We have received a lovely letter from Julie Edmiston, Assistant Manager at Renfrewshire Foodbank, thanking us for all our support, which helps them relieve the immediate threat of hunger for the people they work with - and help people out of poverty too.Last year Renfrewshire Foodbank provided food parcels to 10,099 people, including 3,042 children.They
FANCY taking a stroll around our lovely village and the surrounding area and learning about its fascinating past at the same time? Houston and Crosslee Historical Society have produced a brilliant walking guide and map which includes 30 different points and places of interest on a roughly circular route around the village. The significance of
As many of you will be aware, a Congregational Meeting was held after worship last Sunday, 25th August, to elect a Nominating Committee to look for our new minister. At Houston & Killellan Kirk, 12 nominations were received and after voting the following people were elected to the Committee: Matthew Alexander, Stephanie Bell, Evelyn Cook,
1st Houston Boys' Brigade is looking for a new Captain - Can YOU help? We have a thriving Boys' Brigade in Houston but we need to recruit a new Captain to help us run our Company and build on our achievements. Captains are responsible for the overall running of the Company, living out the organisation's
A big shout out to everyone who joined our Car Treasure Hunt at the weekend. We had a great time looking for the clues, although nobody managed to get all of them! Four cars scored 23 out of 24, and a name was duly drawn from the hat. The event raised £270.48 for Mwandi, so
A HUGE thank you to Gryffe Valley Rotary Club who recently donated £1,000 to us. The money is very much appreciated and will be used to pay for meaningful and enjoyable activities for our dementia-inclusive drop-in group. We meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month in the West Halls, Main Street and
After a recent bequest we are delighted to have been able to replace the main carpet in the Kirk, at a cost of almost £10,000. The work was carried out recently and the results really are fabulous. What a difference it has made, and just in time for the start of our 150th anniversary celebrations.
Houston & Killellan Kirk is looking for a new Organist and Choirmaster to run the music ministry in our busy Church. The Vacancy: Following the retirement of our long-serving organist, Houston & Killellan Kirk seeks to appoint an Organist and Choirmaster to run the music ministry in this busy church at the centre of the
Our Service of Linkage took place on Tuesday, August 6, at Langbank Church, and was very well attended by members of both congregations. Revd David Burt, Moderator of Clyde Presbytery, led the special service at which the linkage was formally consecrated. Preaching the sermon, Revd Jeanette Peel, Chaplain at Inverclyde Royal Hospital, told the congregation:
It was wonderful to welcome our Overseas Mission partners, Keith and Ida Waddell, and their son Mubita, to Morning Worship on Sunday, and to hear more about the projects in Mwandi that they are currently working on. The couple, who have been based in Zambia for 20 years, were thrilled to receive a donation of
