Clachan of Campsie

St Machan's Church

Clachan of Campsie or Campsie Glen (Scottish Gaelic: Clachan Chamais) is a settlement now in the East Dunbartonshire area of Scotland. It was formerly part of the county of Stirlingshire. It is situated to the south of the Campsie Fells at the foot of Campsie Glen where the Finglen and Aldessan Burns meet, forming the Glazert Water which then flows south-east until it joins the River Kelvin near Kirkintilloch.

In it are old industries, Crow Road, Jamie Wright's well, Lennox Castle, Woodhead House, St Machan's Church, and Campsie Glen.

Shops

In Clachan of Campsie there is a little cafe called Aldessan Cafe that sells food but it also sells art pictures, jewellery and other things too. There is a bike shop called Wheelcraft there where you can fix your bike or get one ordered. There are many bike parts in there and things to help you repair it yourself for sale. Wheelcraft specialize in making wheels.

Schoenstatt

Origininally called Ballencleroch House, the Schoenstatt is a place where nuns worship God. Since 1989, families, individuals and groups have been able to go there and come back with many comments of how beautiful and peaceful it is there. There is a woodland walk in the Schoenstatt and there are other areas you can explore that most people will find fantastical.

History

In early 1962, Sister Xavera brought Schoenstatt to Scotland by building a centre for German catholic residents. Sister Vincetas later joined her and they worked together for many years in Ardmory in the south of Glasgow. They worked in a large area of Scotland down to Manchester. The looked after German ex-soldiers and lots of others. After time, the Schoenstatt began to grow and slowly a small family Movement began to appear. Sister Xavera had a wish that a shrine could be built, and very slowly things began to arrive such as the altar in the 1970's and then the vocations in the 1980's. Father Duncan McVicar and Father Bryan Cunningham were ordained as priests at the Schoenstatt. Sister Mary-Elsbeth Owens and Sister Marion McClay joined the Schoenstatt movement with Father Michael Savage who joined the Schoenstatt Priest's Institute. The move to establish a shrine came when Sister Margareta and Sister Patricia came. In Campsie Glen in 1989 the shrine was opened and then the Formation Centre in 1995. Now the shrine is called "The Schoenstatt".

St Machan

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