February? Already!

Goodness! February 1st 2009!

Homelessness Sunday!

Tonight we didn't have our normal Evening Service, as a special service at the Lodging House Mission took its place. Some could say that we have experienced a little of a spiritual homelessness this past year. However the Congregation at KH can now see some of the signs that we may soon get back into the Sanctuary.

The Stone Masons and the Glass Restorers have been hard at work this past week and will be back on site tomorrow. The cold bright weather brought more visitors to our door this morning, some were able to share in our Parish Communion Service and others merely wished to visit us; or more correctly the building.

Let's hope that the Gospel Message of Goodwill to All was of comfort to them, and that they found us contrite and giving.

We can now almost sense that this waiting time is nearly over and we can only pray that the outcome will be what we would wish.

As the first signs of Spring break through the hard ground, the winter's cold seems to knock them back, but in doing so, these fragile shoots seem to gain strength and struggle forth again. This eternal movement of the Seasons gives Mankind a sense of hope; and so it can be for us here at KH.

To illustrate something of the size of the windows at KH, I managed to include a picture of our Treasurer examining the 'Christian Soldier' in the central lancet of the Teacher Window; -- just a small part of the entire window and almost life-size. In another week there should be more Scaffolding Lorries in the road taking away the extra scaffold and then this window will be able to be seen clearly by all.

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A Tidy Mind!

So we hit the deck running this week, First task on Monday Morning was a meeting with the Lead Architect and the Contractors to re-cap where we were when all work was put on hold and also to sort out the tidying up "Our Building Site" The Repair work at KH was originally organised around Church Life, and that will continue, the Congregation and all of the Hall Users will continue to meet in the Hall while the Contractors will carry on working upstairs in the Sanctuary. This is not the normal way of carrying out one of these major projects, I do like to think that perhaps we at KH blazed a trail. I think there is nothing worse than a Community building all wrapped up in scaffold and portacabins while the the Community who use it get lost in the busy-ness of the work. We are all in this together and hopefully we can all compromise as and when neccesary.

Catch-Up!

Abject apologies! Things have been very busy, with all Church Properties-----and the proper job! However, here is the stuff which has been sitting as a draft---- might as well have it---better late than never. 21:49 on 19 September 2009 Well the sun shone (most of the day)- The organ worked! (thank you Iain) and the Violin duets (Wilson & Jane xx) were a joy as well. 207 people came through the doors and all (bar one) were pleased with what they found. A lovely and characterful building with people inside who work very hard to keep it open for all the rest. I do hope our friends in Bellshill tonight have a good music event as well. Malcolm, our architect spoke informatively about the repair work and I know that people will assume that I'll do as well tomorrow. But for tonight--I'm off to bed. Sunday 20th.September ---- Very early before opening, I hoovered up all the leaves; this morning the Church Service was piped through the speaker system and the sun blazed through the ...

Today the sun shone. It most definitely came out from behind its dark cloud. Once more we have been stunned and amazed by the wonderful Community we call KH. At our Daffodil Gift Day they came, and, despite all the recent economic stresses they gave. Again and again. Whenever a need is felt; we give. Wherever? We give. But for a change, today was for us. So today we sat together and reminisced and chatted, Anna played on the Piano, Mamie supervised and sang along to the songs. We ate good, fairly traded Home baking, drank our Fairtrade teas and coffees and then at the end we counted. Yet again, we have shown that Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church is a place where wonderful things can happen; a place for nurturing and giving of our talents and our time. A place, of worship here in our Community. A place, where all are welcome. "And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve bask...

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