Like many churc
hes in Wishaw on 19th September we are encouraging people to come back to church. Of course we try to do that all the time but it can be hard to walk into a church for the first time or if you have been missing for a while. So hopefully it will make it easier if more people are doing it together. We are delivering leaflets to our parish in Cambusnethan to invite people to a normal service at 11am on 19th. Many churches throughout Britain will be joining in on Sunday 26th (http://www.backtochurch.co.uk/) but we decided to avoid the school holiday weekend.
Communion Services – Sunday 5th Sept.
All are welcome at our communion services, which will be held tomorrow at 11am and 6.30pm in Cambusnethan North Church. In the morning service, we’re celebrating as four people formally become part of the membership of our church family during the service.
From the balcony
iPraise Wishaw
More information about iPraise Wishaw, an all-age quarterly held event in this area and led by various people in local churches, is available from the iPraise website.
The upcoming event is on 18th September, and will be held in Cambusnethan Old Church (next door to Cambusnethan North) starting at 7pm.
iPraise also has a facebook and bebo page, and contact details are available HERE
Youth Organisations
With the young people in our area heading back to school, it is also the time for youth organisations in Cambusnethan North Church to start up again after the summer break.
Our Boys’ Brigade will be enrolling new members of all sections (i.e. different age groups) on FRIDAY 20th AUGUST, at 7pm. Boys wishing to join the BBs should come along to this session on Friday evening.
Details for the new session of our girls’ organisation (Brownies) and junior choir for boys and girls (Starchoonz) are still being finalised and will be provided here shortly. In the meantime, please CONTACT US if you’d like further information on any of our youth organisations.
On Sundays, we have two groups for our young people – starlights (for younger boys and girls) and the 11:30 Klub (for those a bit older). New members of both are always welcome.
Greenhead Moss Community Nature Park – July updates
Just a reminder to local people who enjoy visiting Perchy Pond and Greenhead Moss Community Nature Park (which is situated very close to Cambusnethan North Church, for those who haven’t yet been to it) that there is now a very informative website run by Greenhead Moss Community Trust. Latest updates (from the end of July) highlight the presence of Roe Deer, a cuckoo, toads, newts and several bog species in flower. The website is a great resource, with the Nature Park being an important and valuable part of the local area.
- Perchy Pond in Winter
Summer Services continue …
We continue our summer services (joining together without our neighbouring congregation in Cambusnethan Old Church) for the next two weeks of August. Worship will be held on Sunday 1st and 8th in Cambusnethan North Church, at the earlier time of 10.30am. All are welcome!
Summer services
Our joint summer services begin tomorrow 4th July in Cambusnethan Old at 10.30 am. Tomorrow the theme will be ‘faith’, on 11th July it will be hope and on 18th July it will be love. We look forward to welcoming visitors as well as our ‘regulars’.
Solas Festival 2010
photo credit: Solas2010
Solas2010 is an entirely new and exciting venture happening in Scotland this weekend (25th-27th June) at Wiston, Biggar and includes a great line up of speakers and music. Organisers described it as:
… an independent festival, made in Scotland, with the support and co-operation of our partner organisations Greenbelt and Christian Aid Scotland.
Solas – an all-age weekend to light up the Scottish festival landscape with a vivid mix of music, debate, theatre, comedy, film and visual art – a unique location to celebrate and question our commitments to art, faith and justice within Scotland’s cultural life.
Many more details can be found by clicking through on the wellies above to reach the Solas2010 website.
Summer Events
Community project MADE4U IN ML2 have announced their events diary for the summer. If you’re local to the area, and interested in joining in, why not get in touch with Anita, Robert and Sandra who’ll give you more details about coming along to the planned summer happenings in MADE4U IN ML2
Events June, July and August 2010 28/6/10 – Chill week at Clyde Valley High School 6/7/10 – North Lanarkshire Challenge walk 8/7/10 – Youth Club Trip to Loudon Castle 14/7/10 – Mixed Abilities Fun Time Bonanza (Wednesday till Friday) 19/7/10 – Drop in Youth Café in Church Hall 1-4pm (Tuesday till Friday) 27/7/10 – Family Day Trip to Blair Drummond Safari ParkStill, small voice of calm
Burned out? Exhausted? Tired of the constant demands of other people and your own expectations?
On Sunday 20th June in the North we will listen to a story about Elijah which reminds us we are not the only ones.. and that God still has plans for us even if we think we are failures.
