A Star in the East? Let it Snow!

I wonder how many of you realised why I might have been keeping quiet this week?
It was this week, two years ago that, that great storm damaged the Church Roof. January 8th; tonight to be exact, although two years ago it was a Tuesday night, (See what a Leap Year does!) The weather this week has had an eerie stillness, no great winds for us here, just deepening cold, and clear, clear skies with many twinkling stars. A lot has happened in these two years, life changing for some, certainly different from then, but surely since then, we have realised that, we, the Congregation at KH have a definite vision of our purpose in this place. Not all of us can say quite what it is but we all seem to sense that there is something greater than all of us put together, holding us together. Together in Christ! In this snowy and cold landscape, a healthy dose of togetherness doesn't seem such a bad idea.

So an early start tomorrow for the first event in the Sanctuary in this New Year --the first wedding back in the restored Sanctuary; because of the weather definitely a 'white' wedding! After the last couple of days of busy preparation I should be able to have some time to take photos for posting. So watch out for our very own home-grown Ice Sculpture!

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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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