ST ANDREW’S PARISH CHURCH

COATBRIDGE

OUTLOOK - AUGUST 2006

 

Minister:                                                                           Session Clerk

Rev Fiona M Nicolson                                                    Mr Alex McKee

77 Eglinton Street                                                           53e Blairhill Street

Coatbridge                                                                       Coatbridge

Tel: 437271                                                                       Tel: 421191

 

St Andrew’s Church Tel: 431385

www.saintandrewscoatbridge.org

 

August 2006

Dear Friends,

Well hasn’t this been a lovely summer. It’s hard to believe we have had such a prolonged period of hot weather. Mind you I’m not sure our gardens have appreciated it quite as much!!!

I was just remarking to someone the other day how the keeping of a garden is a bit of a never-ending task – what with planting, weeding, clearing, cutting grass, pruning, watering…… and so the list goes on.

Mind you when it is looking better it all seems worthwhile somehow!!!

After this conversation I couldn’t help thinking that our individual lives and the life of the Church is not so dissimilar. We can’t just sit back and wait to see what happens in our lives or in the life of the Church, we have to put something back – in order to get something out.

How we live out our lives as individuals and as a Church will affect how we function and how effective we are.

On a personal level we each know, don’t we, what we have to do and how we should live and that will involve personal commitment on our part. Where the Church is concerned that’s a communal effort, a pulling together and working together. And I don’t just mean putting money in the plate (even though that is needed more and more!!)

It’s also about the other ways we give to the Church – our time and our talents. Making the Church our number one priority and being sure that we give it all we’ve got. We need more helpers in our organisations, volunteers to help with DIY jobs around the Church, more helpers with the flower arranging and delivering, helpers for the tea rota….. and so the list goes on. There are all sorts of ways that you and I can give to the Church to make things better.

But along with all of that, and most importantly, it’s how we worship together and spend time in fellowship with one another. I would certainly like to look at how we can spend more time together socially – but spiritually as well. So watch this space………

Whatever we do now and in the future – the important thing is that we do it together!!!!

So take care all of you and God bless.

With love and prayers

Fiona N

 

Church Register

Baptisms

16th July         Cameron Alexander Stewart

 

Weddings

3rd June         Donna Maxwell and Martin Cummings

                     Laura McNally and Scott Reid

16th June       Janet Stewart and Joseph Queen

22nd July       Carol Jackson and John McWhinnie

 

Funerals

29th June       Jimmy Twycross  49c Alexander Street

21st July        Ann Smith 115 High Coats

 

 

 

OFFERINGS             F.W.O.            Open Plate         Total

June                          £4858.50              £293.63       £5152.13

July                              £4596.80           £207.95       £4804.75

 

SUNDAY SCHOOL

The new session of the Sunday School will start on Sunday 27th August.  All children will be made very welcome

George McCall, Superintendent

 

Fundraising – Diary Date

The Christmas Fayre will be held on Saturday 18th November in Coatbridge High School.

 

Silent Auction

Thank you to all who helped at the Silent Auction, BEFORE with the cleaning and preparation, DURING with the table sales, donations for the tables and Café AFTER with the clearing up.  A total of £1685.70 was raised.  A very successful day socially and financially.

To the property team and helpers Well Done!  The stonework and railings are a credit to all concerned.

Jean MacDonald, Chairperson Fund Raising Group

 

RNLI COFFEE MORNING

The Coatbridge Committee of the RNLI are holding a Coffee Morning in our Church Hall on Saturday 26th August 2006 from 10-12noon.  Tickets are on sale from Committee members price £1.50. Donations of baking or goods to sell on the stall would be very welcome. 

 

Rainbows, Brownies and Guides

 

All units finished in June after a very enjoyable session and are having a well earned break over the summer months before the start of the new session in September.

 

The Rainbows finished a fun party with games and food which included a chocolate fountain which was specially enjoyed by all the rainbows. The party was very noisy and the girls went home tired after enjoying all the fun and games.

 

The Brownies finished with a beach party. The brownies came dressed in their beach clothes and enjoyed all the fun. The night was filled with laughter and noise as the girls took part in all the games organised by the guider. The night was rounded off with plenty of food and drink.

 

The guides finished with a parents evening at which the best patrol and guide presentations were awarded. This year Ailsa McRae was the best guide and the best patrol was the White Rose which was made up by Katherine Docherty (patrol leader), Ailsa McRae, Laura Stewart, Bethany Griffith Jones, Julie McClelland, Nicole Toal and Caitlin McKinstry

 

A party of 11 guides and 4 leaders then went for a 12 day trip to Toronto in Canada. In Toronto they stayed in The Downtowner Inn which was a Youth Hostel. After settling in the party enjoyed some of the many tourist attractions on offer over the next 11 days with temperatures reaching 40 degrees. On the programme was a visit to the CN Tower with a spectacular view over Toronto, The Hockey Museum, a water park and the Toronto street party which takes place from the Friday night to the Sunday night and included a spectacular fireworks show. They rounded off their sight seeing with a visit to the Niagara Falls which was greatly enjoyed although it rained the whole day. Shopping trips to the malls was enjoyed by all.   Alexis Crichton, Guide Guider

 

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DIARY

 

3rd Sept           Communion 11.00a.m. and 3.00p.m.          

4th Sept           Kirk Session  7.30p.m.