ST
ANDREW’S
OUTLOOK
SEPTEMBER 2007
Minister: Session
Clerk
Rev Fiona M Nicolson Mr Alex McKee
Coatbridge
Tel: 437271 Tel:
421191
St Andrew’s Church Tel:
431385
www.saintandrewscoatbridge.org
Scottish Charity Number
SC013521
September 2007
Dear
Friends
Well
here we are into September already!! The Church has all of a sudden become
really busy again after the summer and lots of things are happening. All the
organisations are starting back up again and there is a general buzz about the
place. Just the way I like it!!!
We
recently took part in North Lanarkshire Council’s Doors Open Day. A number of
people visited the Church and the comments were all very positive and
encouraging. Now as I write this we are looking forward to the African
Children’s Choir coming to give a concert.
Events which in many respects reflect the focus that
the Church must have. Thinking about and being part of the local
community and remembering and working for the Church worldwide. Two very important parts of the life of the Church.
And
then of course we have our Table Top Sale on 15th September which
should also be good.
So
lots of things to think about and to be a part of!!!
I
was talking to someone recently who said they felt that Churches in general had
no life in them anymore and were effectively past their sell by date. Of course
I strongly disagreed with him and dared to ask if he took an active part in his
own local Church. He then admitted that it had been a long number of years
since he had even been inside a Church and that he didn’t actually know what
happened at his local one!! He did, I am glad to say, recognise the irony of
this. I wonder if he will think of going along some day?
It just shows though how people can have the wrong perception of the Church.
Things are happening in our Church and in Churches up and down the land. The
potential is there for even greater things.
I
hope that you will feel able to get involved in some or all of the activities
which are taking place here at St Andrew’s
Take
care and God bless you
With
love and prayers
Fiona
N
CHURCH REGISTER
Baptisms
26th
August Bobbi Maxwell
Weddings
3rd
August Leigh McManus and Douglas
Hamilton
Funerals
2nd
August
OFFERINGS F.W.O Open Plate Total
August £5,054.50 £211.85 £5,266.35
SUMMER
CLUB
Many thanks to the few people who
helped during the summer with the Summer Club. The children who attended enjoyed
themselves very much. George McCall
GUILD
The start of our session on 3rd October
will be our minister Rev F Nicolson talking on the Guild Theme –
LETS’ LIVE:
BODY MIND AND SOUL
This year we focus on the MIND.
Then on 17th October
our opening Social when Morag Banon and party will
entertain us. Tickets will
be on sale soon.
31st October – Miss Bustard from Glasgow
Botanic Gardens will come along and tell how to look after your plants – so if
you have any plant problems put the date in your diary.
All meetings start at 7.45p.m. Senga Weir
GUIDES, BROWNIES AND
RAINBOWS
After
a very successful session last year the guides, brownies and rainbows are
looking forward to new session with varied and interesting programmes.
The
Rainbows for girls aged 5 to 7 restart on Friday 7th September
between 6.15 and 7.15pm.
The
Brownies for girls aged 7 to 10 restart on Monday 3rd September
between 6.30 and 8.00pm.
The
Guides for girls aged 10 to 15 restart on Monday 3rd September between
7.00 and 9.00pm
The
Senior Section for girls aged 15 plus restart on Monday 3rd
September between 7.00 and 9.00
The
guiders look forward to seeing all the girls again and any new girls wishing to
join any of the above will be made very welcome.
Alexis Crichton
BOYS
BRIGADE
The new session of the Boys Brigade has begun with a
good turn out of numbers for our enrolment evenings. We still have space for
any boy to come along and try what we have to offer as a company. We are
looking forward to our camp to Fordell Firs from the
14th-16th September. We are holding our dedication service on the morning
of Sunday 7th October and in the evening we are hosting the Battalion
officer’s communion service. We are still looking for helpers especially for
our Juniors on Wednesdays from 6.30-8pm and the
Company Section on Fridays from 7-9.30pm. If you can help in any way please
contact me on 01236 605470 Jim Elliot
R.N.L.I. Coffee Morning
The
Coatbridge Branch of the R.N.L.I. would like to thank the many members of the
congregation who donated baking etc for our Annual Coffee Morning recently. We would also like to thank all of our
friends who attended and contributed to the handsome total of £676.08.
If
you didn’t manage to the Coffee morning and would like to buy Christmas Cards,
Calendars etc from our catalogue please contact Joan Hamilton or Fiona Marwick Alex. B. McKee,
Treasurer.
Table
Top
This event will be based on a car boot sale - anyone
taking a stall will fill same and also clear and dispose of left over items.
Entrance fee will be 50p, there will be a café, hot
dog stall, cake and candy as well as numerous other tables selling all sorts of
things. We are still looking for people
to take stalls, so if you have a hobby, or goods which would sell, and are
willing to donate the proceeds of sale to the Church please call Jean MacDonald
telephone 01236 425301 for further information.
We also need baking for the cake and candy stall.
Christian
Aid
The Christian Aid house-to-house collection in
Nessie and Sandra
St
Andrew’s Hospice Fayre
This will be held in
Thank you, Elizabeth
Russell
OCTOBER OUTLOOK
All material for
the October edition of Outlook should be placed in the box or handed in before
Sunday 30th September 2007.
Diary
15th September Table
Top
16th September Evening
Communion 6.30p.m.
30th
September Harvest – retiring
collection
7th October Youth
Dedication Service 11a.m.
7th
October Informal Communion
after morning service
7th
October Boy’s Brigade
Officers Communion 6.30p.m.
8th October Congregational
Board 8p.m.
PS African Children’s Choir sold out – we expect to raise approximately
£1800