Weekly Church news from the pews and around our organisations and groups.
Sunday 14th is mother’s day!
As part of our online church service we want to share your messages to your mums!
If you want to make a video message, send it to us.
If you’re making a card or other homemade crafts take some pictures or a wee video of how you have been busy!
If you’ve got some pictures of you with your mum we would love to include them too.
We want to help you share the love you have for your mums, and say thank you to God for the precious gift of mum’s.
This Friday, 5 March we will celebrate the World Day of Prayer with sisters and brothers across the globe. Augustine United Church in Edinburgh is hosting a virtual World Day of Prayer service, written this year by the women of Vanuatu. The service will include women, men and young people from all over Scotland and it will be led by musicians of Augustine United Church.
For joining details visit the World Day of Prayer website, or the World Day of Prayer Scotland Facebook page or use Zoom:
Webinar ID: 895 9398 3883
Passcode: 901656
If you do not have internet access you can join using a landline 0131 4601196. And you will be asked for the above webinar ID and passcode. There may be a cost for the call.
The service will then be posted on the World Day of Prayer Scotland website and Facebook Page if you cannot join on the day.
a) A service will be held at Holytown Crematorium on Tuesday the 2’nd March at 09h30
b) The hearse will pass the church (Bellshill Central) from Fosters funeral care at a time still to be determined (but it will probably be at about 09h15). Those who might want to pay their respects are invited to stand outside the church at the appropriate time.
c) Restrictions are still in place and so there will only be 20 at the service (which will be by personal invitation)
d) For those who might want to offer a brief prayer in honour of her life then one of the following hymns might serve as a guide to prayer (each one of these hymns proved special to Mrs Toal)
You can login to the website noted above at any time to view a test connection (and we strongly recommend you do this) but you’ll only be able to view the Live Webcast approx. 5 mins before the service start time. Please be aware this is a public building and the timing of the Live webcast is semi-automated to allow for services running early or late – please use your discretion if you can see activities not applicable to the service you are here to watch. Once the service has finished, it will take us up to 3 working days to get the 28-day Watch Again onto the website.
Bellshill Central Parish Church at 346 Main Street continues to be physically closed to all in person face to face meetings, including Sunday morning worship
However, we are continuing to be the church locally in the community of Bellshill and Mossend by being active online, with Kevin’s continuing pastoral work and being a family of faith. Our groups and church members are in daily contact with each other.
Looking forward our existing activities will continue online and we hope that you can join us when you can. That’s the wonder of online church, you can worship where and when you are able.
Please get in touch to get the zoom joining codes for our Annual quiz, led by Hugh and Nicky as we enjoy some grey cell exercises and fun, bring together as we can do best at the moment. Join us from 7pm for some chat, then questions begin at 7.30pm!
During Lent we are hosting an online Lent prayer group. Just half an hour once per week. If you’re interested get in touch. These take place on Mondays at 7pm via zoom. Contact us via email bellshillcentral@gmail.com for the joining codes.
Our choir is having fun with a virtual choir setting. We’ve already produced item #1 and #2. We are aiming to produce one item per month to see how it progresses. Its not as fun as real choir but its keeping us singing the only way we are allowed! We’re preparing an item for this weeks service If you want to take part contact Alan at bellshillcentral@gmail.com
The virtual prayer walk around the town of Bellshill continues. We will choose three streets and ask you to pray and remember all who live and work there. Look up #bellshillprayerwalk on Facebook and Twitter to follow our journey. The streets this week are Noble Road, Warnock Crescent, Sandy Park and Thorn Road. The prayer walk will be available on the website also. Check out https://bellshillcentral.church/bellshill-prayer-walk/
As your Church in Bellshill we are looking out beyond our four walls – we are the Church Without Walls! Join us during COVID19. If there’s something you think we could be doing, organising or focusing on, please tell us!
If you need the help and support of the church in Bellshill then pleae get in touch. Rev Kevin de Beer can be contacted viw the website https://bellshillcentral.church/contact/, via email kdebeer@churchofscotland.org.uk or by phone 01698 841176.
