Church Services for the month of October

Sundays – 4, 11, 18, 25 October

Communion will be held in both buildings on Sunday 4th October

9.45am services in Broxburn Church building, Broxburn
11am services in St. Nicholas Church building, Uphall

On Sunday 4th October we will welcome Rev Frank Ribbons

Funeral
On Friday 9th October at 10am the funeral of the late Mr Thomas McLuckie will be held in St Nicholas Church Uphall.  The service will be conducted by Rev Scott Marshall

Rosa Glidden
The family of Rosa Glidden would like to thank those who contributed to the retiring collection at her funeral this week. £500 was raised for Alzheimer Scotland.

If you require pastoral care, please contact either of the Session Clerks
Mrs Lynne McEwen 07933 352935 or Mr David McWilliams 07468 481281

Coffee Bar
Our next coffee bar is on Saturday 3 October from 11.00-12.30 in Broxburn church hall. Why not come and enjoy some home baking and a good blether?   Hope to see you there.

The Guild
The Broxburn and Uphall Guild will next meet on Tuesday 6 October at 2.30pm in The Open Door.  This week we will meet Guide dogs with Helen.   All are very welcome.

Harvest Service
Harvest Service will be on 11th October at 10.30am in St. Nicholas Church. Rev Ken Brown has kindly agreed to lead this service for us. There will be no 9.45am service that day which allows us to celebrate and worship together as we did last year. If you need transport to and from Broxburn to the service please speak to Sally North or Jim Borland. Similarly, if you would be happy to give someone a lift, that would be really appreciated so please let them know. You can also contact Carol in the office by emailing her at office@broxburnanduphallparishchurch.org.uk. After the service there will be tea and coffee, and everyone is most welcome to stay and enjoy some fellowship. Items will be gratefully received for the Food Bank and there will be a retiring offering to be donated to Water Aid.

Light Club.
It is proposed to start a lunchtime club at Kirkhill Primary School, similar to the Light Club currently running in Uphall  Primary School.  If you are interested in helping set this up or would like more information, please speak to any member of the Mission Team. ( Lynne McEwen, Carol Smith, Annette Frater, Andy Carter and Jim Borland)

Storytime
Storytime is on Mondays at 1:30pm in The Open Door.  There will be action songs and drawing as well as a story with an opportunity for the accompanying grown-ups to chat.  Fun for all!  And books will be available to borrow.  Pass the word!  Invitation in the attachments

Uphall South Thrift Shop
On Friday 25th September the Thrift shop raised £102 from the sales table and £72 from the sale of refreshments which will be donated to S.O.Y.A. Thank you to the people who came along. The dates for the next Thrift Shops are 23rd October and 27th November from 10am -11.30pm.  These will be held in Uphall South church hall.

Afternoon Tea
A huge thank you to everyone who helped or supported Saturday 19th afternoon tea in any way. There was a lovely buzz in the hall and everyone had a good time. The total raised for church funds via the ticket sales, raffle and Sunday teas is over £1100 – a fantastic result!!!!

Blythswood Shoebox Appeal
If you’d like to take part in this year’s appeal you’ll find leaflets in both churches. I don’t yet have a confirmed collection date, but it should be the end of October/early November.

The BUSY Project
Well Done Christine Loch Ness Marathon**.**  Thank you to everyone who supported me running the Loch Ness Marathon for The BUSY Project last Sunday. I completed the 26.2 mile course in 4 hours, 28 minutes and 35 seconds.  I am pleased with my time and had a great day out running up the south side of Loch Ness to Inverness. The weather was good for running most of the day and the atmosphere was brilliant. I am delighted to have already raised over £800 for The BUSY Project, but if you still want to give a donation you can at http://www.thebusyproject.org.uk    Christine Turnbull

Pastoral Care
The Pastoral Care Team would like to hear of anyone who would benefit from a pastoral care visit by a member of the team.
You can contact us in a variety of ways:
*By email – pastoralcare@broxburnanduphallparishchurch.org.uk
*By phone – 07934 073349
*In writing – a small box has been placed at the front of each Church building along with a supply of request cards which should be completed with the required information. The cards should then be deposited into the locked box which will be checked regularly.
*In person – please contact  any member of the team:  Senga Brown, David McWilliams, Susan Gillies, David Wilkie, Sybil Cavanagh or Trudy MacDonald
Please try to ensure you have the persons consent to share their contact details.  Information provided will be used only by the Pastoral Care Team.

Foodbank West Lothian
We urgently require the following items: Cold tinned meat, Gluten-free food items, Hand soap, Instant mashed potato, Long-life milk, Nappies – size 6, Nappies – size 7, Tea bags, Tinned custard, Tinned fruit, Tinned potatoes, Tinned vegetables  Collection points are based in Scotmid Uphall (opposite the Open Door), Scotmid Broxburn, Waz’s and Tesco. All donations are very gratefully received.
West Lothian Foodbank thrives due to a team of committed volunteers, some of whom have been involved for at least 10 years.

SOYA
On Wednesday 30th Sovial Work collected a total of 15 bags of foods and  toiletries, with which they were highly delighted.  When asked, the team leader suggested that if we could have the Christmas gifts to them by end November, beginning December this would allow them sufficient time to distribute out to the young folks throughout West Lothian.

HELPS/UKRAINE
On Wednesday Evelyn also delivered 32 heavy sacks of clothes and ladies’ accessories (bags, hats, scarves, shoes, etc) to Edinburgh.  We just missed seeing the smiling face of Pavel from Ukraine as he brought his yellow van to collect our nappies, candles, soaps and toothpastes. I believe his van was so full there was little room for Pavel!
Evelyn has also been sent the latest news from Syria where the Edinburgh Aid work concentrates on trying to provide education for the primary school age children. A new school is desperately needed as the existing school is so overcrowded it teaches in two shifts per day. A new school had been begun beside the existing one, but once only the shell was complete the whole thing was tragically destroyed by bombs. While Edinburgh Aid is unable to provide money for rebuilding they were able to give monetary donations for teaching materials, books, jotters, etc.
Please leave any donations of clothes, nappies, etc in the Open Door, or call Evelyn if you would prefer her to collect.  Evelyn 07546 087230.

WEDNESDAY (PM) PRAYER MEETINGS
A very small team continue to meet weekly on a Wednesday from 2.00 – 3.00 pm in the Uphall Community Centre, School Place. We believe prayer makes a difference and pray for our church, community and wider world, plus requests which can be passed to Sheena in church or by phone (854458).  Please consider joining us – a short time which can make a big difference.

Prayer Chain
The prayer chain is available for urgent requests which are treated in strictest confidence. Please phone Sheena Carroll on 01506 854458.

Open Door
Monday to Thursday 10am until 1pm. Please join us and bring a friend for coffee and a chat.  We need new volunteers please call in for details.

Contact information:
Email: office@broxburnanduphallparishchurch.org.uk
Online: https://BroxburnandUphallParishChurch.org.uk/
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