KHPC Fabric Team

I'm back, after attending the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh, which consisted of seven very full days of Debate and Deliberation. I return to Glasgow, refreshed and full of hope and bright ideas. However the more mundane concerns of a Fabric Convenor are not very far away. The fine weather has caused the grass (and dandelions) to burst forth and a new Gardener is required   ---- Pronto! The Plant Sale takes place on Saturday 5th.June.  Help! SO I need to get a move on and find someone--   failing that; the Fabric Team will be out cutting and strimming. Bright ideas will have to be put on hold for a little while yet.

This Photograph of the restored Chancel area was taken on Friday 7th.May 2010. The sun was streaming in through the S tained Glass W indows . The workmen had just finished taking away all of the remainder of any evidence of their contract with us. . All was still and quiet; - complete. As has been felt on many occasions and by many, a sense of peace was with me. I didn't know then,  but know now that William Findlay Turner, passed away after a lengthy illness on that Friday.   Now, he is also at peace. During the struggle to maintain our building, Findlay as Chairman of the General T rustees of the Church of Scotland was a great strength and redoubtable source of reason and sense. He allowed me, for one, to see the bigger picture, of the struggle which will come to the National Church over the next few years and to realise that what we were trying to do at Kelvinside Hillhead wasn't necessarily a selfish thing. Many sacrifices and difficulties have been put ...

All done and dusted. After 2 separate visits to the Ch urch today, (Friday) we've finally got rid of all the fencing and debris from the restoration work. Commuter cars were swiftly inserted into the spaces left, therefore there was no opportunity to even sweep the street! Some people just have no patience, However at least I'm not responsible for the st reet , just the bits further in. With the trees blossoming beautifully after one of the hardest winters for a  long time, the building was looking very well indeed. Of course a building such as this will have continued maintenance, but for now let's enjoy the short respite, and rejoice in the blossom and birdsong in the garden.

Now we have nothing else to do but carry out our allotted tasks of bringing the 'Good News' to all. Worship continues, 4 times a week,  upstairs in the Sanctuary and downstairs in the New Session Room. Other activities continue throughout the week; day and evening. There is always something going on at KH . Enjoy!

This week saw the first real days of warming sun, enough to start bringing out the cherry blossom around the West End. Tree buds have burst into life and birds are singing for all their worth  --- but at KH we have been cast as the cruel Landlords-- evicting prospective tenants from their favourite place. I could swear that the pigeon looking forlornly down from the east tower was watching me! and waiting! Evicted!

We at KH did our bit! so for ease I replicate the thank-you in full. "I wish to thank you and your entire congregation at Kelvinside and Hillhead Parish Church for your fantastic support for WWF’s Earth Hour 2010 – helping to increase awareness about people and wildlife threatened by climate change. Sign-ups are still being calculated but early indications suggest that a staggering one billion people took part in WWF’s Earth Hour around the world. Over 4,000 cities and towns in a record-breaking 126 countries signed up. Global landmarks which switched off included Edinburgh Castle and the Big Ben; the Eiffel Tower; the Great Pyramids; Sydney Opera House; and the Forbidden City in China. Here in Scotland, this year’s Earth Hour really captured the imagination of the public leading to record numbers pledging to switch off - including 29 of Scotland’s 32 local authorities, over 300 schools and nearly two hundred businesses, public bodies and other organisations. Many of the nation’s ...

Today was the last day on site for some of the last of the Hunter & Clark Joiners. Yesterday was the first day that the roof didn't let in water when it rained. The first day for a very long time. It has certainly been a long time coming. I think the photo shows one of the trickier moments encountered in this last week. The first of the new gutter panels being received on the roof. Essentially the other end of the photo I took from the ground in Observatory Road.