Blog Archives

July news from the Church of Scotland

30/6/2016

You can read about what happened in this year's Refugee Week and about how to meet your MSP in the enews from the Church and Society Council.

The World Mission news include reactions to the EU Referendum, and the Just Festival this summer.

You can find news from other church departments here.

Reflective summer evening services

17/6/2016

Over the summer, we are holding fortnightly reflective evening services, held on Wednesdays at 7pm. They aim to offer a space for personal prayer and reflection, a space just to 'be': a pause in our busy lives.

The dates for these services are:

Wed 22 June, 7pm, Yester Church
Wed 6 July, 7pm, Bolton Church
Wed 20 July, 7pm, Humbie Church
Wed 3 Aug, 7pm, Yester Church
Wed 17 Aug, 7pm, Bolton Church
Wed 31 Aug, 7pm, Humbie Church.

Come and join in!

Resources for the EU Referendum

15/6/2016

The Joint Public Issues Team of the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church, the United Reformed Church and the Baptist Union of Britain have published a resource for churches, focusing on issues around the EU Referendum on 23 June. Have a look for yourself here!

A fishy Messy Church and other children's adventures

7/6/2016

We had a great time at Messy Church on Sunday, exploring the story of the feeding of the 5,000 through crafts, bread-making, song and story - and sharing fish-fingers and chips! Thanks for coming along everyone!

If you weren't able to come, but are generally interested in our children's activities, we'd be very grateful if you could complete this short survey, please: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/XWCFDHL. Thank you!

Church of Scotland enews for June

6/6/2016

Read about the decisions from the General Assembly, including a vote on the EU Referendum and on Divestment from Fossil Fuel Companies, learn about how you can speak to your MSP, and about an upcoming conference on how we can help refugees.

News from the World Mission Council, including their report on caring for the earth, can be found here.

Enews from other areas of the Church's work can be found here.

Joint Summer Services

2/6/2016

From this Sunday, 5 June, our summer services in June, July and August will all be held jointly at 11.30am, alternating between Bolton and Yester Churches. We'll start this Sunday at Bolton Church. Come and join us! More info on services can be found here.

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