News in brief from around the local churches

Croftfoot United Free Church hold T In The Croft every Friday from 10am until noon.

They also hold Lunch at the Croft on the first Friday of the month from 11.30am-1.30pm. Entry is £1.50.

They will be holding a special event on Saturday, March 18. The community event will feature a bouncy castle, craft activities, and lots of other fun things. St Bride’s will host a ladies’night on Friday, February 3, to raise money for Diabetes UK.

There will be a glass of fizz and the chance to relax and enjoy a film as part of the night, Tickets are £3. Castlemilk Parish Church hold community meals on the first and third Fridays of the month. Soup, pizza and pavlova are available from 6-8pm along with live music.

The church have also launched a monthly initiative called Treasure Hunters. They will take a street per month and spend some time getting to know who lives there, who works there, what the secret places are in the street and form connections between that street and the church. Toryglen Parish Church are to hold a murder mystery night on February 4, with tickets £8. Stonelaw Church’s Cafe@The Meeting Place is open Monday to Saturday from 10.30am-2.30pm.

Tea and coffee is available, along with home baking and a second-hand book stall. Stonelaw Church has also started holding 30-minute services in the Meeting Place on the first Wednesday of every month. Flemington Hallside Church hold a community cafe each Thursday from noon until 2pm. Rutherglen Old Parish Church is open every Thursday between noon and 2pm, with tea/coffee and biscuits available for £1. St Columbkille’s Church are offering a chance to have a cuppa every day of the week after 10am mass.

There will be a hot cup of tea or coffee and roll with bacon or sausage.

All proceeds will go towards keeping the church hall functioning. A men’s shed is starting up in Rutherglen Baptist Community Church.

The objective of men’s shed is to give men who have time on their hands a place to meet.

Most men have a lifetime of skills behind them and they want to pass on these skills and show others what can be achieved.

A workshop area will be built at one end of the hall with a relaxation area available to sit and chat and put the world to rights over a cup of tea.

Being part of a Men’s Shed is considered to be good for a person’s health and well-being.

If you would like to be part of this project call in any Thursday between 10am and 4pm to the upstairs hall at Rutherglen Baptist Community Church, 72 Greenhill Road, or call Ron Taylor on 07821137069 for more information. King’s Park Parish Church have a range of activities on offer over the next week.

These include: Zumba class, caterpillar music, mother and toddlers group, mixed badminton, messy church, community cafe, God Tok, pathfinders, carpet bowls and youth club. Go to www. kingsparkchurch.co.uk or call 0141 636 8688 for details.

The church’s Burns Supper will take place on Sunday, January 29, at 6.30pm for 7pm. Tickets are £10. King’s Park Church have also confirmed the date for their next frock swap. It will take place on February 4 and tickets are £10.

And the Sunday school’s next bring and buy sale will take place on Sunday, February 5, immediately after morning worship.

All money received will go towards helping children and young people. Cambuslang Parish Church’s community cafe is open every Wednesday from 10am until noon. Rutherglen West and Wardlawhill Church will hold a ceilidh supper dance on February 25. Tickets will go on sale later this month.

The church’s friendship cafe runs every Tuesday from 10am-noon. If you have any church news or events that you want publicised get in touch with jonathan. geddes@trinitymirror.com.