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Daily Record
23-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Record
East Kilbride wellbeing charity hosts inaugural South Lanarkshire Charity Cup
Agape Wellbeing united various local charities together through football. Agape Wellbeing hosted the first South Lanarkshire Charity Cup and the event was a huge success. Youth, Family & Community Learning Service took the inaugural trophy on the day at Kirktonholme Pavilion in East Kilbride which united various local charities together through football. They included: Turning Point Scotland, The Givit, Healthy and Active, Move Forward Movement, The Wise Group, The Beacons, Skills Exchange, East Kilbride Universal Connections YFCL and Family Connections. Event organiser and chairperson of Agape, Emma McLean said: "We came up with the idea for the South Lanarkshire Charity Cup back in October - just as a way to bring people together through football and support the amazing work local charities do across the area. Download the Lanarkshire Live app today The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7. The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you. Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android "Since then, we've been blown away by the generosity of others — from donations to offers of help — it's what made the event possible. The atmosphere on the day really reflected that community spirit. We're grateful for all the support and the partnerships that have come out of it. That's what it's all about. "Kirktonholme Pavilion kindly let us use their space for the event. Wouldn't have been possible without them." Agape Wellbeing supports families with young children as well as people with mental health barriers, learning difficulties and, more recently, addiction issues. For the last decade the community hub has been bringing people together in a safe space with the aim of promoting positive wellbeing for all. At their base in Cornwall Way, Agape offer weekly men's group and women's wellbeing classes, arts and crafts for people with learning difficulties, women's pregnancy yoga, a menopause cafe and partner with the Village Centre, The Beacons, Time to Tackle, EK Yoga Wellbeing and Roads to Recovery. They also offer baby massage, messy play, silly sensory song time and Bookbug for parents of young children. Councillor John Anderson, who sponsored the event, added: "The inaugural South Lanarkshire Charity Cup tournament was a great success. It was not just about winning, it was about building friendships, and most importantly it was about having fun. "I would like to acknowledge the effort and dedication of all participants efforts in assuring the games were played hard, played fair with the best sportsmanship whether they won or lost, and I look forward to next year's tournament taking place. "Thank you Agape Wellbeing for hosting such a great day." Thanks go to Stuart Lovell at Street Soccer Scotland, Melissa Reid from Turning Point Scotland and The Wise Group's Heather Coulthard for helping to organise the event and referees Steven Brock, Daniel Thomson and George Lennon who donated their time. Also thanks to Morrisons, Turning point and Greggs who donated food/snacks and drinks for the day. *Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here. And did you know Lanarkshire Live is on Facebook? Head on over and give us a like and share!
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Northwestern College worship team releases first album
ORANGE CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Northwestern College's worship team has released its first album. According to a release from Northwestern College, the worship team's first album, Agape, is available on all major streaming platforms. LifeServe partnering with local firefighters for blood drives The album was recorded during a worship night at Northwestern's campus and features eight songs and two passages. The full service can also be viewed on YouTube. 'This year, we've spent a lot of time as worship leaders praying that this campus would experience the love of God in a new and deeper way,' Northwestern's director of worship Josh Kuipers said. 'A lot of hard work was figuring out how to do it. We had a really great time working on the album and have already seen how it has blessed people, so I definitely think we'll do it again.' Students at Northwestern were invited to participate in the production of the album, and students and recent graduates contributed to the filming and video editing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
'What we should be striving for.' Family, friends celebrate pastor Ricky Floyd at funeral
Pastor Ricky Floyd, a beloved minister, husband, father and friend, was laid to rest on Friday in Memphis. And while the service was at times tinged with sadness about the death of a man heralded as a community advocate, it was also a celebration of his life's work, work that many speakers encouraged those assembled to carry on themselves. The dozens of speakers praised his faith, his steadfast friendship, his commitment to community and his love of Memphis, especially Frayser. The homegoing celebration was a recognition of Floyd's life and achievements as a pastor, friend, husband, father and community member. His family was comforted, praised, prayed over and thanked during the hours-long service. "I know it's just the processional, but we don't do this like everybody else does," a religious leader said as the crowd erupted into applause and hallelujahs as Floyd's family walked into his funeral service. The family was the last to enter the sanctuary at Greater Imani Church, the Cathedral of Faith. They filled the remaining seats in the center row as the choir sang over the nearly 30-minute procession. Family also spoke about how they had not lost their faith in God's plan after Floyd's shooting death, how they continued to believe in Floyd's work on behalf of Jesus and how they intended to carry his ministry forward. Floyd was killed in a shooting Downtown on March 12. His funeral saw a large section of his church, elected officials and other religious leaders gather to remember a man who has been called Frayser's "beacon of hope." Many of the speakers recalled first meeting Floyd, many of whom he eventually called family. They recalled the strength of his faith, with Agape CEO David Jordan referencing Floyd leading 72 hours of prayer that preceded 52 days without a murder in Frayser. Memphis City Councilwoman Rhonda Logan drew parallels between Floyd's life and Jesus'. "I Googled Jesus' reputation in the community in the Bible. What came up was, 'Complex, marked by both adoration and opposition as he challenged the established norms and traditions,'" Logan said. "And that was Ricky Floyd. He challenged the status quo." Memphis Mayor Paul Young also spoke at the service, saying Floyd was a friend and someone who kept him grounded and cognizant of the work that needed to be done as he assumed the mayor's office. He told those in attendance to celebrate Floyd's life and follow his example of improving communities and bettering the lives of people around them. "This is a celebration, right? We are celebrating the life of someone that has had a tremendous impact in our community. I often like to think about the fact that, when it's all said and done, there's nothing more powerful than to be able to say that your sheer presence on this earth, the mere fact that you were here, has made somebody else's life better. That's what we should be striving for," Young said. Bishop Charles Bond told an anecdote about his time as a pastor for a small church in Mississippi. One day, a flower delivery meant for a new bank that had opened up was sent to the church, while flowers meant for a funeral at the church were sent to the bank. The card on the flowers that ended up at the church read, "Congratulations on your new location." Bond passed this message on to his departed friend, whom he said he knew was in heaven. "Congratulations on your new location," Bond said to Floyd. Commercial Appeal editor Corinne Kennedy contributed to this report. Lucas Finton covers crime, policing, jails, the courts and criminal justice policy for The Commercial Appeal. He can be reached by phone or email: (901) 208-3922 and and followed on X @LucasFinton. This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Family, friends celebrate the life of Memphis pastor Ricky Floyd
