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.
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Thank you so much for your massively generous response to our Easter Eggs appeal. We’ll pass all your chocolate eggs onto the Bethlehem House of Bread food bank over the next few days. (Thanks, Sandra, for the photo.)
And thanks, too, for your response to our Fair Trade service and to everyone who planned it and took part.
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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