Bridge Of Allan Parish Church

Have you ever wanted to know a bit about the Protestant Reformation?
A great introduction into the enormous topic have been provided by Crash Course European History.

As the General Assembly of our Church of Scotland begins, and the Rev Colin Sinclair is about to be sworn in as the new Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland we should pray for them all.
For all the commissioners of the #GA2019 who are prayerfully considering all that is before them we must ask God that his justice, mercy and love are in their thinking, speaking and voting.

A four-drachma coin in a fishes mouth.
A ring found by St Kentigern in a fishes mouth.
We pay our taxes to "the kings of the earth" and we contribute to the Church to pay the earthly costs of heavenly work.
... Giving to God - week 1 of 3 Sunday, 19th May, at 11am Sunday School and Creche available.
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Our friends and neighbours at St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church are about to get a new roof!
This has been a long time in the planning as we are delighted it is now happening. Part of our joy is that whilst the work is carried out St Saviour's will be coming over the road and using our building.
From the 9th June 2019, and for the duration of the works, St Saviour's will be holding their Holy Eucharist (sung) and Young Church in our Church from 9.15 to 10.30.
... All other services and their post-service teas and coffee will be back over the road in their own hall.
It is great as a Church of Scotland to welcome our friends from the Diocese of St. Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane of the Scottish Episcopal Church to share our building during their building work.
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Giving to God!
Three weeks of trying not to be awkward talking about money.
What does it mean to give financially to the Church, and why does it need it?
... We will embrace the difficult conversations and work together, using resources from the national Church of Scotland and Stewardship Scotland, to tackle this tricky topic.
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We have lots of lovely friends in Bridge of Allan. And the Friends of Bridge of Allan do a wonderful thing for all of us in the village. Come and support them if you can.

It is with sadness that we hear the news of the death of Jean Vanier. A man who lived out God's love in the world buy radically and lovingly answering the question "will you be my friend?"
The work of L'Arche UK, L'Arche Edinburgh and all the various communities around the world are an amazing and ongoing testimony to God's loved in action in the world.
Thank you, Jean.

Rachel Held Evans, the writer, theologian and follower of Jesus, died this week. She was a voice for many and a guide through the difficult waters of a true, doubting and honest faith. The faith she articulated valued a relationship with God and a response to God, rather than being a set of rules to be followed.
In this piece, she is said, "Holiness, to me, means committing every area of my life." and this, with most of her work, is well worth remembering.

Tomorrow, Sunday 5th May, we continue to look at why #Lovewins
We will take the words of Jesus seriously when he explains to his disciples to Love who he loves.
We will think about who is welcome in our house.
... We will hear of the life of Annie Croall, a Stirlingshire lady who changed the lives of hundreds of children for over a hundred years.
We will also look briefly at how we can be encouraged ourselves, and how we can encourage others to #TryPraying
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May the fourth be with you!
Happy Star Wars day.

“The Church must be leading these changes, supporting congregations and others in making this transition to a more just low carbon economy and society.
“In our lives, in managing our buildings, our travel and our finances we need to change quickly and purposefully."
#Climatechange