ST ANDREW’S PARISH CHURCH

COATBRIDGE

OUTLOOK – MARCH 2002

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

Dear Friends,

Once again there is little space left for my letter so here are some ‘headlines’ to tell you of future events

NEW COMMUNICANTS: I will be admitting New Communicants on Easter Sunday, so if anyone would like to join the church at this time there is still time and they should contact me as soon as possible.

SILENT AUCTION We are holding this on Saturday 27th April. It is an important fund raising event but it should also be great fun.  Look in your cupboards and lofts for treasures.  If you have anything you neither love nor use hand it in! Remember we will also need lots of help on the day.

REPAIR OF WALLS AND GATE PILLARS We now have indicative costs for repairing the walls in real stone at over £200,000.  We are now negotiating with Planning for permission to use a stone substitute which would be a fraction of the cost.

QUEEN’S GOLDEN JUBILEE I plan to mark this event on June 2nd at our Communion service.  If anyone has any other ideas about how this might be done, please let me know.

STATED ANNUAL MEETING 17th  March – after the service  – new format – much shorter – please stay!!

Every blessing to you all,

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Ian G. Wotherspoon

 

PARISH REGISTER

BAPTISMS

13. 1. 02           Ross Jason Love (D of B 24. 10. 01) 2 Methlick Avenue, Airdrie

17. 2. 02           Kai Cameron Simpson (D of B 14. 11. 01) 3 Queensbank Avenue, Gartcosh

FUNERALS

1.  2. 02            Mr James Biggart, 82 Cornhill Drive, Coatbridge

10. 2. 02           Mrs Minnie Docherty, 21 Colliers Road, Fallin

16. 2. 02           Mr Robert Dodds, 125 Burnbank Street, Coatbridge

 

Tribute to James Fredrick Dunn

Jim Dunn, minister emeritus of Dunbeth, died peacefully in the Wishaw General Hospital on Saturday the 12th January 2002 after a short illness.

Jim was ordained and inducted to Gartcosh Parish Church in 1959 and there began his long ministry in the Church of Scotland.

Prior to his ordination he served in the Royal Artillery in the Middle East and then worked in the Inland Revenue.

He served as assistant in High Carntyne were he developed a friendship with James Martin the minister, now Dr Martin, who spoke warmly of Jim at the funeral service yesterday at Daldowie.

From Gartcosh Jim was called to Dumbarton High, a congregation which became part of a triple union forming Dumbarton Riverside.  It was from there that Jim and Nan Dunn were called to Dunbeth in 1977 for what was to be his last charge, ending with the union which formed St Andrew’s.

As his successor I am aware of the regard that the former members of Dunbeth had for both Jim and Nan.  He was a faithful pastor who touched many lives and whose passing has brought sadness to many.

He was a man who loved literature and scholarship, a man whose ability was put to use by Hamilton Presbytery as it had by Dumbarton Presbytery.  Jim served as Moderator in both of these Presbyteries.  In retirement Jim still served the church as a preacher and as a locum.  He visited the elderly and housebound in Hamilton Old until April of last year.

Above all he was a family man whose devotion to his family was an extremely important part of life.

We remember Jim as a well loved minister, the immense attendance at his funeral bearing testimony to the esteem in which he was held by his colleagues, former congregations, and friends.

 

COLLECTIONS

                                    FWO               Open Plate      Total

February 2002             £4339.87         £298.37           £4638.24

 

Freewill Offering Envelopes

Everyone who wishes envelopes for 2002 should have received them by the end of 2001.  If anyone does not have envelopes and would like a set please contact me on 766427, at the Church or e-mail me at hugh.mckee@fsmail.net.  Also, please let me know of any situations where names were miss-pelt or addresses were incorrect.  Thanks.  Hugh McKee

 

Website

The Church website (www.saintandrewscoatbridge.org) has been updated significantly recently.  If you have any suggestions on how to develop it further please let me know.  If you would like to receive an e-mail when the site is updated send an e-mail to me on hugh.mckee@fsmail.net.  Thanks. Hugh McKee

 

SUNDAY SCHOOL

On behalf of the children and staff I should like to thank everyone who in any way made our Coffee Morning such a great success.  The sum raised for the ongoing work of the Sunday School was £320.

Advance notice of the trip.

The date set for the trip this year is Saturday 8th  June and Joyce McLellan is operating a bank.  Further information to follow.

 

BOYS’ BRIGADE

The Anchor Boys are continuing with their work on the recruitment poster competition with our entry on display in Monklands hospital .We are holding a fun day for the anchor boys on Saturday 23rd  March from 1 p.m. till 3p.m.

The Junior Section have entered the bible knowledge, their football season has now restarted and they are still working towards the figure marching.

The company section recently hosted the P.A. and performed very well.  Our football season has got off to a slow start with both games being postponed .We have 5 boys preparing very hard for the national cross country in Aberdeen on 16th  March and we wish the boys well for this event .

We recently held a games day of Pool, Table Tennis, & Badminton results as follows :

Junior Pool Winner:                  J.FAIRBAIRN r/up C.DAVIDSON

Junior T/T Winner:                    C.DAVIDSON r/up D. FAIRBAIRN

Junior Badminton Winner          J. FAIRBAIRN r/up C.DAVIDSON

INTERMEDIATE

Pool Winner                             ALEX MUNRO r/up R.FAIRBAIRN

T/T Winner                               R. FAIRBAIRN r/up J.SCOUGALL

Badminton Winner                    R.FAIRBAIRN r/up A.MUNRO

CAMP

Our weekend camp to Lochgoilhead should be paid up by 8th  March 2002

DANCE

This will be held on Friday 29th  March 2002 . Tickets priced £3 are available now

Jim Elliot, Captain

PARENTS NIGHT

Friday 19th April all parents, family & friends will be made welcome but space is limited so come early .Our inspecting officer will be Mr William Hunter.

 

THE SCOTTISH BIBLE SOCIETY

Following the Bake of Bibles we were able to send to the Scottish Bible Society the sum of £240.  A letter of thanks has been received, together with a letter of thanks from one of the projects our money has gone to help.  A copy of this letter is on the notice board in the hall.

A letter of thanks has also been received in response to the coins, watches etc which the congregational passed to Jessie.  These will all be sold and proceeds will be turned into Bibles which are desperately wanted in foreign lands.