Touch – Post from Ben Fiddian
Have you ever stopped to think about ‘touch’? Me neither. At least, not until the last few days. It is only as I try not to touch my face and wash my hands that I have started thinking about how much I do touch my face and how many surfaces have my finger prints on...
We Do Not Lose Heart – letter from James Ross
“We do not lose heart” (2 Corinthians 4:1, 18) Dear Church, One of my Bible readings for today was 2 Corinthians 4 in which Paul reflects on his ministry, his weakness, but also the glory of God, of Christ and the eternal hope of the gospel. Let me encourage you to...
Coronavirus Update
The Elders are continuing to monitor and discuss the situation as it rapidly changes. Please join us as we prayerfully seek wisdom for how best to respond. We are still planning to go ahead tomorrow for our 11am and 5.30pm services, but we of course understand some...
O Come O Come Emmanuel!
Christmas is a busy month for everyone, and churches in particular. We celebrate not just the birth of a nice baby in a land far away but "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us." (John 1:14). God came to live with us! Amazing! As part of our Christmas...
November at Buccleuch
November was a busy month - so busy we didn't write a blog post! What were you up to I hear you ask? Well... We were delighted to welcome 6 new members to the Buccleuch Family at New Member Sunday, what a joyful service that was and we thank God for his goodness to...
Afternoon Tea
On Saturday 2 Nov the more mature members of Buccleuch were invited to a very civilised and elegant afternoon tea. Three of the catering team were joined by a number of our students to prepare and serve a delicious selection of tasty treats. Much tea was drunk, many...
Good Clean Fun
Rekindled, our women's ministry recently had a social evening with Su from Fresh Green Clean. Su is passionate about caring for God's creation by promoting cleaning with natural products which have a minimal effect on the planet. The first part of the evening was a...
Doors Open Day 2019
On Saturday we were delighted to be part of Doors Open Day 2019. With our neighbours St Andrew's Orthodox Church and The Causey Development Trust we had an afternoon of international dancing and sight seeing. Both Buccleuch and St Andrew's were open for people to have...
A Busy Weekend
Last weekend was a busy one at Buccleuch full of happiness, sadness, new friends and old. On Saturday we hosted a ceilidh alongside Friends International. Over 30 international students came along for an introduction to life in Scotland and a taster of traditional...
A Sunday with Books, Farewells and a Picnic
Sunday 23rd of July was a pretty busy day for the Buccleuch Church family. It was the last day of Junior Church which is a highlight of our church year because that means it is the Junior Church Prize-giving. All the children from creche and all the Junior Church...