Notes for your diary: (Week beginning 9th June 2025)
(All activities in THE CORNERSTONE unless stated otherwise)
(Sun 8th Jun 2.30pm Junior Singers “Jonah Man Jazz” in the Church).
Mon 9th Jun 1.30pm Playtime @ The Cornerstone
3.45pm Junior Singers
6.30pm BB
Tues 10th Jun 9.30am Walk ‘n Talk Group (Car park)
10.00am Coffee Stop
10.00am Citizens’ Advice Burea
Wed 11th Jun 10.00am Renfrewshire Carers Support
Thurs 12th Jun 1.00pm Chit-Chat
7.30pm Senior Choir
Sun 15th Jun 11.00am Morning Service in the Church (SK Celebration)
Funeral Intimations
Our thoughts and prayers are with all who are mourning at this time.
Sunday Kidz
Children are encouraged to be part of the Morning Worship from 11am in the Church, and they may leave after the second hymn to take part in Sunday Kidz activities in the Extension Hall. On the first Sunday of each month (Family Service) or during holiday breaks, when there is no organised Sunday Kidz activity, the creche will be available for all children.
SK Celebration Service on Sunday 15th June at the Church 11.00am
Junior Singers
Meets on Mondays, from 3.45 until 4.45pm.
New members most welcome! Open to all children of Primary School age.
“Jonah Man Jazz” will be performed by our Junior Singers and the St Machar’s Church Junior Choir at 2.30pm in the church, on Sunday 8th June. Members of the congregation will be most welcome to join the children and their parents at this service.
Boys’ Brigade
Meets on Mondays at 6.30pm (9th and 16th June for a couple of weeks before closing for summer). Details in Newsy-Mail.
Open to primary school boys.
Girls’ Brigade
Re-starting date after school holidays will be advised in a future Newsy-Mail.
Senior Choir
Meets on Thursday evenings. Please check “Notes for your diary” above for starting time this week. New members welcome. Last meeting on 12th June until restart on 7th August
Quiz Night
The ever-popular Quiz Evening will be held in The Cornerstone on Saturday 28th June at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5 per person and teams of a maximum of 6 people or individual places can be booked by phoning The Cornerstone office on 01505 862583
Coffee Stop
The Coffee Stop is open on Tuesday mornings between 10 and 11.30am.
Drop in for tea/coffee and biscuits. Come and go as you please and catch up with friends.
Thursday Chit Chat Group
Meets every Thursday at 1.00pm. This week – Games.
Playtime @ The Cornerstone
Meets on Mondays from 1.30 until 2.45pm.
Parents/guardians who bring their child /children, will be responsible for the overall care and overseeing their children at play.
Network Magazine
The June Network magazine is scheduled for distribution during week beginning 9th June. Any articles for inclusion should therefore be with Albert Sloan by Friday 30th May. It should be noted that any photos should be sent separately from the articles as jpeg files.
Bishopton Christian Aid Group
The recent Plant Sale and Coffee Morning raised the magnificent sum of £2,474.20. We are very grateful to all those who contributed to this success.
Chocolate Heaven
We are looking for donations of chocolate of any size and any type for our tombola/draw for Chocolate Heaven on the 21st June at Bishopton.
All proceeds will go to our Chisangano Appeal of “Let’s finish the Job” when we are supporting the refurbishment of ten schoolteachers’ homes in Chisangano, Malawi.
Please hand in your donation at the Church, Cornerstone or to any member of the One World Committee between now and the 17th of June.
Thank you in anticipation, One World Committee.
Renfrewshire Foodbank
The demand for the Foodbank in Renfrewshire continues to increase.
During 2024 emergency food parcels were provided to 10,405 people which breaks down to 7095 adults and 3310 children. A truly heart-breaking number of children not having the security of something as basic as food.
At this time of year, the stock decreases significantly as we are between the generous donations usually received at Easter and Harvest.
We continue to need tinned foods, meat, fish, soup, vegetables, pasta sauce, as well as cereals, biscuits, long life milk, diluting juice. We also welcome donations of toiletries particularly shampoo and shaving items, pet food and chocolate/sweets.
Donations can be dropped of at the Church on Sunday or at the Cornerstone when it is open for Chit Chat, Coffee Stop or Services.
The One World group have a rota to collect the donations and take them to the Renfrewshire Foodbank warehouse.
Sadly, Erskine Bishopton Inchinnan Unites (EBI Unites) based at the Church of the Nazarene has now closed which leaves the Renfrewshire Foodbank as the only local option for people in our community facing food poverty.
Articles for Newsy-Mail
If group leaders or committee convenors have information, they wish to circulate to members or adherents of the church, please contact Ruby at The Cornerstone who will include this in the next edition.