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MONTHLY

MAGAZINE

February 2016

No. 16

Disturb us, Lord

Disturb us, Lord,

when we are too well pleased with ourselves,

When our dreams have come true,

Because we have dreamed too little

When we arrived safely

Because we sailed too close to the shore.

Disturb us, Lord, when

With the abundance of things we possess

We have lost our thirst

For the waters of life;

Having fallen love with life,

We have ceased to dream of eternity

And in our efforts to build a new earth,

We have allowed our vision

Of the new Heaven to dim.

Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly,

To venture on wider seas

Where storms will show your mastery;

Where losing sight of land,

We shall find the stars.

We ask you to push back the horizons of our hopes;

And to push into the future

In strength, courage, hope and love.

Attributed to Sir Francis Drake ( 1540-1595)

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To my friends at Queen’s Park Govanhill Parish Church,

I hope that this finds you all well. Thursday, 21 January marked one year since my ordination and induction as your minister. This means that since last January I have had the opportunity to walk through the entire Christian or liturgical year with you.

The Christian year begins with Advent, but I arrived a wee bit later, during the season that follows the Epiphany. The period known as ‘Septuagesima’, which derives from the Latin word for seventy, extends from 70 days before Easter. Septuagesima began on 24 January and includes the upcoming season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, which will be on 10 February this year.

The Christian year is valuable because it reminds us of our connectedness to the universal Church, not only the Church around the world, but also the Church throughout history — the Church of the Apostles and the Church of our ancestors. As we celebrate these ancient seasons, we share in the communion of the saints, a line that connects us to Jesus of Nazareth. It reminds us of the faithfulness of those that came before us, and more importantly, the faithfulness of God.

Some of us might remember some recent seasons of ‘revival’ in the Church in Scotland. We might remember names like Duncan Campbell (1898-1972), who initiated the Hebridean Revival. We might remember the Tell Scotland Movement, the fruit of the ministries of leaders like Tom Allan (1916-1965) and D. P. Thomson (1896-1974), as well as Billy Graham’s All-Scotland Crusade of 1955. It’s been more than 60 years since the All-Scotland Crusade and some of us might believe that the Church is in decline. I, for one, do not.

The same God who first spoke the universe into existence, the God who created this world and all the creatures therein, the God who established the Church—at one point a small group of Palestinian Jews, enemies of the most powerful empire in the world—the God of people like Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Theresa of Ávila, the Reformers, as well as Duncan Campbell, Tom Allan, D. P. Thomson and so many others — this God is still working in our world. The construction of the Kingdom of God persists. Perhaps we’ve just lost a wee bit of our vision. Maybe we need God to give us fresh eyes to see the manifestations of the Kingdom in the world around us.

If we are to recognise the Kingdom when it appears to us in our community, it is important that we look back at the way the Church has survived and thrived over the last two millennia. It is important that we remind ourselves of the basics of the Christian faith. During the season of Lent and its culmination with Holy Week and Easter, we have the opportunity to re-engage with the story of God’s love for this world. I pray that God would guide us through this coming season. Perhaps each one of us might learn a thing or two with the help of God’s Spirit.

Many blessings to you all,

Elijah

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A Home for Elijah?

After a year of searching and a great deal of prayer the congregation has

identified a property locally which meets all the specifications required by

the Church of Scotland. This is of course, subject to conditions on both sides

being given and agreed, and on the release of funds being held on our behalf

by ‘121’. If these details can be resolved successfully we would have at last a

manse for our minister.

Elijah has been living in rented accommodation for most of the year, not a

very satisfactory situation. It would come as a great relief to him to have a

home he could call his own. We must continue to pray that the transaction

can be concluded satisfactorily. Our sincere thanks are due to those who

stuck with their task of identifying a suitable and affordable property despite

repeated disappointments.

Furnishing a six apartment home for the first time takes a lot of doing and if

any member has anything in good condition which they no longer require and

would be suitable for our new manse please contact Elijah—with a picture of

the article if possible.

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At 170 Queen’s Drive, G42

Sunday 7th February 11.00 am Communion

Rev Elijah Smith

6.00 pm Mrs Ruby Smith

Wednesday 10th February 7.00 pm Rev Elijah Smith

Ash Wednesday Service

Sunday 14th February 11.00 am Mr Lindsay Macqueen

(with congregation members)

6.00 pm Ms Lexa Boyle

Sunday 21st February 11.00 am Guest Preacher

6.00 pm Mr David Smith

Sunday 28th February 11.00 am Rev Elijah Smith

6.00 pm Rev Elijah Smith

Sunday 6th March 11.00am Rev Elijah Smith

6.00 pm Mrs Ruby Smith

Our session of the Guild continues through the

month of February drawing on the Guild theme of:

“Be Bold, Be Strong”.

The programme for February 2016

Feb 3rd "Feed the Minds", Sandra Hunter

Feb 17th - LUNCH "Musical Interlude" Gill McLean

Do come and join us, neither age nor gender is a barrier. We therefore

extended a very warm welcome to both existing as well as new members.

Ruby Smith, Secretary

Grace and Flavour Café

The Café has re-opened for business and will continue to offer food, tea,

coffee and friendly chat from 10.00am until 2.00pm every Tuesday

and Wednesday until the end of March. Please spread the word and,

better still, drop in to see them when you are in the vicinity of Daisy

Street.

5.

Our next meeting will be on Monday 29th February at

7.30pm when the speaker will be our Honorary

President, Rev. Elijah Smith, who will be taking us to

Los Angeles, the home of TV shows such as the A

Team, Columbo, Starsky and Hutch and films such as

Die Hard, Back to the Future and Pretty Woman so

we can find out if he was ever an extra in any of

these.

All men in the congregation are welcome to come along and there will be

supper after.

CAMEO

Cameo will meet on Tuesday 9th February at 36 Dinmont Road. The

speaker will be Ms Margaret Beaton, recently retired from Church

House, Bridgeton.

There will also be a Coffee Afternoon in aid of Church House on

Saturday 20th February from 2pm to-4pm

Saturday Lunchtime Recitals: Summer 2016

At the January meeting of the Kirk Session the Music and Drama Team

( MAD Team) brought a proposal that on every Saturday lunchtime during the

summer they be permitted to organise a series of musical recitals. These

would involve not just themselves but invited guest performers They would

take place in the sanctuary which would be open to the public, and well

publicised locally. Kirk Session was happy to agree, and wished them well. It

is another way of announcing to our parish and to users of Queen’s Park that

our congregation is alive and well, and still extending a welcome to those

without our walls.

Our musicians ,some of whom are seen

here relaxing after entertaining us at the

recent Burns Supper, do so much to

enrich our worship during the year. We

are very grateful that they choose to give

of their talents in this way, and hope that

their imaginative venture this summer

proves to be a great success.

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Judgement?

This true story concerns the visit of a guest

minister to a small village church. He was a few

minutes into his sermon when, without warning,

about 20 square feet of decaying Victorian

plasterwork fell from a high wall on to some

empty pews below. As the dense fog of dust began

to clear and it was obvious that no one had been

injured, the minister prepared to resume his

sermon. Then he paused, looked heavenward and

asked in a slightly pained voice, “ Was it

something that I said?”

Club 170

A Burns Meal of haggis, tatties and neeps was offered to all who

attended Club 170 on Sunday 24th January. Some folks requested

just tatties and neeps and some the vegetarian haggis but whatever

option, the hot meal was enjoyed by one and all – well, there were no left-

overs! This was followed by tea/coffee, cakes and fruit with sandwiches to

take away for later.

We are sure Rabbie would have approved, He knew what it was to be wet and

miserable while farming or travelling the countryside. This spell of weather

continues but hopefully a wee change of menu brightened up that Sunday.

We are grateful to the “Burns Team” who prepared the haggis and vegetables.

We are also indebted each week to the “Bun Run” team, which has recently

been added to by three new volunteers. We also acknowledge the makers of

sandwiches and all who assist in whatever capacity to keep the Club running

fifty weeks in the year.

170 Team

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NEWS FROM THE FOODBANK

A few weeks ago a message was passed to me regarding a foodbank that

had excess stock. Along with Duncan , Mark and John we went along to a

Glasgow NW Foodbank in Scotstoun. We had no idea how many tinned

items, pasta, rice and coffee they very generously were willing to let us

have. The boys worked very hard filling our mini bus with food and then

storing it away in cupboards. We could have had more, but have no room

to store it.

We have indeed been blessed with these gifts and they have said that when

our stocks become depleted we can contact them and they will share any

excess with us. We are now in the fortunate position of being short of only

main meals and vegetables.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank members of the

congregation who continue to support the foodbank on a regular basis. To

those from outwith the church we also give our thanks. We have three new

team members, Christine, Georgina and John . We give thanks to God for

sending them to us. My personal thanks go to the team for all their hard

work and dedication to the needs of those less fortunate in our parish.

“ For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat…” (Matthew

25:35)

Wendy Bradley (Team Leader)

2016 : A Leap Year

As we all know, this year is a Leap Year. February has 29 days. Our year has

usually 365 days, the time the earth takes to complete its orbit round the

Sun- except that it doesn’t, it takes 365.242199 days. So we “gain” 6 hours

every year. 6x4 hours is 24 so we add the extra day to the fourth year to

compensate. This has been done since 45BC when Julius Caesar introduced

the Julian Calendar.

Traditionally, women are permitted to propose marriage on a Leap Year,

following an agreement supposedly made between St Patrick and St Brigid in

the 6th Century AD. Her idea was that this would be fair, since men had the

upper hand in so many areas of life and her proposal would restore balance

between the sexes. St Patrick agreed, taking it upon himself to speak on

behalf of all men. ( no referendum was proposed then !)

There is however, something about this Leap Year which you may not know.

You will never again see a February like it in your lifetime. It contains 4

Sundays, 4 Mondays, 4 Tuesdays, 4 Wednesdays, 4 Thursdays, 4 Fridays

and 4 Saturdays .

This happens once every 823 years and will not recur until the year 2839.

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Dinnet Pictish Cross

In his letter this month, the minister makes reference to how the

church calendar is one way in which we can feel connected to our

Christian ancestors, who celebrated exactly the same church festivals

as ourselves; Lent, Easter, Pentecost and so on On page 20 you will

find a photograph of a beautiful Pictish carving near Dinnet in

Aberdeenshire. ( photo courtesy of Gill MacLean).

The craftsman who carved this fine cross was working about the year

800AD, not long after the Christian faith was brought to Pictland by

early missionaries. It has obviously been carved with great feeling In

looking at it 1,300 years seem as nothing, we can immediately sense

the piety of a kindred spirit from the distant past or, as the writer to

the Hebrews saw it, become aware of the ‘great cloud of witnesses’

which surrounds us. MDM

TO BE A PILGRIM

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Two years ago, I spent a short time in Bedford as part of a visit to Bletchley park. It also interested me because it was in Bedford that the Highland Division ( including my uncle Donald) did basic training in World War 1. It was also the place where a large number of them died before they ever saw France. They were the victims of an outbreak of measles , an illness to which young men from the Hebrides and NW Highlands had no natural resistance. Many lie in the local cemetery.

My hotel was right beside the bridge over the River Ouse. To my delight I found on the bridge a plaque which records the fact that there was an earlier bridge on the same site and that on it stood the town gaol. It was in this gaol that Bedford’s most famous son, the Puritan preacher John Bunyan ( 1628-1688) wrote his great allegorical work “ Pilgrim’s Progress” .

This was the book which, after the Bible, was that most likely to be found in Christian homes all over the UK in our grandparents’ generation. It recounts, in allegorical form, the experiences of a man called Christian, from the first awareness of his sinfulness and spiritual need to his conversion and life as a believer. It follows his pilgrimage to the “Celestial City”, his true and eternal home It was an immediate sensation when first published and has endured for well over three hundred years as a classic of English literature Like many

classics it is, unfortunately, a book which many are aware of but few have read! When the monarchy was restored in 1660 after the death of Oliver Cromwell, Puri-tans like John Bunyan faced hard times.

The Established Church with the backing of King Charles II, ordered him to cease from preaching and threw him into gaol for several years. It was out of this time of persecution that inspiration to write came. His determination comes out clearly in the hymn, ( CH3 No 443)

Who would true valour see, Let him come hither;

One here will constant be.

Come wind, come weather;

There’s no discouragement

Shall make him once relent

His first avowed intent

To be a pilgrim

However, although seldom sung nowadays, most church folk will be familiar with “ Who

would true valour see”

Some lines , in Bunyan’s archaic language, are unforgettable : “No lion can him fright, He’ll

with a giant fight” or perhaps, “Hobgoblin nor foul fiend can daunt his spirit; He

knows he at the end shall life inherit”.

In the book, the words are spoken by Mr Valiant-for-truth to Mr Greatheart as a poem. It is highly unlikely that Bunyan himself would have approved of turning his poem into a hymn. In the puritan English speaking churches of his day, in England as in Scotland, only metrical versions of the psalms were sung – a tradition which the smaller Presbyterian churches maintain until the present day.

As a hymn, it benefitted greatly from being married to a stirring tune , “ Monk’s Gate”. This was based on a Sussex folk-song collected by a Mrs Verrall who lived in the village of Monk’s Gate there. The English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams arranged the melody to fit Bunyan’s words.

It is likely that the tune was originally a sea shanty, the first lines being “ Our captain calls all hands/ To haul the sail

up “. Just read the words with a strong emphasis on the second line and you get the idea.

In2016 we still have to pray and

campaign to support Christians just like John Bunyan, languishing in prison in many parts of the world because they refuse to deny Jesus as Lord and Sav-iour. They shame us by their courage and commitment. We are still witnessing the “true valour” of which Bunyan wrote every day, and through prayer and sending messages of support we seek to show them that they are not forgotten. MDM (with acknowledgement of some material from Oystermouth Parish

Church Magazine).

SUFFERING ?.... God Knows why

Richard Bewes was Rector of All

Souls Church, Langham Place,

London, the largest evangelical

church in the capital (Church of

England.) Mr Bewes succeeded the

famous John Stott as rector and is a

well-known preacher and a prolific

writer. At a time when the news has

been a constant story of war,

atrocities, mass migration of peoples

and natural disasters , he here

considers the mystery of why God

permits pain and suffering.

“Jesus asked ‘…or those eighteen

who died when the tower in Siloam

fell on them – do you think that they

were more guilty than all the others

living in Jerusalem?’ ( Luke 13:4

It can be earthquakes…floods…

terrorism, or- as is the case here –

unexpected deaths, resulting, first

from the killing of innocent people

by Pontius Pilate the Roman

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fruitless fig tree (Luke 13:6-9).

Should it be cut down ? No, give it a

year’s reprieve. The lesson is clear. If

some people are cut off in a matter of

seconds, those left should humbly

consider how they will use the life that

has been spared to them. This leads to

a final truth:

4.We are all living as debtors to love.

People hung onto Jesus’ words because

they knew that He had solid answers

for this world’s sorrows. Indeed, He

was the answer, for at the Cross we

meet the love of the suffering God

himself. Our prayer must be that out of

the experience of suffering, there will

be some who see this, and respond.

Jesus encouraged his followers to look

further ahead – to eternal realities. “ in

this world you will have trouble. But

take heart! I have overcome the

world.” (John 16:33).”

governor, and secondly from a

natural disaster. Like Jesus’ disciples

we tend to ask WHY? Our Lord’s

answer to his questioners does not

lessen our distress at calamities here

on earth. But we are not completely

shocked either.

For Scripture teaches us that

adversity is firmly built into our

understanding of how the world

works.

1 We are all living in a fallen world.

Our present world-order is not as it

was originally created. Basically we

became a race of rebels, falling from

our intended custodianship over

creation – so bringing both ourselves

and the creation itself into the

frustration of ‘bondage to

decay’ ( Romans 8:18-23) Even the

ground itself was to be affected.

( Genesis 3: 17,18).

2. We are all living in a temporary

home. In the face of a natural fatal

disaster (Luke 13: 4,5) Jesus said

that those killed were no more

‘guilty’ to die than anyone else All

will die one day. But his words give

the warning: One day it will be your

turn. Indeed, let us run to the aid of

those who suffer – but tragedy

reminds us all that centre stage is not

this life; by repentance we must

prepare ourselves at any moment for

the next.!

3.We are all living on borrowed

time. Jesus went on to speak of a

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RICHARD BEWES

WAY IN……to JOSHUA Chapters 1-6 “These chapters report a time of great upheaval in the history of God’s people. Joshua isn’t eased gently into the task of leading the nation. Bereft after the death of Moses he has to step straight into the leadership vacuum- and let’s not forget, his first challenge is to succeed where Moses had failed, and lead Israel as it enters the land of Canaan to take possession of its inheritance. As Joshua deals with the people’s anxieties as well as his own, we see him making mistakes as well as growing through God’s power and wisdom. In a sense, the chapters mark the end of the Exodus. We see Joshua stressing the need for the people to remember the past in order to know who they are in the present. There are conscious resonances of the past in the parting of the Jordan sand the celebration of Passover in the land , following the restoration of covenant obedience. Knowing who we are in the present is dependent, as these chapters show us, on keeping before us what God has done in the past. While the events might seem remote from our lives in the twenty-first century, the themes are not. We, too, face a time of great transition and upheaval in the church, and will need to be like Joshua , to remain mindful of the past deeds of God if we are to trust for his power to break through today. So be strong and courageous as you read the beginning of Joshua’s story !” Mike

Archer

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. SU " DAILY BREAD" Notes: FEBRUARY

Strength and Courage The 'why' of faith

Mon 1 Joshua 1: 1-9 Wed 17 Hebrews 2: 1-9

Tue 2 Joshua 1: 10-18 Thur 18 Hebrews 2: 10-18

Wed 3 Joshua 2: 1-16 Fri 19 Hebrews 6: 1-6

Thur 4 Joshua 2: 17-24 Sat 20 Hebrews 3: 7-19

Fri 5 Joshua 3: 1-17 Sun 21 Psalm 50

Sat 6 Joshua 4: 1-9 Mon 22 Hebrews 4: 1-11

Sun 7 Psalm 48 Tue 23 Hebrews 4: 12-16

Mon 8 Joshua 4: 10-24 Wed 24 Hebrews 5: 1-10

Tue 9 Joshua 5: 1-12 Thur 25 Hebrews 5: 11-6:3

Wed 10 Joshua 5: 13-15 Fri 26 Hebrews 6: 4-12

Thur 11 Joshua 6: 1-11 Sat 27 Hebrews 6: 13-20

Fri 12 Joshua 6: 12-19 Sun 28 Psalm 51

Sat 13 Joshua 6: 20-27 The right to be angry

Sun 14 Psalm 49 Mon 29 Nahum 1: 1-15

The 'why' of faith MARCH

Mon 15 Hebrews 1: 1-4 Tue 1 Nahum 2: 1-13

Tue 16 Hebrews 1: 5-14 Wed 24 Jonah 1: 1-17

Children are too trusting in the online world

The number of children who believe everything they find on Google or other social media has doubled, an Ofcom study has revealed. 8-15 year-olds may be “ digital natives” ( meaning that they have grown up with the internet), but they often lack the” online nous or experience” needed when deciding if what they see is true or impartial.

A fifth(20%) of 12-15 year-olds believe that all information supplied by a search engine such as Google must be true, and of the 20% fully a third were not able to identify ‘paid for’ adverts.

The study also revealed that children turn to ‘You Tube’ for ‘true and accurate’ information about what is going on in the world. Less than half of them are aware that advertising is the main source of income for the site and that, therefore, video ‘bloggers’ are often paid to give favourable mentions to products or services. (ParishPump)

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GLASGOW WINTER NIGHT SHELTER

The Glasgow Winter Night Shelter is a partnership of charities,

organisations and housing associations concerned with tackling

homelessness. During the cold winter months, many people sleep rough in

the streets of Glasgow.

Rough sleepers and people with nowhere else to sleep are welcome to use

the Glasgow Winter Night Shelter for emergency accommodation. In the

mornings, we'll connect them to Glasgow City Council's homelessness

case team in order that homeless accommodation can be found.

This year's Glasgow Winter Night Shelter will operate from December 1st

2015 to March 31st 2016, an extra month due to demand. The service will

operate from Lodging House Mission, 35 East Campbell Street, G1 5DT.

In the morning, users of the service can remain in Lodging House Mis-

sion and take advantage of free food, accommodation, warmth, and a host

of support facilities such as health improvement, legal advice, social ser-

vices, form filling and many other services and activities.

In 2014-15 (3 months only), a total of 407 individuals used the shelter,

between them accessing the service some 1,501 times.

How Other Christians Have To Live

PAKISTAN Liaquat Masih, a Christian man accused of theft by his Muslim employer, was cruelly beaten to death in front of his son while being interrogated by police officers at the Rahwali Cantt Police Station in Gujranwala, in Pakistan’s Punjab Province on 13 January. Liaquat Masih was tortured to death by police Police deny allegations that they were responsible for the death of Mr Masih. Taking his body to the Gujranwala District Hospital the next day, they told doctors that he had died of a heart attack – which was then stated as the cause of death on the post-mortem report.

MONGOLIA Explosives were thrown into the stove chimney of a Kazakh house church in Mongolia on the night of 27 December, just days after the local church had celebrated Christmas. “Believers decided not to come together for a while,” he said. “They are afraid of a repetition of the explosions in the homes of believers.” Large numbers of people had attended the church’s Christmas services and local Christians believe that this angered some of the local Muslims and led them to carry out the attack.

CUBA Police in Cuba arrested the leaders of two churches in two different parts of the coun-try on 8th January while government officials destroyed the buildings, with no prior warning. Police stormed the home of Pastor Bernardo de Quesada Salomon and his wife Damaris just after 4 am, handcuffed the couple and took them to two separate prisons. Their son was detained in the house, handcuffed, while agents demolished the open-air church built on the family’s home premises in the city of Camaguey, The building “does not exist; it was demolished completely,” confirmed Pastor Quesada. Similarly, a church built on the private property of Pastor Juan Carlos Nuñez Velázquez in the city of Victoria de las Tunas was also destroyed that morning.

IRAN GOOD NEWS American-Iranian Pastor Saeed Abedini was set free from prison on Saturday 16 January as part of a prisoner exchange between the US and Iranian governments. The father-of-two has spent more than three years in prison for his involvement in Iran’s house church movement, and has suffered terrible abuse during his imprisonment. He was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment and during the nearly three and a half years that he spent in prison, he was subjected to brutal interrogations, beatings and repeated threats that he would not be released if he did not convert to Islam. Our Christian brothers and sisters all over the world need our daily

prayers as they face dreadful persecution for daring to proclaim their love

of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

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Ingenious Solution !

It may surprise you to learn that there are far more churches than

gambling casinos in Las Vegas. Gambling being the main industry

in the city, it is very common for the offerings on Sundays to

contain gambling chips as well as notes and coins. The problem

that the churches faced was that with so many casinos it was hard

to be sure where any particular chip came from. But help was at

hand A member of one of the churches agreed to collect all the

chips and take them to a Franciscan Monastery in the

neighbourhood where they would all be sorted out . They are then

returned to the church where they were found and it is able to take

them to the correct casino to be redeemed for cash.

And who are the people in the Monastery who perform this useful

service? Why, they are the Chip Monks of course!

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. CRECHE

14th Feb M. Coubrough B. Roberts

21st Feb M. Borland F. Campbell

28th Feb A. Gardiner L. Doughty

6th Mar F. McCall M. Carvil

As always if you cannot

manage please change or

contact me (586 4294).

Betty Roberts

Counting Team Rota

The Team from Sunday 14th February to Sunday 6th March 2016 inclusive

M Carvil, M Percy, P Brown A Watt

If you cannot manage any Sunday please arrange for a substitute, or

contact Alan Watt

I hate Russian dolls, they're so full of themselves.

I haven't slept for three days, because that would be too long.

I saw a sign that said "watch for children" and I thought,

"That sounds like a fair trade."

“MSPs commend language project hosted by Glasgow church”

( from Church of Scotland website: 8th January 2016)

This item appeared in several national newspapers including the Herald and

Evening Times.

“A language project hosted by a Church of Scotland congregation in Glasgow

which brought together people of 15 different nationalities has been

commended by the Scottish Parliament. Ten cross-party MSPs have backed a

motion hailing the success of a ten-week ESOL ( English speakers of other

languages ) at Queen’s Park Govanhill Parish Church - an initiative described

as ‘a breath of fresh air’. Around 90 people took part in packed-out sessions to

learn how to speak and write in English.

The project started in October and was spearheaded by David Zabiega and

Govanhill Community Trust….. other partners included Glasgow life, Clyde

College, Community Renewal and Daisy Chain Early Years Project a

Govanhill project run by the Church of Scotland’s social arm Cross Reach.

The Rev Elijah Smith said it was ‘encouraging’ that work aimed at improving

the lives of local residents had been recognised in the Scottish Parliament. He

said the district was a rich and diverse community with a unique set of

strengths and challenges.

The motion was lodged by Glasgow Labour MSP Hanzala Malik who said

project leaders must be congratulated for ‘ bringing together different

nationalities and celebrating different cultures’……. “This is a very important

project and worthy of support …..people seem to undervalue the work

churches and religious organisations do”

Mr Smith said, “Our Daisy Street property has proven an invaluable asset in

both the work of the local Kirk as well as other church denominations and

community organisations. It is encouraging for us here in Govanhill to see

Hanzala Malik and other MSPs concerned with the work being undertaken in

our community.”

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Emanuel Baptist Church

Emanuel Baptist Church is a Romanian denomination. They are now using

the Daisy Street premises for worship on Sundays, and also on Thursdays

and Saturday mornings. They are a ‘gathered’ congregation from all over

central Scotland. Several of the church leaders recently visited us at Sunday

morning worship in Queen’s Drive. It is hoped that friendly links can be

created between ourselves and the Emanuel Baptist congregation in the

future.

DUTY ROTA:- The following Members are asked to take up duty as indicated. CHURCH VESTILBULE/BOOKS DUTY – SUNDAYS

MORNINGS

14th February Mrs. R. Smith

Mrs. M. Cunningham

Mrs. J. McCallum

Mrs. E. McNicoll

21st February Miss Linda Hunter

Mrs. M. Carvil

Mr. R. McCallum

Miss M. Davidson

28th February Mrs. A. Neil

Mr. A. Comrie

Miss L. Boyle

Mrs. R. Hughes

6th March Mrs. A. M. Gardiner

Mrs. L. Friel

Mrs. A. Coleman

Mrs. N. Griffith

OFFERING DUTIES:- The following Members are asked to take duty on the following Sundays:- Sunday 14th February to Sunday 6th March 2016

Back Pews Mr. A. Watt

Left Side Pews/Chairs Mrs. W. Bradley

Right Side Chairs/Choir Mrs. B. Irvine

Anyone unable to do the duty indicated should contact Marjory Percy (Tel. 632 0363) Please check Magazine or list on Welcome Hall notice board to see if you have been asked to do a duty.

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I refused to believe my road worker father was stealing from his job, but when I got home, all the signs were there. I asked my North Korean friend how it was there, he said he couldn't complain. Whiteboards are remarkable.

INTIMATIONS

1. The Kirk Session will meet on Tuesday 15th March 2016.

2. Team Leaders will meet on Tuesday 16th February 2016.

3. Cases of illness or urgent pastoral need should be intimated without

delay to the Minister.

4. Any person who would like to become a communicant member of the

church should speak to the Minister.

5. The next date for handing in material for the Magazine is Sunday 28th

February 2016.

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TREASURER’S REPORT TO 31ST JANUARY 2016

Open Plate £ 449

Freewill Offerings £ 966

Gift Aid Freewill Offerings £ 4,972

Total £ 6,387

Average per Sunday £ 1,277

Other Income

Donation from Grace and Flavour Café (Dec) £2000

Donation from Guild to Fabric Fund £1000

Donation to Robin House (Pathfinders Post) £329

Donation from Healing Rooms £16.50

M. Borland, Treasurer

GENERAL FABRIC FUND

Balance at 1/1/16 £ 7,916

+ Income £ 0

£ 7,916

- Expenditure £ 86

Balance at 31/1/16 £ 7,830

FEBRUARY 2016

The Changing Face of Worship Thomas Baldwin looks at the patterns of worship evolving in the Church of

Scotland today.

On the Streets and Overseas

Part two of our focus on the Guild’s latest partner projects, looking at the

Street Pastors and Mission International.

‘Life with Jesus is Never Dull’

Kirsty Wyllie, a Christian writer, tells Jackie Macadam about her life in the

church, her career and living with cerebral palsy.

Credit Unions and the Church

Charles Sim calls on churches and members to consider credit unions as an

ethical form of finance.

Church Census Day

The Rev Dr Fiona Tweedie highlights the importance of Church Census Day

in Scotland.

‘Big Sing’ Success in Dunfermline

Lynne McNeil reports from the Guild’s praise event.

‘Too Important not to Share

The Moderator, the Rt Rev Dr Angus Morrison, offers a

clarion call to mission.

Jesus and Women

Youth Moderator, Hannah Mary Goodlad, argues that Jesus

was a feminist.

PLUS all the regular columnists, letters reviews and exclusive features.

Visit our website at www.lifeandwork.org for up-to-day news and exclusive

features.

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The 8th Century Pictish Cross near Dinnet, Aberdeenshire