Category: Weekly Church News

Sunday worship takes place at Bellshill Central Parish Church at 346 Main Street, on Sunday 18th of June at 10.45am, when our Minister Rev’d Kevin de Beer will conduct worship and our Young Church and children’s activities will be available.  This service will include the Sacrament of Baptism. Our hymns include “Be still for the presence”, Trust and Obey” and “Praise my soul the King of Heaven”.  The bible lessons come from Mark 6:30-34 and Matthew 6:19-34.  Our choir will sing the Anthem “The Lord Bless you and Keep you” by John Rutter.   Visitors are always welcome to come along.    We are a warm and welcoming church at the heart of our town — Central Church is Central to Bellshill, Central to Christ and Central to YOU!    

NEXT WEEK – Sunday 25th June at our 10.45am morning service will include our Young Church Prizegiving service, followed by the Church Family BBQ in the church grounds.   We delight in this service where we celebrate that we are Church, and that we acknowledge the Church of today – our Young Folks.   (please pray for good weather).   During the service we will be learning and singing (with actions!) the song “Our God is a great big God”.  At 6.30pm on Sunday 25^th we have our Summer Big Sing featuring our fine Pipe Organ and lots of hymns and songs.  We will be raising funds for “Toilet Twinning” a charity that seeks to raise funds to enable people living in poor communities to have clean water, a basic toilet, and to learn about hygiene – a vital combination that helps end generational poverty.   Hugh Ainsley will host the night telling us about some of the songs and keep us all in order!  The Best Bellshill Tea will be served for refreshments after the Big Sing in the Hall.  

Some of our services are Live Streamed on some Sundays but all services are available on Catch up to view at your leisure on our church website and YouTube channel.

We are a Parish Church, and are here for you in times of joy and sadness.  Our minister, Rev Kevin de Beer, is available to the local community to offer spiritual support or to simply offer prayer.  Each week in our Sunday Service we offer prayers for those needing remembered.  If you would like to add names to our prayers, or require the services of your local Parish Church please get in touch – contact details are available on our website and our church notice board. 

Our weekly organisations are now all winding down for the Summer and all groups, leaders and members are looking forward to the summer break, but looking forward to resuming the fun, activities and friendship in the autumn.   Please check out our website for details of any extra activities during the summer.   

Summer Choir meets each Sunday morning at 10am in the Church Hall for anyone interested in helping lead our praise each Sunday.   Depending on who is there we will look at a quick fun easy piece for use in that Sunday’s service.   Although, we will be looking at John Rutter’s “The Lord Bless you and Keep you” for use on 18th June at the Baptism Service. 

GRASPING THE NETTLE: There will be a special evening held within Dalziel St Andrew’s Parish Church on Friday 16th June from 7:30pm (cost £7). If you are at all interested in the interaction between science and faith, and wish to enjoy an evening of excellent music and speakers, then do plan to come along.

CORBETT MEMORIAL: In our sanctuary we have a special floral display in place, in memory of James Brownlie Corbett who was killed in action during WW2 whilst serving in the RAF. His parents, members of the then Macdonald Memorial Church, gifted a stained glass window in his memory and a fund to provide flowers each year to this day at the end of May.  Please remember James and his memory, and all service men and women who have served our country – past, present and future.  

 

Advance dates for your diary

June 27^th (Tuesday) at 7.30pm our Board and Session meet for business before the summer break.  A good turn-out of members of the Session and Board is requested.  A reminder that these church meetings are open to all Central Church members and you are encouraged to come along to see what happens at our meetings. 

July sees the start of our Summer joint services.  These will take place at 11am in rotation among the three town centre churches, led by the ministers and representatives of each congregation.  We look forward to this time of combined worship meeting up with friends from St Andrew’s and West Churches.   Sunday 2nd July at the West, Sunday 9th July at Central, Sunday 16th July at St Andrews, Sunday 23rd July at the West and Sunday 30th at Central which includes Communion.  Teas and Coffees will be served after each service at Bellshill Central.   

As we go into Summer Services we pray, “Lord God, We put ourselves into Your hands, and pray that You will bless us and our families during the wonderful months of summer. May we all help make our home a place of relaxation, joy, love, peace and safety.   May we be generous and considerate, not thinking only about ourselves, but helping others enjoy the blessings of summertime.  We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen”

Advance notice to members of Central Church that from Sunday 6th August (when the summer services have stopped) our morning services will start at 11 o’clock for a trial period up to the end of the year.   Details are also included in our church magazine and on posters outside the church. 

Our hall and facilities are available at other times during the week and are available to be hired for one off occasions or longer term lets. Please get in touch with us if you need a space to hire. We have now installed Wi-Fi which means we can offer facilities for online events taking place in the church and halls.

Check out our online activities – our website at www.bellshillcentral.wordpress.com, www.facebook.com/bellshillcentralchurch and our YouTube channel. You can find our more information on Sunday Services, Weekly activities and catch up with our services from our uploaded videos.    We are occasionally LIVE on the internet with events we hold.  These are usually streamed via YouTube, and links are available from our Facebook and Website addresses.

 

Sunday worship takes place at Bellshill Central Parish Church at 346 Main Street, on Sunday 11th of June at 10.45am, when our Minister Rev’d Kevin de Beer will conduct worship and our Young Church and children’s activities will be available.  This is Trinity Sunday and the theme of the service is “Water into Wine”.  Our hymns include “Holy Holy Holy Lord God Almighty”, “I cannot tell why he whom angels worship”, “I stand amazed in the presence”.  The bible lessons come from Psalm 84 and John 2:1-11 .  Visitors are always welcome to come along.    We are a warm and welcoming church at the heart of our town — Central Church is Central to Bellshill, Central to Christ and Central to YOU!

NEXT WEEK – Sunday 18th June at our 10.45am morning service we delight in the Sacrament of Infant Baptism.   We are privileged to be part of such an important part of young children’s early Christian upbringing.  ‘Suffer the little Children who come unto me’

Some of our services are Live Streamed on some Sundays but all services are available on Catch up to view at your leisure on our church website and YouTube channel.

A massive thank you to all who supported our stalls at the Bellshill Street Fair at the end of May.  There was such a buzz of activity during the morning and our baking and tombola stalls were very successful.   We raised over £350 for church funds.   More importantly we connected with so many people in Bellshill and were able to tell them a little about our community at Bellshill Central, and spread the good news of our outreach and worship week by week.  If we spoke with you at the Street Fair we’d love to see you again, why not pop along one Sunday soon?

We are a Parish Church, and are here for you in times of joy and sadness.  Our minister, Rev Kevin de Beer, is available to the local community to offer spiritual support or to simply offer prayer.  Each week in our Sunday Service we offer prayers for those needing remembered.  If you would like to add names to our prayers, or require the services of your local Parish Church please get in touch – contact details are available on our website and our church notice board.

Our weekly organisations are now all winding down for the Summer and all groups, leaders and members are looking forward to the summer break, but looking forward to resuming the fun, activities and friendship in the autumn.   Please check out our website for details of any extra activities during the summer.

Summer Choir meets each Sunday morning at 10am in the Church Hall for anyone interested in helping lead our praise each Sunday.   Depending on who is there we will look at a quick fun easy piece for use in that Sunday’s service.   Although, we will be looking at John Rutter’s “The Lord Bless you and Keep you” for use on 18th June at the Baptism Service.

GRASPING THE NETTLE: There will be a special evening held within Dalziel St Andrew’s Parish Church on Friday 16th June from 7:30pm (cost £7). If you are at all interested in the interaction between science and faith, and wish to enjoy an evening of excellent music and speakers, then do plan to come along.

WORLD PRAYER FOCUS: The GLO Centre Motherwell are holding a World Prayer Focus evening on Friday 9th June at 7.30pm.

CORBETT MEMORIAL: In our sanctuary we have a special floral display in place, in memory of James Brownlie Corbett who was killed in action during WW2 whilst serving in the RAF. His parents, members of the then Macdonald Memorial Church, gifted a stained glass window in his memory and a fund to provide flowers each year at the end of May.  Please remember James and is memory, and all service men and women who have served our country.

Advance dates for your diary

On Sunday 25th June at 10.45am we will have our Young Church prize giving service with participation from the young folks followed by their annual Young Church BBQ.   (please pray for good weather).   During the service we will be learning and singing (with actions!) the song “Our God is a great big God”.

We are also holding a Summer Big Sing in the Church on Sunday 25th June at 6.30pm featuring our fine Pipe Organ and lots of hymns and songs.  We will be raising funds for “Toilet Twinning” a charity that seeks to raise funds to enable people living in poor communities to have clean water, a basic toilet, and to learn about hygiene – a vital combination that helps end generational poverty.   Hugh Ainsley will host the night telling us about some of the songs and keep us all in order!  The Best Bellshill Tea will be served for refreshments after the Big Sing in the Hall.

July sees the start of our Summer joint services.  These will take place at 11am in rotation among the three town centre churches, led by the ministers and representatives of each congregation.  We look forward to this time of combined worship meeting up with friends from St Andrew’s and West Churches.   Sunday 2nd July at the West, Sunday 9th July at Central, Sunday 16th July at St Andrews, Sunday 23rd July at the West and Sunday 30th at Central which includes Communion.

Advance notice to members of Central Church that from Sunday 6th August(when the summer services have stopped) our morning services will start at 11 o’clock for a trial period up to the end of the year.   Details are also included in our church magazine and on posters outside the church.

Our hall and facilities are available at other times during the week and are available to be hired for one off occasions or longer term lets. Please get in touch with us if you need a space to hire. We have now installed Wi-Fi which means we can offer facilities for online events taking place in the church and halls.

Check out our online activities – our website at http://www.bellshillcentral.wordpress.com, http://www.facebook.com/bellshillcentralchurch and our YouTube channel. You can find our more information on Sunday Services, Weekly activities and catch up with our services from our uploaded videos.    We are occasionally LIVE on the internet with events we hold.  These are usually streamed via YouTube, and links are available from our Facebook and Website addresses.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and loved ones of the late Robert Hargrave who has passed away.

A funeral service and time for thanksgiving for Robert will take place within Bellshill Central Parish Church on Tuesday 30th May 2017 at 10 o’clock.  Rev’d Kevin de Beer will conduct the service.   Thereafter a short service of committal at the new Bothwellhaugh Cemetery will take place. 

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There is no right or wrong way to grieve, everyone does it differently.  As followers and believers in Christ, we turn to God’s word to find strength and comfort as we grieve.

Psalm 23:4 “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”

Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted”

Sunday worship takes place at Bellshill Central Parish Church at 346 Main Street, on Sunday 4^th June at 10.45am, when our Minister Rev’d Kevin de Beer will conduct worship and our Young Church and children’s activities will be available.  This is our June Communion Service.  Our hymns include This is the Day, I am the bread of life, Our eyes have seen the glory and Spirit divine attend our prayers.  The bible lessons come from Deuteronomy 18:14-22 and Luke 24:13-35.  There will be a retiring offering after the morning service in aid of ERSKINE Hospital. Visitors are always welcome to come along.

We are a warm and welcoming church at the heart of our town — Central Church is Central to Bellshill, Central to Christ and Central to YOU!    Tea and coffee are served in the Hall afterwards as it’s the first Sunday of the Month, so stay behind for chat and fellowship.   This particular Sunday we encourage folks to wear red.  This signifies a) the work of the Holy Spirit and b) to remind us of the fire of the Spirit.   In addition, the congregation with many dressed in RED is colorful. And perhaps most of all, it is fun.  Also, this being the 1st Sunday of the Month we will hold tea and coffee in the hall after the service.

Some of our services are Live Streamed on some Sundays but all services are available on Catch up to view at your leisure on our church website and YouTube channel.

We are a Parish Church, and are here for you in times of joy and sadness.  Our minister, Rev Kevin de Beer, is available to the local community to offer spiritual support or to simply offer prayer.  Each week in our Sunday Service we offer prayers for those needing remembered.  If you would like to add names to our prayers, or require the services of your local Parish Church please get in touch – contact details are available on our website and our church notice board.

THE GUILD: Summer Rally will be held in Bothwell Parish Church on 1^st June starting at 7.30p.m.   Please also note that due to unforeseen circumstances the Guild trip planned for Friday 2nd June has been cancelled as originally planned, pleases speak with Sheena or Liz for the alternative arrangements.

GRASPING THE NETTLE: There will be a special evening held within Dalziel St Andrew’s Parish Church on Friday 16^th June from 7:30pm (cost £7). If you are at all interested in the interaction between science and faith, and wish to enjoy an evening of excellent music and speakers, then do plan to come along.

WORLD PRAYER FOCUS: The GLO Centre Motherwell are holding a World Prayer Focus evening on Friday 9^th June at 7.30pm.

PRAISE GATHERING: The annual Praise Gathering will be held in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Saturday 10^th and Sunday 11^th June. The link detailed will provide more information for anyone interested in attending. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHbCsvtV6Q4

CORBETT MEMORIAL: In our sanctuary we have a special floral display in memory of James Brownlie Corbett who was killed in action during WW2 whilst serving in the RAF.  His parents, members of the then Macdonald Memorial Church, gifted a stained glass window in his memory and a fund to provide flowers each year at the end of May.

Our organisations give a warm invitation, and you are warmly welcomed to come and join in:

The Church Choir has stopped for the summer.   Thanks to all choir members for their support throughout the year.  Summer Choir is on from June through August.   Each Sunday at 10am in the hall come along if you are interested, the more the merrier!

Our Friday Night ALL-AGE Club meets on Friday nights at 7pm in the Church Hall, next meeting on Friday 2nd June 2017.  This bi-weekly club has activities for all ages, table tennis, crafts, games, and refreshments served. Adults, Children and Families come back time and time again.

Advance dates for your diary

Sunday 19th June at our 10.45am morning service we delight in the Sacrament of Infant Baptism.   We are privileged to be part of such an important part of young children’s early Christian upbringing.  ‘Suffer the little Children who come unto me’

On Sunday 25th June at 10.45am we will have our Young Church prize giving service with participation from the young folks followed by their annual Young Church BBQ.   (please pray for good weather)

We are also holding a Summer Big Sing in the Church on Sunday 25th June at 6.30pm featuring our fine Pipe Organ and lots of hymns and songs.  We will be raising funds for “Toilet Twinning” a charity that seeks to raise funds to enable people living in poor communities to have clean water, a basic toilet, and to learn about hygiene – a vital combination that helps end generational poverty.   Hugh Ainsley will host the night telling us about some of the songs and keep us all in order!  The Best Bellshill Tea will be served for refreshments after the Big Sing in the Hall.

July sees the start of our Summer joint services.  These will take place at 11am in rotation among the three town centre churches, led by the ministers and representatives of each congregation.  We look forward to this time of combined worship meeting up with friends from St Andrew’s and West Churches.   We start off July at the West Church on 2^nd July at 11am.

Our hall and facilities are available at other times during the week and are available to be hired for one off occasions or longer term lets. Please get in touch with us if you need a space to hire. We have now installed Wi-Fi which means we can offer facilities for online events taking place in the church and halls.

Check out our online activities – our website at www.bellshillcentral.wordpress.com, www.facebook.com/bellshillcentralchurch and our YouTube channel. You can find our more information on Sunday Services, Weekly activities and catch up with our services from our uploaded videos.    We are occasionally LIVE on the internet with events we hold.  These are usually streamed via YouTube, and links are available from our Facebook and Website addresses.