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  <title><![CDATA[***New edition of FOCUS is available***]]></title>
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<p>The June 2025 edition of FOCUS is back from the printers and will be delivered along with the Community Advertiser the last week in May. Copies are also available from your Elder or the front door of the church, the Library and Ardardan. This is a poignant edition of our church magazine as our beloved minister Rev Maggie McArthur announces that she is retiring ate the end of July this year. Maggie is much loved and respected in the community of Cardross and beyond and will be missed. Read all about it here: <a href="https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/file-download/28/focus-a5-magazine-ffp.pdf"><strong>Download FOCUS</strong></a>

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 10:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[***New edition of FOCUS is out***]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[<p>The October 23 edition of Focus is now out and your elder should be delivering it to you soon if not already. Copies are also available from the Hub, the Post Office, Ardadan, the village Library and from the front door of the church on a Sunday. You can also download a PDF copy of the magazine from this link: <a href="https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/files/focus-oct-23.pdf"><strong>FOCUS Oct 2023</strong></a><br><br><img class="cms_imgleft hasretina" src="https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/siteimages/focus/resized/screen-focus-oct23-400.png" alt="" rel="orig400">

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[***New edition of FOCUS is out***]]></title>
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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2023 14:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[***New edition of FOCUS is out***]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/new-edition-of-focus-is-out/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p> The latest edition of the church magazine FOCUS is now published and hopefully your elder has delivered your copy. If not then there are copies available from the front door at the church on Sunday and from the village library and the sales counter at Ardardan. In addition to that you can also download a pdf copy of FOCUS from this link: <strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/files/2302feb-focus-copy.pdf"><font color="#0000ff">FOCUS Feb 2023</font></a></strong>

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2023 15:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[***LOCAL MINISTERS VIDEO THEIR EASTER REFLECTIONS***]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/local-ministers-video-their-easter-reflections/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p>The ministry teams of our local churches in the Helensburgh and Cardross area have put together a reflection for each day of Holy Week leading up to Easter. May you find blessing in them.

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2021 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[***EASTER EDITION OF FOCUS NOW OUT***]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/easter-edition-of-focus-now-out/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p>  The latest edition of FOCUS has been published and should be delivered soon by your Elder. If you can't wait for the printed copy, or wish to send a copy to a friend or family member, please either direct them to this page or download the pdf version here and print it out on your home printer.

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2021 12:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[***FOCUS Dec 2020 - out now***]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/focus-dec-2020---out-now/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p> The latest edition of FOCUS has been published and should be delivered soon by your Elder. If you can't wait for the printed copy, or wish to send a copy to a friend or family member, please either direct them to this page or download the pdf version here and print it out on your home printer. Tip* Set your printer to 'Two sided printing' and 'short side binding' in layout that way it will print in the right order for you to simply fold and read. 

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 16:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[***Rev MacArthur on misleading column in The Herald today***]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/rev-macarthur-comments-on-misleading-column-in-the-herald/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p>Dear friends,

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[***Urgent fundraising campaign launch***]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/urgent-fundraising-campaign-launch/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p>Rev Maggie McArthur announces a fundraising appeal for the church which is vital due to the unprecedented drop in our income due to the church buildings being closed by the Covid-19 pandemic. 

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2020 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[***CARDROSS CARES-UPDATE***]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/cardross-cares-update/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p>CARDROSS CARES. Thanks the many volunteers and the team organising the postcard distribution for our community. The postcards have all been delivered to the volunteers to put in the doors allocated to them and we hope to have them all out by Sunday evening. Remember that the two Nurseries/Garden shops are both able to do deliveries. 

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2020 22:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[***WATCH OUR SUNDAY WORSHIP ONLINE***]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/watch-our-sunday-worship-online/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p>Starting from tomorrow (Sunday 22nd March 2020) and for the foreseeable future, Rev Maggie McArthur will be providing Sunday Worship online via the Cardross Parish Church YouTube channel. Please click on the link and then click the 'subscribe' button so you don't miss out on our services.

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[***Cardross Cares - Coronavirus Latest***]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/cardross-cares---coronavirus-latest/</link>
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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2020 18:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[***CORONAVIRUS LATEST***]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/covid-19-latest/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p> <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AN EVER-PRESENT HELP</span></strong>

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[FOCUS - Feb 2020 edition out now.]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/focus---feb-2020-edition-out-now/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p> The latest edition of FOCUS has been published and should have be delivered soon by your Elder along with your Communion cards for Sunday's (Feb 2nd) Communion service. If you can't wait for the printed copy, or wish to send a copy to a friend or family member, please either direct them to this page or download the pdf version here and print it out on your home printer. Tip* Set your printer to 'Two sided printing' and 'short side binding' in layout that way it will print in the right order for you to simply fold and read.

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 12:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Christmas Fair]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/christmas-fair/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p>Next Saturday, the 30th November, sees the official start of the Christmas season as we hold our Christmas Fair. There will be all the usual stalls, home baking and the raffle and the tickets are on sae now at only £3 for an adult and £1 for children. Tea or coffee and a selection of mince pies, cakes and shortbread are included in the price of your ticket. Any donations of raffle prizes, home baking etc will be gratefully received by the organisers. Please contact the church office for further details.

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2019 16:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[2019 Christmas Card]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/2019-christmas-card1/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p>We have designed and printed our Christmas card again this year which will be delivered to all the homes in the village. It features all the main services and events that are taking place over the Christmas period. We hope you like the card and that you'll keep it handy to remind you of all the things that are happening and that you will find time to come along and join us at Cardross Parish Church or St Mahews. Merry Christmas!

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 16:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Come and celebrate 53 years of the Playgroup]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/come-and-celebrate-53-years-of-the-playgroup1/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p>This coming Saturday morning (7th Sept) will see us hold a Family Fun Day and Celebration for the Playgroup who have moved out of the church hall 53 years after it was founded in the village. The event will feature lots of thing including the unveiling of a new statue in the garden of children at play, the planting of two trees and the placing of new picnic benches. EVERYONE who has had anything to do with the Playgroup is invited along to join us. **PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS**

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2019 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[FOCUS - June 2019 edition out now.]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/focus---june-2019-edition-out-now/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p>The latest edition of FOCUS has been published and should have be delivered soon by your Elder along with your Communion cards for Sunday's (June 2nd) Communion service. If you can't wait for the printed copy, or wish to send a copy to a friend or family member, please either direct them to this page or download the pdf version here and print it out on your home printer. Tip* Set your printer to 'Two sided printing' and 'short side binding' in layout that way it will print in the right order for you to simply fold and read.

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 21:53:00 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[FOCUS - February 2019 edition out now.]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/focus---february-2019-edition-out-now/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p>The latest edition of FOCUS has been published and should have be delivered soon by your Elder along with your Communion cards for Sunday's (Feb 3rd) Communion service. If you can't wait for the printed copy, or wish to send a copy to a friend or family member, please download the pdf version here and print it out on your home printer. Tip* Set you printer to 'Two sided printing' and 'short side binding' in layout that way it will print in the right order for you to simply fold and read.

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 07:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[FOCUS - October 2018 edition out now!]]></title>
  <link>https://www.cardrossparishchurch.org/news/news/focus---october-2018-edition-out-now/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[<p>The latest edition of FOCUS has been published and should have be delivered soon by your Elder along with your Communion cards for Sunday's (Oct 7th) Communion service. If you can't wait for the printed copy, or wish to send a copy to a friend or family member, please download the pdf version here and print it out on your home printer. Tip* Set you printer to 'Two sided printing' and 'short side binding' in layout that way it will print in the right order for you to simply fold.

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  <author>John Young</author>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 10:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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