330 November 2022 - Gryffe Advertizer

H.O.S.T
The Carrick Centre, Houston
Coffee Shop Takeaways only
Monday - Saturday: 10am - 3pm
Shop/Centre 01505 229597
Gryffe Manor Out of School:
(Monday - Friday) 01505 615438
Dance West Scotland:
enquiries@dancewestscotland.co.uk
MONDAY
Sewing Group R4
DWL R2,3,& MH
Diaporama R2
Handiwives R4
TUESDAY
Yoga R2
Weekly
10am
5pm
14 th @ 7.30pm
21 st @ 7.30pm
7pm
Hazel Connelly Art Class R2
1 st ,15 th , 22 nd , 29 th @ 1.15pm
DWL R2,3 & MH
4pm
WRADS MH 19 th @ 7pm
WEDNESDAY
DWL R2,3,& MH 3.30 pm
MOO MUSIC R2 9.45 am
Gryffe Camera Club R2 7.30 pm
Women’s Institute R1 9 th @ 7.30 pm
Cllr Audry Doig R5 16 th @ 7pm
Community Council R4 16 th @ 7.30pm
L&R Foxhounds (AGM) R5 2 nd @ 7pm
THURSDAY
Gryffe Quilting Group 1pm – 3pm
(3 rd & 17 th 10am - 3pm)
Crafty Friends R2 3 rd & 17 th @ 7.30pm
Folk Club MH
8pm
DWL MH
5.30pm
Move It Or Lose It MH 10.30am
FRIDAY
Yoga R2
DWL R2,3,& MH
10.30am
3.30pm
Gavin Newlands MP R1 11 th @ 12.30pm
Cllr Alison Dowling R1 18 th @ 11.15am
Natalie Don MSP R1 4 th @ 12noon
SATURDAY
DWL R1,2,3, & MH 9.30am
Cllr Robert Innes R5 19 th @ 11am
Heyes Images R5 5 th @ 9am – 5pm
SUNDAY
Baptist Church 11am and 6pm
Heyes Images R5 13 th & 20 th @ 9am – 5pm
Centre Patrons PLEASE ADVISE
date or time changes due to
holidays to Centre Management
Booking enquiries:
Bill Haddow 01505 690693
Stewart Scally 01505 674277
John McDougall 07735 473645
thecarrickcentre@gmail.com
hostbookings@outlook.com
Hos & Kill Kik
Generous Response from Houston Community
The last quarter of every year is a particularly busy time for Local Outreach
initiatives at Houston & Killellan Kirk and 2022 is no different. All initiatives
are generously supported by the Houston Community. The weekly
Foodbank collection continues to produce great results – weekly averaging
about 15 crates of food, toiletries & cleaning items, with 51 crates during
Harvest Thanksgiving week. This is significantly aided by the Bee Happy
Houston team led by Jake Fulton. The donations are collected weekly
by the Renfrew Foodbank van & the collections continue on Tuesdays
between 10am & 12noon & 7pm – 8pm at the West Halls, Main Street,
Houston.
Traditionally, there are a number of additional charity initiatives during the
last quarter. There was another Warm Clothes appeal during October
to support the homeless & vulnerable. The initial response, at the time
of writing, has been tremendous. The final results will be posted later
of the donations delivered to the Lodging House Mission & the Simon
Community – both always expressing their gratitude for the generous
response. This is followed in November by an appeal for Christmas Gifts
for the Children of Prisoners, supported by CrossReach at Perth & Polmont
Prisons. Then in December the ever popular Kirk Postie returns.
The volunteers at Houston & Killellan Kirk are most grateful to not only
the congregation, but the wider Houston Community for so generously
supporting their projects.
Christmas Gifts for Children of Prisoners
Following the very generous response last year and in earlier years,
Houston & Killellan Kirk are once more seeking donations to aid the work
of CROSSREACH in Scotland. CROSSREACH, a Church of Scotland Social
Care Charity, supports the families of prisoners in Scotland.
Donations of new toys, selection boxes etc for children ranging in age
from babies to teenagers may be donated at West Church Halls, Main
Street, Houston on Tuesdays 22nd and 29th November between 10am &
12noon & 7pm – 8pm i.e., at the same time as Foodbank donations are
received.
Gifts may also be donated at the Kirk on Sunday 4th December at the
Christmas Gift Service at 11am. The children will be so appreciative of the
gifts. Thank you for your anticipated support!
“We Will Remember Them”
As is the tradition, a retiral offering
will be taken at Houston & Killellan
Kirk after the Remembrance Day
Service, which starts at 10.45am on
Sunday 13th November. This will
be divided evenly between Erskine
Hospital & Homes and SSAFA (The
Armed Forces Charity). Donations may also be made through the tab
on the Kirk web site or at the Foodbank at the West Halls, Main Street on
Tuesdays 15th & 22nd November. After the Kirk Service, there will be a
short service & laying of wreaths at the War Memorial.
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We are starting November’s zoom
meetings with the latest Murder/
Mystery play written by an NWR
member in England who has
raised thousands of pounds for
charity with her plays. We are also
participating in the annual national
Telephone quiz. We have meetings
with the topics: robots and how we
would use them, Famous Marys
and Gardens of the World. We
hope to get together for coffee
afternoons in November.
The Book Group will discuss
“Rizzio” by Denise Mina and “The
Dressmakers of Auschwitz”, the
true story of women who sewed to
survive, by Lucy Adlington.
The national walk ”Stepping Out”
in October was very successful but
due to our bad weather we only
contributed 31 miles to the total of
over 2,000miles walked by NWR
women all over the UK
We would be pleased to welcome
new members. If you’d like more
information, please phone 703786
or visit the website: www.nwr.org.uk
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Fay
Sunday 20th November
1pm - 4pm
Kilbarchan
Guide
Centre
20+ stalls
filled with
gorgeous gifts
and crafts for presents for your
loved ones or treat yourself. We
welcome some of our favourites
including Nicole McCarron’s
silver jewellery, Threepwood
fayre, All things nice, Kilbarchan
Soaps and many more.
Come along to browse our stalls
can’t wait to see you there.
Entry: £3 includes tea and coffee.
Children under 12 go free
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