Sunday 21 May 2023 – Ascension Sunday
Services of Worship 11.00 am and 6.00 pm
Minister : Rev Sandor Fazakas 01478 611868
Session Clerk : Mr Bill Marshall 01478 650405
“Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths ;
guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Saviour,
and my hope is in you all day long.”
MORNING WORSHIP 11.00am
Greetings and Intimations
Address to Younger People
Hymn MP 167 Give me oil in my lamp
Thoir dhomh aoibh na mo chrìdh
Reading Psalm 68: 4 – 6 and 32 – 35 (Pew Bible Page 582)
Hymn CH 1 All people that on earth do dwell
Prayer
Offering
Prayer
Reading Acts 1 : 3 – 11 (Pew Bible Page 1092)
Hymn CH4 439 Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious !
Sermon
Lord’s Prayer
Hymn CH4 445 Alleluia, sing to Jesus !
Benediction
EVENING WORSHIP 6.00 pm
Greetings and Intimations
Hymn CH 69 Come, let us to the Lord our God
Prayer
Reading Job 1 : 6 – 12 and 2 : 6 – 10 (Pew Bible Page 509)
Sermon
Lord’s Prayer
Hymn MP 59 Blessed assurance
Benediction
INTIMATIONS
Covid :
While Covid is still present in the community, the majority of our congregation are now fully vaccinated against the virus.
At a joint meeting of the Kirk Session and Congregational Board it was felt that we could now relax our previous strong recommendation that face coverings should be worn in the church.
The wearing of these face coverings will now be a matter of personal choice.
The cleaning and disinfecting regime in the church will continue, but at a reduced frequency. It will still be sanitised before each Sunday worship.
After Morning Worship Fellowship :
After our 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.
Sunday Evening Services :
Evening services are held in the church each Sunday and commence at 6.00 pm.
Sunday School :
The group meets every Sunday during the school term. They meet initially in the Church before moving to the Church Hall.
If required, a crèche facility is available.
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 asks that he be kept informed of any member of the congregation who is ill, in hospital or would welcome a visit from him.
Sandor’s Attendance at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland :
Sandor will be attending this year’s Assembly as a representative of the Presbytery of Lochcarron-Skye. He will be in Edinburgh until Thursday 25 May, returning to Skye late on the Thursday evening.
During his absence urgent pastoral matters should be referred to the Session Clerk, Bill Marshall, who may be contacted on 01478 650 405.
Bill will lead worship at the morning service today and the evening service will be led by Colin Reeve.
Roddy Beaton and Hugh Campbell will lead the Prayer Fellowship service on Tuesday 23 May.
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 Pentecost Sunday 28 May.
Preparatory Service and Pentecost Sunday Communion :
Prior to the Communion Service to be held on Pentecost Sunday, 28 May, a Preparatory Service will be held in the church at 7.00 pm on Friday 26 May.
All members of the congregation are invited to attend.
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated during both services on Sunday 26 May.
Members of the congregation are asked to bring their own piece of bread to these services.
Individual disposable glasses and a sealed container of wine will be set out at each pew seat.
Retiral Offering for May :
A Retiral Offering will be taken at the end of both services next Sunday, 28 May.
This collection will go towards the costs of major projects in our church buildings.
