News in brief from around the local churches
Castlemilk Parish Church will celebrate the first anniversary of their new building opening with a special event this Sunday, September 3.
The fun-filled family day will run from 3pm until 5pm and include a concert by Fischy music and a BBQ afterwards.
The church hold community meals on the first and third Fridays of the month. Soup, pizza and pavlova are available from 6pm to 8pm along with live music.
The church also has various other activities ongoing. See http://castlemilkparishch. wixsite.com for details. Rutherglen West and Wardlawhill Church will host their next Board Games and Film Club on Saturday, September 9, at 4.45pm.
A light supper will be included. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Rutherglen Old Parish Church is open every Thursday from noon until 2pm for Thoughtful Thursdays, which provides quiet time away from the hustle and bustle.
Tea and biscuits are available for £1. King’s Park Church are running a children’s holiday club this week. It is on every night until Friday from 6.30-8pm. There will be lots of fun, games, songs, arts, crafts, challenges and drama as well as juice and biscuits provided. Entry is £1 per night.
The church’s lunch club is currently closed.
It will return in the last week of September. Volunteers are needed to serve at a lunch club at St Bride’s.
The St Bride’s Bible study group meet every Thursday night at the parish house at 7pm.
There will be a ladies’night in the parish hall on September 16. Tickets are £6 and will be on sale soon.
A range of activities take place at the church during the week. Visit www.saintbridesparish.co. uk for details. Flemington Hallside Church holds a community cafe each Thursday from noon until 2pm.
The Women’s Guild meet on Wednesdays at 7pm and friendly hour for the elderly takes place on Thursday afternoons at 2pm. Rutherglen West and Wardlawhill Church friendship cafe runs every Tuesday from 10am until noon. Rutherglen’s Salvation Army has a host of events going on, including toddler groups, the jam club and singing groups.
More information can be found at www.salvationarmy. org.uk/rutherglen. Burnside Blairbeth Church hold Messy Church services each month. They are followed by a celebration with a Bible story and singing, finishing with a meal together. Stonelaw Church’s Cafe@The Meeting Place is open Monday to Saturday from 10.30am until 2.30pm.
Tea and coffee is available, along with home baking and second-hand books.
The church holds 30-minute services in the meeting place on the first Wednesday of every month at 2pm. Cambuslang Parish Church’s Refresh is a new venture at Croftfoot Parish Church. Running every Friday from 2-4pm, it has a number of activities from hand massage to playing pool and opportunities to receive spiritual readings and prayer for any need. Fernhill and Cathkin Church has started a knit and nattering class that will be held every Thursday from 10am until noon.
The tea room is open each week from 9.30-11.30am.
The Fitness Follies keep fit class meets every Wednesday at 10.30am. St Columbkille’s Church need more volunteers for the parish stall at the weekday 1pm mass. Anyone interested in helping can contact Mairead Brown.
There is carpet bowls at the church on Wednesday from 1.30pm to 3.30pm, Friday from 6.30pm to 8.30pm and Sunday from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Tickets are £1, which includes tea and a raffle. All ages are welcome. 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 to 1.30pm. Entry is £1.50. They will be running an Alpha course on Sunday, September 10, from 6.30pm and on Thursday, September 14, from 2pm. If you have any church news or events that you want publicised get in touch with jonathan.geddes@trinitymirror. com.