Fifth Sunday in Lent – St Andrew’s Milngavie
On Sunday we received the sad news of the death last week of our dearly loved Lay Reader, Fraser Gold. Fraser has carried out his ministry faithfully for over 60 years, including last Sunday for our Mothering Sunday service. He will be greatly missed.
In his Passion Sunday sermon, Robin focused on life in the spirit described by Paul in his letter to the Romans and linking this with the life breathed into the dry bones in the Ezekiel passage.
He also made a connection with the story of Enoch one of the early patriarchs mentioned in the Old Testament. Enoch walked closely with God, as we are all called to do.
NEXT Sunday 29th March—The 6th Sunday of Lent, Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week
10am Sung Eucharist with the traditional long reading of the Passion [according to St Matthew] in lieu of the sermon.
In Holy week we have a Sung Eucharist on Maundy Thursday at 10am and a service of music and reflection on Good Friday at 2pm. We will also participate in the Ecumenical services at the United Free church during Holy Week, each evening at 7.30pm.
The Inter-church Prayer Group meets on Tuesdays at 10am in the Garden Room at the rear of the hall. All are very welcome to any of these.
The Bishop’s Lent Appeal is DAISY: Supporting Women and Children to Heal from Domestic Abuse, a project which has worked in Glasgow for over 25 years. Full information and ways to donate can be found on the Diocesan website [see below]. Your donation via the website can be linked to St Andrew’s by entering our Quota Number which is 51. Another way to donate via St Andrew’s is to use our traditional Lent Boxes. They are available at the back of the church and hall. Please bring them back on Easter Sunday. https://www.glasgow.anglican.org
Congregational Questionnaire
The process of seeking a new Rector to succeed Andrea Hagenbuch has begun and members of the congregation are asked to answer a simple four-question survey to help Vestry members in the process. Copies can be picked up and returned in church, preferably by Sunday 19th April so that we can collate responses for our Vestry meeting the following day.