Archive | December, 2010
CHEESED OFF

CHEESED OFF

Look see me I’m browned off Brassed off cheesed off I mean it I’m really cheesed off I don’t like this feelin I’m cheesed off With God – why me – why all this suffering ? I’m cheesed off With work – why me – why all this pressure ? I’m cheesed off With my [...]

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Christmas A Time to Move on Down the River

Christmas A Time to Move on Down the River

A Merry Christmas everyone! We certainly have a white Christmas this year, no need to do any dreaming. For those who battled out against the elements last night to share in the Watchnight Service a huge thank you I hope it was meaningful for you. There were a few faces that I missed but it [...]

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Something missing this Christmas!

Something missing this Christmas!

Well I hope your all getting prepared for Christmas. There is something about Christmas this year that seems to be not right. Is it because we’ve had the snow too long? Is it because the snow has caused so much panic that shopping hasn’t been completed. One thing I have noticed the numbers have been [...]

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Branches Has Its 25th Birthday Party

Branches Has Its 25th Birthday Party

We had an interesting day. It was up early to collect the marque to be erected outside the Branches Shop in Bo’ness. Today we were celebrating 25 years of trading as a ‘not for profit company’. I always think that description isn’t quite right. We want to make profit, in fact we need to make [...]

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Getting a New Perspective

Today I spent some time with the staff of Sanctus Media thinking about how it feels to be “Cheesed Off” I think some of us were cheesed off before we started. You see we were preparing for the January theme of Sanctuary First. The good thing was when we wee finished we were all a [...]

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Prisoners At Christmas

Will you spare a thought and perhaps a prayer for all those who suffer in silence this Christmas. We’ve set aside one of the transepts in the church this year to highlight the work of Amnesty International. We would like to invite people to drop in and pray for prisoners of conscience. A few years [...]

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Looking For Singers For The Christmas Movie

If your not careful you can let the snow become your master. You look out and think to yourself, its a bit risky, I’ll wait to the snow goes away. Well we might be waiting longer than we can afford. It was this reasoning that has made me try my best to keep on the [...]

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Snow Stuck

Snow Stuck

I‘m sure some of the phone calls we made to people today from the church office were answers to their prayers. We were continuing our service in the community by offering to clear snow and run errands for many of our elderly members. t was great to see the satisfaction on the young people’s faces [...]

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