Thank you so much to everyone who kindly donated Easter eggs to our collection for Barnardo's Threads, a Paisley-based charity working with children and families across Renfrewshire. The staff were delighted to receive so many chocolate treats from us and are looking forward to distributing them over the coming week, in time for Easter. Sharon
Congratulations to Niamh Kerr, (age 12), our Carnival Logo competition winner, who is in S1 at Gryffe. The judges loved the creativity of her entry, with the cycle helmet and beret adding to the Olympic ring and sports theme. Congratulations also go to our runner up, Lucy Watt (age 10), from Houston Primary. Her entry
Well done to Super Shedders David Murray and David Macdonald, who created these wonderful wooden scales for Houston Primary School. They are beautifully made and we're sure the children will have lots of fun learning and playing with them. The Shedders have also been busy making lots of Easter bunnies - they're yours for just
A massive thank you to Bee Happy and our fantastic Foodbank volunteers who gathered and processed a whopping 30-plus crates of food and essential items recently, following another succesful round of 'Doorstep Donations'. This time Jake and the Bee Happy crew leafleted areas of Houston including Brierie Hill, Craigburn, Locherburn, Netherburn Avenue and Woodburn Place,
Congratulations to all the P7 pupils at Houston Primary School who worked so hard to make their Fairtrade Chocolicious Coffee Morning such a success! They sold a whopping 360 chocolate stirrers in school, as well as home made cakes and hot chocolate drinks at their event at the West Halls, and raised a grand total of
A massive thank you to everyone in the community who supported our various charities last year - together you helped us raise an incredible £12,259! This is a fantastic achievement and we couldn't have done it without you all. Retiral Offerings throughout the year, which are taken at services including Easter Sunday and Remembrance Sunday,
It was wonderful to see so our church so full on Sunday, as we gathered to thank Gary for all his hard work over the last five years and to wish him, Ruth, Robbie and Gregor all the very best as they head off to the USA. Gary starts his new role as Head of
A huge thank you to everyone who supported the Chicken Project in Mwandi this Christmas by making a charitable donation to buy feed. This alternative Christmas gift proved very popular and together we raised an amazing total of £570.37! Thank you so much to everyone who donated.
In the run-up to Christmas we invited pupils from Primary 6 at Houston Primary School to come along to the West Halls and 'unwrap' Christmas through a series of fun activities and crafts, supported by volunteers from our church community. Caroline Morrison compered a 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' quiz all about Christmas facts
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 £973.50 for St Vincent's Hospice. Well done everyone!
