Sunday 24 July 2022
Services of Worship 11.00 am & 6.00 pm
Minister : Rev Sandor Fazakas 01478 611868
Session Clerk : Mr Bill Marshall 01478 650405
“Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name ;
make known among the nations what he has done.
Sing to him, sing praise to him ; tell of all his wonderful acts.
Glory in his holy name.”
MORNING WORSHIP
Greetings and Intimations
Hymn CH 69 Come, let us to the Lord our God
Prayer
Readings Psalm 130
John 8 : 1 – 11
Hymn CH4 251 I, the Lord of sea and sky
Prayer
Hymn CH 409 And can it be, that I should gain
Sermon
Lord’s Prayer
Hymn CH 354 Glory be to God the Father
Benediction
EVENING WORSHIP
Greetings and Intimations
Hymn CH 387 The Lord’s my Shepherd
Prayer
Reading John 1 : 1 – 14
Sermon
Hymn CH 293 The Saviour died, but rose again
Benediction
INTIMATIONS
Welcome :
We extend a very warm welcome to the Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, who will preach the sermon at both morning and evening services in our church today.
Covid :
While the wearing of face-coverings and maintaining social distancing is no longer a legal requirement, The Scottish Government and the Church of Scotland advice is that in indoor settings the continuation of these practices should be encouraged.
With the continuing high number of cases of Covid cases in and around Portree, and the increasing number of visitors to our island we would strongly recommend that :-
- Face-coverings (unless exempt) should still be worn in the church and throughout the service – including during the singing of praise items.
- Social distancing on entry to, and exit from, the church as well as when sitting in the pews – the small markers on the pew shelves are spaced at 1-metre intervals.
The existing cleaning and disinfecting regimes will continue with the church fully sanitised after each service.
All these procedures are designed to minimise the risks to anyone attending worship in the church.
Sunday Evening Services :
Evening services are held in the church each Sunday and commence at 6.00 pm.
Ladies’ Bible Study Group :
The Ladies’ Bible Study Group meets in the Hall at 10.30 am each Tuesday. The group will be delighted to welcome any new ladies who would want to join them in fellowship and friendship.
Bible Study & Prayer Fellowship Services :
These services are held in the Church at 7.00 pm each Tuesday evening. All are invited to attend.
Pastoral Visits : The Minister requests that he be kept informed of any member of the congregation who is ill, in hospital or would welcome a visit from him.
Church Magazine Summer Edition
While we might not have been noticing too much of the sunshine and warmth these last few weeks, why not consider using another of our wet, windy or cool days to write an article for the Summer edition of your Church Magazine.
Articles can, for example, be on a favourite hymn or passage from the Bible, your favourite poem (or one of your own), a famous or less famous person, or any topic that you think would be of interest to those reading the magazine.
Contributions can be handwritten or typed and can be placed in the red magazine folder in the Front Vestibule. If articles are typed it would be appreciated if these could be emailed directly to wwm74marl@hotmail.com
We hope to publish this edition by Sunday 28 August, so contributions should be submitted please by Sunday 14 August.
St Columba’s Episcopalian Church – Bread Basket :
A reminder that our friends in the Episcopalian Church are providing free lunches for school children on Wednesdays during the summer holiday period and would welcome the help of any volunteers to serve food, wash up and generally chat to those attending. Children attending must be accompanied by an adult.
Assistance with cooking would also be welcomed but volunteers for this task must have kitchen and hygiene certificates.
The Bread Basket serves food from 11.00am to 2.00pm, so if you are available and interested please go along and introduce yourself to the St Columba team.
Retiral Offering for July :
A Retiral Offering will be taken at the end of both services next Sunday, 31 July.
This collection will go towards the costs of major projects in our church buildings.
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 on Sunday 07 August.
