A massive thank you to everyone who brought their Christmas cards to our Kirk Postie this year - and to our wonderful team of volunteers who delivered them. Together we raised a fantastic total of £850 for St Vincent's Hospice and The Haven Kilmacolm, a Christian charity providing a residential programme for men with alcohol
A massive thank you to everyone who has kindly donated gifts for prisoners' children over the last few weeks. We gathered around 180 bags of gifts for CrossReach, the social care arm of the Church of Scotland - even higher than the target of 150 we set ourselves to mark our 150th anniversary celebration year.
Are you looking to find a unique Christmas present for the person who has everything? Why not make a charitable donation to help our Overseas Mission partners in Mwandi, Zambia buy a lorry on behalf of your friends and family? How does making a donation towards a lorry make a difference? Transport in Mwandi is
A huge thank you to everyone who braved the snow on Saturday and came along to support Houston & Killellan Kirk Guild's Christmas Market. Those who made it had a fabulous time browsing all the stalls, shopping for lovely festive gifts and enjoying the delicious home-baking, mince pies and Marshalls sausage rolls. Together you helped
Houston Kirk Postie is back! Our Sorting Office opens at the West Halls, Main Street from Monday 9th December to Thursday 12th December inclusive. Simply drop your Christmas cards off to us between 10am - 12noon or 7pm - 8pm on each of these days and we will do the rest. Guaranteed delivery to anywhere
Once again we will be collecting Christmas gifts for prisoners’ children, which we will hand over to CrossReach, the social care arm of the Church of Scotland, at a special service on December 8. Since we are celebrating Houston & Killellan Kirk's 150th anniversary this year, it would be lovely to set ourselves the target
We were thrilled to work with author Lorna Hill for Book Week Scotland this year, creating poems about what hope means to us. In the morning we worked with 12 children from St Fillan's and Houston Primary Schools, who wrote their very own pantoum poem. Lorna started the workshop with word games that encouraged the
To celebrate Houston & Killellan Kirk’s 150th anniversary this year we have created a series of coasters and key rings, which will make lovely Christmas gifts or wee stocking fillers. The coasters are £3 each and key rings are £2 each. They will be on sale at the Guild Christmas Market, or email me at
Conflict in the Middle East is devastating lives. Millions of people across Gaza, Lebanon and the wider region urgently need food, shelter and medical care. In Gaza, people are dying of hunger and disease, as well as injuries caused by the conflict. Food and clean water are desperately scarce. Ninety percent of the population are
A massive thank you to everyone who donated hats, scarves, gloves, socks and pyjamas to our Warm Winter Clothing Appeal. This year, since we are celebrating Houston & Killellan Kirk's 150th anniversary, we had set ourselves the target of gathering 150 items of warm clothing - and you smashed it! We gathered a grand total
