News from around the local churches

Rutherglen Old Parish Church is to offer cake and company at its monthly coffee morning which next takes place on Saturday, January 10.

The volunteers will be happy to serve tea/coffee and cakes between 10am and noon and look forward to meeting regular, and new, friends.

Croftfoot Parish is now holding two Sunday evening services each month, on the second and fourth Sundays.

A healing service will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm. The church will continue to have the healing hour from 7.30- 8.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month.

Stonelaw Parish Church is holding the Meeting Place every weekday, where visitors can drop in, drink coffee, browse their range of Fairtrade products and choose a second-hand book.

The idea of the Meeting Place is to provide an informal, comfortable location, open to the whole community, for people to drop by.

It is open every Monday to Friday, 10.30am-12.30pm, and also Thursday afternoons 2-4pm and Wednesday

evenings 7.30-9.30pm.

Flemington Hallside Church’s community cafe is running two days a week. Based at the church in Hamilton Road, the cafe offers lunches, snacks and drinks.

The cafe is open from noon to 2pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Cambuslang Parish Church’s community cafe is on its winter break each week.

However, the cafe will be closed for four consecutive Wednesdays, December 17, 24, 31 and January 7.

They will re-open on Wednesday January 14 and look forward to welcoming customers old and new in the New Year.

It is held in the Kirkhill building hall and the organisers are inviting the local community to go along and enjoy a drink and a tasty snack in warm, comfortable surroundings.

The cafe is open each Wednesday from 10am until noon.

Rutherglen West and Wardlawhill Church’s weekly friendship cafe is offering a warm welcome.