The Wardie Guild Programme for 2025–2026 has been released!
With an emphasis on friendship and support for each other (and plenty of coffee and cake!), the Guild welcomes a wide range of speakers on subjects serious and light hearted, supports charities, and keeps true to its founding purpose to honour God, ‘whose we are and whom we serve’. We meet nearly every two weeks on Wednesday mornings throughout the year.
Unless otherwise stated, Guild meetings are held in the Main Hall of Wardie Parish Church, Netherby Road, at 10.30am (coffee from 10.15am).
Do come along to any of our meetings. There is no requirement to be a member of the Guild. ALL are welcome.
Click through for the Guild Programme 2025-2026
Every other Saturday morning, we’re opening up the church for an hour so you can come in and have some quiet time. To begin with, we’ll hold this in the (unheated) church sanctuary, and then when the weather gets cold we’ll use the New Hall, to the left of the church, which will be heated.
Look out for the board outside to tell you where to go!
We’ll set up House of Prayer for contemplation and comfort. Soft music will be playing, and we’ll leave out some prayer prompts to get you started with thinking and praying. Everyone is welcome – just pop along for as long as you like during the hour.
Dates for the autumn are:
- 20th September
- 4th October
- 18th October
- 1st November
- 15th November
- 29th November
From 1–7 September it’s the Global Week of 24-7 Prayer. 24-7 Prayer International is inviting the global church to pray for every nation on earth. In more than 100 countries worldwide, more than 1000 prayer rooms are set up, ready to host night and day prayer.
There is a lot to pray about in our broken world, and 24-7 Prayer believes that this week of united prayer will make a real difference on a global, national, local and personal level.
If you’d like to join in, you can:
- sign up for an hour in 24-7 Scotland’s virtual prayer room – here – and then pray for that hour at home
- come along to one (or both!) of two hours of prayer being held at Wardie Parish Church – from 8pm to 9pm on Wednesday 3rd September (arrive at 7.45pm and buzz at the Netherby Road Door) and from 10am to 11am on Saturday 6th September
- pray a prayer written by 24-7 Prayer:
Father of the nations, we join with our global family, lifting voices and hearts to you, the Creator, who reigns over all.
Please hear our prayer: Lord, show us your glory.
Come quickly, shine brightly, illuminate every part of the world. May your glory be revealed by the power of the Holy Spirit, and your Son, Jesus, exalted across the earth.
Lord, show us your glory.
Strengthen your church, may it be a light in the darkness. Where there is weakness, give strength. Where there is fear, grant courage. And where there is despair, ignite hope.
Lord, show us your glory.
We ask for new life to spring forth, for joy to overflow and your kingdom to come. Help us to find our voice and empower our witness that we might proclaim your truth.
Lord, show us your glory.
Shine your light into the darkness, transform our nations, heal our land, and bring peace to all. Jesus, reveal yourself as the way, the truth, and the life throughout your beautiful planet.
Lord, show us your glory.
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Here’s the poem in a video:
It’s 7th–11th July!
To book, email Mo at youthwork@wardie.org.uk.
Hope to see you there!
Join us every fortnight for coffee and a blether! Every other Wednesday from 21st May.
Wardie Parish Church
Tuesday evenings, 6.30–8pm
Join us as we learn new techniques, or bring your own project to work on!
Relaxed setting with a mindfulness reflection based on Christian themes but open to all people.
Suggested donation of £3 per session at the tea/coffee table.
For more information or to book, contact Mo – youthwork@wardie.org.uk
Dear Members and Friends
We all know the words of the Christmas song It’s the most wonderful time of the year – a sentiment which for some of us rings true yet for others can be challenging.
Whatever the coming days hold for you, one thing we can be certain of is the love of our Heavenly Father revealed to us in the gift of his Son Jesus who we celebrate over the Advent and Christmas period.
This week there are several opportunities to come together for worship and fellowship and I hope that you will be able to join us for some, if not all, of these services:
Sunday 22nd, 10.30am: Carols from Kids @ Wardie & a message about Joseph
Christmas Eve, 6.00pm: Family nativity
Christmas Eve, 11.30pm: Watchnight service
Christmas Day, 10.30am: All age celebration
Sunday 29th, 10.30am: Service of lessons and carols
During advent, the church sanctuary has been open on a Wednesday evening for a Quiet Space for Advent. This offered a place for quiet reflection and prayer. A huge thank you goes to Cathy Ballantine and Wardie’s Prayer Discovery Group for setting this up each week and providing some wonderful reflective activities and music.
Last week on Saturday 14th December we had our Gift Day and Coffee Morning. Many people came along and over £7,000 was raised for church funds. A wonderful effort from all involved with organising, baking, sorting out the technology and serving coffee.
Many people have been asking what is happening with regards to the Presbytery Plan which has been rumbling around us for three years now. The Kirk Session met last Monday and have agreed a recommendation which we have instructed our Session Clerk to send to the Presbytery’s deployment group. There are protocols around these things which have to be honoured but what I can tell you is that I will be here at least until 2028 (shhh… that’s when I reach retirement age) and perhaps even a little longer.
At the very start of the New Year, once we have informed the deployment committee we will be letting the whole congregation know. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Chris Boston, Tim Edwards, Cathy Ballantine and Glenn Liddall who represented us in the local area discussions and in particular to Chris who has chaired this group and guided the Session with great skill.
There is, as you can see, lots of Good News at Wardie.
Every blessing as we celebrate the fact that
Unto us a child was born, to us a son was Given
Thanks be to God
Dolly
December 8th, 10.30am: Advent Communion
December 15th, 10.30am: Quiet space for Christmas and candles of remembrance
December 22nd, 10.30am: All-age worship including carol chaos with Kidz@Wardie
Christmas Eve, 6pm: Family nativity
Christmas Eve, 11.30pm: Watchnight Service
Christmas Day, 10.30am: All-age celebration
December 29th, 10.30am: Lessons and Carols
On Sunday after our morning service we are holding an event to raise funds for toilet twinning. Hope to see you there!
