Giffnock United Reformed Church

• Our minister Lesley Moseley will lead today’s worship.
The A.G.M. will take place after the tea/coffee after the service.

• There will be a joint Glasgow South United Reformed Churches’ service here at 4pm today.
Please try to support this joint venture.

• You are invited to join our Banner Group on a Tuesday morning at 10am.
If you enjoy sewing (and a challenge!) you will be made very welcome.

• Enjoy our midweek activities!
Every Wednesday we have our weekly lunchtime service 11.30am.
Lunchbite is at 12.15pm.
Leisure and Learning is at 2pm.

• Deacons are reminded of their meeting on Wednesday 23rd February at 7pm for prayer and 7.30pm for the meeting.

• The Guild will meet on Thursday 24th February. The speaker will be John Queen ‘East Ren Twins’.

• The Chancel 2011
The new dates for our magazine are as follows:

Copy to Margaret Cameron Publication
20th March 3rd April
29th May 12th June
4th September 18th September
20th November 4th December
Margaret’s email is magmer@ntlworld.com if you would prefer to use it.

• Please remember to look at the West Link/Glasgow South Churches, and noticeboards marked Local Churches, outside the Lounge.
There will be the final meeting of the Round Tabled Church study on Saturday 5th March with friends from the Glasgow South Churches. More details later.

• Grace Smith is organising a trip to see Harlequin perform “Jesus Christ Superstar” at Eastwood Theatre on Thursday 24th March at 7.30pm.
She is willing to organise a pre-theatre meal as well if required.
Please put your name on the list outside the vestry.

• We look forward to seeing you at the Saturday Sales and Coffee Mornings beginning at 10am till noon. There are excellent bargains to be had!

• You are invited to an afternoon of fun, food and fashion at Newton Mearns Baptist Church on Saturday 26th February at the start of Fairtrade Fortnight.

• To celebrate International Women’s Day and Shrove Tuesday, we are holding a Pancake Day “girls together” tea on Tuesday, March 8th at 3.30 till 4.30pm.
The cost is £1 for tea/coffee and a freshly made pancake, with the proceeds going to Oxfam.

• Please help us sell the remaining kilos of rice (to help the project in Malawi) at a cost of £2.99 for brown rice and £2.75 for white rice.

• For your diaries:
Christian Aid are running a roadshow from 7pm till 9pm on Tuesday 1st March in Partick South Church. This would be of interest to all involved in Christian Aid week. See David Christie for details and transport arrangements.

Christian Aid Prayer for the Week
This is the World Day of Social Justice. Please pray for the people of India which has one of the most divided societies in the world.

Lectionary readings for next week (27th February) are entitled
“We will not be afraid”
Isaiah 49: 8-16a
1 Corinthians 4: 1-5
Matthew 6: 24-34

We are delighted to welcome Revd. Chris Vermeulen from Orchardhill Parish Church who is leading our worship today as part of the Giffnock Churches’ Pulpit Exchange.
We pray for our minister Lesley Moseley as she leads worship in The Park Church.

You are invited to join our Banner Group on a Tuesday morning at 10am.
If you enjoy sewing (and a challenge!) you will be made very welcome.

Enjoy our midweek activities!
Every Wednesday we have our weekly lunchtime service 11.30am.
Lunchbite is at 12.15pm.
Leisure and Learning is at 2pm.

There will be a committee meeting of the Ministry to the World Group at 7pm on Tuesday 15th February.

The Bible Study Group meets on Wednesday 16th at 7.30pm

A.G.M.
The A.G.M. will be held on Sunday 20th February.
We will have tea and coffee after the service and then the AGM will start as soon as possible after that.
The minutes of last year’s meeting are on the noticeboard, and in the small hall.
Thanks to all who helped deliver the AGM letters.

There will be a joint Glasgow South Churches service at 4pm on Sunday 20th February. It will be held here in Giffnock U.R.C.

As Sunday 20th February will be a busy day, it has been suggested that members could enjoy an evening meal together. The Malletsheugh has been booked for 6pm. It costs £6 for a main course and £1 each for starter and sweet when also ordered. Please give your name to Roy.

The Chancel 2011. The new dates for our magazine are as follows:
Copy to Margaret Cameron Publication
20th March 3rd April
29th May 12th June
4th September 18th September
20th November 4th December
Margaret’s email is magmer@ntlworld.com

You can recycle your old Christmas cards and stamps. Give them to David Christie for the Preshal Trust, a charity working to help fight poverty, drug and alcohol addiction in Glasgow.

Please remember to look at the West Link/Glasgow South Churches, and noticeboards marked Local Churches, outside the Lounge.

Grace Smith is organising a trip to see Harlequin perform “Jesus Christ Superstar” at Eastwood Theatre on Thursday 24th March at 7.30pm
She is willing to organise a pre-theatre meal as well if required.
Please put your name on the list outside the vestry.

We look forward to seeing you at the Saturday Sales and Coffee Mornings beginning at 10am till noon. There are excellent bargains to be had!

Stephen Mackay (son of Margaret, and brought up in our church) is undertaking a long distance charity walk from Glasgow to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness in aid of cancer charities.
Details of this challenge are on the noticeboard and can be found on www.spanglefish.com/footstepsoffaith along with a sponsorship form. You can donate on line via www.justgiving

Please help us sell the remaining kilos of rice (to help the project in Malawi) at a cost of £2.99 for brown rice and £2.75 for white rice.

For your diaries:
Christian Aid are running a workshop from 7pm till 9pm on Tuesday 1st March in Partick South Church. This would be of interest to all involved in Christian Aid week.
See David Christie for details and transport arrangements.

Christian Aid Prayer for the Week
During the week please pray for children forced into work as child soldiers.

Lectionary readings for next week (20th February) are entitled
“For the world”
Leviticus 19: 1-2, 9-18
1 Corinthians 3: 10-11, 16-23
Matthew 5: 38-48

Our minister Lesley Moseley will lead today’s worship.

You are invited to join our Banner Group on a Tuesday morning at 10am.
If you enjoy sewing (and a challenge!) you will be made very welcome.

Enjoy our midweek activities!
Every Wednesday we have our weekly lunchtime service 11.30am.
Lunchbite is at 12.15pm.
Leisure and Learning is at 2pm.

The Guild have their meeting on Thursday 10th February at 2pm when the speaker will be Joan Wylie – Glasgow Walks.

A.G.M.
The letters for the A.G.M. to be held on Sunday 20th February are available today.
If you could collect your own letter, as well as any for friends and neighbours not present today, that would be greatly appreciated.
The minutes of last year’s meeting are on the noticeboard, and in the small hall.

Church Flowers. The new calendar for 2011 is now in place outside the vestry. If you have the same Sunday annually, please check you have the correct date. If you do not have the same Sunday every year and prefer to choose one, please add your name in the space provided. We have quite a number of free Sundays so there is plenty of choice! Many thanks.

You can recycle your old Christmas cards and stamps. Give them to David Christie for the Preshal Trust, a charity working to help fight poverty, drug and alcohol addiction in Glasgow.

Please remember to look at the West Link/Glasgow South Churches, and noticeboards marked Local Churches, outside the Lounge.

There will be a joint Glasgow South Churches service at 4pm on Sunday 20th February. It will be held here in Giffnock U.R.C.

As Sunday 20th February will be a busy day, it has been suggested that members could enjoy an evening meal together. The Malletsheugh has been booked for 6pm. It costs £6 for a main course and £1 for starter and sweet when also ordered. Please give your name to Roy.

Grace Smith is organising a trip to see Harlequin perform “Jesus Christ Superstar” at Eastwood Theatre on Thursday 24th March at 7.30pm
She is willing to organise a pre-theatre meal as well if required.
Please put your name on the list outside the vestry.

We look forward to seeing you at the Saturday Sales and Coffee Mornings beginning at 10am till noon. There are excellent bargains to be had!

Stephen Mackay (son of Margaret, and brought up in our church) is undertaking a long distance charity walk from Glasgow to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness in aid of cancer charities.
Details of this challenge are on the noticeboard and can be found on www.spanglefish.com/footstepsoffaith along with a sponsorship form.
You can donate on line via www.justgiving

Please help us sell the remaining kilos of rice (to help the project in Malawi) at a cost of £2.99 for brown rice and £2.75 for white rice.

Christian Aid Prayer for the Week
During the week please pray for the 16 million Egyptians who live below the poverty line (20% of the population).

Lectionary readings for next week (13th February) are entitled
“Renewal”
Deuteronomy 30: 15-20
1 Corinthians 3: 1-9
Matthew 5: 21-37