News in brief from around the local churches

The cafe @the meeting place at Stonelaw Parish Church is open Monday to Saturday from 10.30am until 12.30pm.

The church will host a quiz Night on Saturday at 7pm. Entry is £4 or £2 for under 16s. Pizza, soft drinks and tea included. The church is also holding a Faith on Friday service on the second Friday of every month, featuring stories, activities and games. Rutherglen Baptist Community Church’s popular Messy Church is held on the last Saturday of every month.

Messy Church takes place between 4pm and 6pm in the church building in Greenhill Road at the corner of Stonelaw Road, behind the shopping centre. Castlemilk Parish Church hold community meals on the third Friday of the month.

Rutherglen West and Wardlawhill Church’s friendship cafe runs every Tuesday from 10am until noon. The strawberry fayre at King’s Park Parish Church will take place on Saturday June 1. God Tock continues every Monday at 7pm at King’s Park Parish Church.

A prayer group meets there on Tuesday mornings and on Wednesday evenings.

The dementia cafe meets on the last Friday of every month, 10.30am until noon.

Eat Up takes place every week at St Bride’s between noon and 2pm, offering a hot meal and a chance for company.

The church will hold an afternoon tea dance on Saturday June 8 from 2pm.

And there will be a quiz night held there on June 22.

The church recently raised £220 for Mary’s Meals. Refresh classes take place every Friday at Croftfoot Parish Church from 2pm until 4pm.

It is a chance to enjoy a cuppa and a chat, as well as hand massage, games of pool, spiritual reading and confidential prayer, including healing. Fernhill and Cathkin Church’s Tuesday Tea Room is up and running and locals are welcome to drop in for a bacon or sausage filled roll with plenty of tea, coffee and good chat. Each week Rutherglen Old Parish Church is open from noon until 2pm for Thoughtful Thursday, a short time to enjoy tea and chat, and availability of the sanctuary for some quiet time.

Folks are invited to bring along their lunch, and eat in the comfort of a warm, friendly atmosphere. The next cafe church service at Burnside Blairbeth will be held on June 16. T in the Croft takes place every Friday morning at Croftfoot Parish Church from 10am until noon.

It also hosts Lunch at the Croft on the first Friday of the month, 11.30am -1.30pm. Entry is £1.50. St Columbkille’s Parish Church have a choral group that meet up every week.

The group will meet under the leadership of Rebecca and Alan Tavernier and the next practice will take place this Sunday.

The First Tuesday Club is a group for those living with dementia and their carers.

They meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 1.30pm. Contact jonathan.geddes@reachplc. com if you have any church news or events you would like featured in the paper. All information and content must be received by Friday for publication.