21 November 2010
Thursday, November 18th, 2010• There will be a church meeting after the service today. The discussion items are:
Use of Sanctuary in the cold months
Update of work with Arklet
• Please give your Chancel articles to Margaret Cameron today.
• You are invited to join us for the Wednesday lunchtime service at 11.30am.
Lunchbite will follow it at 12.15pm
Leisure and Learning will follow at 2pm
• Deacons are reminded of their meeting on Wednesday 24th at 7pm for prayer and 7.30pm for the meeting.
• Saturday Sales and Coffee Morning
Come on Saturdays between 10am till noon and enjoy a tea/coffee and a chat and a browse round the stalls.
• You are invited to a musical evening by the Orpheus Concert Group at Shawlands URC on Monday 22nd November at 7.30pm.
• Arklet Housing Association invites you to the launch of the Exploring Community Needs Report on Tuesday 30th November at 7- 8.30 pm in Woodfarm Education Centre 1 Burns Grove.
Please see the poster outside the vestry for more details.
• Please remember to look at the West Link/Glasgow South Churches, and noticeboards marked Local Churches, outside the Lounge.
• A date for your diary!
As part of our ecumenical cooperation, the four Giffnock churches will be singing carols inside Morrison’s to raise money for Christian Aid. Our slot is on the morning of Saturday, 18th December, so plan to keep it free. Those of us who took part last year really enjoyed the experience (as did the customers!!)
Christian Aid Prayer for the Week
During the week, please pray for rich countries to commit to cutting emissions by 40% by 2020.
Lectionary readings for next week (28th November) are entitled
“Vision of the future”
Isaiah 2: 1-5
Romans 13: 11-14
Matthew 24: 36-44