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LOCAL INFORMATION
community council
Visitors are welcome at these monthly meetings.
BISHOPTON: Primary School: 1st Thurs at 7.30pm
www.bishoptoncouncil.com
BRIDGE OF WEIR: Cargill Hall: 1st Tues at 7pm.
www.bridgeofweir.org
BROOKFIELD: Brookfield Village Hall: 7.30pm
in February, April, June, August, October and
December on 2nd Thursday of the month.
HOUSTON: Carrick Centre: 3rd Wed at 7.30pm
www.houstoncommcouncil@yahoo.co.uk
HOWWOOD: Village Hall: 2nd Tues at 7.30pm.
www.howwood.com/community-council.php
KILBARCHAN: Steeple Hall: monthly at 7.30pm.
www.kilbarchan.info/community_council.html
KILMACOLM & QUARRIERS: Last Tues at 7.30pm,
Kilmacolm Cargill Centre (NB: No meetings: July or
Dec) www.kilmacolmcc.co.uk
LANGBANK: Church Hall: 2nd Wed at 7.30pm
LOCHWINNOCH: Parish Church: 1st Tues at 7.30pm
community halls to let
Bridge of Weir, Freeland Church. Tel: 612245
Brookfield, Village Hall. Tel: 335562.
Houston, Carrick Centre. Tel: 612203 / 331488
Houston, Compass Centre. Tel: 615441 / 612617
Kilbarchan, Guide Centre. Tel: 702758.
Kilbarchan, Old Library Centre. Tel: 706070
Kilmacolm, Cargill Centre. Tel: 873994
Kilmacolm, Brownie/Guide Hut. Tel: 874428
Kilmacolm, Masonic Hall. Tel: 873059
Linwood Masonic Hall. Tel: 07825 222944
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local councillors
RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
Ward 7 - Johnstone South, Elderslie & Howwood: Cllrs
John Caldwell, John Hood, Stephen McGee and
Iain McMillan
Ward 8 - Johnstone (North), Kilbarchan & Lochwinnoch:
Councillors Derek Bibby, Andy Doig and Christopher
Gilmour
Ward 9 - Houston, Crosslee, Brookfield & Linwood:
Councillors Stuart Clark, Audrey Doig, Anne Hall
and Allan Noon
Ward 10 - Bishopton, Bridge of Weir & Langbank:
Councillors Maria Brown, Mike Holmes and James
Maclaren
INVERCLYDE COUNCIL: www.inverclyde.gov.uk
Ward 1 - Inverclyde East (P.Glasgow, Kilmacolm and
Quarriers Village): Cllrs David Wilson, Jim MacLeod,
Stephen McCabe and James McColgan
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churches
BRIDGE OF WEIR
Freeland Church: Rev KN Gray
BA BD. Morning Service
10.30am. Crèche, Sunday
School, Lynx and Cornerstone.
Eveing Service 7pm
www.freeland.org.uk
St Mary’s Church Scottish
Episcopal Church: Delighting
to praise God; Showing
Christ’s love; Growing in faith.
Services Sundays at 10am.
we have a regular cycle of
prayer for those who live and
work in Bridge of Weir. For
further information, to ask for
special prayers, or in pastoral
emergency, please call the
Rector on 01475 705378
St Machar’s Ranfurly Church:
Rev Suzanne Dunleavy BD
DipEd. Sunday services
10 . 3 0 a m . H e a r i n g a i d
loop system. www.
stmacharsranfurlychurch.
org.uk All welcome.
Hope Hall: Sun 1pm Sunday
School, 4.30pm Gospel
S e r v i c e ; M o n 6 . 3 0 p m
Investigators for Kids, 8pm
Bible Study and Prayer.
ELDERSLIE
Elderslie Kirk: Sunday service
every week at 11am. Minister -
Rev Robin Allison. All welcome.
Weekly meetings:- Monday
Club every week from 12noon
- 2.30pm. Light lunch and a
varied activity programme.
Midweek Fellowship will meet
every Wed from 10.30am for
Tea/Coffee followed by a short
Service of Worship at 11am.
HOUSTON
Houston Baptist Church at
Carrick Centre: 11am Family
services with SS for children
age 5-12; 6pm Eve Service;
Mid-week Home Bible Study;
For more information contact;
Rev D Snelson 01505
612722.
HOUSE TO RENT
Houston and Killellan Kirk:
Church of Scotland, Scottish
Charity no SC 012822. www.
houstonkirk.org. 6th Dec -
2nd Sunday in Advent 9.45am
Early Service The Sacrament
of Holy Communion, 11am
Morning Worship Gift Service.
13th Dec - 3rd Sunday in
Advent 11am Morning
Worship, 7pm Service of
Readings and Carols. 20th
Dec - 4th Sunday in Advent
11am Morning Worship,
Sunday Club Nativity Play 7pm
A Service of Remembering.
24th Dec - 11pm Christmas
Eve Service of Carols and
Watchnight service. 25th Dec
- 11am Christmas Morning
Worship with all the family
and your presents. 27th Dec
- 11am Last Morning Worship
of 2015.
St Fillan’s, Main St, Houston:
Sun Masses: Vigil (Sat)
5pm, 9.30am & 11am.
Weekday Mass: Tues-Sat
9.30am except Thurs, 7pm.
Reconciliation: Sat 10-
10.30am and after Vigil Mass;
Thurs 7.30-8pm. Exposition:
As announced. Baptisms: 1st
& 3rd Sunday of the month by
arrangement. Parish Priest:
Rev Daniel J McLoughlin, Dip.
Th.,MA Pastoral Assistant:
Sr Mary Frances Collett,
RNDM (Tel 01505 613514).
“Abbotsfield”, St Fillan’s,
Main St, Houston, PA6 7EL.
T: 01505 612046, F: 01505
610556. E: parish@stfillan.
org.uk. www.stfillan.org.uk
Church of the Nazarene: Village
Hall, Main St, Houston PA6
7EL. Rev Benito S Coetzee.
Family services at 10.30am
with full toddler, children
& youth activities running
concurrently with the service.
Youth meets at 6.30pm-8pm
on Sundays. Word and Table
Quiet Service held from 9am-
9.30am every 3rd Sunday.
www.houston.nazarene.org.uk
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HOWWOOD
Howwood Parish Church:
Sunday Service will start at
10am and there will be a
prayer meeting at 3 Bowfield
Way on Fridays at 7.30pm.
KILBARCHAN
Services at 11am and in the
East and West Churches as
intimated in the Kilbarchan
village column. The Midweek
Fellowship meets on a
Wednesday at 10.30am in
the West Church Session
House. All services conducted
by the Rev Stephen Smith.
Creche, Junior church and
FEWsion/Bible Class meet at
10.45am.
KILMACOLM
Kilmacolm Old Kirk: Church
o f S c o t l a n d ( C h a r i t y
no. SC009291).www.
kilmacolmoldkirk.org.uk.
Minister Rev Dr Peter McEnhill
(01505 873174). Morning
Worship - Sundays 11am, all
welcome Sunday School &
Crèche available.
St Columba Church of Scotland:
(charity no SC007992)
Morning Worship Sundays
at 11am.
St Colm’s Catholic Church,
Smithy Brae Kilmacolm.
T h e V e r y R e v C a n o n
William McDade. Family
mass Sundays 10am with
children’s liturgy followed
by tea and coffee. Weekly
rosary Tuesdays 6.30pm,
prayer group Thursdays
7.30pm. Eucharistic service
Thursdays 10.30am. Mass
on Holy Days 7.30pm. All
welcome. Information about
parish events/contact details
at www.stcolmsparish.co.uk
Grace Church Kilmacolm: in
association with the Free
Church of Scotland - Sunday
Ser vice at 10.30am in
Kilmacolm Scout Hut - all
welcome.
Buddhist meetings: Buddhism
of Nichiren Daishonin. Phone
Margaret on 01505 871343
St Fillan’s Episcopal Church
(in Anglican Communion):
Everyone welcome at our
Church in Moss Road. The
Rector is the Revd David
Gifford and the Associate
Priest the Revd Heller
G o n z a l e z ( r e s i d e n t i n
Kilmacolm Rectory). Regular
Sunday Service 11.30am
with monthly Evensong on
last Sundays at 6pm. Family
Service 11.30am on the last
Sunday of the month. Contact
Maureen Russell (Pastoral
Assistant) 01505 872905.
LANGBANK
Langbank Parish Church: Rev Dr
Ken Forrest. Sunday Services
10am with Sunday School,
Creche and young people’s
group, the Welcomers. Tea/
coffee after the service.
Church service starts at
10am. Come along and meet
in the Hall from 9.50am.
Charity No SC015085.
LOCHWINNOCH
Parish Church: Rev May Bell.
11.30am Morning Service
Sunday School and Crèche.
Calder United Free Church:
(Church St Lochwinnoch)
Sunday: 11am Morning
worship with Sunday School
and Crèche. 6.30pm Evening
Fellowship group, 7.30pm
ABC’s Teen group. Wed
6.30pm-7.30pm.
Spiritualist Church,Lochlip
Rd: All services commence
7.30pm.
QUARRIERS
Mount Zion Church: Law View
Road, Quarriers Village. Rev
Andy Lunn BSc, 10.30am with
Junior Church and Bible Class.
Wednesdays prayer and bible
study at 7pm. Fridays prayer
and bible study at 10am. Why
not come and discover the
heart of Christianity with us?
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