4th October – Harvest Thanksgiving

5th October 2026

St Andrew’s Milngavie—Sunday 4th October 2026–Harvest Thanksgiving

 

Today we celebrated Harvest with a special focus on gratitude and caring for our planet.
The small pop-up choir accompanied by Alison, sang John Rutter’s “All things bright and beautiful” at the end of communion. The church was beautifully decorated with many donations for the food bank on the central table.
After the service we enjoyed a time of fellowship with a choice of four different soups along with Liz’s homemade bread. As soup was plentiful some sampled all four! There were delicious puds to follow and again the opportunity to have a mixture, for those who couldn’t decide as they all looked so good.
Many thanks to all who brought harvest donations, helped with decorating the church & setting up beforehand, providing soup, bread & puds, clearing tables/washing up afterwards & transporting harvest donations to the food bank.
The October Newsletter is now available at the back of the church and in the hall as well as on the St Andrew’s website.
The vestry is now at the stage of advertising for our new Rector. Please pray that this process will be spirit-led.  🙏

Readings:       Deuteronomy 8: 7-18   2 Corinthians 9: 6-end   Luke 12: 16-30

Post Communion Prayer
Lord of the harvest, with joy we have offered thanksgiving for your love in creation
and have shared in the bread and the wine of the kingdom:
by your grace plant within us a reverence for all that you give us
and make us generous and wise stewards of the good things we enjoy;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.  AMEN.

NOTICES
Tuesday 6th October          10am Inter-church Prayer Group in the Garden Room.
Thursday 8th October in St Andrew’s Church
8.45am Morning Prayer [Scottish Episcopal Church 2024] led by Robin.
10am Said Eucharist led by Robin. Refreshments afterwards in Friendship House.
Ordination Last Sunday evening’s service at which Stephen Parratt was ordained to the Transitional Diaconate was a very spirit-filled occasion. There are spare copies of the Order of Service at the back of the church and a video recording is also available courtesy of Paul Hindle from St Cyprian’s Lenzie. For more details speak to Robin. Stephen starts his attachment to All Saints’ Bearsden next week.
St Andrew’s AGM 18th October after 10am service.
Confirmation at St Andrew’s 22nd November 10am Anyone who would like to take this opportunity to recognise that they are at a significant stage of their faith journey can also be involved. Please speak to Robin. If you plan to attend the service please help with the planning of catering afterwards by signing up on the sheet at the bottom of the stairs.
Remembrance Sunday Other Milngavie churches are changing their service times so people can attend the Community Remembrance at the village War Memorial at 11am. Please let Tim or Helen know your views on the idea of changing St Andrew’s service time on 8th November to 9.30am for this purpose.
The October edition of the St Andrew’s Newsletter is available at the back of the church and in the hall as well as on the church website.