Dear All
Today was Palm Sunday which marks the beginning of Holy Week.
During the service we heard the entire Gospel of the Passion related by several readers, interspersed by moving verses from passion hymns.
We welcomed Will Bryant to play for us.
On Saturday many of us enjoyed a good walk from Balmore along the canal and then back to the church hall for soups and cakes. It was a great success – thank you Tim and Jane for organising it and all who helped and provided food.
The Bishop’s Lent Appeal this year is for the Mothers’ Union’s Away From It All (AFIA) project which provides holidays for families who would not otherwise be able to get away for a break.
There are several ways of giving.
- Take a Lent box home and return to the church after Easter
- Donate in the basket which will be on the coffee table during the remainder of Lent
- make a payment to the church bank account, clearly labelled Lent Appeal. The account is St Andrew’s Church Vestry, sort code 80-08-98 account number 00794929
There is also a Just Giving page online – Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway is fundraising for Mothers Union Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway (justgiving.com)
Services for Holy Week
Tuesday – 10am Prayer Group in the Garden Room
Wednesday – 11.30am Said Holy Communion at All Saints
Thursday 10am – Sung Holy Communion for Maundy Thursday followed by coffee in Friendship House
Friday 7th April Good Friday – 11am meet at Gavin’s Mill for Good Friday Walk of Witness through Milngavie
_ 2pm Service of the Cross – St Andrew’s
Sunday 9th April Easter Day – 7am short outdoor service at Preacher’s Brea – reinstated since lockdown!
_ 10am Sung Eucharist for Easter Day
In addition – The Association of Milngavie Churches
Holy Week 2023
The evening services will be held in Allander Evangelical Church at 7.30pm
Guest Preacher – Rev Dr Sandy Roger “The Cross Through Peter’s Eyes”
All are welcome
Monday 3 April Christ our Perfect Example
Tuesday 4 April Christ our Penal Substitute
Wednesday 5 April Christ our Righteous Representative
Thursday 6 April Christ our Liberating Redeemer
Friday 7 April Christ our Blood Sacrifice
The annual Good Friday Walk of Witness through Milngavie will take place on 7th April starting at Gavin’s Mill at 11am. Refreshments will be available in St Paul’s Church afterwards.
All welcome to all or any of the above
Readings for next Sunday – Easter Day – Acts 10:34-43 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-18