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A Message From Our Minister

  • 17 December 2024
  • lorna.graham

Dear Friends

It’s winter. Outside, it’s cold and dark. But in our churches, it is always warm – because our churches are places of love and kindness, of fellowship and grace. The things we so desperately need if we want to live meaningful lives. So please join us on a Sunday or at any of the other events we host – you will be made most welcome! There is always room for more…

We are finding ourselves in the season of celebrating the light – the light of Christ. Born for us at Christmas, and lighting our way not only through all the dark months of wintertime, but also through the difficulties we so often face in life. Jesus is the light, and if we make sure to stay close to him, we will never find ourselves left alone in the dark.

So, despite the weather – let’s celebrate Him and His love for us, and in this way make the most of 2025!

May God bless you all,

Nanda

A Message From Our Minister

  • 9 June 2024
  • lorna.graham

Dear Friends

Summer is here! One of the many things I love about Scotland, is that the seasons are all so different. The lush green colour all around us announces loud and clear that it’s summertime! (And sometimes we need the greenery to remind us, because the temperature doesn’t always seem to know that it’s supposed to be warm now!)

No matter what the season though – God is always in control. In Psalm 76 we read: God is my King from long ago; he brings salvation on the earth. The day is his, and his also the night; he established the sun and moon. It was him who set all the boundaries of the earth; he made both summer and winter.

It's my prayer that this summer you will all find some time to rest and recuperate, spend time with family and friends, and enjoy the sunshine.

At our churches, the summer services will be as follows: During the month of July, we will have united worship at the West Kirk of Calder, with services starting at 9:45am; and during August, we will have united worship at Polbeth Harwood Church, with services starting at 11:15am. A warm welcome awaits every Sunday, and although it’s school holidays, there will always be something fun for the kids to do.

May God bless you all this summer, and always.

Nanda

A Message From Our Minister

  • 25 December 2023
  • lorna.graham

Dear Friends

As if in the blink of an eye, were are finding ourselves at the end of 2023… I hope that you had a special Christmas, remembering that Jesus was sent to earth to bring us light.

And it’s my prayer that in 2024, we will all be guided by this light, with every step we take.

May God bless you in the new year.

Nanda
 

A Message From Our Minister: October 2023

  • 30 September 2023
  • lorna.graham

Dear friends

It’s harvest time – time to say thank you to God for everything he gives us.

In 2 Corinthians 9:10-11 we read: “Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.”

This is an explanation of how we can thank God: He gives us what we need, and in sharing that with others, we give thanks to him.

Sharing is such a special thing to do. If you share what you have with someone else, you will lose something that was yours, but at the same time, you will gain something else – joy. And joy is something that can fill you in a way food never can. There is so much more than food that we can share – we can share burdens, we can share love. And in giving these things away, we get so much more in return.

So this harvest – let’s give to others, and by doing that, give thanks to God!

May God bless you all,

Nanda

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