Bridge of Allan Parish Church

Come join us this Sunday as we hear from our friends at the Local Church Review team, and think about being united in all that is before us.

11am on 15/09
Chalmers Suite

Welcome to Uni
Welcome back to Uni
Welcome to Bridge of Allan and Stirling

There is a place for everyone at BofAPC, every Sunday at 11am.

Come as you are, come with your questions, come for the free biscuits after the service.

If you have any questions get in touch. Or find Dan, our minister, who will be around for some of the Welcome Week stuff on Thursday 12th. He'll be easy to spot with his bald head and wheelchair.

This afternoon, Christina, one of our elders, was installed as the National Convener of the Church of Scotland Guild. Which capped fabulous day at the Guild National Gathering.



Church of Scotland
Presbytery of Perth

Over the past few months a few folk from local churches set about making this fabulous resource. It gives info about where offline and online you can find them.

We are featured, as you'd imagine, and if you fancy a look through it, there is an online version a link to which can be found in the comments.

Last night we started our Bible Study taking a broad overview of the Gosple Of Luke. Where we watched material from and talked and wondered together.

You are welcome to join us on each or any of the next three wednesdays in the Vestry, and if you want to look at the video we watched last night, or look at any of the other material they have produced then follow the link in the comments.

Come and share Communion with us. As we think about about the balance required in making peace, and that we all must seek to be peacemakers.

This Sunday 8th September, at 11am in the Sanctuary.

Come and join us tonight as we start to explore Luke's Gospel. We start at 7.30, in the vestry, which is in the newer end of the building.

We will just gather, and watcha quick video and then talk. And if we are ready, we can watch another, and talk about that. No prep work required, no home work given, just an open sapce to ask questions and maybe find answers together.

You can feel the change of season in the air... That can only mean Harvest! We will be doing a special collection for Start Up Stirling at the end of this month. Please refer to the poster for what items are/are not needed. Any donations will be greatly appreciated and will make a huge difference to a lot of people.

Come and join us as we pray together. Every sunday morning between 10.30 and 10.45m in either the Session Room or the Vestry.

Telling our Stories - hope in exile - Jeremiah 29:1-14

Everyone is welcome as we look at holding onto hope during the difficult times, and trusting that God is with us even when we feel far from comforted.

This Sunday, 11th September, at 11am in the Sanctuary.

(apologies for the mistakes in both the date and the spelling of the last post - thank you for pointing it out - it is indeed the 1st not the 11th of September, and hopefully I have now got the correct spelling of exile. - Dan)

FUN FUN FUN FOR EVERYONE
SUNDAY SCHOOL IS BACK

This Sunday, 01/09, at 11am in Bridge of Allan Parish Church.

Everyone of school age is welcome, and parents are welcome to either stay in the service or join their young ones as they head off before the 3rd hymn. If young folk want to stay in for the whole the serivce, then they are wecome to do that too.

Paul was blinded but a great light, and then he could see. Before he was blinkered and blind to God, but now he had encountered Christ.

It's easy to get lost in metaphor, and words that are used in ways that they don't mean anything. So let us cut through all of that and ask ourselves what are we ignoring and choosing not to notice?

Telling Our Stories; sight for the blind
Readings from Acts 26 and Exodus 12
Sunday 25th August at 11am
Chalmers Suite

Different as we are, it takes all of us to build the Kingdom of God!

Come and join us this Sunday, 11th August at 11am, for the third week of a four week series on looking at "Stories of Travelling." We continue this journey thinking about "Growth" and how we change on the Journey.

Our readings will be Psalm 71:16-18 and Ephesians 4:11-16.
We will be worshiping in the Chalmers Suite

Thank you to all who contributed to support young folk going back to school who need help with supplies.

Special thanks to Lynda from Bridge of Allan Parish Church who was along with school bags for our recent appeal. Thanks also go to Mountain Warehouse who topped up Lynda’s donation when she said who she was buying for. All children supported by us over the summer will be getting a new bag and contents for their return to school.
The pic shows staff member Margaret-Anne receiving the donations from Lynda last week,

Exam results don't define you.

No matter your results today, you are loved for who you are. Exam results might open doors, but what is important is the love you show, the compassion you have, and the justice you fight for.

If everything is what you'd hoped, brilliant. But you are not defined by these results. You must still work hard, and be as loving and merciful as you can be.

If things aren't as planned, that's ok. But you are not defined by these results. You must still work hard, and be as loving and merciful as you can be.

In the worst of times, remember that when all Elijah wanted to do was give up, and fade into nothingness, God said to him have a nap and something toeat, and all will feel better. And it did.

Final collection for Start Up Stirling school supplies. Donations will be gratefully received this Sunday or can be dropped into the office.

As a church we pray. As Christians we pray.

Come and join in prayer, between 10.30 and 10.45 every Sunday in August, in the Session Room. Where will be praying for our own Church, Churches near and far, and whereever the Spirit guides us. Noone will be expected to pray outloud, and all will be kept in confidence in this setting. However you are comfortable you will be welcomed with open arms.

As we pray through August we will be asking for guidence, in particular, as to how we might continue to pray together more.

Come and join us this Sunday, 4th August at 11am, for the third week of a four week series on looking at "Stories of Travelling." We continue this journey thinking about "Eating on the way" and finding what nourshies us.

Our readings will be 1 Kings 19:1-8 and Mark 8:1-9
We will be worshiping in the Sanctuary

Join us for our final two coffee mornings of the summer on the 3rd and 10th August. We look forward to seeing you.

We are now aware of a sound issue in streaming the service yesterday. We are greatful for those who let us know, and are looking at what caused the issue and will find a fix.

As always, please let us know either during or after the live stream about any issues you think might be coming from our end, and will do our best to find and fix the problem.

thanks

All on the streaming team