Update
Update
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PRINTER
CARTRIDGES
Thank you to all who pop your used ink cartridges and
mobile phones
Into the recycling box in the foyer.
Since we started collecting we have raised £92 for the Church.
It might not seem a lot but every little helps!
Just to remind you the Charity only give us payment for
HP, DELL, LEXMARK,
CANON, SAMSUNG, NEOPOST.
They
will also not accept cartridges which have been
refilled already.
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MOBILE
PHONE recycling is no longer available!
Thanks to all who used this facility previously
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Many
thanks for your donations and please keep them
coming
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SO,
LET'S KEEP RECYCLING FOR OUR CHURCH!
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PRINTER
CARTRIDGES
We have registered with this recycling charity who will
take used Inkjet
Cartridges for recycling.
Each Cartridge recycled will raise £1
Only the main printer manufacturers' cartidges will be
accepted - eg
HP, Dell, Lexmark, Canon etc.
They will not
accept 'store' brands - eg Tesco, PC World
etc.
They will also not accept cartridges which have been
refilled already.
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There
will now be a box in the Foyer in which you can put the above items.
The box goes away when we have reached 25 cartridges.
The collection is FREE and the money is paid directly
into the Church
Account.
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SO,
LET'S GET RECYCLING FOR OUR CHURCH!
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE - FOODBANK LENNOXTOWN
CORONAVIRUS
UPDATE
EDC Lennoxtown Foodbank
Despite the
current restrictions because of Covid-19 in Scotland most of our
Foodbank Centres are still providing food for people who come with a
referral from an agency.
Here are the normal opening times and
locations for our foodbank centres. Everyone who comes to the foodbank
for emergency food needs to have a valid foodbank voucher.
Nearest EDC Foodbank Location
Kirkintilloch Baptist Church
52 Townhead
Kirkintilloch
Glasgow
G66 1NL
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Foodbank
Centre Lennoxtown
Located in
Free Church of Scotland
Main Street,
Lennoxtown
G66 7DD
Open Friday 11.00am -
1.00pm
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Contact
East Dunbartonshire Foodbank
East Dunbartonshire Foodbank, 52 Townhead,
Kirkintilloch, G66 1NL
email: info@eastdunbartonshire.foodbank.org.uk
Phone: 07425 134131
Charity Number SCO13909, Registered in Scotland
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The
Church of Scotland is committed to:
♦
taking
all reasonably practicable steps
to
deliver the appropriate level of access, physical, intellectual, and
spiritual, for all people to the services provoded by the Church
♦
ensuring
compliance with all statutory requirements
relating
to disability discrimination
♦
ensuring
that the measures taken to improve access
for
people with disabilities are compatible with the conservation interests
of its building
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encouraging
congregations and Councils
to
take appropriate steps to make all members (including office bearers),
adherents, staff and volunteers aware of the importance of not
discriminating against people with disabilities and to ensure that
these representatives of congregations and councils receive appropriate
training
♦
promoting
accessibility
by
ensuring that information on accessibility is available in an
appropriate form (for example, that the times of services are
accompanied by an appropriate directio9n of access, so that no
confusion or difficulty is created for those who have physical and/or
learning disabilities)
♦
ensuring
that arrangements relating to access
for
people with disabilities are regularly reviewed
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Thank You so much!
Our
Café on 8th February
2020 has so far raised
£780, which includes over £200
in donations with the Home Baking raising £180
This
is a new record amount to be raised at any of our cafés
and
is being
donated to:-
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Light Lunches,
Teas/Coffees and Home Baking
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The Rainbow café has been on the go for a large number
of years and has donated thousands of pounds to a great many charities
over that period.
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The Rainbow café opens several times a year and all
profits go to a different nominated charity each time.
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Each Café event is advertised on this website,
facebook, the Church
notice boards, and also by notices in some local shops and
posters/signs
also
in the village.
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For further information on the Rainbow Café please see
Rena
Garvie
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Previous Café's
Our
Café on 26th October 2019 raised £445 which includes £160 from Home
Baking and £60 from the sale of Handmade Poppies
which was
donated to:-
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Our
Café on 25th August 2019 raised £520
The Home Baking raised £95 as part of the total
which was
donated to:-
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Café on 27th April 2019 raised £370 which was
donated to:-
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Our
Café on 16th February 2019 raised £370 which was
donated to:-
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Our
Café on 24th February 2018 raised £360 which was
donated to:-
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Our
Café on 7th October 2017 was very well attended and raised an amazing
total
of £465 which was donated to:-
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Thanks to all
who
attended any of our cafés
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Thanks to all who
helped in any way
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WE
HAVE COMMITTED TO:
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Use Fairtrade Tea and Coffee for all meetings for which
we have responsibility
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Move forward on using other Fairtrade products (such as
sugar, biscuits, chocolate and fruit)
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Promote Fairtrade during Fairtrade Fortnight and during
the year through events, worship and other activities where possible
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For further information on Faitrade please see
Christine Boyle
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Previous Collections
(Information)
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Monday 24th June 2019 we collected
768Kg of
clothing
raising
£306 for Church Funds
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Monday 4th June 2018 we collected 524Kg of
clothing
raising
£209.60 for Church Funds
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Monday 2nd October 2017 we collected 500Kg of
clothing
raising
£200 for Church Funds
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Opening meeting of the Guild
Was
held on
Tuesday 8th October 2019
Our minister Jane explored our
theme
‘Companions
on the road.’
| Date/Time |
Event |
| 8th October |
Rev.
Dr Jane Denniston |
| 22nd October |
The Boys Brigade Project |
| 5th November |
Handbag Party (Bring a Friend) |
| 19th November |
Introduction to Glasgow Cathedral –
Robert Keys |
| 3rd December |
Bring & Buy + Drama |
| 4th December |
Schoenstatt Advent
Service 7pm |
| 17th December |
Fun & Frolics (M. of. C.
Guild joining us)
Entertainment (Kirkintilloch Ladies Concert
Party) |
| 2020
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2020
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| 7th January |
Sing Along - Ron & Jim |
| 21st January |
Memories of Glasgow Garden
Festival- Alastair McLachlan |
| 4th February |
History of Stobhill Hospital – Dr
Frank Dunn |
| 18th February |
World Council Mission - Project |
| 3rd March |
A.G.M. - Carol Lawson |
| 6th March |
World Day of Prayer |
| 17th March |
The Kelpies - Keith Jones |
| 24th March |
Out for Lunch |
Council Meetings 2019-2020
| Meeting |
Date/Time |
Venue |
| Autumn |
Monday 14th Oct - 7.30pm |
Kilsyth Anderson |
| Spring & AGM |
Wednesday 25th March - 7.30pm |
Milton of Campsie |
| At Home |
Wednesday 6th May - 7.30pm |
Hillhead Church |
| Echoes |
Friday 12th June - 7.30pm |
St Andrews West |
The
Guild is an organisation within
the Church of Scotland
Locally
we meet fortnightly in the afternoon from October to March
Nationally
there is a structure which provides a framework for us
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The
overall theme within a three year cycle is
During
the three year cycle there are
six interesting projects for which we raise money
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Although
open to men, our group consists of ladies who enjoy fellowship and a
range of interesting speakers - with the inevitable cup of tea and home
baking
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We
look forward to our opening meeting in October when our minister Jane
will explore the theme ‘Go in Love’.
At the second meeting we will have a speaker from one of our projects -
Caring for Mother Earth. Millions of Bolivians are struggling to
survive in one of the poorest countries in the world. So far £72,215.44
has been raised towards providing solar powered ovens. Help is also
given towards their use.
We look forward to a visit to our link Guild in Coatbridge for a
Wedding Festival - nostalgia with the promise of wedding cake!
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Please
contact Mrs Margaret Tindall for further information
Campsie Parish Church
Previous Editions
Newsletter Editions are in Reverse
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Local Church Review
Click on any
of the links below to view
any
of the 'Local
Church Review' documents
Christian Aid Week 2020 - 10th -
16th May
Due to Coronavirus, there will be
no envelopes used for cash donations this year.
All donations will be
on-line using either the 'Just Giving' website or the Christian Aid
website.
Links to both
are provided below.
► Click here
for 'Just Giving' website
► Click here
for 'Christian Aid' Donate Page
Christmas
Fayre 2019
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This
years Christmas Fayre raised the fantastic total of
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£2205
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Bible Reading initiative for 2020
This
is a World-Wide project
Including
over 100 Countries/1000 Languages
Reading a short Bible passage
every day of 2020
You can download an App for your
Phone or Tablet
See
LINKS below
If you download
this app the Scottish Bible Society will send you a Bible verse
everyday which you are encouraged to repeat out loud!
You can also download a PDF of the whole
programme of Bible Readings for the year which will allow you to use
any other means at your disposal
See
LINKS below
knowing that you are
joining thousands of other Christians in this daily worship.
We are on the Path of Renewal!
As a congregation we have
been accepted onto the Path of
Renewal. This is a process not a program and aims to bring ministers
and church members together to discuss and reflect on the big picture
and explore new approaches to church life. Groups from congregations
across the Church come together to share their experiences of
discipleship in everyday life and how faith might be shared in places
of work and play.
Rev Liz Crumlish, who
coordinates Path of Renewal, said:
“Path of
Renewal does not
provide a blueprint for how church
should be today but encourages ministers and congregations to work out
- together with God - how God is inviting them to be in and with the
communities they serve. To do that demands a shift in mind-set – moving
from having answers to asking questions. It also involves an element of
risk taking, cultivating an environment in which experiments are
welcome and one where, if something doesn’t work, that’s OK – we have
something to learn from.”
Rev Scott Cameron, minister at
Stevenston High Kirk in North Ayrshire, who has participated in the
Path of Renewal said:
“The most
remarkable part of my
three year journey with Path of Renewal was to find that it was not a
journey into a new programme or project, but a journey back into a
newness of life with Christ. At the beginning of my journey I felt
spiritually dry and drained. Path of Renewal gave me the opportunity to
pause and return to Jesus my ‘first love’.”
Rev John Murning of Sherwood
Greenlaw Parish Church in Paisley, reflected on his church’s journey:
“I have
noticed that people are
smiling more. Some people are praying more, others are caring more,
and some are thinking more. People are willing to give things a try,
and experience something new.
people want to get involved. I have noticed people being kind, and
saying thank you for what other church folk have done for them, and
people in our community recognise some of the things we are doing as a
church to be good and healthy and wholesome. People are being generous
with their time, talent and money. People are asking questions, and
probing for a deeper understanding about God.
I have noticed growth and optimism in people, and a real willingness to
take on board new opportunities as they arise, that expand the Kingdom
of God in this place.”
Being part of this
process means that there will be opportunities for some of you to be
more involved and it would be a good time to think and pray if there is
something that God is calling you to do, and to be open to responding
to that call as new possibilities become available. This is an exciting
time for us in Campsie Parish Church and we very much look forward to
seeing what God will do in the years to come as we reflect, and
experiment, and grow, in faith and in fellowship.
Lodging House Mission Glasgow
Lennoxtown Community Foodbank
Lodging House Mission
OPAL Helpline Information
Telephone Reflections Information
Coronavirus Update
► Church of
Scotland - Detailed Advice
on re-opening of Churches
Campsie Parish Church
Summer Issue - 2020
The next Campsie Parish Church
Newsletter will be distributed
at the end of July.
Thanks to those who have contributed over the past few issues.
I am again looking for items for inclusion the next Newsletter and
would ask you to have a think and perhaps send me a poem or short story
or photos for inclusion.
Please send any contributions you may have to me by 24th July at the
latest.
Sincere thanks in advance for any input, which you can forward to me
via email.
Melanie Henderson
