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.