Intimations – Sunday 6 December 2015
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 & Youth Fellowship meet every Sunday during the school term. They meet initially in the Church before moving to the Church Hall.
The Ladies’ Bible Study Group meets in the Church Hall on Tuesdays from 10.30 am to 12.00 noon. All ladies welcome.
The last meeting of the group this year will be on Tuesday 15 December with the meetings resuming on Tuesday 12 January 2016
The Prayer Fellowship meets in the Manse at 7.00 pm each Tuesday evening All are welcome to attend.
Church Magazine : The Christmas edition of our Church Magazine is now ready for distribution. Distributers may collect their folders from the Front Vestibule.
The Minister and Kirk Session would like to take this opportunity to thank the Distributers for their work during the year.
We are greatly indebted to Trevor Dee for the production of this edition.
Church & Society Newsletter : Copies of the latest newsletter are available in the Front Vestibule.
Anyone wishing more information on any of the sections should speak to Mary Rankine.
Superb Choice Club : Superb Choice Club is a Christian fellowship organisation which offers holidays in different parts of the world. Organised and led by Christians, these holidays include excursions, fellowship and worship, mainly in the UK and Europe. Brochures with information come out in November. You can get more information about the club on www.superbchoiceclub.org or contact Mairi Nicolson on
01478 612 235 for a free copy of the brochure and other information.
After Morning Worship Fellowship : If anyone would like to volunteer to join with those already serving on the tea/coffee rota, please see Fiona or Bill Marshall.
Door Duty / Readers : Door Duty volunteers are sought to give a welcome greeting to people as they come into the church and to take up the offerings. Readers would read the lessons during services. If you would be willing to help with either or both of these duties please see Donna McEwan or Bill Marshall.
Cake Tins : A number of cake tins/containers were left after the Sunday School Coffee Morning last week. These may be collected from the Vestry.
Christmas / New Year Services
Your family and friends will be made very welcome at any or all of our Christmas and New Year Services (or at any other time of the year !)
Sunday 20 December : Family Service 11.00 am
Evening Worship 6.00 pm
Thursday 24 December : Watchnight Service 11.00 pm
Sunday 27 December : Morning Worship 11.00 am
Evening Worship 6.00 pm
Thursday 31 December : Hogmanay Service 11.00—11.30 pm
Friday 1 January ‘16 : New Year’s Day Service 12.00 noon
Sunday 3 January : Morning Worship 11.00 am
Evening Worship 6.00 pm
MORNING SERVICE
Greetings and Intimations
Lighting of Second Advent candle
Children’s Address
Hymn SoGP 47 Lord of the Dance
Reading Deuteronomy 34 : 1 – 12 (Pew Bible Page 214)
Hymn CH 165 O come, O come, Emmanuel
Prayer
Offering
Prayer
Reading Matthew 22 : 34 – 46 (Pew Bible Page 991)
Hymn CH 212 I heard the voice of Jesus say
Sermon
Hymn CH 437 Love Divine, all loves excelling
Benediction
EVENING SERVICE
Greetings and Intimations
Hymn MP
Prayer
Offering
Reading Mark 15 : 1 – 20 (Pew Bible Page 1022)
Sermon
Hymn MP
Benediction
