Newarthill and Carfin Parish Church of Scotland

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

SUNDAY WORSHIP – 14 JUNE 2026
Worship, to be led by Jim Paxton, will take place within the Sanctuary at 11.15am.
Organist: Duncan Mackay
Reader: G. Haggart
Duty Officers: D. Haggart, M. Carroll, M. Smith
Tea, coffee, biscuits and fellowship will be available in the large hall after worship.
Tearoom duty: M. Carroll, M. Watson
All welcome.

05/06/2026

In response to feedback from the Partnership Support Group (PSG) meeting about more informal worship and conversation, the First Sunday Cafe Conversation, a short informal act of worship and conversation, will take place this Sunday, 7 June at 5pm in Holytown Church Hall.

Everyone is invited to attend.

02/06/2026

SUNDAY WORSHIP – 7 JUNE 2026
Worship, to be led by Jim Paxton, will take place within the Sanctuary at 11.15am.
Organist: Duncan Mackay
Reader: I. Brownlie
Duty Officers: L. Haggart, J. Graham, M. Affleck
Tea, coffee, biscuits and fellowship will be available in the large hall after worship.
Tearoom duty: A. Armstrong

31/05/2026

Trinity Sunday.

Three in one.

Which sounds like a puzzle,
a maths problem,
something to be solved
rather than lived.

But perhaps the Trinity is less about explanation
and more about experience.

The God who creates,
whose fingerprints are found
in rivers and mountains,
in blackbirds at dawn,
in laughter around kitchen tables,
in the first breath of a newborn child.

The God who comes close,
walking dusty roads,
sharing meals,
touching wounds,
showing us that love
looks like something.

The God who moves among us still,
like wind through trees,
like fire in cold hearts,
like courage arriving
when we thought we had none left.

Father.
Son.
Holy Spirit.

Not three gods.
but one God
whose love is shared,
given,
received.

A dance of love
that has been going on
since before the stars were hung in the sky.

And we are invited in.

Not as spectators.
Not as outsiders.

Participants.

Held in the love of the Creator.
Welcomed by the grace of Christ.
Filled with the presence of the Spirit.

Three in one.

Not a problem to solve,
but a mystery to enter,
an ocean to wade into,
a song still being sung.

And every act of love,
every moment of grace,
every breath of hope,

echoes with the life
of the God
who is relationship,
community,
and love itself.

© E Hamilton 2026

25/05/2026

TRINITY SUNDAY WORSHIP -
JOINT NEWHOUSE CLUSTER SERVICE
AT NEW STEVENSTON: WRANGHOLM KIRK
31 MAY 2026 11AM
There will be no worship service at Newarthill and Carfin Parish Church on Trinity Sunday, 31 May 2026, as we will be joining with the other congregations of the Newhouse Cluster at New Stevenston: Wrangholm Kirk at 11am.

We encourage members with cars to offer lifts to those without transport, to help ensure all from our Congregation who wish to attend this service are able to do so.

Please note and share with those members you know who do not have access to the internet or Facebook.

24/05/2026

PENTECOST SUNDAY, 24 MAY 2026
On this sunny Pentecost Sunday evening, the day we remember the coming of the Holy Spirit on the disciples and the birth of the church, the congregations of St Teresa's Church, Newarthill and Newarthill and Carfin Parish Church of Scotland came together to celebrate with a special joint service of praise and thanksgiving. The evening started at St Teresa’s with refreshments and fellowship, and then the two congregations walked together behind his cross, as a sign of our unity in Christ, to Newarthill and Carfin Parish for the service.

19/05/2026

Applications are sought for the post of Parish Assistant to The Newhouse Cluster.
Closing date: 12 noon Monday, 8 June 2026.
A Recruitment Pack is available to download at the link below. 👇
https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/155844/5287-HR-MDS-M20_26-Parish-Assistant-Newhouse-Cluster-RECRUITMENT-PACK.pdf

19/05/2026

PENTECOST SUNDAY WORSHIP – 24 MAY 2026
Worship, to be led by Jim Paxton, will take place within the Sanctuary at 11.15am.
Organist: Duncan Mackay
Reader: A. Affleck
Duty Officers: C. Scott, A. McEwan, A. Webber
Tea, coffee, biscuits and fellowship will be available in the large hall after worship.
Tearoom duty: E. Murphy, J. Love
All welcome