Watchnight Service 11.00 pm, Tuesday 24 December 2019

We are delighted to have you share this time of worship with us and you, 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!)  

 

Order of Service

 

Greetings

 

Carol 4           As with gladness men of old

 

Reading          Isaiah 9 : 2 – 7

 

Carol 8           See amid the winter’s snow

 

Reading          Isaiah 11 : 1 – 10

 

Carol 5           The first Nowell the angel did say

 

Reading          Isaiah 60 : 1 – 5

 

Carol 7           While shepherds watched

 

Reading          John 1 : 1 – 14

 

Carol 1           O little town of Bethlehem

 

Reading          Luke 2 : 1 – 20      

                                                                                                                                                

Carol 10         Hark ! The herald-angels sing

 

Reading          Matthew 2 : 1 – 12

 

Offering in aid of Portree Nursery

 

Prayer

 

A Word

 

Carol 13         Silent night, holy night

 

Reading          Luke 2 : 25 – 31

 

The Lord’s Prayer

 

Carol 12         O come, all ye faithful

 

Merry Christmas !

 

The Right Hand of Fellowship

 

Our Watchnight Service Offering :

At our Watchnight Service it is a tradition that we take a special collection for a local charity.

We have decided that the special collection this year will go to Portree Nursery. 

Portree Nursery was opened in 1993 with further alterations taking place in 1996 and 2003, providing a pre-school and baby care facility.  The pre-school is funded by the Highland Council providing Early Years Education for 3 and 4 year-olds. 

Fast forward to 2019, and with continued growth and increased funding for 3 and 4 year-olds, the pre-school has outgrown the present building and is now moving to new premises situated at Portree primary School.

With the Nursery being a non-profit making organisation and holding Charitable Status, funds are limited to equip the new building with the resources necessary to look after the upwards of 50 children it can accommodate.  The facility is also available outwith normal school term time for the children of parents who are working.