Intimations – Sunday 13 May 2018

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.

Our Praise :  :  At the morning service today, one of our Elders, Archie MacDonald will precent psalms.  Our praise at the evening service will be taken from Mission Praise (MP)

If you feel more comfortable sitting during the items of praise, please feel free to do so.

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 groups meet every Sunday during the school term. Sunday School meets initially in the Church before moving to the Church Hall.  Youth Fellowship meets in the Church Hall at 11.00 am.

The Ladies’ Bible Study Group : The group meets in the Church Hall on Tuesdays from 10.30 am to 12.00 noon.   All ladies welcome.

The Prayer Fellowship : Until further notice, the group will meet in the Church at 7.00 pm each Tuesday evening.   All are welcome to attend.

Pastoral Visits :  The Minister asks that he would be kept informed of any member of the congregation who is ill, in hospital or would welcome a visit from him.

Preparatory Service :  A Preparatory Service will be held in the church at 7.30 pm on Friday 18 May.

Communion :  Communion will be served at both morning and evening services on Pentecost Sunday, 20 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, 20 May

Summer Opening of the Church to Visitors : Ishbel Beattie would like to thank all who have volunteered for this important aspect of our church activities.  She now has all timetabled slots covered.  If anyone would still wish to volunteer to act as a reserve they should contact Ishbel on 0787 611 0984.  The Minister and Session are grateful to all those who are giving of their time for this mission outreach.

Church AGM

It has now been confirmed that the AGM of the church will be held in the Church Hall at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 12 June 2018  and we encourage you to attend to hear reports on the various activities which have taken place during 2017.

Church Magazine :  The Spring / Summer edition of the magazine is now ready and distributors may collect their folders from the Vestibule.

MORNING SERVICE

Greetings and Intimations

Address to Young People

Hymn     CH    24      God is our refuge and our strength                         

Reading                       Psalm 68                                   (Pew Bible Page 582)

Hymn      CH    73      I waited for the Lord my God  (Verses 1 – 4)          

Prayer

Offering                                 

Prayer

Reading                       Acts 1 : 4 – 11                       (Pew Bible Page 1092)                                                                                                                                                              

Hymn      CH  351      O thou my soul, bless God the Lord  (Verses 1 – 5)           

Sermon

Hymn      CH    41      Lord, thee my God                            

Benediction

EVENING SERVICE

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn  MP    515        O love that wilt not let me go                        

Prayer

Offering                                 

Reading                       John 17 : 1 – 19                      (Pew Bible Page 1085)

Sermon

Hymn  MP     51         Be thou my Vision  (Omit v3)                                   

Benediction