Christian Aid : Updates

January : Trump’s reckless withdrawal from Paris Agreement reveals his ignorance and indifference says Christian Aid.  The following link provides more detail:

 https://mediacentre.christianaid.org.uk/trumps-reckless-withdrawal-from-paris-agreement-reveals-his-ignorance-and-indifference-says-christian-aid/

December : The ten most financially costly climate disasters all had an impact of more than $4 billion. Most of these estimates are based only on insured losses, meaning the true financial costs are likely to be even higher, while the human costs are often uncounted. The following link provides more detail:

 https://mediacentre.christianaid.org.uk/new-study-top-10-climate-disasters-cost-the-world-billions-in-2024/

 Alan Stevens

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Church News : Boclair  and Beyond!

Boclair Community Church

• Encounters - People Jesus met, then and now : continues in the Welcome area at Killermont building on Monday evenings 7.30pm till 9.15pm.  All welcome
  
  
• Association of Bearsden Churches Unity Lunch : Hosted by BCC this will take place in the Killermont Building on Saturday 8th February 2025 at 12 noon. Tickets are £10 (to include a light lunch) and the speaker will be Robbie Morrison, of TEARFUND Scotland
  

  Please contact John Caldicott for tickets if you want to attend or you can add your name to the sheet in the vestibule, which will also enable you to advise if you require transport on the day.

• Brush up your Bible knowledge! 
  + The Bible Book Cub next meets on Tuesday 18th February at 10am continuing our study of Genesis. 
  + The Community Bible Experience continues on Wednesday evenings 7pm till 8.30pm studying the Psalms
  Check the Activities Tab for details of each
  
  

• 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

• Life and Work : The February issue is now available for collection from the vestibule.
  
  

• 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.

• Killermont Cafe : The Killermont Café is open Monday and Friday from 9:30am to 11:30am and on the first Saturday of each month from 9:00am to 11:30am, when hot-filled rolls are available. All Welcome. 

• 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" will still appear as usual on these pages

• Members and Adherents' Communication : Please ensure that BCC has your current contact details and in particular a valid email address, if you have one, so that you don't miss out on communications from Boclair. Contact the Church Office, if necessary.

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.Leave in the box in the vestibule. Cash donations are preferred  - see details on how to give on the weekly intimation sheet.  Many thanks for your help!

Niall and Marjorie McCumesty (Bearsden West Communty Council)

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