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BUSINESS<br />
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CHILDCARE<br />
Kilmacolm/Quarriers area regis-<br />
tered childminders. P/time or<br />
F/time vacancies for u-5’s and<br />
after school. T: 873839.<br />
Houston registered childminders.<br />
For an informal chat to<br />
fi nd your best childcare, call<br />
Elizabeth Waddell T: 614925<br />
churches<br />
BRIDGE OF WEIR<br />
Freeland Church: Rev KN Gray<br />
BA BD. Morning Service<br />
10.30am. Crèche, Sunday<br />
School, Lynx and Cornerstone.<br />
Eveing Service 7pm<br />
www.freeland.org.uk<br />
St Mary’s Church Scottish<br />
Episcopal Church: Delighting<br />
to praise God; Showing<br />
Christ’s love; Growing in faith.<br />
Services Sundays at 10am.<br />
we have a regular cycle of<br />
prayer for those who live and<br />
work in Bridge of Weir. For<br />
further information, to ask for<br />
special prayers, or in pastoral<br />
emergency, please call the<br />
Rector on 01475 705378<br />
St Machar’s Ranfurly Church:<br />
Sunday services 10.30am,<br />
Junior Church & Youth Church,<br />
hearing aid loop system. For<br />
more information on activities<br />
and events fi nd us online –<br />
stmacharsranfurlychurch.<br />
org.uk or Facebook. Come<br />
along – all welcome.<br />
Hope Hall: Sun 1pm Sunday<br />
School, 4.30pm Gospel<br />
S e r v i c e ; M o n 6 . 3 0 p m<br />
Investigators for Kids, 8pm<br />
Bible Study and Prayer.<br />
ELDERSLIE<br />
Elderslie Kirk: Sunday service<br />
every week at 11am. Minister -<br />
Rev Robin Allison. All welcome.<br />
Weekly meetings:- Monday<br />
Club every week from 12noon<br />
- 2.30pm. Light lunch and a<br />
varied activity programme.<br />
Midweek Fellowship will meet<br />
every Wed from 10.30am for<br />
Tea/Coffee followed by a short<br />
Service of Worship at 11am.<br />
HOUSTON<br />
Houston Baptist Church at<br />
Carrick Centre: 11am Family<br />
services with SS for children<br />
age 5-12; 6pm Eve Service;<br />
Mid-week Home Bible Study;<br />
For more information contact;<br />
Rev D Snelson 01505<br />
612722.<br />
PROPERTY<br />
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO RENT<br />
Houston and Killellan Kirk:<br />
Church of Scotland, Scottish<br />
Charity no SC 012822. www.<br />
houstonkirk.org. 4th <strong>March</strong><br />
7.30pm - World Day of Prayer<br />
Ecumenical Service Liturgy<br />
from the women of Cuba.<br />
6th <strong>March</strong> 11am, 2pm &<br />
6.45pm - The Sacrament of<br />
Holy Communion (See note<br />
below). 13th <strong>March</strong> 11am<br />
- Morning Worship Guest<br />
Preacher: Mary Jane Bird.<br />
20th <strong>March</strong> 11am - Palm<br />
Sunday Morning Worship The<br />
Sacrament of Baptism The<br />
Annual Stated Meeting will<br />
follow at the end of Morning<br />
Worship. Holy Week Services<br />
- All Services begin at 7.30pm.<br />
Mon - Houston & Killellan<br />
Kirk; Tue - Joint Service with<br />
Linwood Parish at Houston;<br />
Wed - Joint Service at Linwood<br />
Parish Church. Maundy Thu<br />
- The Sacrament of the Last<br />
Supper; Good Fri - Houston<br />
& Killellan Kirk. 27th <strong>March</strong><br />
8am - Early Morning EASTER<br />
Service The Sacrament of<br />
Holy Communion Bacon<br />
Butty Breakfast after this<br />
Service in the Killellan<br />
Halls. 11am Easter Morning<br />
Family Worship: Service of<br />
Blessing. Note:- We celebrate<br />
Holy Communion on the<br />
first Sunday of <strong>March</strong> and<br />
October. There are 3 services<br />
on each day 11am, 2pm and<br />
6.45pm. A common cup is<br />
used for elders on duty and<br />
available to any members of<br />
the congregation who wish<br />
to use it. It is served in the<br />
front two rows of the church.<br />
Fortifi ed wine is used in the<br />
common cup. The rest of<br />
the congregation are served<br />
bread and wine in individual<br />
glass thimble containers<br />
using non-alcoholic wine.<br />
HOLIDAY HOMES<br />
St Fillan’s, Main St, Houston:<br />
The World Day of a Prayer<br />
Service will held on Friday<br />
4th <strong>March</strong> at 7.30pm. All<br />
are welcome. Sun Masses:<br />
Vigil (Sat) 5pm, 9.30am &<br />
11am. Weekday Mass: Tues-<br />
Sat 9.30am except Thurs,<br />
7pm. Reconciliation: Sat 10-<br />
10.30am and after Vigil Mass;<br />
Thurs 7.30-8pm. Exposition:<br />
As announced. Baptisms: 1st<br />
& 3rd Sunday of the month by<br />
arrangement. Parish Priest:<br />
Rev Daniel J McLoughlin, Dip.<br />
Th.,MA Pastoral Assistant:<br />
Sr Mary Frances Collett,<br />
RNDM (Tel 01505 613514).<br />
“Abbotsfield”, St Fillan’s,<br />
Main St, Houston, PA6 7EL.<br />
T: 01505 612046, F: 01505<br />
610556. E: parish@stfillan.<br />
org.uk. www.stfi llan.org.uk<br />
Church of the Nazarene: Village<br />
Hall, Main St, Houston PA6<br />
7EL. Rev Benito S Coetzee.<br />
Family services at 10.30am<br />
with full toddler, children<br />
& youth activities running<br />
concurrently with the service.<br />
Youth meets at 6.30pm-8pm<br />
on Sundays. Word and Table<br />
Quiet Service held from 9am-<br />
9.30am every 3rd Sunday.<br />
www.houston.nazarene.org.uk<br />
HOWWOOD<br />
Howwood Parish Church:<br />
Sunday Service will start at<br />
10am and there will be a<br />
prayer meeting at 3 Bowfi eld<br />
Way on Fridays at 7.30pm.<br />
KILBARCHAN<br />
Kilbarchan Parish Church<br />
Minister: - Rev Stephen Smith.<br />
The Senior Choir, along with<br />
members of the Junior Choir<br />
will lead the Maundy Thursday<br />
Service on 24th <strong>March</strong> at<br />
7pm, when John Rutter’s<br />
“Mass of the Children” will<br />
be sung during worship,<br />
followed by the Sacrament<br />
of Holy Communion. There<br />
will be services at 7pm on<br />
Good Friday, 25th <strong>March</strong><br />
and on Easter Sunday, 27th,<br />
at 11am.<br />
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KILMACOLM<br />
Kilmacolm Old Kirk: Church<br />
o f S c o t l a n d ( C h a r i t y<br />
no. SC009291).www.<br />
kilmacolmoldkirk.org.uk.<br />
Minister Rev Dr Peter McEnhill<br />
(01505 873174). Morning<br />
Worship - Sundays 11am, all<br />
welcome Sunday School &<br />
Crèche available.<br />
St Columba Church of Scotland:<br />
(charity no SC007992)<br />
Morning Worship Sundays<br />
at 11am.<br />
St Colm’s Catholic Church,<br />
Smithy Brae Kilmacolm.<br />
Rev Vincent Byrne. Family<br />
mass Sundays 10am with<br />
children’s liturgy, followed by<br />
tea and coffee. Eucharistic<br />
service Thursdays 10.30am.<br />
Rosary Tuesdays 6.30pm.<br />
Prayer group meets Thursdays<br />
7.30pm. Further information<br />
and contact details www.<br />
stcolmsparish.co.uk. All<br />
welcome.<br />
Grace Church Kilmacolm: in<br />
association with the Free<br />
Church of Scotland - Sunday<br />
Ser vice at 10.30am in<br />
Kilmacolm Scout Hut - all<br />
welcome.<br />
Buddhist meetings: Buddhism<br />
of Nichiren Daishonin. Phone<br />
Margaret on 01505 871343.<br />
St Fillan’s Episcopal Church<br />
(in Anglican Communion):<br />
Everyone welcome at our<br />
Church in Moss Road. The<br />
Rector is the Revd David<br />
Gifford and the Associate<br />
Priest the Revd Heller<br />
G o n z a l e z ( r e s i d e n t i n<br />
Kilmacolm Rectory). Regular<br />
Sunday Service 11.30am<br />
with monthly Evensong on<br />
last Sundays at 6pm. Family<br />
Service 11.30am on the last<br />
Sunday of the month. Contact<br />
Maureen Russell (Pastoral<br />
Assistant) 01505 872905.<br />
LANGBANK<br />
Langbank Parish Church: Rev Dr<br />
Ken Forrest. Sunday Services<br />
10am with Sunday School,<br />
Creche and young people’s<br />
group, the Welcomers. Tea/<br />
coffee after the service.<br />
Church service starts at<br />
10am. Come along and meet<br />
in the Hall from 9.50am.<br />
Charity No SC015085.<br />
LOCHWINNOCH<br />
Parish Church: Rev May Bell.<br />
11.30am Morning Service<br />
Sunday School and Crèche.<br />
Calder United Free Church:<br />
(Church St Lochwinnoch)<br />
Sunday: 11am Morning<br />
worship with Sunday School<br />
and Crèche. 6.30pm Evening<br />
Fellowship group, 7.30pm<br />
ABC’s Teen group. Wed<br />
6.30pm-7.30pm.<br />
Spiritualist Church,Lochlip<br />
Rd: All services commence<br />
7.30pm.<br />
QUARRIERS<br />
Mount Zion Church: Law View<br />
Road, Quarriers Village. Rev<br />
Andy Lunn BSc, Please join<br />
with us as we celebrate<br />
Jesus death for our sins and<br />
His resurrection for our life!<br />
<strong>March</strong> 20 at 10.30am. Palm<br />
Sunday Service; <strong>March</strong> 24<br />
at 7pm Maundy Thursday<br />
Communion; <strong>March</strong> 25<br />
at 2.30pm. Good Friday<br />
Meditation; <strong>March</strong> 27 at<br />
10.30am Easter Sunday<br />
Family Service followed by and<br />
Easter Brunch in aid of Mercy<br />
Ships; <strong>March</strong> 27 at 7pm The<br />
Gatherin’<br />
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