Worship on Sunday 1st May

Our worship service on Sunday 1st May, the Third Sunday of Easter, will be held in the Parish Church at the usual time of 11.00am and will be led by Ivar Struthers, one of our elders and a Reader with the Church of Scotland. Everyone is welcome and we hope you can join us!

We also plan to livestream this service on our Facebook page at 11am on Sunday if you can’t be with us in person.

Pastoral Cover

Please note that our Deacon, Valerie Cuthbertson DCS, will be on annual leave from 2nd – 22nd May inclusive. During this period any member of the congregation in need of pastoral support should contact their Elder for help and advice. Should anyone require further information or contact details please speak to the Session Clerk.

Stated Annual Meeting

The congregation’s Stated Annual Meeting will take place in the Parish Church on Sunday 8th May, immediately after morning worship around 12 noon. The Stated Annual Meeting is open to everyone in the congregation and is your opportunity to hear about the annual accounts 2021 and the life of the Church in general. There will also be an opportunity for questions. All welcome!

‘Coffee Jar’ Offerings

If you have been collecting your small change in a jar over the autumn and winter, please bring your coins to the our worship service in church on Sunday 8th May. The proceeds from this year’s Coffee Jars offerings will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Appeal. If you could transfer your coins from glass jars to bags beforehand where possible, this would be very helpful to those who deposit them at the bank. As ever, all donations will be most welcome and greatly appreciated and we thank you again for your generosity.

Worship on Sunday 22nd April

Our worship service on Sunday 24th April, the Second Sunday of Easter, will be held in the Parish Church at the usual time of 11.00am and will be led by Ivar Struthers, one of our elders and a Reader with the Church of Scotland. Everyone is welcome and we hope you can join us!

We also plan to livestream this service on our Facebook page at 11am on Sunday if you can’t be with us in person.

Stated Annual Meeting

The congregation’s Stated Annual Meeting will take place in the Parish Church on Sunday 8th May, immediately after morning worship around 12 noon. The Stated Annual Meeting is open to everyone in the congregation and is your opportunity to hear about the annual accounts 2021 and the life of the Church in general. There will also be an opportunity for questions. All welcome!

‘Coffee Jar’ Offerings

If you have been collecting your small change in a jar over the autumn and winter, please bring your coins to the our worship service in church on Sunday 8th May. The proceeds from this year’s Coffee Jars offerings will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Appeal. If you could transfer your coins from glass jars to bags beforehand where possible, this would be very helpful to those who deposit them at the bank. As ever, all donations will be most welcome and greatly appreciated and we thank you again for your generosity.

Worship for Easter Day

Everyone is welcome to join us for worship on Easter Day, Sunday 17th April. The service will take place in the Parish Church at 11.00am and will be led by Rev Scott Burton. We hope you can join us!

We also plan to livestream this service on our Facebook page at 11am on Sunday if you can’t 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 21st April at 2pm in the Church. Could any member of the Board who is unable to attend the meeting on the 21st April please advise Clerk to the Board, Gillian Macdonald, at earliest opportunity.

Stated Annual Meeting

The congregation’s Stated Annual Meeting will take place in the Parish Church on Sunday 8th May, immediately after morning worship around 12 noon. The Stated Annual Meeting is open to everyone in the congregation and is your opportunity to hear about the annual accounts 2021 and the life of the Church in general. There will also be an opportunity for questions. All welcome!

Mission Partners’ Letter

We have received a newsletter from our Mission Partners, Graham and Sandra Duncan in South Africa and it sounds as if they are as busy as ever! It’s now up on our website and you can download and read your copy here.

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Worship for Holy Week

On Maundy Thursday 14th April at 7.00pm we will celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion in the Parish Church, Worship will be led by Rev Phyllis Wilson and individual pre-filled Communion cups will be used.

On Good Friday 15th April the church will be open for silent prayer and reflection between 12 noon and 3.00pm with readings on the hour and half hour. Please feel free to drop in for as long or as short a time as you wish.

Worship for Easter Day, Sunday 17th April, will be held in the Parish Church at 11.00am and will be led by Rev Allan Loudon.

Our worship services are open to all and everyone is welcome.

Worship for Palm Sunday, 10th April

You are invited to join us for morning worship on Sunday 10th April, Palm Sunday. The service will take place in the Parish Church at 11.00am and will be led by Rev. Phyllis Wilson. Everyone welcome!

Most of the restrictions that have been in place for a while can now be relaxed. However, while there is no longer a requirement to maintain social distancing, we invite those sitting in the side (i.e. east and west) aisles to leave some room for the benefit of those who would prefer a little more space around them.

We also plan to livestream this service on our Facebook page at 11am on Sunday if you can’t be with us in person.

Easter Egg Appeal

A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated chocolate Easter Eggs at our morning worship service on Sunday 3rd April. These have been passed on to our friends at the Bethlehem House of Bread food bank at Cornerstone House for distribution to families where they will be much appreciated. Thanks again!

Worship on Sunday 3rd April

You are warmly invited to join us at Cumbernauld Old for morning worship on Sunday 3rd April, the Fifth Sunday in Lent. The service will take place in the Parish Church at 11.00am and will be led by Rev. Allan Loudon. We also plan to livestream this service on our Facebook page at 11am on Sunday if you can’t be with us in person.

Note – we are pleased to say that most of the Covid19 restrictions that have been in place for a while can now be relaxed. However, the wearing of face coverings is still compulsory on Sunday 3rd April and, while there is no longer a requirement to maintain social distancing, we invite those sitting in the side (i.e. east and west) aisles to leave some room for the benefit of those who would prefer a little more space around them.

Finally, a reminder that, as we have done in previous years, we are inviting donations of chocolate Easter Eggs to be distributed via our friends at the food bank at Cornerstone House to families who might not otherwise receive one. If you wish and are able to help, please bring along a chocolate Easter Egg to our morning worship service at church on Sunday 3rd April. We’ll collect the donations and take them up to Cornerstone later that afternoon. Thank you in advance for your generosity.