Worship on Sunday 19th February

You are warmly invited to join us for worship on Sunday 19th February at Cumbernauld Old Parish Church. Our worship service will take place in the Parish Church at 11.00am and will be led by Rev Fiona Crawford. Everyone is welcome to join us.

Sunday’s service will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page for those who are unable to be with us in person.

DEC Turkey – Syria Earthquake Appeal

Devastating earthquakes have recently struck Turkey and Syria, killing and injuring thousands of people and destroying thousands of buildings including hospitals and schools. The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has launched an urgent appeal. If you can, please donate today at www.dec.org.uk

Lent Discussion Group

Starting on Tuesday 28th February, a Lent Discussion Group will run on Tuesday afternoons from 1-2pm in the Cumbernauld Old Parish Church sanctuary. Our start-point is the disciples’ request to Jesus – “Lord, teach us how to pray.” See our earlier post for more details.

Lent Discussion Group

Starting on Tuesday 28th February, a Lent Discussion Group will run on Tuesday afternoons from 1-2pm in the Cumbernauld Old Parish Church sanctuary. Our start-point is the disciples’ request to Jesus – “Lord, teach us how to pray.”

Prayer is the lifeblood of our relationship with God but we can often lack confidence in whether we’re ‘doing it right.’  Over 8 weeks, James Gemmell and Fiona Crawford will be running The Prayer Course, developed by Pete Greig, founder of 24/7 Prayer. 
This will be a safe space where we hear from Pete, have time for discussion, and a chance to explore different ways of praying. The group is for everyone whether prayer is second nature to you, whether you struggle with it, whether it’s simply something you’d like to do more or whether you’d like to broaden your understanding of ways we can pray.

All welcome!

Worship on Sunday 12th February

Please join us for worship at Cumbernauld Old on Sunday 12th February at 11.00am in the Parish Church. This week’s service will be led by Ivar Struthers, one of our elders and a Reader with the Church of Scotland. All welcome!

Sunday’s service will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page for those who are unable to be with us in person.

Please note that Rev Fiona Crawford will be on holiday until 13th February. Rev James Gemmell will be on standby for any emergencies during that time (see our website for details) and, of course, our Deacon, Valerie Cuthbertson is also available to deal with any pastoral issues.

Kirk Session

The next meeting of the Kirk Session will take place on Thursday 16th February at 2pm in the Parish Church.

DEC Turkey – Syria Earthquake Appeal

Devastating earthquakes have struck Turkey and Syria, killing and injuring thousands of people and destroying thousands of buildings including hospitals and schools. The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has launched an urgent appeal. If you can, please donate today at www.dec.org.uk
The UK Government will match donations from the public pound-for-pound up to £5 million, meaning your support will go even further.

Worship on Sunday 5th February

You are warmly invited to join us at Cumbernauld Old for worship on Sunday 5th February at 11.00am when our service in the Parish Church will be led by Rev Fiona Crawford.

Sunday’s service will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page for those who are unable to be with us in person. We hope you can join us.

Please note that Rev Fiona Crawford will be on holiday from 6th – 12th February inclusive.
Rev James Gemmell will be on standby for any emergencies during that time (see the Contact Us page on our website for details) and, of course, our Deacon, Valerie Cuthbertson is also available to deal with any pastoral issues.

Property Team and Convener

We are looking for a small team of volunteers from the church community, and / or family members or friends, who would be interested in taking on and sharing property tasks within the church properties. We are also looking for a volunteer who would be willing to take on the position of Property Convener as a point of contact for the church and liaison with Glasgow Presbytery as required. Please get in touch if you are able to help or would like more details.

Book Group

The next meeting of the Book Group will take place on Tuesday 7th February at 2.00pm in the church.

Adult Fellowship Group

The first meeting of the Kildrum / St.Mungo’s and Cumbernauld Old Parish Churches Adult Fellowship group is on Wednesday 8th February at 2.00pm, with Rev James Gemmell, one of our Team Ministers, as the guest speaker.
The group will meet in the Session Room at St Mungo’s Parish Church, usually on the first Wednesday of every month, and is open to everyone. We’ll put the full programme into our next Church newsletter and post the upcoming meetings on the What’s On pages of our website as well as on social media, so watch this space!

Banking Team

The Banking Team at the church is looking for new members. The tasks are not too onerous: you would be expected to fill in the bank deposit for the cash and any cheques which are counted by the welcome team every week, and take it to the Royal Bank at the Town Centre the next day, then give the pay-in slip to Janice Smillie at your earliest convenience. 
The count takes approximately 20 minutes after the worship service each Sunday. Full instructions are available in the Laird’s Loft and would be emailed to you, and one of the existing team would help you to begin with. Please speak to Anne Morrison if you would like to join the team.

Adult Fellowship Group

Announcing a new group for adults – we’re calling it the Adult Fellowship – a joint initiative among Kildrum / St Mungo’s and Cumbernauld Old Parish Churches.

The first meeting of this group is next Wednesday 8th February at 2.30pm, with Rev James Gemmell, one of our Team Ministers, as the guest speaker.

The Adult Fellowship will meet in the Session Room at St Mungo’s Parish Church, usually on the first Wednesday of every month (but see below), and is open to everyone. Hope you can join us.

Provisional Programme:
8th February	James Gemmell: “Experiences in study, Ministry and life!”
1st March	Fiona Crawford: (title to be announced)
5th April	Ray McLean: “Ancestry”
3rd May	Anne Walker: “Tales from the Classroom”
7th June	Jim Walker: “The Roman army in Scotland”
5th July	Douglas and Barbara Bowie: “Pottery expertise and bring your own”
9th August	John Kusel: “Scientific research and religious studies in Brazil”
6th September	Alan Sage: “The Cosmic vision of Teilhard de Chardin”
4th October	Suzi Farrant: “Multi-generational church”
8th November	Elinor Gordon: (title to be announced)
6th December	“Pilgrimage experiences” – various contributions from the congregation

We’ll also put the above programme for 2023 into our next Church newsletter and post the upcoming meetings on the What’s On pages of our website as well as on social media as they come along, so watch this space!