Church News
THOMAS COATS MEMORIAL CHURCH
Our service tomorrow at 11am will be conducted by Rev Theo Corney.
All are welcome to refreshments after the service.
The Out and About Group will meet for coffee at The House for an Art Lover at 10.30am on Thursday, June 28.
The church is open to visitors on Friday, June 29, from 2pm to 4pm.
HOLY TRINITY & ST
BARNABAS’ CHURCH
A warm welcome to Holy Trinity and St Barnabas’ Church, opposite the sheriff court and across from the Gilmour Street rail station in Paisley.
We are a member of the Scottish Episcopal Church and a part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
On Sunday, June 24, we celebrate the Fifth Sunday of Pentecost with our Eucharist at 10am. Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ.
Some Christians believe that this event represents the birth of the church.
All people are welcome to worship with us, and if you are baptised in any denomination, you are most welcome to take Communion with us as well.
We invite you to join us after our services at our coffee time and enjoy a hot drink and a sausage roll or a biscuit or two.
On Wednesday, June 27, at 10.30am our mid-week Communion Service commemorates Alexander Jolly. He was born in Stonehaven and became a priest in the Scottish Episcopal Church, rising to become Bishop of Moray although he continued to discharge the duties of an ordinary pastor in Fraserburgh.
Bishop Jolly died in Fraserburgh in 1838 and was buried beside his brother, James, in Turriff churchyard.
On Wednesday and Friday evenings every week of the year at 7pm, the St Vincent de Paul Society Ozanam Centre provides free hot meals, to all who show up, in our church hall. No registration or pre-booking is required.
On Thursdays, from 10.30am till 3.30pm the Cornerstone Drop-in Centre is open in our hall. All are welcome to come in, have a warm drink and at lunch hour a light, hot meal is also served.
Please be sure and check our website www.episcopalpaisley.org.uk or Facebook page www.facebook.com/HTSBPaisley or the window at the main entrance of the church for the full list of worship services.
PAISLEY METHODIST
CHURCH
Tomorrow is a Cafe Style Circuit Service and Kathleen Pearson will be leading us in worship. The service will be looking at Jonah 4. Service and Sunday School start at 11am, why not come and join us.
JESUS CHRIST OF
LATTER-DAY SAINTS
Services tomorrow will be held in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, Glenburn Road, Paisley starting at 10am with meetings for Priesthood (men), Relief Society (women), Youth and Primary for children.
All Sunday school classes begin at 11am with the Adult class continuing its year-long study of the Old Testament.
Our family worship service will begin at 11.50am and will be conducted by Colin Beveridge, a member of the Ward Bishopric.
A warm welcome awaits friends, members and visitors alike.
Both Young Men and Young Women organisations meet this Tuesday at 7.30pm in the church.
The Family History Centre located in the church in Glenburn Road, Paisley, is open to the public free of charge each Tuesday between 10am and 3pm but will close for the period of the school summer holidays from June 26.
The website www.familysearch.org may prove helpful to those researching their family history. Find out more about the church on www.mormon.org.uk
STOW BRAE
KIRK
Tomorrow, we welcome the Rev Sandy MacDonald and ask him to lead us in worship.
The congregation will meet at 11am. After the service join us in continued fellowship over a cup of tea or coffee in the large hall. All are welcome. Schedules are now available at the church door or in the large hall giving information about our Greenfingers and Wooden Spoon afternoon on August 18.
This is a fun afternoon but there is a trophy for each category winner, so why not see what you can enter and you never know, what you might win.
OAKSHAW TRINITY
CHURCH
The Saturday Club for ages Primary 7 upwards meets this afternoon in the large hall from 1pm to 4pm. Activities include table tennis and badminton. A tuck shop will be available. Any younger child who would like to attend must be accompanied by an adult.
Morning worship tomorrow at 11am will be conducted by Rev Gordon Armstrong.
Our Summer Sunday School, which commences tomorrow, will continue throughout the holidays.
MARTYRS’ SANDYFORD
CHURCH
Morning services tomorrow will be held at both King Street and Montgomery Road with worship being led by Rev Ken Mayne and Rev Mhairi Breingan respectively.
A warm welcome awaits you at either venue and an invitation is extended to all to continue fellowship together after the service when tea and coffee will be served.
During the services ,Summer Sunday clubs will be available for the younger members of our congregation.
On Sunday afternoon services will be held in the homes for the elderly, Montgomery Court and Kyle Court, and volunteers are asked to meet at the former at 2pm.
Also on Sunday afternoon at Montgomery Road at 2.30pm the first of this year’s 50:50 Proms series will take place.
George McPhee from Paisley Abbey is bringing along the Abbey Choristers to provide a varied programme of sacred and secular music including Fauré and some Scots songs.
Tickets are £5 at the door. Please come along to hear this excellent young choir.
On Friday the usual friendly welcome awaits you at the Friday Café being held at King Street from 10am until noon.
NEW JERUSALEM
CHURCH
Our service of worship, titled good and truth united, is on at 11am and is conducted by Rev Jack Dunion.
Tea, coffee and biscuits are served after the service.
All are welcome.
ST NINIAN’S
CHURCH
Our service tomorrow begins at 11am, and will be conducted by Rev Stuart Stevenson.
A crèche for pre-school children is available during the service.
All are welcome to come along and enjoy our friendship, fellowship and faith .
PAISLEY
ABBEY
Services for the Fourth Sunday after Trinity will be 11am Holy Communion and 4pm Evening Service. At 11am the communion setting will be the congregational setting of MacMillan’s St Anne’s Mass and the anthem will be Rejoice in the Lord alway.
The abbey, gift shop and coffee shop are normally open daily Monday to Saturday from 10am to 3.30pm. The shop has a wide variety of gifts, toys, souvenirs, jewellery and cards.
Guided tours (suggested donation £5) are available most Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm - just turn up at the cloisters entrance of the abbey. Please note there will be no tours on July 3 and 5 due to events taking place in the abbey.