CLARKSTON CHURCHES TOGETHER
Clarkston Churches Together
(CCT) is a vibrant and dynamic organisation enabling churches of all
denominations within the Clarkston area to work, worship and enjoy a wide
variety of fellowship together. The
list of churches represented in CCT can be found at the bottom of this page.
FORTHCOMING EVENT
GODSPELL Clarkston Churches Together
have managed to capture a performance of the 40th Anniversary Tour of Godspell. It takes
place on Friday 3 September in Greenbank Parish
Church. Tickets are £8 (£4 for children).
SOME PAST EVENTS
2009
Friday
12th June Riding
Lights Roughshod Theatre Company
REALITY CHEQUES at Stamperland
Church
Saturday and Sunday 13th/14th June Drama workshops at
Greenbank and Busby Churches
Clarkston Churches Together were very
fortunate to have the Riding Lights
Roughshod Theatre Company (Riding Lights Roughshod Theatre Company) in the
Clarkston / Glasgow area for around two weeks.
The members of the theatre company visited schools, prisons and churches
in the area putting on shows, leading drama workshops and generally inspiring
and entertaining audiences with their unique blend of humour, pathos, joy,
exuberance, empathy and compassion.
2008
Big Band Night.
CCT organised a Big Band evening in the
Couper Institute on Friday 15th February
2008 with guest soloist, Kate Everett. It was a great evening enjoyed by all
who attended and either just listened or joined in with dancing the night
away. The proceeds from the event were
sent to the Al-Shurooq School for Blind Children in
Bethlehem.
2007 November SHOWING
OF THE FILM “AMAZING GRACE”
CCT (Clarkston Churches Together) organised the
presentation of the the inspirational
film 'Amazing Grace' which tells the story of William Wilberforce whose life
was dedicated to the abolition of slavery. The film was shown in Netherlee
Primary School on Friday 16 November.
Admission was free
and a Discussion Panel followed the film. http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/
2006 December SHOWING OF THE FILM "An Inconvenient Truth".
The film "An Inconvenient
Truth" was shown in Netherlee Primary School. http://www.climatecrisis.net/aboutthefilm/
At the
conclusion of the film there was a question time with a panel whose members
have direct knowledge of the effects of Climate Change. Panel members included
representatives from Christian Aid, FoE,
Eco-congregations and Eco-schools. Mrs Mairi Hearle, Former Director of Oxfam in Scotland chaired the
question time.
Also the famous Puppet Theatre returned
with a Christmas theme. The Puppet
Theatre presented a Christmas story entitled 'A Christmas Present' in Greenbank Church
2005
"Film 'n' Fish Night". Sunday, 20th November, 2005. We
watched the hard-hitting film “Man Dancin” on the
Screen at Stamperland Church. "Man Dancin" is a gangster film with a
difference. It is an uncompromising tale of hope and redemption.
After the screening we enjoyed fish suppers in the Hall.
Sunday, 15th May, 2005. Clarkston
Churches Together celebrated Pentecost in Overlee
Park from 12.30 until 16.00 with a picnic lunch, music including Jazz and
Christian folk-rock, a puppet show, a tug of war, pony rides, a bouncy castle,
a bouncy chute, card making and much, much more.
2004
Sunday, 14th March
"The Passion" performed by the Riding Lights Theatre Company at Stamperland Parish Church. A
powerful act of remembrance which is both participatory and reflective,
offering a deeper experience of the nature of Christ's Passion during Lent.
Friday, 26th November
Ian White in Concert at Greenbank
Parish Church.
MEMBER CHURCHES OF CLARKSTON CHURCHES TOGETHER
Current participating
churches are Busby, Carmunnock, Greenbank, Netherlee,
Stamperland and Williamwood