News from around the local churches
St Bride’s Parish Church in Cambuslang has a busy few months ahead.
The church is starting a children’s choir, which will begin on September 17, for youngsters aged from 10-12 years. They will meet from 3.30-5.30pm.
St Bride’s will be holding a movie night with The Lego Movie this Friday (September 5), and entry is £1, with a parish retreat on September 6, from 11am-3pm.
Then on September 14, the church will have a Big Breakfast, with a race night to follow on October 25, a table top sale on November 9, and a family night on November 15. They will celebrate St Andrew’s Night on November 29.
St Bride’s enjoyed a highly successful quiz night, which raised £713 for charity.
Youth groups are set to resume for the new session at Rutherglen West and Wardlawhill Church.
All the youth groups are starting up again for the new season and any young people who fancy being part of the team have the chance to go along and join in the fun.
In the church hall on Hamilton Road, the Boys Brigade meet: Anchor Boys aged P1-P3, Mondays at 6.30pm; Junior Section aged P4-P6, Thursdays at 7pm; Company Section, aged P7-S6, Fridays at 7.30pm; Pipe band, Thursdays at 7pm.
Guides: Rainbows, age five to seven years, Mondays at 6.30pm; Brownies, age eight to 10 years, Wednesdays at 6.30pm; Guides, age 11 to 16 years, Wednesday at 6.30pm.
At the church on Western Avenue, the Sunday groups have three sections from three to 16 years Sunday, from 11am.
Scouts: Beavers aged six to eight years, Wednesdays at 6.30pm; Cubs, aged eight to 10 Wednesday, 7.30pm;
Scouts and Explorer Scouts aged 10 to 16, Fridays at 7.30pm.
Rutherglen Old Parish is ready to start its new session of kids clubs - with some end of summer parties!
This will take place on Thursday, September 4, from 6.30-7.30pm, as they begin their new session of kids’ clubs. Starting on September 11, the Kool Kids (for P1-P4) will meet from 6.30-7.30pm, while the 745 Club (for P5-P7) will meet from 7.30-8.30pm.
There are games, chats, stories, a tuck shop and craft activities available each week.
Flemington Hallside Church’s Boys Brigade Company is resuming for the new session this week.
The highly-successful 217 Gilbertfield Company are recruiting now, for both boys and adult volunteers.
The Anchor Boys meet each Monday from 6.30-7.30pm, for boys aged five-eight years (P1-P3).
On Tuesdays, the Junior Section meet from 7.30-9pm, for boys aged eight-11 years (P4-7).
And starting on Friday, September 5, the Company/ Senior Section meet from 7.15-10pm. The Company Section is for boys aged 11-15 (S1-3), and the senior section is for boys from 15-18 (S4 and over).
For details, email gilbertfield217@gmail.com, visit their website www.gilbertfield217thbb.weebly.com, find their page on Facebook, or call 0789 982 0442.
From September 14, Croftfoot Parish will have two Sunday evening services each month at Croftfoot, on the second and fourth Sundays.
A healing service will be held on the first-Tuesday of each month, starting on Tuesday, October 7, at 7.30pm.
The church will continue to have the healing hour from 7.30-8.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month, starting September 24.
An Alpha course will begin on September 25 through to November 27, for 10 weeks.
King’s Park Parish Church’s older gents in the church are looking forward to another season of carpet bowls. The gents carpet bowls club runs from September to June. Meeting every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 1.30-4pm, membership is £20 for the season.
Each day, players are guaranteed plenty of bowling with 12 ends being played before tea and then as many as can be fitted in after the break. Old and new members are invited to go along.