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Welcome
Our church has opened wide the doors and, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, says to you...
THANK YOU
The Kirk Session is very grateful to Armstrong Waste Management Ltd & South West Environmental Action Trust Dumfries (SWEAT) for the grant of £5,000 which has allowed us to insulate the loft area of our church.
St Andrews Church Temporary Closure
St Andrew's Church Moffat will close temporarily after the church service on Sunday 1st January until Summer 2023 for the redevelopment work.
Sunday Worship will take place at Kirkpartick Juxta Parish Church, Beattock each Sunday at 10am.
Transport will be provided for those who need it, cars will leave the bus stop on Moffat High Street at 09.40.
If you require to be picked up from home, please contact Donald Walker on 01683 220707, or speak to Rev Elsie Macrae.
The church hall will also be unavailable, leaders of groups and organisations will be able to inform you about their temporary arrangements.
Dedicated Redevelopment Project Page
Following the awareness sessions that were held on 24th and 26th May 2022, a dedicated page has been set up on the St Andrews Church website to provide the community with updates relating to the St Andrews Church Redevelopment Project. There you will find information and explanations about the plans, details on how you can help support the project, and updates from the site once the work begins. You can access this special page from the green button at the top of the website homepage or by clicking here. Please keep checking back on the Updates page for all the latest information.
A Special Visit
On 23 May 2023, St Andrew's enjoyed a visit from the Right Hon. Lord Hodge, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland to see the progress of the church redevelopment and offers of encouragement in the unity of the 3 churches. You can view images from the visit below.
Life Explored
Thy Kingdom Come Global Prayer Initiative 2023
Thy Kingdom Come Global Prayer Initiative, Ascension Day to Pentecost Sunday 2023 (Thursday 18 May – Sunday 28 May)
I write to commend to you, the Thy Kingdom Come Global Prayer Initiative, which runs this year from Ascension Day to Pentecost Sunday (Thursday 18 May – Sunday 28 May):
https://www.thykingdomcome.global/
Thy Kingdom Come was launched in May 2016 and has since grown into a movement which unites Christians from across different traditions to pray for family and friends, neighbours and colleagues, to come to faith in Jesus Christ. It is my prayer that those who have not heard the Good News of the love of God for each one of us will hear it for themselves and come to a living faith.
The Church of Scotland has partnered in Thy Kingdom Come since November 2018, and I would encourage you to consider participating in 2023:
https://www.thykingdomcome.global/stories/thy-kingdom-come-2023
It would be really good to hear stories of your participation in Thy Kingdom Come from previous years; there is an Impact Report which offers a picture of the global engagement with Thy Kingdom Come in 2022:
https://www.thykingdomcome.global/stories/thy-kingdom-come-2022-annual-report
Once more, may I commend Thy Kingdom Come to you, and pray that together we may see the name of Jesus Christ honoured among the nations.
Yours sincerely,
Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields
Moderator of the General Assembly
Church of Scotland
New Presbytery News Page
A new page has been created to bring you information from the South of Scotland Presbytery, of which St Andrews is now a part. To view the page, select "Presbytery News" under "About Our Church" under the menu bar, or click here.
Drop In Thursdays
Drop In Thursdays will be starting again from 12 January 2023. Please note the change of location to St John's Church Hall, while the St Andrews renovations are ongoing. All welcome.
Men's Breakfast
The "Men's Breakfast" will be returning again from Saturday 28 January 2023. Why not come along? Please note the change of venue to St John's Church Hall while the renovation work is being carried out at St Andrews.
New hall booking system
We have a new system available for booking the Church Hall. To enquire about renting the space, please visit the "Bookings" tab of this website and fill out the enquiry form - the hall convener will get back to you as soon as possible. The new "What's On" calendar below may also be useful to you in seeing what the Hall availability is like on your chosen date(s).
WHAT'S ON
A new way to donate
We would like to introduce you to a new method for giving financial donations to St Andrew’s Church. This is not to replace free-will offering envelopes, standing orders or direct debits that are already set up, but is an additional, convenient way for any other donations to reach the church.
To donate, either scan the QR code below using the camera on your smartphone, or click on the poster on the left to go directly to the donation page.
WELCOMING YOU HOME
To all who are weary and seek rest; to all who mourn and long for comfort;
to all who struggle and desire victory; to all who sin and need a saviour;
to all who are idle and look for service; to all who are strangers and want fellowship;
to all who hunger and thirst after righteousness; and to whomsoever will come;
our church has opened wide the doors and, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, says to you...
WELCOME
HELP US TO SPREAD OUR
LOVE AND FAITH
Let us build a house where prophets speak, and words are strong and true,
where all God's children dare to seek, to dream God's reign anew.
Here the cross will stand as witness and as symbol of God's grace; here as one we claim the faith of Jesus:
All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place.