Intimations – Sunday 16 March 2014

MORNING SERVICE

 

Greetings and Intimations

Children’s Address

Hymn    CH    383      Come, children, join to sing                                      

Reading                       Jeremiah 26 : 8 – 15         (Pew Bible Page 786)

Hymn    CH    591      I’m not ashamed to own my Lord    

Prayer

Offering                                 

Prayer

Reading                       Luke 13 : 29 – 35           (Pew Bible Page 1047)                                            

Hymn    Sheet             In Christ there is no east or west       

Sermon

Hymn  CH     420      The church’s one foundation    

Benediction

 

EVENING SERVICE

 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn    MP 31     Amazing Grace                                                               

Prayer

Offering                     

Reading                 Psalm 18 : 30 – 45             (Pew Bible Page 552)

Sermon

Hymn    MP    4    Abide with me  (omitting verses 2 & 4)

Benediction

 

After Morning Worship Fellowship : After Morning Worship today     Tea , Coffee, Juice and biscuits will be served in the Church.  Please stay behind for as long or short a time as you can manage and enjoy a time of fellowship with other members of the congregation and with visitors to our church.

Crèche:    There is a crèche in the Church Hall behind the Church if anyone wishes to leave their children there during the morning service.

Sunday School meets every Sunday during the school term.   They meet initially in the Church before moving to the Church Hall.

Youth Fellowship  .  An announcement will be made as to when YF will next meet.

The Ladies’ Bible Study Group meets in the Church Hall on Tuesdays from 10.30 am to 12.00 noon.   All ladies welcome.

 

The Prayer Fellowship meets in the Manse at 7.00 pm each Tuesday evening.   All are welcome to attend. 

 

Pastoral Visits :  The Minister asks that he would be kept informed of any member of the congregation who is ill, in hospital or would welcome a visit from him.

 

New Communicant Members :  Any Adherent who would wish to become a full communicant  member of the church should speak to the Minister at the end of the service or contact him by telephone.   We would dearly love to see more Adherents take up full communicant membership of the church and take Communion at the Easter Service on Sunday 20 April.

Church Magazine :  Preparations for the Easter edition of the Church magazine are underway.    A folder has been placed in the Front

Vestibule of the church and anyone who has an item (poem, article, prayer, etc.) that they wish to be considered for inclusion in the Easter or other editions of the magazine is asked to place it in the folder.

The closing date for articles is 25 April but earlier receipt would be appreciated.

Church & Society Newsletter :  Copies of the latest edition of this newsletter are available in the Front Vestibule.

From sunday 23 march, Portree church will act as a collection point for food items which, via helping hands, will be distributed to those in portree and the local area who are in great NEED.

a container for the food items will be placed in the Front Vestibule

 

 FOOD BANK

From Sunday 23 march, Portree Church will act as a collection point for food items which, via Helping Hands, will be distributed to those in portree and the local area who are in great NEED.

A container for the food items will be placed in the Front Vestibule.

ITEMS PARTICULARLY NEEDED ARE :-

 PASTA, PASTA SAUCES, JAM, RICE, SMOKED SAUSAGE, NOODLES, SOUP, BEANS, SWEETCORN, BREAKFAST CEREALS,

TINS OF RAVIOLI, POWDERED MILK,

TINS OF SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE

           FIONA STEPHENSON HAS KINDLY VOLUNTEERED TO COORDINATE THIS INITIATIVE.