will be to approve the Annual Accounts for 2019.

The Stated Annual Meeting of the congregation will be held also on Monday 28th September, this at 7.30pm, and is open to every member of the congregation. Both meetings will be held on Zoom and can be attended either online or by telephone. Details have been sent in a letter to members.

Sunday 13th September

Cumbernauld Old Parish Church invites you to join us in worship on Sunday 13th September. Our online worship service will be led by our minister, Rev Elspeth McKay and is available from this link.

You are welcome to watch at any time, but why not join us around 11.00am on Sunday, when we would usually be gathering for worship in ‘normal times’ and many of us still try to keep as our usual time of worship even though we are not actually together ‘in person’.

https://vimeo.com/456902610

Worship from Cumbernauld Old Parish Church for Sunday 13th September

As with all our worship services this Sunday’s service is available to all, so please feel free to share with any family or friends. Please also check out our Facebook page for all the latest news from Cumbernauld Old.

Our church building will reopen on Sunday 20th September at 11.00am for a Time of Reflection and then on the third Sunday of each month thereafter (Scottish Government and Church of Scotland guidelines permitting). We will, however, continue to post online worship to our blog and on our website. More details on our blog post here.

Sunday 6th September

You are warmly welcomed to join us for worship online from Cumbernauld Old Parish Church on Sunday 6th September. The service will be led by our minister, Rev Elspeth McKay and is available here.

While you are welcome to watch at any time, why not join us around 11.00am on Sunday, when we would usually be gathering for worship in ‘normal times’ and many of us still try to keep as our usual time of worship even though we are not actually together ‘in person’.

https://vimeo.com/454105531

Worship from Cumbernauld Old Parish Church for Sunday 6th September

As with all our worship services this Sunday’s service is available to all, so please feel free to share with any family or friends. Please also check out our Facebook page for all the latest news from Cumbernauld Old.

Finally, just in case you haven’t heard, our church building will be reopening for a Time of Reflection on Sunday 20th September at 11am and on the third Sunday of each month thereafter (Covid restrictions permitting). More details on our blog post here.

Reopening of the Church

The Trustees of Cumbernauld Old Parish Church have agreed to open the Church for a time of private prayer (‘Time for Reflection’) on Sunday 20th September at 11am for half an hour and every third Sunday of the month thereafter.

The Property Convener and members of the Property Team have worked hard in conjunction with Falkirk Presbytery to ensure that the risks have been minimised and all safeguards are in place to make worshipping as safe as possible. As with any activity, the risk of infection is real and present. A letter with all the relevant details will be sent to members and adherents soon.

The Time for Reflection will not be a service in the ‘traditional’ sense; it will be a time for people to come and reflect and pray for half an hour in the church building. Because of the current restrictions, we need to limit the number of people who can attend and so a booking system will be in operation.

If you would like to attend the church for the Time for Reflection, on this or subsequent months, and wish to book a place, please telephone Anne Murphy, on 01236 726875 or 07719 290042, giving your name, those in your household who will be attending with you (if applicable), the date you wish to attend and your telephone number for ‘test and protect’.

Finally, a reminder that a letter with all the details of the steps we have taken and how our Sunday gatherings will work in practice will be sent to our members shortly, and also that we will continue to provide online services every week for the foreseeable future.
Take care. Stay safe!