290 November 18 - Gryffe Advertizer
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<strong>November</strong> 20<strong>18</strong> t: 01505 613340 e: info@advertizer.co.uk<br />
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houston, crosslee & brookfield<br />
Co-op Houston - Food<br />
Bank “Christmas<br />
Collection” Weekend<br />
Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th December – 9am<br />
till 9pm both days<br />
Jenny and Margaret will be collecting your<br />
food and toiletry donations along with cash<br />
donations over the course of the Renfrewshire<br />
Food Bank Christmas Collection weekend in<br />
our Houston Co-op.<br />
A few items that the Food Bank is always short<br />
of....<br />
● Tinned Potatoes ● Tinned Tomatoes<br />
● Tinned Fruit ● Tinned Creamed Rice & Tins or Cartons of Custard<br />
● Jam ● Litre cartons of orange juice (from the shelf not the fridge)<br />
● Toiletries – shampoo/conditioner, deodorant, men’s shave gel etc<br />
*We cannot accept fresh food<br />
Jenny and Margaret are looking forward to seeing you all in our Houston Co-op on<br />
Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th December 9am till 9pm both days.<br />
Thank you for your kindness... x<br />
Jenny Cowan runs the Food Bank donation bins in the Co-op stores in Houston,<br />
Bridge of Weir and Kilbarchan.<br />
Jenny can be contacted – JennyMeadows10@outlook.com<br />
houston, crosslee & brookfield<br />
Houston & Killellan Kirk - Social Bite<br />
Social Bite – Sleep in the Park<br />
houston, crosslee & brookfield<br />
Brrrrrrr…… It is getting cold out there!<br />
Houston and Killellan Kirk are gathering donations, for men<br />
and women, of socks, gloves, hats, scarves and winter undies<br />
for the Glasgow City Mission and the Simon Community in<br />
Glasgow.<br />
Many folk are not able to get enough warm clothing for<br />
the winter, and these donations will help keep some<br />
vulnerable people comfortable in the cold weather<br />
over the next few months.<br />
If you would like to contribute, please contact c.e.morrison@btinternet.com,<br />
or leave the items at the Church at any Sunday service in <strong>November</strong>.<br />
houston, crosslee & brookfield<br />
Houston &<br />
Crosslee SWI<br />
After our great visit to<br />
Limetree Larder we look<br />
forward to welcoming Mr Jake Fulton<br />
on Wednesday 14th <strong>November</strong> with<br />
his interesting talk entitled Bee Happy<br />
Houston. Please remember your gifts<br />
for Erskine Hospital. Our meeting on<br />
12th December will be our Birthday<br />
Party when we will have a Christmas<br />
Quiz/Games night.<br />
We meet in the Compass Centre,<br />
South Street, Houston on the second<br />
Wednesday of each month. Please<br />
come and join us, everyone will be<br />
made very welcome. If you wish<br />
further information please contact,<br />
Arlene MacKay on 07932 459994.<br />
houston, crosslee & brookfield<br />
Crafty Friends<br />
Crafty hobbies is what we do<br />
Come and join our crafty crew<br />
Come and learn some crafty makes<br />
Followed by some tea and cakes (or<br />
biscuits)<br />
We are a group of ladies who enjoy<br />
making things. No experience<br />
necessary. We just have a chat and<br />
do a bit of sewing/knitting/cross stitch<br />
or anything you like. We meet the<br />
fi rst and third Thursday in the month.<br />
Please come and join us.<br />
Lorna Cairns - 01505 612844. Shirley<br />
White - 01505 610721<br />
An intrepid group of 10 from our Kirk are supporting Social Bite in their mission<br />
to end homelessness in Scotland within 5 years, by taking part in “Sleep in the<br />
Park” on 8th December in Kelvingrove Park. Lead by our Minister, Rev Gary<br />
Noonan, the team don’t expect tropical weather, but they believe it will be worth<br />
it, if it increases awareness of the fact that very many folk have to sleep out<br />
like this every night, in often appalling weather conditions. In taking part they<br />
are also raising funds for the Social Bite initiative, particularly as we approach<br />
Christmas.<br />
If you feel able, there are ways to sponsor the team through the sponsor forms in<br />
the Kirk, or on our Virgin Money giving page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/<br />
Team/HoustonKirk There is a link to the giving page on the Kirk website:<br />
www.houstonkillellankirk.org Do share also on Facebook and Twitter. Together<br />
we can achieve Social Bite’s target!<br />
Unfortunately only 7 of the team were available for the photo shoot – but all 10<br />
will be there on the night!!<br />
Houston Kirk Postie<br />
A Service For The Whole Community<br />
Raising funds for ‘Renfrewshire Home Start’<br />
(Supporting families with young children)<br />
For a donation of only 25p a card the Houston<br />
Kirk Postie will deliver anywhere in Houston,<br />
Crosslee or Brookfi eld. The Sorting Offi ce, in<br />
the West Church Halls, will<br />
be open from 10am to 12<br />
noon, and again from 7pm<br />
to 8pm, every day from<br />
10th to 13th December.<br />
(Cards may also be<br />
taken to the Church on<br />
Sunday 9th December).<br />
Delivery is guaranteed not<br />
later than <strong>18</strong>th December.<br />
The Big Remembrance<br />
Sing<br />
(in aid of Solar Lamps for<br />
Mwandi)<br />
Friday 9th <strong>November</strong><br />
7pm - 9pm in Houston &<br />
Killellan Kirk<br />
Community singing – all the old<br />
favourites from long ago and<br />
also up to date. Something for<br />
everyone - older and younger.<br />
Guest appearances –<br />
including Eilidh Grant, St<br />
Fillan’s & Houston Primary<br />
School choirs.<br />
Entry - Donations at the door<br />
. . . Houston, Crosslee & Brookfield . . .<br />
Churches in Houston ...<br />
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HOUSTON AND KILLELLAN: All Services will be led by Rev Gary Noonan unless otherwise stated. Sunday 4th <strong>November</strong> - Early Morning Communion - 9-45am.<br />
Morning Worship - 11am. Sunday 11th - Morning Worship - Remembrance Day Service - 10.45am. Sunday <strong>18</strong>th & 25th - Morning Worship - 11am.<br />
ST FILLAN’S, Main St, Houston: Sun Masses: Vigil (Sat) 5pm, 9.30am & 11am. Weekday Masses: Mon - Sat 9.30am. Rosary: Tue, Thurs & Sat 9.10am.<br />
Exposition: Mon, Wed & Fri 9.05am. Confessions: Sat 10am - 10.30am and after Vigil Mass. Baptism: By arrangement. Parish Priest: Rev. Joseph Burke.<br />
Pastoral Assistant: Sr. Mary Frances Collett, RNDM (Tel 01505 613514). Address: ‘Abbotsfield’, St. Fillan’s, Main St, Houston, PA6 7EL. T. 01505 612046.<br />
E. parish@stfillan.org.uk www.stfillan.org.uk<br />
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<br />
information contact; Rev. D Snelson 01505 612722.<br />
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Village Hall, Main Street, Houston PA6 7EL. Rev Geoff Austin (Interim Pastor) Family Service at 10.30am, Creche available.<br />
Communion service first Sunday of the month. Tel 01505 610862. www.houston.nazarene.org.uk<br />
Bearsden Fiddlers Concert<br />
Saturday 24th <strong>November</strong> in the West<br />
Halls, Main Street, Houston at 7pm.<br />
Tickets £5 including tea/coffee and<br />
shortbread.<br />
BYOB.<br />
Contacts:<br />
Ina, 612962 and<br />
Kate, 613676.<br />
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