Advent Reflections - Thank You!

A big thank you to all who participated in the Advent Reflections at Hillhead. Around twenty different folk attended from a number of churches and we had some good times. We also raised approximately £90 for Christain Aid.

Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church

Fri 26 Nov 19.30 - "A Matter of Opinion?" with Mission Aviation Fellowship.
Sat 27 Nov 10.30 - Shoppers' Coffee
Sat 27 Nov 19.30 - Cathures Concert
Sun 28 Nov 15.00 - Music for Sunday Afternoon with Katie and Willie
 
Further forward:
 
Sat 4 Dec 19.00 - Film Night "It's a Wonderful Life" (Please confirm that this is going ahead shortly beforehand.)
Sun 12 Dec 11.00 - Gift Service
Sun 12 Dec 18.30 - Advent readings
Wed 15 Dec 18.30 - Christingle for all
Sat 18 Dec 15.00 - Young Church Party
Sun 19 Dec 11.00 - Nativity Presentation at morning service
Sun 19 Dec 18.30 - Candlelight carols
 
... and for the Christmas season itself, services are:
 
Fri 24 Dec at 23.30
Sat 25 Dec at 11.00
Sun 26 Dec at 11.00 (only)
Sun 2 Jan at 11.00 (joint service  at Hyndland)
Sun 2 Jan at 18.30 (at KH)
Sun 9 Jan at 11.00 and 18.30 as usual
Helen Stimpson

Fairtrade Coffee Morning at Wellington Church

Fairtrade Coffee Morning         

Wellington Church Saturday 20^th November from 10.30am to 12 noon

Come and meet friends and enjoy fair-trade tea, coffee and home baking with fairly traded ingredients.

Visit our Traidcraft Stall for ideas for Christmas gifts, food, cards and other goods.

The Promise of Advent - Lunchtimes Hillhead Baptist Church

On the four Thursdays of Advent (December 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd) we will be holding a short reflective act of worship at Hillhead Baptist Church at 12:30 followed by a simple lunch with donations for Christian Aid. All are very welcome to join us in the Tryst to share a few moments pause amidst the busyness of Christmas preparation.

Faith in Older People - Is there a retirement age for Spirituality?

The Ignatian Spirituality Centre in collaboration with Faith in Older People invites you to a lecture at 7pm
on 29th November 2010 by Father Gerry Hughes, SJ.

Is there a retirement age for Spirituality?

Ignatian Spirituality Centre, 35 Scott Street, GLASGOW G3 6PE

Please register by email (admin@iscglasgow.co.uk) or telephone 0141 354 0077

Tea/coffee will be available from 6.30pm

Cost £10 -Cheques payable to 'Ignatian Spirituality Centre'

Fair Trade Event

Fair Trade and the Smallholder Farmers

Lessons from the Scotland Malawi Trade Partnership

St. Mary’s Cathedral Gt. Western Road, Glasgow Friday November 5th 6.30 – 9.30

Stalls:

Traidcraft - Craft Fair with up to 70% off Just Trading Scotland – Malawian foods and crafts and exhibition of wood carvings from Mua

Panel discussion:

with Joshua Varela (National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi); Ahmed Sundka (Rab Processors); Chris Stevens (Dedza Pottery); Martin Rhodes (Director, Scottish Fair Trade Forum); Andrew Parker (Imani Development); Una Bartley (Policy Officer, Christian Aid Scotland –tbc); John Riches (Just Trading Scotland).

Refreshments and opportunity to meet the producers

Further information:

Just Trading Scotland 0141 887 2882

or pauline@justtradingscotland.co.uk

Personal Note

It is good to see people making use of the WEPG weblog! Welcome aboard...

Christian Aid Book Sale

Christian Aid Book Sale

Looking for something new and interesting to read?

Are your bookshelves needing to be replenished - or

cleared out? If the answer is yes, then help is on its way.

Book Sale to raise funds for Christian Aid

on Saturday 30^th October,

to be held in The Tryst, Hillhead Baptist Church,

Cresswell Street (just off Byres Rd)

from 12 noon – 4pm.

Books for sale can be handed in to The Tryst from 10am

Christian Aid is a registered charity registered in Scotland SC039150

Clydebank Male Voice Choir in Concert

The Clydebank Male Voice choir are performing at Hillhead Baptist Church on Saturday 23rd October 7:30p.m. Tickets £5, includes tea/coffee and homebaking. Pay on the door.

Festive Trumpets plus

There has been a late addition to the Programme for the Festive Trumpets Concert on Saturday 9th.October at Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church. Aside from having two fabulous trumpeters visiting KH. Two fabulous violinists are also joining the line-up.
Mark O'Keeffe has arranged a well known piece by Faure, this time for Horns and Violins; so Jane and Wilson Hainey from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra will be playing with Mark and Hedley on Saturday night. Not forgetting Walter Blair on the 'Father Willis' Organ.

Service of Grieving and Gratitude - 31st October

For all who have experienced loss and bereavement.

St John's Renfield Parish Church

7.00 p.m. Sunday 31st October

The Annual service of

Grieving and Gratitude

will take place in St. John’s Renfield

Church on Sunday 31 October 2010

at 7.00 p.m.

All welcome

Kelvinside Hillhead Concert

Hillhead Baptists Student Lunch

Sunday 3rd October free soup lunch for any/all students at Hillhead Baptist Church from around 12:30-ish onwards. Scrummy homemade soup and our finest hospitality.

All welcome at our harvest festival service ( 11 a.m.) first but not requirement.

Simply 'come dine with us'!!!

Freshers' Tea @ Hillhead

On Saturday 18th September there will be the most wonderful Freshers' Welcome tea at Hillhead Baptist Church from 4p.m. to 7 p.m. All new and returning students are very welcome to come along: undergrads, postgrads, international, home...

There will be a 'traditional afternoon tea' with sandwiches, cakes and scones as well as giveaways for all new students.

For more info check with any HBC folk.

Be there or be boring!!

29th August, United Service

Parish Grouping Joint service
At kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church
Sunday 20th August
11.00 a.m.

Involving:
Hyndland Parish Church
Lansdowne Parish Church
Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church
St John's Renfield Parish Church
Wellington Church

Wellington International Club

If you are new to Glasgow YOU are specially invited to the

INTERNATIONAL WELCOME CLUB barbeque (BBQ) 

Mugdock Country Park on Saturday 28 August 2010.

We leave from the Southpark Avenue door to Wellington Church G12 at 11am.

Phone Heather on 0141 339 7413 or email Grace on: newsdesk@localnewsglasgow.co.uk as we need to know numbers to organise food and ensure there are enough cars to transport everyone.

The BBQ is FREE and so is the transport.

This is a relaxed and informal way to meet new friends and become familiar with this wonderful city. The Club organisers and supporters are all resident in Glasgow and can answer most questions or queries. And if they don't know the answer to help you, they'll almost certainly know someone who does!

Should you be marking Ramadan, come along for the chance to meet new people who can help you settle into the city. You can avoid the food and enjoy lovely walks in Mugdock Country Park (check their website).There are lots of wild life, flora and fauna worth seeing.

The outing is the last of the summer programme of the INTERNATIONAL WELCOME CLUB.

But it marks the launch of the AUTUMN programme which will be available on the day.

From FRIDAY 3 September through till the end of December, the CLUB MEETS every Friday at 7.30pm in Wellington Church Hall, 77 Southpark Avenue, Glasgow G12

7.30pm till 9.30pm.

Anyone from anywhere is WELCOME!

Come and find new friends.

Songs of Praise at Hillhead Baptist Church

In case you are interested....

No, this is NOT a BBC event, so don't get too excited.
It is the name of our evening service taking place on Sunday 29th August 2010,

If you would like to attend and to choose a hymn/song for inclusion please contact Catriona Gorton at Hillhead Baptist Church no later than 8th August stating:

Your name
Name of hymn
Book it can be found in (need not be one of those that the church uses weekly)
Why you like it

We hope to have a great evening and to see you there.

General Election 2010

From Craig Lancaster:

Dear West End ACTS members,

Just to remind you of our next event to be held in Kelvinside Hillhead Church at 7.30pm on Wednesday 5th May. After the huge success of our Hustings, for which we must thank Norman Shanks and the congregation of Hillhead Baptist Church, there is now an opportunity to meet on the eve of the election for some Pre-election Reflection. This short act of worship will allow us to join together and bring our country, it's people and politicians before God.

Please do advertise this as widely as you feel able.

With thanks,

Craig

Gloria VIII

WEST END FESTIVAL

CHORAL CONCERT

Conducted by Ian Anderson

(founder and director of the Paisley Philharmonic Choir)

ALL SINGERS ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART

REHEARSALS WILL BE IN WELLINGTON CHURCH EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 7.30 PM

FROM 5^TH MAY ONWARDS

CONCERT - 7.30 PM THURSDAY, 24^TH JUNE 2010 AT

WELLINGTON CHURCH, UNIVERSITY AVENUE

Additional Concert – 7.30 pm on Thursday, 17^th June at Glasgow Cathedral

Programme to include Faure Requiem, Hallelujah Chorus and other choral works

Holy Week Services 2010

Holy Week and Easter 2010

Next Sunday's Bible readings will be Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Luke 19:28-40

Palm Sunday Evening service, Wellington at 7.00pm

Monday 7.00 pm Lansdowne Parish Church (Church Hall)

Tuesday 7.00 pm Hyndland Parish Church

Wednesday 7.00 pm Wellington Church

Thursday 7.00 pm St John's Renfield

Good Friday 10.00 am Hillhead Baptist

Noon Kelvinside-Hillhead Parish Church

7.00 pm Kelvinside-Hillhead Parish Church

Sunday 8.00 am Communion, Kelvingrove Park

7.00 pm Hillhead Baptist Church

Holy Week 2010

Lots of great things happening in different places. Listed here are just those at Hillhead Baptist Church, timed not to clash with other services.

Daily, Monday to Thursday 12:15 p.m. a short guided meditation on the road to Calvary, followed by light refreshments.

Maundy Thursday 7:30 p.m. Tenebrae service led by Anne Muir

Good Friday 10:00 to 11:30 Easter Encounter a labyrinth style, multi-sensory event focussing on the cross. Suitable for all ages. Simply come and go at some point in the time allotted.

Lent Studies @ Hillhead Baptist Church

Lent Studies - a five part series entitled 'Life Calling' which explores the idea of vocation - are being organised by Hillhead Baptists and are open to anyone from the Parish Group or West End ACTS.

For those who wish to join us, we are going to watch the film on which the studies are based Saturday 20th February starting at 7p.m. in the Tryst (legally I cannot publish the name of the film here, but it is about a boy who dreams of becoming a dancer...) and any or all are welcome to join us. Free pop corn provided!!

Studies will take place on Monday evenings at 7:30 either at Hillhead Baptist Church or a nearby home - please contact Catriona Gorton for more details.