MUIRAVONSIDE

PARISH CHURCH

OF SCOTLAND

HOMEPAGE

BLACKBRAES AND SHIELDHILL PARISH

CHURCH OF SCOTLAND

LINKED WITH

MUIRAVONSIDE PARISH CHURCH

OF SCOTLAND

On Sunday 27th October both Blackbraes and Shieldhill as well as Muiravonside had their final services in their respective premises and are now part of a Union of the Upper Braes Churches.

Established on 1st November 2024, the Upper Braes Parish Church became a united Church of Scotland congregation worshipping and ministering across two centres from the legacy congregations of Blackbraes and Shieldhill, Brightons, Muiravonside and Slamannan.


All worship now takes place at :

Brightons Ministry Centre (formerly Brightons Parish Church)

Main Street

Brightons

Falkirk

FK2 0JT

and

Slamannan Ministry Centre

(formerly Slamannan Parish Church)

Manse Place,

Main Street,

Slamannan

Falkirk

FK1 3EN

 

Sunday services now take place in both our ministry centres and online from Brightons Ministry Centre at 11am.

 

Please click on our Logo below and you will be taken to our new Upper Braes Parish Church Website which has all the latest news and info

 

 

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Archived Items are below

 

On Sunday 8th September 2024, there will be a joint service of the Upper Braes Churches which will take place at 11am at Slammanan Community Centre, so there will be no worship at Blackbraes and Shieldhill on that day.

 

The new Summer 2023 joint magazine with Brightons Parish Church is now available to view. Please click on the picture of the magazine above which will take you direct to the magazine on the Brightons Parish Church website.

 

 

 

04/04/22

The Easter edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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05/12/21

The Christmas edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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14/09/21

The Autumn edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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22/05/21

The Spring edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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09/11/20

The Winter/Christmas Edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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07/06/20

Professor Stuart McDonald has written a Reflection for Trinity Sunday and it has been such a pleasure to post it on the website. To view his excellent Reflection please click on the cover below.

"I stopped at the church on my way home from work. Even when it is closed, there is still a sense of peace and calm which surrounds it. I love it there. Took this photo and can see so much of the character held within this beautiful place." - Nicola x

Latest News

01/12/19

The Winter edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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02/09/19

The Autumn edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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09/04/19

The Easter edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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03/12/18

The Winter edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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19/08/18

The Autumn edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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09/03/18

The Easter edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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22/11/17

The Winter edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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04/08/17

The Summer edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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02/04/17

The Easter edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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17/11/16

The Winter edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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24/09/16

Photos added to Gallery of Harvest Service preparations at both

Shieldhill and Muiravonside Churches .

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09/08/16

Photos added to Gallery of the Banner Group.

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21/07/16

Photos added to Gallery of the Joint Service which took place at Muiravonside Church on Sunday July 03rd 2016.

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04/03/16

The Easter edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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19/01/16

Photos added to Muiravonside Gallery of the Christingle Service which took place on 24th December.

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13/11/15

The Winter edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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12/10/15

Photos added to Muiravonside Gallery of Harvest Service 2015

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20/07/15

The Summer edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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28/05/15

Pictures added to Gallery of the Muiravonside Choral Society Concert

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07/05/15

Pictures added to Gallery of the Admission of Mrs Elizabeth Orr to the Office of Reader which took place at Bathgate High Parish Church on the 22nd of April 2015. Liz was with us in 2010 at the start of her Enquiry Period for Readership and many people from both Shieldhill and Muiravonside churches attended the Admission to Readership service at Bathgate.

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16/04/15

Pictures added to Gallery of the annual trip to the Spring Harvest, this time at Skegness. A party of nine people attended from both Shieldhill and Muiravonside.

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Mr and Mrs Duncan, Muiravonside, 65 years married.

05/03/15

The Spring edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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07/01/15

Photos added to Muiravonside Gallery of the Christingle Service which took place on 24th December.

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28/11/14

The Winter edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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20/11/14

Photos added to Muiravonside Gallery of Remembrance Sunday which took place on 9th November.

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06/11/14

Photos added to Muiravonside Gallery of the church interior.

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06/11/14

Photos added to Muiravonside Gallery of the Harvest Thanksgiving.

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20/08/14

The Autumn edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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29/06/14

The Summer edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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10/06/14

Photos added to the Gallery of the preparations for Easter Communion

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10/06/14

Photos added to the Gallery of the annual Spring Fayre

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18/03/14

Photos added to Muiravonside Gallery of the snowdrops outside the church.

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09/02/14

Photos added of Muiravonside Church, taken in the 1950s, both before and after alterations were made to the internal layout.

In addition to this, two photos have been added showing the interior of Cairneymount Church around the same period.

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09/02/14

The Spring edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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14/11/13

The Winter edition of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Parish Church linked with Muiravonside Parish Church Magazine is now available for viewing.

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20/10/13

Above is the tree which is situated right beside Muiravonside Church and many people have seen the shape of a face within its leaves. It is known as "The Auld Man" and is said to watch over the Church.

Can you spot the face?

08/10/13

Photos added to the Gallery of the visit of Graeme and Henry Shepherd from Hong Kong in July. Also extra photos added to the Joint Annual Service Gallery.

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28/07/13

Photos added to the Gallery of the Annual Joint Service which took place at Muiravonside Parish Church on Sunday 7th July 2013

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09/05/13

Photos added to the Muiravonside Gallery of the twentieth anniversary of Kay Brown's Ordination to Readership.

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02/05/13

Photos added to the Muiravonside Gallery of Mr Humphrey Williams joining Muiravonside Parish Church on 14th April 2013.

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17/04/13

Photos added to the Muiravonside Gallery of various events, including the Fifth Anniversary of Rev Louise McClement's Ordination, the wedding of Fiona McIntosh to Simon Gallacher, the wedding of Alison Taylor to Steven Ramage, the Christening of Hope Josephine Bryson and photos of snow at Muiravonside Church.

Please click on the photo below to go to Muiravonside Gallery where you can view each event.

11/03/13

Images of the snowdrops outside Muiravonside Church added to the Muiravonside Gallery.

Please click on the image below to view the five photos which were taken by Thomas Ramage.

15/01/13

Photos added to the Muiravonside Gallery of the Christingle Service, which took place on 24th December 2012.

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11/01/13

Photos added to the Muiravonside Gallery of various events, including the Garden Party, the Memorial Service, and the Christmas Fayre 2012.

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21/09/12

Photos added to Gallery of both the Blackbraes and Shieldhill and the Muiravonside teams who took part in the Inter Church Quiz which took place at Laurieston Parish Church.

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19/09/12

Photos added to Muiravonside Gallery of various recent events including, the the Vellore Garden Open Day, the Choral Society on Easter Sunday 2012, the visit of Rev Colin Mailer during Holy Week and visitor Henry Leto Vanstraten in August.

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19/09/12

Upcoming events for Blackbraes and Shieldhill linked with Muiravonside Guild now uploaded.

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08/04/12

Photos added to Muiravonside Gallery of various recent events including, the Christingle Service 2011, the Choral Society Christmas Concert and Remembrance Sunday 2011.

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04/03/12

Various exciting events happening over the next few weeks at Muiravonside Church. To view these events please click on the button below and you will be taken to the "What's On" page.

28/08/11

Photographs added to the Gallery of the visit of Rev.Professor Graham Duncan from the South Africa Link.

Please click on the image below to view the photos. There is also a link to the South Africa Link Website which has information about the Mission Partners, Graham & Sandra Duncan, the work they are doing and the issues they face.

18/04/11

Report and photos now uploaded about the recent trip to the Spring Harvest at Skegness.

A great time was had by all.

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01/04/11

Photographs now uploaded of the much enjoyed Spring Concert by Muiravonside Choral Society, which featured songs from "Joseph and the Amazing Techicolour Dreamcoat," by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.

A great evening was had by all. Thank you to all who attended.

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10/02/11

Photographs of Barbecues taken at Muiravonside between 1984 and 1987 added to Muiravonside Gallery. (Photographs supplied by Lorna Coulter of Blackbraes and Shieldhill Church)

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the photographs

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