The Cumbernauld and Moodiesburn cluster of Church of Scotland congregations has a number of worship services taking place during Holy Week (which falls between 2-8 April this year) – the attached poster has all the details.
All our services are open to everyone, so please join us as you are able.
Please join us for worship at Cumbernauld Old on Sunday 26th March when our service will take place in the Parish Church at 11.00am BST and will be led by Rev Fiona Crawford. Everyone welcome!
Remember to put your clocks forward an hour on Saturday night as British Summer Time starts this weekend.
Sunday’s service will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page for those who are unable to be with us in person.
As in previous years we are appealing for donations of chocolate Easter Eggs. If you are able, please bring your eggs to our worship service on Sunday 26th March. All donations will be passed on to our friends at Bethlehem House of Bread food bank to distribute. Your kindness is always greatly appreciated.
Also on Sunday 26th March, members of our Fairtrade Group will be participating in the service and you will have the opportunity to purchase your Fairtrade favourites at the end of the service. Going forward, we hope to have a Fairtrade stall available on the last Sunday of every month and we look forward to seeing you there.
The fourth of our Lent discussion sessions on prayer will be on Tuesday 28th March from 1.00pm until 2.00pm in the church sanctuary. All welcome!
Based around the Lord’s Prayer, this is part of an eight-week look at The Prayer Course, developed by Pete Greig, founder of 24/7 Prayer and is a safe space where we hear from Pete on video, 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.
Our friends at Cornerstone House are celebrating their 40th Anniversary with a special worship concert on Saturday 15th April at 6.30pm.
Featuring Steph Macleod with Ahmed Contah and his gospel choir, tickets are free and available from Eventbrite. A donation can be given on the evening for those who wish to do so.
There will be a supper following the event for those who would like to hang around for a while and chat.
Following a recent relaunch meeting which was very well supported, it was decided to reopen the Village food bank in the sanctuary of Cumbernauld Old Parish Church (ie the church itself rather than the session house) on Thursday 27th April from 10.30 – 12.30.
In preparation for this, a planning day is scheduled for Thursday 20th April at 11am in the church. The purpose of this meeting is to sort out the logistics of how the food bank will actually work in the new setting. All interested parties are warmly invited to attend.
If anyone is unable to attend but still wants to be involved please contact Sandra on 07780 452549 or leave us a note below, which we will pass on. Many thanks!
The Men’s Group at Cumbernauld Old Parish Church has just published their programme of activities for March – July.
During the winter months the group meet mostly at the church with a wide range of speakers, but once the lighter nights come in there is the opportunity to go a bit further afield and this is reflected in the programme below.
Everyone is welcome to join us – just get in touch if you would like to know more.
| Thursday 23 March | Ten-pin Bowling 7.00 for 7.30pm in Camelon, Falkirk |
| Wednesday 19 April | Visit to Grangemouth Museum 10am leaving from the car park opposite the manse |
| Wednesday 24 May | Audio/Visual presentation by Andy Pearson 7.00 for 7.30pm in the Church session house |
| Wednesday 7 June | Visit: Cowane’s Hospital, Stirling 10am leaving from the car park opposite the manse. |
| Wednesday 21 June | End of Session Meal. Venue to be decided 7.00 for 7.30pm |
| Wednesday 12 or 19 July | Bowling at Cumbernauld Bowling Club at 7pm |
Please join us for worship at Cumbernauld Old Parish Church this Sunday, 19th March, when our worship will be led by Rev Fiona Crawford. The service starts at 11.00am and everyone is welcome.
The service will also be live-streamed at 11am on our Facebook page for those who are unable to be with us in person.
The fourth of our Lent discussion sessions on prayer will be on Tuesday 21st March at 1.00pm until 2.00pm in the church sanctuary. All welcome!
This is part of an eight-week look at The Prayer Course, developed by Pete Greig, founder of 24/7 Prayer and is a safe space where we hear from Pete on video, 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.
Trustees, i.e. members of the Kirk Session and Congregational Board, are reminded that a Trustees’ meeting will take place on Thursday 23rd March at 2pm in the Church to approve the 2022 Annual Accounts. All Trustees are requested to attend.
The Men’s Group are going Ten-pin Bowling on Thursday 23rd March at Camelon, Falkirk. If you wish to join them, please meet at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start.
As in previous years we are appealing for donations of chocolate Easter Eggs. If you are able, please bring your eggs to our worship service on Sunday 26th March.
Where possible might you consider buying and donating Fairtrade eggs? There are a few brands available including Divine and the Real Easter Egg – look out for the Fairtrade symbol.
All donations will be passed on to our friends at Bethlehem House of Bread food bank to distribute. Your kindness is always greatly appreciated.
The Fairtrade Group is reinstating the monthly Fairtrade stall. Members of the Fairtrade Group will be participating in our service on Sunday 26th March and you will have the opportunity to purchase your Fairtrade favourites at the end of the service.
Going forward, the Fairtrade stall will be available on the last Sunday of every month and we look forward to seeing you there.
You are warmly invited to join us for worship at Cumbernauld Old on Sunday 12th March. The service will take place in the Parish Church at 11.00am and will be led this week by Rev Phyllis Wilson. 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.
The third session of our Lent discussions on prayer will be on Tuesday 14th March at the slightly earlier time this week of 12.30pm in the church sanctuary.
These sessions are led by our Team Ministers James and Fiona and we spend some time thinking about the Lord’s Prayer by watching a video and reflecting on the contents. Even if you haven’t been at the previous sessions, you can still come along to this one.
All welcome!
The next meeting of the Book Group takes place on Tuesday 14th March at 2.00pm in the church. New members always very welcome.
The singing group Arria Voices next meet in the church on Wednesday 15th March at 7.00pm. Anyone can join at any time, so if you feel like spending an hour singing in a relaxed environment then this could be the place for you!
The Needles and Natter Craft Group meet every Thursday in the Session House next to the Church, so please feel free to join us on Thursday 16th March at 1.00pm.
Would all Congregational Board members please note that the next meeting of the Board takes place on Thursday 16th March at 7:30pm (please note the change of time!) in the Church.
Our first fund-raising this year is the return of the popular Quiz Night led by local quizmaster Calum Cormac. It will be on Friday 17th March at Cumbernauld Bowling Club. Tickets cost £5 and are available in advance from any of the fundraising team or at the door on the night.
On Sunday 5th March we will 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 Rev Fiona Crawford. All are welcome.
There will be a Retiring Offering at Sunday’s service in aid of the Scottish registered charity SiMBA (see below) and there will be a plate for donations outside the door of the vestibule at the close of the service.
The aim of SiMBA is to honour babies who have died, been stillborn or miscarried. They create a space for bereaved parents and help parents to gather precious items to create a Memory Box which they then provide.
Like many charities they are facing spiraling costs and a significant shortfall in fundraising and have launched an urgent appeal for help. If you can, please donate today at: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/GivingMemoriesUrgentAppeal
The next session of our Lent discussions on prayer will be on Tuesday 7th March at 1.00pm in the church sanctuary. All welcome!
Prayer is the lifeblood of our relationship with God but we can often lack confidence in whether we’re ‘doing it right. Over eight weeks, James and Fiona 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.
The fundraising group is happy to announce their first event this year is the return of the popular Quiz Night led by local quizmaster Calum Cormac. It will be on Friday 17th March at Cumbernauld Bowling Club. Tickets cost £5 and are available in advance from any of the fundraising team or at the door on the night.
The latest edition of the quarterly newsletter from Cumbernauld Old Parish Church is now available and you can download it from the link below.
It’s a bumper edition this time around: as it’s the first of the year it contains the Session Clerk’s Report from 2022, and there is news from one of our Team Ministers, Fiona, as well as our regular updates from the Craft, Fundraising and Book Groups, the Property Team and the Food Bank. We are planning to change our church’s constitution to help us as we move forward and so there’s news about that. In addition there is news about an Adult Fellowship, a new joint venture by Kildrum, St Mungo’s and Cumbernauld Old Parish Churches. All that and more!
Cumbernauld Old Parish Church 