Dalziel St Andrew’s Parish Church

Many things are considered essential in modern life.  In truth, however, the list of items one might not be able to do without varies from person to person.  For a Christian, the Word of God in Holy Scripture has been, and always will remain, essential.  Yet, truth be told, it is a rare person who finds it easy or entirely straightforward to read the Bible.  Of course, while many folk have good intentions, and, some can even quote chapter and verse, most of us, if we are honest, need a bit of help in reading the Bible.  That is where E100 (short for Essential 100) comes in handy.

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China is a nation like none other. Rich with history, and the largest nation in the world, China is poised to become the largest economy and soon the country with the largest number of Christians of any nation.  Capitalism is everywhere . . . but that capitalism does not translate into religious freedom.

China 2.5 have a vision to provide one million Bibles for China.  One million Bibles can result in 15,000 new house churches, and potentially produce over 2.5 million new Christ followers.

Our new vision is this: To format, produce, and distribute 5,000 USB “thumb drives” containing a full version of the Bible in both the Mandarin and English language as well as other discipleship materials that will, through redistribution, reach millions of Chinese university students.

To find out more visit www.strategicrenewal.com/china-25/.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Liz Magunnigal to the role of Befriending Coordinator who will take forward our one year pilot project to help alleviate the lonliness of elderly people on their own in Motherwell.  Liz has stated “It is exciting to be here at the start of this new project. We know the need for befriending is very real and I look forward to playing my part with the volunteers and Mr Hughes to make sure we do bring help and support to where it is most needed.”  Fore more information on our befriending project click here.

We are pleased to announce that our Girls’ Brigade company this year raised £2420.19 for Erskine Hospital, adding to £1020, which they raised for the same cause in 2010.

They did this by crocheting poppies with the girls and offering them to the church and wider community for a donation of £1.

We did this in addition to our normal retiring collection for the Poppy Appeal in Scotland.