When contacting the office please email [email protected] or telephone (Tuesdays and Thursdays) 10am – 12.30pm (01505 862583)
Notes for your diary: (Week beginning 10th November 2025)
(All activities in THE CORNERSTONE unless stated otherwise)
Monday 10th November
· 1.30pm – Playtime
· 3.45pm – Junior Singers
· 6.30pm – Boys’ Brigade
Tuesday 11th November
· 10.00am – Coffee Stop
· 10.00pm – Citizens’ Advice Bureau
Thursday 13th November
· 1:00pm – Chit Chat
· 6.00pm – Girls’ Brigade
· 8.15pm – Senior Choir Practice
Sunday 16th November
· 11.00am – Morning Worship in the Church
Note the closure of Drumcross Road 19th Nov till 3rd. Dec for Scottish Gas Works. We assume that the car park will still be accessible from Erskine Ferry Road, (to be advised).
Gift Aid
Everyone who currently donates on a regular basis to the Church through Gift Aid should by the end of this week (8th November), have received a letter in the post from the Finance Convener enclosing a new Gift Aid Declaration form for completion and returning. If you have not received such a letter, and you think you should have, please contact the Finance Convener, Alex Macdonald, at 0141 588 2185 or by email at [email protected]. You will appreciate that this is a major exercise we are undertaking to satisfy HMRC audit requirements and we are keen to ensure that we obtain as comprehensive a return as possible. Thank you for your assistance.
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 a creche which will be available for all children in the Extension Hall.
Boys’ Brigade
The Boys’ Brigade meets on Mondays at 6.30pm.
Open to primary school boys.
Girls’ Brigade
The Girls’ Brigade meets on Thursdays
· P1 – 3 6.30pm
· P4 – 7 7.00pm
· Sec. Sch 7.45pm
For more information – Email: [email protected]
Playtime at 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.
Junior Singers
The Junior Singers meets on Mondays in The Cornerstone from 3.45 – 4.45pm. We will be singing Scottish songs, songs from shows, Disney tunes and some choruses and hymns.
The group is open to children of Primary School age and meets during school term time.
New members will be made very welcome.
Walk and Talk Group
The Walk and Talk Group meets in The Cornerstone carpark on Tuesdays at 9.30am.
Coffee Stop
The Coffee Stop meets on Tuesdays, 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. November programme
· 6th – The Midgies; Folk Duo
· 13th – My Walk to Rome
· 20th – Eye Health
· 27th – Service of Worship
Christmas Fair
The Christmas Fair will be in The Cornerstone on Saturday 29th November 11am to 3pm
We are looking for donations from the congregation for the TOMBOLA STALL.
Bakers, can you pick up your letter from ALLISON HOPE.
Last year the Fair was a great success and with all your help we can do it again!
Thank you in advance!
Renfrewshire Foodbank
As the demand for the Foodbank in Renfrewshire continues to remain high, our Church is pleased to offer support by welcoming donations at The Cornerstone or at the Church service on Sundays.
There is always a need for tinned foods, meat, fish, soup, vegetables, pasta sauce, as well as cereals, biscuits, long life milk, diluting juice. Donations of toiletries, particularly shampoo, shower and shaving items, pet food and chocolate/sweets/crisps are also very much appreciated.
As usual donations can be dropped off at the Church on Sunday or at the Cornerstone when it is open for Chit Chat, Coffee Stop or Services.
YOUNG LIVES vs CANCER CHRISTMAS CONCERT
A bus has been organised to take members to the 45th Annual Christmas Concert in aid of Young Lives vs Cancer will take place in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Friday, 5th December 2025, at a cost of £6.50, which should be paid by 9th November. When paying, please state where you wish to join the bus (The Cornerstone or Chemist).
Articles for Newsy-Mail
If group leaders or committee convenors have information, they wish to circulate to members or adherents of the church, please email [email protected] or telephone Tuesday and Thursday 10am – 12.30pm (01505 862583) for inclusion in the next edition.
