Church News
HAMILTON BAPTIST CHURCH
The services on Sunday, July 14, at 10.45am and 6.30pm will be led by David Wylie of Greenview Evangelical Church. The morning service will be followed by light refreshments in the church halls.
After the morning service, two members of the congregation will be available to pray with anyone feeling the need of prayer.
The church has a Youtube channel which is showing both live and recorded church services – search on Youtube for ‘Hamilton Baptist Church’.
For further information on all these activities, contact the church on 01698 284004
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, UDDINGSTON
Father Jarek will give a talk after morning mass, Monday to Friday, on the doctrine of the Catholic Church.
On Saturday, July 13, at 12.30pm there will be a mass in Gaelic followed by a meeting of The Gaelic Society of the Catholic Church in the parish hall. All Gaelic speakers and Gaelic lovers welcome.
Masses and services from the parish are available on the web. Go to www. saintjohnbaptist.org and click on the box that says ‘church web cam’. People on the web from all over the world join the services from the church every day, so why not have a look especially if you are housebound for any reason. You will be welcomed by Fr Towey at the beginning of each service.
On Monday, the Padre Pio Prayer Group meet after the 9.30am mass and a silent prayer vigil for life is held from 8pm to 9pm.
The SVDP meet at 5.30pm on Tuesdays and the RCIA continues at 7.30pm in the small hall.
On Wednesdays a divine mercy hour begins at 7pm in the oratory and a prayer and praise group runs from 8pm to 9pm.
The prayer garden is open Mondays to Saturdays 10am-7pm.
Church cleaning is on Friday mornings after mass if anyone would like to help. Tea is served
Sunday Masses: Vigil noon, 6pm. Weekday mass: 9.30am. Rosary : 9.10am daily. Confessions: Saturday 9.00to9.25am and after vigil mass. 4.30pm, 10am,
HAMILTON WEST PARISH CHURCH
The next service will be a joint service with the linked partners, Gilmore & Whitehill, on Sunday, July 14, at 10.45am and it will be led by the Rev Jim Munton.
Tea and coffee are available after the service finishes, amd to all of the congregation are welcome to come along.
BLANTYRE LIVINGSTONE MEMORIAL PARISH CHURCH
Rev Murdo Macdonald will lead the congregation in worship on Sunday, July 14, at 10am.
A warm welcome will also be extended to the congregation of St. Andrew’s Parish Church. Tea/coffee and fellowship follows the service.
The church will worship with St Andrew’s Congregation in Livingstone Memorial Church at 10am in the month of July.
It will then worship in St Andrew’s Church at 10am in the month of August.
And the church will then celebrate Holy Communion on Sunday, September 1, in St Andrew’s Parish Church at 10am.
The Sporting Memories group will meet on Wednesday, July 17, at 7.30pm in the small hall within Livingstone Memorial Church. Contact Iain Mcmillan on 01698 823325/07847 875546 for more information. All welcome to attend
The foodbank is experiencing low stocks and any donations would be greatly appreciated. A box is situated in the vestibule for donations.
Brew ‘n’ Blether continues to meet every Thursday between 10.30am and noon in the church hall. Pop along for a cuppa and a wee blether. Everyone will be made most welcome.
HAMILTON OLD PARISH CHURCH
The service on Sunday, July 14, will be at 10.45am and Rev Norman Mckee will lead the congregation in worship. A creche will be available for younger members during the service.
DALSERF CHURCH
Sunday Worship on July 14 will take place in Dalserf Church at 11.30am. The service will be conducted by Rev John Stevenson.
On Saturday. teas will be served in Hamilton Hall, Dalserf Village, from noon to 4pm, meeting every Saturday until August 31. Come along and join us and enjoy good food, good company and Christian fellowship.
HAMILTON SOUTH PARISH CHURCH
The locum Lynette Jardine will conduct the service on Sunday at 11.15am.
Meanwhile, the uniformed organisations are now recess, in line with the school holidays.
The Wednesday Fellowship is at 9.30am, followed by the coffee shop at 10am and the popular nearly new shop at 11.30am. Call in for a browse and a blether over a cup of tea or coffee.
Bobby Jenkins opened his garden this year again and made £386 in aid of Maggie’s Centre.
The summer fair is on Saturday, August 10, and tables can be booked through Margaret Wilson, price £20.
And the church is once again organising a back to school bank and would be grateful for school uniforms which can be passed on to various local schools for use. It would be appreciated if the uniforms are of a good standard. Please contact Joanne Kennedy, the session clerk.
HAMILTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
On Sunday, July 14, the service will begin at 11.30am and the congregation will be led in worship by Rev Lindsey Sanderson, minister of Hamilton/east Kilbride Pastorate of United Reformed Church.
QUARTER PARISH CHURCH
Sunday worship will be led by Lynette Jardine at the usual time of 9.45am, and everyone will be made very welcome.
Georgie Macmillan is holding a service in Abbeydale Court Care facility on Sunday, July 14, at 2.30pm. Mrs Macmillan holds a service in Abbeydale on the second Sunday of every month and you are welcome to join her.
ST JOHN’S CHURCH, HAMILTON
Morning worship will be held at St John’s Church Hamilton at 10.30am on Sunday, July 13.
A short sundown service will be held at 8.30pm. All will be made most welcome.
The Mission Rescue Holiday Club for children aged five to 12 will be held at Hamilton Old Parish Church from Monday, August 5, to Friday, August 9, from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Leaflets are available in the forum.
The centre is closed for the summer and will re-open on Monday, August 19, at 10am.
CADZOW PARISH CHURCH
The services on July 14, 21 and 28 are at 10am in the sanctuary.
Again, everyone is welcome and tea, coffee and biscuits will be available in the large hall immediately after the service.