Volume 16 Issue 2 Summer 2019 Communion: Sunday 9th June 2019 Romans 12:4-5 The View Magazine 2 Dear Friends, Today many local churches are dying because of Christians who One reason you need to be actively are unwilling to serve. They sit on involved in the life of your church the side lines as spectators, and the family is to fulfil your calling to serve body suffers. other believers in practical ways. The Bible says, God calls you to a service far beyond anything you could ever “All of you together are Christ’s imagine. He created YOU for a life body, and each one of you is a of good deeds, which he has separate and necessary part of it” already prepared for you to do (see 1 Corinthians 12:27 Ephesians 2:10 below). Your service is essential to the body Whenever you serve others, you of Christ. Each of us has a role to play, are actually serving God. and every role is important. There is no small service to God; it all matters. Yours aye, No ministry in the church is insignificant. Some are visible, while some are hidden and work behind the Michael scenes: but all are valuable. Small or hidden ministries often make the biggest difference. There is no correlation between size and significance. Every ministry matters because we are all dependent on each other to function. When one part of your body fails to function, you get sick. The rest of your body suffers. Imagine if your liver decided to start living for itself: “I’m tired! I don’t want to serve your body anymore! I want a year off just “For we are God’s handiwork, to be fed. I’ve got to do what’s best for created in Christ Jesus to do me! Let some other part take over.” good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” What would happen? Your body would Ephesians 2:10 die. The View Magazine 3 KIRK SESSION NOTES Presbytery and awaits a visit from the Presbytery’s representatives. The Kirk Session met on 19 March 2019. Session noted that the Records of the Church The major item of business concerned the would be attested by Presbytery on 26 March. proposal to redevelop the Manse site to provide a new Manse. Various options had been The Accounts of the Church were also approved considered. The question of purchasing an following a presentation from the Treasurer. existing property or a new property had been investigated – none had been found to meet the David S Alexander requirements laid down for a Manse by the Session Clerk General Trustees. PRESBYTERY NOTES The question of refurbishing the existing Manse had also been investigated. This had indicated Since the last issue of the magazine the that a figure of around £94,000 would require Presbytery met on 5 February 2019 and 5 March to be spent over the next few years but with no 2019. guarantee that this would be exhaustive and without the ability to make any significant The February meeting paid tribute to Mr Ian Rice, inroads into improving the energy inefficiency. Presbytery Elder for Larkhall: Trinity following his death and noted the retirement of Rev James The fourth option was to enter into agreement with a developer whereby a new Manse would Gibson from Bothwell. Permission was granted be constructed adjacent to the existing Manse, to Dalserf to sell the Manse. The programme for the existing Manse then demolished and 2 other the visit of the Moderator of the General houses built on the site. Diligence had been Assembly from 9 to 18 March was approved – carried out in relation to the value of the site and this included a visit to Viewpark to the ViewCare the costs of building the new Manse. Following Project on 13 March. consideration of the figures it was established that there would be a £43,300 shortfall to be The March meeting paid tribute to Rev Neil met by the Church. This was significantly lower Buchannan, East Kilbride, Moncrieff on the than the refurbishment costs along with the occasion of his retirement and noted the planned added benefit of a very efficient energy retirement of Rev Douglas Wallace, East situation. Kilbride: Stewartfield. It was noted that the Kirk Following consideration, the Session agreed to Session of Motherwell: Dalziel St Andrew’s had adopt this scheme. Approvals were received voted not to depart from the Church’s historic from the Presbytery and the General Trustees. stance in relation to human sexuality. Planning permission has been sought. In Commissioners were appointed for the General addition application was made to the General Assembly of 2019. Presbytery noted the Trustees for a grant/loan to cover the deficit of £43,300. I am delighted to advise that the resignation of Rev Robbie Hamilton as Depute General Trustees have awarded a grant of the Clerk. A report was received from the Church & whole deficit sum of £43,300! Society Committee on Stigma Free relating to mental health. The session also approved the Local Church Review documentation for submission to David S Alexander Presbytery Elder The View Magazine 4 The Guild The Wednesday Club It is hard to believe that our Guild has We have been enjoying friendly finished for another session and resumes in afternoons recently and continuing with October. We had a very successful Guest our knitting etc. for charity, while the men Night when the Easter Egg Group came to continue with their indoor bowling. It is entertain us. Rev. James White came and nice to be appreciated and we received a spoke to us about the history of Glasgow surprise message which is printed on the Cathedral where he is one of the guides. next page. Did you know that passports go all the way back to ancient times? This is one of the We have just distributed the undernoted facts we heard about from Robert Wilson knitted garments: when he came to talk about the History of To The Salvation Army: Passports. We finished the session with a 11 larger sizes of children's cardigans dinner in the cafe and our thanks go to Linda and jumpers. and her team for a lovely meal. To St. Andrew's Hospice: The syllabus for next session is almost 9 Baby Cardigans. completed and looks really good. We are having a Songs of Praise in November when To Wishaw Hospital: we will have a choice of our favourite hymns. 22 Baby Cardigans - Premature baby size. 110 Hats for Premature Babies. 37 Baby Blankets for Premature Babies. Our grateful thanks to all who have knitted, crocheted, sewn up, donated or Our annual outing takes place on Saturday helped in any way. We cannot thank you 1st June, when we are going to Largs and on enough. to Ayr where we will have our high tea. As always we hope that we have good weather. My thanks as always to Margaret MacFarlane who organises all the knitting. Our prayers are with all who are ill at home or in hospital, for those caring for them and We have now finished until September. I for all who mourn the loss of a loved one. wish all our members a happy summer and look forward to seeing them back I hope you all have a lovely summer, both at again in the autumn. home and on holiday, and that you come back safely at the start of the next session in Needless to say, we would welcome any October. new members. Please come and join us on Wednesday afternoons at 1pm. God Bless you all. Irene Anderson Irene West Team Leader Convenor The View Magazine 5 This message was received via Viewpark Messenger Hello. I am currently in Wishaw Hospital having delivered my baby at 23 weeks and 2 days. As you can imagine he has a long, uncertain road ahead, but something strange happened today ..... or maybe not .... I had seen a crocheted blanket I wanted to make when I found out I was pregnant. I found the pattern but decided it was a bit too advanced for my beginner’s skills. Today at the reception at Neo Natal, there was a pile of blankets, donated by the Wednesday Group at your church, for the premature babies, saying to please help yourself. Right there on top ....... the blanket I wanted to make, exact pattern and colour! The verse pinned to the blanket read: For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. Psalm 139:13 1st A Tannochside Guides We’re well in to our new programme. Badges have been awarded for the first Skills Builders - Communicate, First Aid and Innovate. We also work on Unit Meeting Activities, recently completing ‘Against the law’ and ‘The two-match challenge’. This year Emily McMillan has completed her Baden- Powell award. (She will be the last guide to achieve this as under the new programme the highest badge will be the Gold award.) She has organised an international evening, completed her Agility badge, challenged herself to improve at hockey and told the Guides all about Fair Trade. Congratulations to Emily! We had planned to camp at Fordell Firs, but the dates didn’t suit. So, this year the two Guide units are off to Loch Lomond where the challenge for Saturday afternoon will be ‘I’m a Celebrity, get me out of here’. We enjoy cooking on a wood fire, singing songs, toasting marshmallows and having fun! We’re delighted that the Guides from Burnhead Church will be joining us.