Our visiting American Minister, Revd. Jonathan Warren, and his family were given a wonderful send-off as we wished them 'Bon Voyage' and safe travels home to the USA after their time in Houston. Jonathan and his wife Siobhan, and daughters Hannah and Lydia, have been here on a pulpit swap with our own Manse family,

Our visiting American Minister, Revd. Jonathan Warren, his wife Siobhan and daughters Hannah and Lydia, met Marion Dawson this week. Marion, or Granny D as she is affectionately known, is the oldest person in Scotland at 110! She was delighted to chat with the Warrens, who are here from Jacksonville, Illinois, on a pulpit swap

THIS month, Gary and his family jet off to the USA for a pulpit swap with Revd. Jonathan Warren, who is pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Jacksonville, Illinois, while the Warren family will be coming here. Jonathan is taking a sabbatical over the summer, the theme of which is ‘Family and Heritage’ –

THANK you so much to everyone who joined us for the Congregational Lunch on Sunday, and to all those who helped serve lunches and clear away afterwards. It was lovely to welcome everyone and together we raised a grand total of £538 for projects in Mwandi. Well Done!

WE had a great result for Christian Aid Week this year, with a total of £5,725 collected between May 14 and 20. Many thanks to all those who donated by the traditional envelopes, or went online, to help us raise this fantastic amount. None of this would be possible without our wonderful team of volunteers,

We were thrilled to unveil a beautiful new bench in memory of our late Minister, Revd Donald Campbell, last Sunday. It takes pride of place in our rose garden, at the back of the Kirk, and will be a wonderful place for people to sit and enjoy the peace or take a moment for quiet

Houston & Killellan Kirk Carnival was an 'Incredibles' success last weekend, with hundreds of folk turning out to enjoy this popular event - back for the first time in four years. The theme was Celebrating 100 Years of Disney, so there were masses of Mickey and Minnies, plenty of Disney Princesses - and even a

We made a cracking start on our Community Garden as part of the Big Help out. Despite the rain, our enthusiastic team of volunteers managed to clear a large area of ground and the site looks much better already. If you look closely at the pictures you will spot the special visitors who popped in

Many congratulations to Jack McKechnie, Ian Gray and Jim McLaughlin, who successfully completed Kiltwalk's 'Mighty Stride' on Sunday 30th April. The trio set off from Glasgow Green and finished in Balloch Park, on the shores of Loch Lomond, 23 miles later. This year the boys were walking for MND Scotland (Jack and Ian) and

Congratulations to Sunday Club member Michaela Hughes, who organised a 'Guess the Bear's Birthday' competition to support Renfrewshire Foodbank as part of her Zero Waste Badge for Brownies. Michaela, who is in P3, brought the bear to Church on Sunday, to St Fillan's, and round her street at home. She raised a fantastic £117, and