24 The Prime Minister reportedly said something in a private Zoom meeting, which he hurriedly retracted as being open to other interpretations, but somehow the story ‘got out’. How often have we said something that we wish we’d phrased differently, or not said at all? Years of hard work creating a relationship can be undone […]

23 It’s a whole year since the first national lockdown started. In some ways it seems like only a short time ago, and in other ways it seems like eternity since we could last live our lives without any of the current restrictions. Each of us has a mix of feelings and memories from the

22           World Water Day “World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, focuses on the importance of freshwater. World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. A core focus of

20 Vaccines have been much in the news this week. In the EU a number of countries stopped using the Astra Zeneca one over safety concerns, despite what the European Medicines Agency  and WHO said; there was talk of stopping exports of vaccines; meanwhile in some places take-up of vaccination is low while infection rates

19           Red Nose Day It is said that it takes more effort to frown than to smile. Smiling doesn’t just help us, it helps others too, though we don’t have to go round all day wearing a silly grin. It may be that because of our own particular circumstances, or those of someone we meet,

18           Global Recycling Day In 2018 the UN Industrial Development Organisation and the Bureau for International Recycling got the UN to recognise 18 March as an official UN Global Recycling Day. We’ve seen the David Attenborough television pictures, we’ve walked along the shore, we’ve seen what goes into some people’s black bins, and what just

17           St Patrick’s Day Celebration of St Patrick’s Day is usually associated with Ireland and the Irish diaspora. However for many centuries West Dunbartonshire has claimed him (along with some other places) as their own. In recent years the Christian Heritage of Dumbarton project has organised a fun afternoon for P5 children from both streams

The Sunday Schools invite members of the congregations who will not be attending the church service, to join them on Zoom on Sunday 28th March (Palm Sunday) from 10-11am.  They are planning an Easter celebration and would like everyone to bring a hardboiled egg to be decorated on Zoom. There will be prizes for the