ST ANDREW’S PARISH CHURCH
COATBRIDGE
Minister: Session
Clerk:
Rev Ian G. Wotherspoon Mr
Alex McKee
77 Eglinton Street 34
Woodlands Drive
Coatbridge Coatbridge
Tel: 437271 Tel:
421191
St Andrew’s Church Tel: 431385
www.saintandrewscoatbridge.org
Dear Friends in St Andrew’s,
Suppose you had a bank account
which had £86,000 in it! At the end of
each day the account is wiped out and the cash which was not withdrawn
disappears?! BUT at the beginning of a new day £86,000 is put into the account
again. What would you do? How would you
feel?
Well, you’d spend it of
course. You’d make sure every day that
every pound was withdrawn and well spent – no way is there any chance of money
being wiped off your account!
You and I have an account exactly
like that one. Only we call it
time. Every day we are credited with
86,000 seconds. Every night the account
is emptied – lost – wasted if you didn’t use the account to any good
purpose. Day after day the same thing
happens – use the account or lose it.
It’s wise to use the account well every day for we never know when we
will lose it.
Are we investing in things that
will last?
The good news for you is that Ian
Wotherspoon is back with you and the three months or so until his retirement
can be both a celebratory and thanksgiving time.
Enjoy the summer – and spend each
86,000 account well!
Yours sincerely,
Bill McKaig: Interim Moderator
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PARISH
REGISTER
BAPTISMS
27/06/04 William Cowan Pettigrew (adult) 58 Ross Drive, Airdrie
Ellie
Margaret Pettigrew (DofB 15.07.03) 58 Ross Drive, Airdrie
04/07/04 Emily Lynne Wilson (DofB 01.04.04) 517 Pepper Place,
Warminster
18/07/04 Sophie Spence (DofB 03.03.04) 120 Culzean Avenue, Coatbridge
MARRIAGES
15/05/04 Brian McGrory to Gail Weir, 46 Swinton Crescent
03/07/04 Diane Taylor, 16 Nelson Avenue to Wiliam O’Byrne
10/07/04 Laura Seymour, 11 Lennox Avenue to Blair Duncan
23/07/04 Elizabeth Purkess, 7 Peebles Path to James Reid
24/07/04 Lynn Renicks, 3D Easton Place to John Philbin
FUNERALS
17/05/04 Bessy Murray, 26 Newlands Street
21/05/04 Mary Pryde, 337 Main Street
22/05/04 Peggy Somervill, Croftbank NH, Uddingston
18/06/04 Margaret Graham, Coathill Hospital
28/06/04 John McMillan, Greenfield Park Home, Carntyne
28/07/04 George Banner, 12A Uist Crescent, Cardowan
COLLECTIONS F.W.O. Open Plate Total
June 2004 £4,361.96 £181.99
£4,543.95
July 2004 £4,046.10 £173.13 £4,219.23
FORTHCOMING
EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY
Silent
Auction - 18 September Details below
Minister’s
retiral Dinner & Presentation
8
October – tickets on sale in hall on Sunday mornings
Minister’s
last service – 10 October
Christmas
Fayre – Saturday 20 November
TRIBUTE TO LINDA
IMRIE
Linda Imrie, one of our younger elders, passed
away peacefully after a long illness, at her home at 16 Cherry Grove,
Drumpellier Lawns, just after midnight on Monday 31st May.
This for Linda was the end of a valiant struggle
which she waged against cancer for over ten years. In that she survived for this length of time with an illness
which was unrelenting is a tribute to her courage and her faith, it speaks also
of the skill of the medical staff and the unfailing care, love and support of
her near and dear ones.
Linda was ordained to the eldership in Gartsherrie
Church in 1987, following in the footsteps of her father, who until his death
was Session Clerk of Gartsherrie.
Ordained with her husband George, Linda carried out her duties over the
years with faithful dedication, latterly illness of course prevented her full
participation, but her interest in our congregation and its fortunes never
failed.
Linda worked with Ernst and Young
Accountants. It was a measure of the
respect and affection in which she was held there that she received good wishes
and support on a regular and frequent bases from members of that firm at every
level, right up to the end of her days.
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To speak of all these things, important though
they may be does not even begin to reflect the qualities which we who knew her
remember today as we pay tribute to Linda.
In remembering Linda we give thanks for the very special way in which
Linda lived out her faith. She was
uniquely compassionate, with a great capacity to think of other people no
matter how weak or distressed she may have been. Her own illness was something she seemed to forget as she showed
a limitless concern for others.
This compassion which lies a the heart
of our faith enabled her to make long and lasting friendships which were richly
apparent as we gathered for her funeral
on 3rd June. There
was about Linda a warmth which showed itself in the smile which never seemed to
vanish even on the darkest days, this was part of the courage of faith which
made her very special.
Today our prayers go out to
her husband George, to her mother Nina and to all her family. We pray that the faith which was so evident
in her life may now be their comfort and their hope.
The sum collected at Linda’s
funeral service was £1,034 and was divided equally
between Beatson Oncology
Centre and McMillan Nurses.
COMMUNION
The next quarterly communion will be on
Sunday 5 September at 11a.m, 2.30p.m and 6.30p.m. when we hope you will come
along and join in the celebration at the Lord’s table.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
The
Sunday School will begin the new session on 29 August, when everyone will be
made welcome. Many thanks to anyone who
helped with the Summer Club.
George McCall, Superintendent
SILENT AUCTION
On
Saturday 18 September 2004 we will hold a Silent Auction in the Church
Hall. Please start to look out things
(except clothes) which you think might sell, ready to hand in the week
before. The auction will operate in
much the same way as last time. Viewing
will take place in the morning with the auction in the afternoon. The tea room will be available all day. Help will be required for the auction and
the tea room – if you can help and can attend the meeting on 12 August please
do, if you cannot manage the meeting but are willing to help, please see Alex
McKee, Matt Sprott or Moira McCall
CHRISTMAS FAYRE
The
Christmas Fayre will be held on Saturday 20 November 2004 in Coatbridge High
School. A Committee Meeting will be
held on Thursday 12 August at 7p.m. in the Church Hall. A representative from each of our
organisations is invited to attend.
Please contact me if you are unable to attend or would like to host a
stall.
Also,
if anyone who is interested in helping at the Silent Auction would come along,
we will discuss this at the same time. Jean MacDonald 425301
After
the summer break, we look forward to resuming our winter social programme with
the usual Whist/Beetle Drive being held on the first Saturday of October,
November and December. New people would
be made very welcome.
INDOOR BOWLING
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The
first church game is programmed for Saturday 11th September at 4.p.m
with High Tea to follow. Slips will be
given out as usual and it is most important you contact me as soon as possible
thereafter to enable arrangements to be made.
Anyone interest in joining the bowlers is invited to get in touch. Mrs J
Ferguson, Social Convener
ST ANDREWS HOSPICE FAYRE
This
was held in April in Airdrie Town Hall, Airdrie and raised the grand total of
£8,000. The money raised will go to
help with the running costs of the Hospice.
Sincere
thanks is extended to all who donated gifts and money. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. We are now preparing for the next Fayre
which is in November 2005. Thank you
for your support –
Elizabeth Russell
BUPA GREAT
NORTH RUN
On
Sunday 26 September 2004 I am going to run 13.1 miles for the Charity ‘Get Kids
Going’. This Charity, whose President
is Lord Sebastian Coe and Vice Prisident is Tanni Grey-Thompson OBE, aims to
raise cash to buy wheelchairs and special trikes for disabled children, so that
they can have the same enjoyment from sport as the able bodied. Running 13.1 miles will not be easy, but the
great incentive will be the amount of money I will be able to contribute to
this great cause. I will have sponsor
sheets at the Church from now until 26 September, and will also leave a sheet
in the hall with George McCall if you miss me.
Any donations will be gratefully accepted. Sam Finnigan