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Mar 2021
Dear Friends, While there are no certainties yet, with the roll out of the vaccine programme the possibility of a return to meeting up once again with friends and family seems a little closer. It will probably take a while, but thanks to modern medicines and scientific research progress we now have hope that the restrictions we are currently living with will come to an end. I was tempted to write that we will return to normal but I am sceptical that the old normal can or will be returned to. Looking......
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28
Feb 2021
We are now putting together a recording for the telephone service each week and are pleased to publish this on the website for your enjoyment We have removed the music from the recording to try and ensure that it doesn’t infringe copyright. February 28th Service Recording...
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29
Jan 2021
Dear Friends, I recently came across this photo which was taken last year on Shrove Tuesday at Willamwood High School. It seems like another world right now! Shrove Tuesday marks the day before Lent and this was the last day I was able to go into the school before lockdown. Although the Chaplaincy Team have managed to put together some Zoom presentations for the pupils since then, the photo offers a poignant reminder of what cannot be this Lent. Nothing, whether it is school, work, social, religious, or political lives, has been......
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09
Jan 2021
We have created a mini-website to keep everyone up to date with the latest news and updates on the progress of our Legacy project, and our fundraising efforts....
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15
Dec 2020
Christmas Services Please find to follow the details of our Christmas Worship. All services will be available on Zoom (Details here) and some of you will also have the opportunity to be in Church. You will need to register your interest through the booking form, but please register early as places are limited. 13th December 10.30am Gift Service In church and on zoom 20th December 10.30am Family Nativity Service In church and on zoom (with online Nativity) 24th December 11.50pm Watchnight Reflection Zoom only 25th December 10.30am Christmas......
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01
Dec 2020
Dear Friends, When the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between me and all living beings on earth. That is the sign of the promise which I am making to all living beings.” Genesis 9:16-17 In last year’s December Good Neighbour, I wrote about a Rainbow Tree that was going to be created during Advent in our link building. The tree was made from bare branches that had fallen from larger trees in the manse garden. Everyone was invited to hang a rainbow coloured......
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23
Oct 2020
SUNDOWN THURSDAYS SUNDAY WORSHIP Zoom Services each Sunday @ 10.30am will continue alongside Sunday morning worship in the sanctuary. Help would be greatly appreciated to monitor and assess visual presentations before the start of each service. The link for Sunday Services is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/757322655 Meeting ID: 757 322 655 SUNDOWN THURSDAYS Zoom Services each Thursday @ 7pm will commence on 8th October The link for Sundown Thursdays is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85703523045 Meeting ID: 857 0352 3045 Participation and contributions from any member of the congregation would......
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01
Oct 2020
Dear Friends, At the beginning of the lockdown in March when we began Zoom services I thought they might be needed for a few weeks. Six months in, I now realise that the new life and worship we have discovered through our computer screens is going to be with us for some time to come. I think it is fair to say that for the foreseeable future church will continue to be very different to what it was in the past. At the time of writing, we are following Version 7 of......
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01
Sep 2020
Dear Friends, As you know the Kirk Session decided to reopen our church for worship again on 9th August and since that time it has been good to worship alongside some familiar faces in the sanctuary again. Worship is very different to what it used to be, as there is no singing of hymns and reciting the Lord’s Prayer aloud during the service. Despite this it is heart-warming to worship together and to have our organist, Peter, playing music for us whilst others are still joining us on the Zoom......
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10
Jul 2020
Greenbank Church is encouraging members of the congregation and community to seek sponsorship for individual activities of their choice during the months of July or August to raise funds for the Lodging House Mission. All activities should follow the current Scottish Government guidelines on social distancing etc. So get your thinking caps on and see what you can do to raise funds for LHM. You might want to walk, cycle, hula hoop, be quiet, etc. There will be a prize for the most innovative fundraising idea! A giving page has been set......
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