Orchardhill Parish Church

INTIMATIONS

Week commencing 

 9th November  2008

Orchardhill Home 

Sunday                                                Remembrance Day Service

      9                  9.45am          Family Worship          Rev. Chris Vermeulen

                        10.50am          Morning Worship        Rev. Chris Vermeulen

                          6.30pm          Evening Service         Rev. Chris Vermeulen

Tuesday          12 noon           Mid-week Service in Session Room

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Sunday              9.45am          Youth Service             Rev. Daniel Frank

    16                11.15am          Morning Worship         Rev. Daniel Frank

                          2.00pm          Service in Eastwoodhill

                          6.30pm          Evening Service         Rev. Daniel Frank

Tuesday          12 noon           Mid-week Service in Session Room

    18                  7.30pm          Kirk Session meet in the Session Room

Funerals:

We remember in our prayers the families of Robert Mooney, Annie Tomkinson and the father of Ian Forbes (penrith Avenue) who passed away this week. 

Music on the Hill

This event takes place on Saturday 22 November at 7;30pm in the Church. 

Tickets are available from Callum Hunter this week and next two Sundays at Church or speak to Neil Mackenzie , Lindsay Barr, Susan and Harry Taylor or simply come along on the night!

Thursday Housegroup

The Thursday Housegroup meets this week at 8.00pm at the home of Gillian Irvine. Our group is evolving with some new members having just joined. Anyone else interested should contact Gillian 571 2778 or Jane 638 6947.

Life and Work

The cost of Life and Work for 2009 will remain at £1.60 per copy or £19.20 for the year, Any change to the present order should be made known to Bill Yuill (638 2400) by 16^th November.

Orchardhill Record – December Deadline

Contributions for the December edition of the Orchardhill Record should be in the editorial team’s hands no later than Sunday 23 November. Please send contributions by e-mail to bill@billmcmurtrie.com before 1pm that day or leave them in the relevant slot in the rack in the church corridor no later than 11am.

If your contribution includes a photograph or similar file, please send it by email without delay before the deadline. Photographs should be of as high a resolution as possible and should be in a separate file, not embedded in the article.

Dinner-for-8

The Fellowship Task Group would like to hear from any couple who would like their names added to the pool of people who are taking part in the re-launch of Dinner-for-8.  If you are interested, please contact Shona Cook, tel. no. 644 1354, by 25^th November at the very latest.

(Dinner-for-8 is where four couples meet socially, in your own time, to enjoy a meal over a period of four or five months with a view to getting to know everyone a little better).

Lodging House Mission – Shoe Box Appeal

Following the success or previous shoebox appeals, we are being asked by The Lording House Mission to fill shoeboxes for distribution to their clients who are living in hostels.  Please wrap your box in Christmas paper, mark it for a man or a woman (depending on its contents) and bring it to the church on or before Sunday 14^th December.

The following items are suggested for inclusion in the box(es)

Lodging House Mission – Fundraising Concert 16^th November

This Concert will take place in St Mungo’s Cathedral, Glasgow at 7pm and admission programme is £5.  See notice board for further details.

Fusion Ceilidh

Please note that the Ceilidh scheduled to take place on Saturday 29^th November has been changed and will now take place on Saturday 24^th January 2009.

Macmillan Taste of Christmas.

Our annual Christmas event is on Wednesday 12th November, 7-9pm, at Giffnock Bowling Club.  Macmillan cards, gifts as well as Usborne books, designer handbags and Phoenix cards and gift-wrapping paper will be on sale. Get into the seasonal mood with mulled wine and mince pie! You could get a catalogue and place an order with Irene Kinniburgh (638 3722) or Helen Blackie (639 1425).

Church Without Walls  ‘Coming Home 2009?’

The conference (held at Macdonald, Aviemore, 11 – 13 January 2009) is designed to help us engage with the theme and to explore and develop creative ways in which we can all work together in mission.  It will focus on the power of the “local” to engage the “global” and vice versa and will take into account the differences in mission strategy for rural locations, cities and towns.  More information is available from www.cwwresources.org.uk or the notice board at the Rosslea Church Door. 

RUN Focus days to change your church. Presented in association with The Church of Scotland.  Café Church - the latest evangelical fad or a powerful tool to reach contemporary culture? Join us for a fascinating day exploring Café Church - what it is, who it's for and how it works. Lots of stories, innovative ideas, personal reflections and of course great food and all the coffee you can drink!  Several churches are pioneering this model of mission in different formats and there will be plenty of time to engage with them and others who will be sharing the day with us.  If you are exploring different styles of church or just wanting to investigate further then this day is for you.  Tuesday 18 November 2008 - Queens Park Baptist Church.  09:15 Registration -16:00 Close. £25 - RUN members (incl. all delegates from member churches) £30 - Non members.

A New Kind of Christian: Glasgow Churches Joint Celebration. 

1) Including young leaders questions and answer session with Brian McLaren after the service. Queenspark Baptist Church.  Sun 7th Dec 6:30 pm  Free.
2) The Gospel We Share Lunch time Event International Christian College Mon 8th Dec 11 am-3 pm £10. 

3) "A New Kind of Christian" An Evening with Brian McLaren and Others Glasgow Vertigo Bar, Student Union Strathclyde University  Mon 8th Dec 7:30pm £5.