Catch up on events

posted: 1 Oct 2008 comments: 0category:

SANCTUARY FIRST This new project has the ability to become an amazing presence on the web. Will you pray for it as we begin to make onnection around our presbytery to begin with and then take it further afield. If you think this is something you'd like to know more about why not pop over and see us on Sunday . It starts at 7.00pm but we're serving food at 6.30pm. We're hoping to launch our Twitter Prayerline for the whole church at the Sanctuary First Service this...
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Reform Should Effect Structure

posted: 19 Aug 2008 comments: 4category:

We had a very interesting weekend at church. The Must Be More Festival turned out to be an interesting start to the coming church session. I pray that we are on the right tracks. At present we're in the midst of a capacity building exercise. This calls us to look at the way we organise ourselves so that we can become more effective as an organisation. I'll tell you more about this in the coming weeks. We have come to the conclusion that we need to be...
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Bogle Band Vine Trust And Waverley

posted: 30 Jul 2008 comments: 0category:

Well can you believe it the Bogle Band is out on he road for the second time this Summer. Carberry Featival last month and " Doon the Watter" this month. Tomorrow evening Iain and I will be performing on the world famous Waverley Paddle Steamer. Have a look at the picture above. She really is a bonnie boat. Anyway all the money being raised tomorrow will go to the work of the Vine Trust. Keeping close to the Vine is a good thing. You know, our motto is "...
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Carberry and Resurrection

posted: 24 Jun 2008 comments: 2category:

crown-thorns.jpg One thing that I will always remember about the Carberry Festival is sharing a late night fish supper with John Bell, and the outstanding contribution that Adrian and Bridget Plass made to the Festivals over the years.One other thing I want to mention yet I'm not sure why, the picture of the crown of thorns which hangs in the Chapel hallway. I think John also added so much to those first few festivals. Maybe the crown of thorns speaks of themes and teaching that was...
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Getting on track for mission

posted: 10 Jun 2008 comments: 0category:

track.jpg  Summer is a great time to reach out to our communities and share the Gospel. This year I'm hoping that we might be able to run a tent mission in  the town. I know there is not a lot of time, but I think we could pull it off. We had a group of enthusiastic people meet up to talk about the idea last week, and we had great fun thinking about how we could use a big tent, for mission here in Bo'ness. If we do it, we've decided we'll try and get permission to put the tent...
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