The Logo of the Church of Scotland Guild
The Guild was founded in 1887 by Rev Dr Archibald Charteris as the Church of Scotland Women’s Guild. Charteris’ aim was for “a movement of all the willing women workers in a parish, old and young, rich and poor, for mutual help and united action”. Within years there were 29,000 members in 400 branches. Membership reached a peak of over 160,000 in the 1950’s.
In 1997, membership was opened to men and the name was changed to the Church of Scotland Guild. Membership is open to all who support the Guild’s aim:
“The Church of Scotland Guild is a movement within the Church of Scotland which invites and encourages both women and men to commit their lives to Jesus Christ and enables them to express their faith in worship, prayer and action.”
Today the Church of Scotland Guild is one of Scotland’s largest voluntary organisations with around 30,000 members.
Annual themes encourage guilds to plan their programmes more effectively. The theme for 2021/22 is Lights & Bushels… the program is shown below.
Burnhead Parish Church Guild meet every Tuesday afternoon between 1pm and 3pm in the Church Extension and is open to all to attend. For more information please speak with Miss Sandra Roy.
Click here for The Church of Scotland Guild Website.
Lights and Bushels: 2021/22 Program
October 5th: Joint Communion in BurnheadOctober 12th: Liz LaceyOctober 19th: Topic DiscussionOctober 26th: Danny McLaughlinNovember 2nd: SharanneNovember 9th: QuizNovember 16th: Iain HewittNovember 23rd: Irene Dakers (Flowers)November 30th: St Andrews TeaDecember 7th: Christmas LunchDecember 14th: Carols and Mice PiesJanuary 11th: Catch UpJanuary 18th: Rev De BeerJanuary 25th: Burns TeaFebruary 1st: Lorna FyfeFebruary 8th: Mary’s MealsFebruary 15th: Gavin WhitefieldFebruary 22nd: Mary’s MealsMarch 1st: Join with Recycled TeenagersMarch 8th: Clive TuttyMarch 15th: Lillian HallMarch 22nd: Rev AndersonMarch 29th: AGM – Bring and Buy
