howwood & elderslie Elderslie Kirk Howwood WRI


Lunch Club


Meetings in Howwood Village Hall at 7.30pm. Subscription £12.


Further information from Irene MacTaggart on 01505 704800.


Tuesday 15th November • Whist Drive


• Catered by Mrs J Burns


Tuesday 20th December • Christmas Get Together with Taste & Try and Beetle Drive


• Santa Bag - Give and Receive • Competition - Christmas Tree Decoration • Vote of Thanks - Mrs Jane Millar


Christmas Coffee Morning


Christmas Coffee Morning Howwood Parish Church Sat 19th Nov 10am-12noon. Come along and browse around a variety of stalls including homebaking - take a break and enjoy a cup of coffee/ tea and a Christmas pie or something fancy.


Beware Bogus Doorstep Collections


Those who give unwanted goods on their doorstep to charitable causes to be careful when doing so to ensure that the goods reach genuine benefi ciaries.


Clothing and textiles is the fastest growing area of household waste at around 2 million tonnes per annum. Of this, as much as 1.2 million tonnes ends up in landfi ll. Charity collections are an important way of not only reducing waste and preserving our environment, but of generating vital funding. Clothing collections raise an estimated £250 million for UK charities each year. Some charities collect goods themselves, others (particularly smaller charities and those without the necessary infrastructure or reach) use commercial organisations to collect on their behalf.


Some checks you can do:


1. First & foremost to Keep Giving - benefi ciaries need you to donate goods that charities can sell on. Use the following checks before you give to doorstep collectors. Or, if you can, donate directly to your local charity shop.


2. Check for a Scottish charity number and look for the FRSB’s “tick” logo on a charity’s literature.


3. Look for a working telephone number which any legitimate collector will display.


4. Some collectors may not be registered charities but still collect for


legitimate good causes in your area. Bogus collectors will often promote vague causes rather than specifi c charities or local good causes.


5. If you are still in doubt, contact The Offi ce of the Scottish Charity Regulator on 01382 220446 or by clicking www.oscr.org.uk


lodge meetings


Lodge Captain Speirs Houston 791 • Annual installation 19th November 3pm. Please note - Lodge now meets at the Masonic Hall, Glebe Road, Kilmacolm. • Monthly meetings September - April on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm.


Lodge & Royal Arch Meetings


Ranfurly Royal Arch 289 • Monday 14th November • Monday 12th December


Lodge Sir Michael 989 • Wed. 9th Nov. Regular Meeting • Fri. 18th Nov. Installation • Wed. 14th Dec. Regular Meeting • Wed. 11th Jan. Regular Meeting • Wed. 8th Feb. Regular Meeting • Wed. 14th Mar. Regular Meeting • Wed. 11th Apr. Reg Mtg & PGL. Visitation • Wed. 25th Apr. Homes Degree • Fri. 8th June Special Meeting PLANT SALE... Fri/Sat/Sun 11th, 12th and 13th MAY Fri/Sat/Sun 18th, 19th and 20th MAY


All meetings held at the Masonic Hall, Glebe Road, Kilmacolm


church lists


BRIDGE OF WEIR Freeland Church, Rev KN Gray BA BD. Morning Service 10.30am. Crèche, Sunday School, Lynx and Cornerstone. Evening Service 7pm Web site www.freeland.org.uk


St Mary’s Episcopal (Anglican) Church Rev Colum McGranaghan 10am.


St Machar’s Ranfurly Church Rev Suzanne Dunleavy BD DipEd. Sunday services at 10.30am. Crèche. Hearing aid loop system. All welcome.


Hope Hall, Sun 1pm Sunday School, 6.30pm Gospel Meet; Mon 6.30pm Children’s’ Bible Club, 7.45pm Bible Teaching; Fri 8pm Bible Class.


Faith Christian Fellowship Sundays at 11am in the Cargill Hall, Lintwhite Crescent, Bridge of Weir. Tel: 0800 298 4875 email: fcf@lifeonfi re. org.uk


From the Bahá’i writings: “If thine eyes be turned towards mercy, forsake the things that profi t thee, and cleave unto that which will profit mankind”. For information and details of meetings, call Bridge of Weir 615641.


HOUSTON Houston & Killellan Kirk. 30th October 9.45am Early Worship Service. 11am Morning Worship. 6th November 9.45am. Early Service The Sacrament of Holy Communion. 11am Morning Worship. 13th November 10.45am REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY. A Short Act of Remembrance will be held at the Village War memorial after Worship. 20th November 11am Morning Worship. Re-Dedication of Houston & Killellan Guild Service conducted by Guild members.


St Fillan’s, Main Street, 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). “Abbotsfi eld”, St Fillan’s, Main St, Houston, PA6 7EL. Tel: 01505 612046, Fax: 01505 610556. Email: parish@stfi llan.org.uk. www.stfi llan.org.uk. Houston Baptist Church. 11am & 6pm Carrick Centre Wednesday Bible Study. Please note a change of time in our evening services. For more information contact Rev D Snelson on 01505 612722. Church of the Nazarene, Houston, at the Village Hall, Main street, Houston. PA6 7EL. Rev Benito S Coetzee. Family services at 10.30am with full toddler, children and youth activities running concurrently with the service. Youth meets at 6.30-8pm on Sundays. Word and Table Quiet Service held from 9 - 9.30am every third Sunday. Visit our website: http://houston. nazarene.org.uk


HOWWOOD Howwood Parish Church, Sun 11am. Rev David Stewart. MA BD MTH. Prayer meetings held in the vestry every Sun at 10am & Fri at 7.30pm, 3 Bowfi eld Way.


KILBARCHAN Kilbarchan East Church. Services in November continue at 11am with Sunday School, Bible Class and the crèche meeting in the halls from 10.45am. On 6th, shoeboxes for the Blytheswood Christmas Shoebox Appeal will be dedicated. If anyone would like a leafl et to donate a fi lled shoebox, please phone 703786. On 13th, there is a joint service for Armistice in Kilbarchan West Church at 10.45am. Check our website for further details: www.kilbarchaneastchurch. btck.co.uk


Kilbarchan West Parish Church. Services continue at 11am on Sundays conducted by Rev Arthur Sherratt BD. Crèche, Junior Church and FEWsion meet at 10.45am in the hall, crèche and offi ce. All welcome and you are invited to join us for tea/coffee in the hall after worship. Hearing Aid loop system. Midweek Fellowship


on Wednesday mornings in the Session House at 10.30am. Please come and join us for tea/ coffee and a short informal act of worship.


KILMACOLM St Colm’s Catholic Church The Very Rev William Canon McDade – Sunday morning family mass 10am. Kilmacolm Old Kirk Church of Scotland (Charity no. SC009291).www.kilmacolmoldkirk.org.uk. Minister Rev Dr Peter McEnhill (01505 873174). Morning Worship - Sundays 11am, all welcome. Sunday School and Crèche available.


St Columba Church of Scotland. (charity no. SC007992) Minister Rev Douglas Cranston. Sunday Worship 11am Sunday School and Little Praisers. Sunday evening Prayer meeting 6pm followed by evening worship 6.30pm in small Hall. Thursdays at 8.15 pm weekly prayer meeting. Gospel Services in The Scout Hall, Kilmacolm on Sundays at 4.30pm and Thursdays at 7.30pm.


St Fillan’s Episcopal (Anglican) Church Rev Colum McGranaghan. Sundays 11.30am Visitors welcome. Christmas Services:


LANGBANK Langbank Parish Church Rev W McKaig. Sunday Services 11am. Short Communion on last Sunday of the month. Sunday School and Welcomers meet during Service. Crèche available.


LOCHWINNOCH Lochwinnoch Parish Church - Rev Christine Murdoch. 11am Morning Service with Sunday School and Creche.


Calder Uni ted 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 6.30-7.30pm.


QUARRIERS Mount Zion Church Rev Andy Lunn BSc. 10.30am in Bethesda. Junior Church and Bible Class. Visit: www.quarriersvillage.2day.ws


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Meets in the Hall attached to the Kirk on Mondays from 12noon to 2pm. The menu consists of soup and toasties, with some entertainment thrown in for good measure, all for the pricely sum of £2.


Elderslie Kirk


The weekly Wednesday drop-in continues from 10.30-11.30am in the church hall. All welcome.


Elderslie Car Boot Sale


Wallace Tavern Car Boot Sales are held on each 2nd Sunday of the month from 12pm-4.30pm. Bookings welcome - early set up and facilities are available. Everyone welcome. In aid of PDSA. £5 per pitch. For further info telephone 01505 322053.


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