Sunday 23 March 2025
Services of Worship 11.00 am and 6.00 pm
Minister : Rev Sandor Fazakas 01478 611868
Session Clerk : Mr Bill Marshall 01478 650405
“I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations ;
I will sing of you among the peoples.
For great is your love, reaching to the heavens ;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
MORNING WORSHIP 11.00am
Greetings and Intimations
Address to Young People
Hymn Our God is a great big God
Reading Psalm 133 (Pew Bible Page 625)
Hymn The Lord’s my Shepherd (To Tune Psalm 23)
Creed
Offering
Prayer
Reading Matthew 15: 21 – 28 (Pew Bible Page 982)
Hymn CH 76 Dear Lord and Father of mankind God
Sermon
Lord’s Prayer
Hymn CH 425 In Christ there is no east or west
Benediction
EVENING WORSHIP 6.00pm
Greetings and Intimations
Hymn MP 193 God moves in a mysterious way
Prayer
Reading Romans 1 : 18 – 23 (Pew Bible Page 1128)
Sermon
Lord’s Prayer
Hymn CH 154 All things bright and beautiful
Benediction
INTIMATIONS
Covid :
While Covid is still present in the community, the majority of our congregation are now fully vaccinated against the virus.
The wearing of these face coverings will now be a matter of personal choice.
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.
Church Magazine – Easter Edition
Easter Sunday this year falls on 20 April and we would hope to produce and issue the Easter edition of the magazine on Sunday 13 April
Please let us have YOUR contributions to YOUR magazine. They can be as long or as short as you like and on any topic.
As usual, contributions can be place in the red folder on the wall of the Front Vestibule or sent to me at wwm74marl@hotmail.com
Only 1 week to go for articles. It would be wonderful if your contributions were submitted on or before next Sunday, 30 March.
Church Hall Cleaning Rota :
A new rota will be published in the near future and anyone who would be willing to give a little of their time to carry out cleaning in the Hall should give their name to Heather Quaye.
Retiral Offering for March :
A Retiral Offering will be taken at the end of both services next Sunday, 30 March.
This collection will go towards the costs of major projects in our church buildings.
NOTICE OF NOMINATION :
At a meeting held via Zoom on Thursday 13 February 2025, the Nominating Committee chose the person who they wish to propose to this congregation of Portree and Kilmuir and Stenscholl to be our new minister. The name of the person proposed is Rev Rebeccah Jepchumba Bartocho.
Arrangements have been made for Rev Rebeccah Jepchumba Bartocho to conduct public worship in this Church on Sunday the Sixth day of April at Eleven o’clock.
Immediately after that service, there will be a vote on whether or not Rev Rebeccah Jepchumba Bartocho should be appointed as the new minister of this congregations of Portree and Kilmuir and Stenscholl. Anyone whose name appears on the Electoral Register of the congregations of Portree and Kilmuir and Stenscholl shall be entitled to vote. No-one else shall be entitled to vote.
Rev Dr Roderick A R MacLeod
Interim Moderator
Electoral Register :
When Rev Rebeccah Bartocho preaches as the Sole Nominee for the (Deferred) Union of Portree and Kilmuir & Staffin, only those Communicant Members and Adherents whose names appear on the Electoral Register will be permitted to vote.
Today and next Sunday, Members and Adherents will be able to check that their names appear on the register which will be available in the Front Vestibule.
Those who are entitled to vote are asked to ensure they have a pen with them to mark their voting card.
