Many thanks for the great start!

The 'Meet Malawi' event last Friday (see previous post) was a great evening and very sucessful launch of the fund raising campaign for HIV/AIDS projects in Malawi, in partnership with Christian Aid. It was also an example of what we can achieve working together as a group of churches and of how enjoyable that can be.

So a big thank-you to all who made it such a good night.

All who came (more than we had expected!)
The fruit choppers, the juice squeezers, the balloon blowers, the hall-setters-uppers.
Tea and coffee servers.
The home team from Kelvinside Hillhead.
All who baked for the best laden home baking stall that's been seen for a long time.
All who sold baked goodies all night.
Those on the fairtrade stall from the Balmore Coach House Trust.
The Co-Op Great Western Rd. for donated snacks
The One World Shop for supplies of Malawian Cola and Fairtrade juice
The music makers:Nat Chalamanda and David Black who formed an instant new music duo to play music from Malawi.
The speakers: Wendy Young from Christian Aid and Sandra Whyte MSP
Roddy Watt with slides and informative commentary.
The clearer-uppers and dish-washers, and all who worked hard in any way to make the evening so enjoyable.
Money is still coming in - the total will hopefully be around £900, which of course will eventually be multiplied up to £9,000.

There will be more events and fund-raising activities for this project to raise our target of £5,000 by December 2012. Watch this space!

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.

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