Church News : Boclair  and Beyond!

Boclair Community Church

• BCC Community Cafe @ Westerton : Next Wednesday, 14th January, sees the exciting first day of opening of the new Community Cafe at Westerton.  It is for anyone who would like to come along and drink coffee and tea (soft drinks will be available too!), have  a simple snack and a chat.  There will be some toys for any young ones who come along, with some juice for them.  We will open initially from 9am to 11.30am, and the cafe will be there every Wednesday.  Many thanks to those who have initially offered to help - but everyone can support the cafe by their prayers, their presence and inviting friends and neighbours to come along too. Much more to follow as the weeks go on.
   
• Sunday Coffee Rota at Westerton :  The rotas for the first half of 2026 have now been completed and emailed to all involved.  If we do not have your email address can you please check the rota on the noticeboard in the walkthrough to see the dates for you and if not suitable please arrange a swap and change it on the rota or email the church office. Thank you.
  Anne Mitchell

• Worship at Westerton – Call to Worship - an update :  Please think seriously whether you might be able to take part in worship here in Westerton on an occasional basis.  Two things which initially come to mind are joining the rota of readers and alternatively offering a simple welcome at the start of each service.  The more who join in, the less each needs to do!  There will be a sign-up sheet in the vestibule over the next few weeks – please add your name and contact details – phone number or email address – you will be contacted to arrange a short meeting, probably before or after church one Sunday, to talk over what is involved.  Marlene Anderson

• Prayer Requests : If you would like a prayer for yourself or others, please continue to write it out and put it in the box in the vestibule as before.  Also, as before, it is not necessary to give your own or anyone else’s name although you may do so if you would like to.  Although the Westerton group is not meeting at the moment, members are attending the Prayer Group which meets at Killermont weekly and will also undertake to pray daily for what is needed. Please speak to Marlene for more information.

• Cafe at Killermont and Prayer Space :  Cafe operates from 9.30am till 11.30am Mondays  and Fridays; Prayer Space on a Friday from 9.30am till 10am; the Saturday cafe opens on the first Saturday of the month. Please consider coming along!   

• Killermont De-Cafe : a group for anyone living with, or concerned about, anyone living with dementia or memory loss. 2-4pm every 4th Tuesday of the month.
  
  
• Tea 'n' Chat : takes place every second Wednesday. Check BCC Church Calendar for dates
  
  

• Church News extra : until our new united "Boclair" website is up and running, you can find news about our sister "campus" at Killermont here  https://boclair.church/
  Information about our Westerton "campus" as well as other news will still appear as usual on these pages

Elsewhere

• Religious Decline in the Scottish Census 2022: Four Causes and Five Blessings
  Read the article by Rev Dr Liam Jerrold Fraser here   www.missioninscotland.wordpress.com

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Drumchapel Foodbank

Foodbanks continue to struggle, any donations at all are greatly appreciated. – tinned vegetables, porridge, boxes of cereal. Teabags, coffee, sugar, instant noodles, long-life milk, tinned fruit and rice pudding/custard, tinned meatballs/hotdogs, pasta sauce, soup, tinned beans, tinned spaghetti, macaroni cheese, toilet rolls, shampoo/shower gel, and wet dog food. Please note no fresh or perishable food.  Leave in the box in the vestibule. On-line monetary donations are preferred  - see details on how to give on the weekly intimation sheet.  Many thanks for your help!

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