Whitchester Christian Centre was a lovely, welcoming and relaxed venue for our church weekend away. Eighteen of us gathered there including Andrea’s dogs, Claude, Trixie and Ted. The sun was shining on our arrival and we enjoyed tea and home baking outside with wonderful views of the surrounding hills. We… read more >>

Andrea is now President of the Milngavie Choir for this year & St Andrew’s hosted the two May concerts which were very much enjoyed by both audience and choir. We were delighted that Sunday afternoon’s concert was a sell out! There was a relaxed atmosphere during which the choir sang… read more >>

Melting wax crayons onto hot stones is a mesmerising activity and it didn’t matter if we didn’t like the result as the process was so absorbing and meditative. As it happened the results were pretty good with marbling effects, flowers and abstract designs created. No participant was burnt which was… read more >>

The Soup Lunch in support of Christian Aid was held in St Andrew’s church hall on 11 May. Always a popular event, almost 30 people gathered to savour 5 different soups prepared by members of the congregation and friends, including Roasted Red Pepper, Curried Chicken (with rice and green beans),… read more >>

St Andrew’s participated in the Milngavie’s Healthy Habits event, by providing a ‘Quiet Space’. Having an opportunity to take time out for quiet reflection amidst a busy & active life style is a valuable contribution to health and wellbeing. Objects and words were on display to help guide thoughts/prayers &… read more >>

The Lord is risen – He is risen indeed!  The church was transformed for Easter day, so that once we’d attended the dawn service at the Preaching Brae and enjoyed breakfast provided by our friends at Cairns Church, we were greeted with beautiful floral displays as we lit the Paschal… read more >>

We have appreciated a richness of worship as we have journeyed through Holy Week culminating in the joy of Christ’s resurrection on Easter Day. After the celebration of Palm Sunday, remembering Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the mood changed as we focused on the words of Jesus as he suffered… read more >>

The first St Andrew’s Bird Song Walk took place on Saturday April 13th. Eleven bleary-eyed but eager members and friends set off at 7 am and enjoyed discovering more about the varied bird life of Milngavie from warblers newly arrived from Africa to buzzards, a dipper in the river and… read more >>

On Thursday 28 March, the Fellowship departed for lunch at the Woodhouse Coffee Shop, Kippen (actually closer to the site of the former Kippen Station) after Morning Prayer and a short Lent Study discussion. The “café”was more of a modern restaurant (from March 2012) and had attached a veritable Aladdin’s… read more >>