Christmas

Sunday 08 December 2019 – Second Sunday in Advent

 

MORNING SERVICE

Greetings and Intimations

Lighting of the Second Advent Candle

Address to Young People

Hymn CH 464 The wise may bring their learning

Reading Isaiah 61 : 1 – 4 (Pew Bible Page 748)

Hymn CH 165 O come, O come, Emmanuel

Prayer

Offering

Prayer

Reading Luke 4 : 14 – 21 (Pew Bible Page 1031)

Hymn CH 214 Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old

Sermon

Hymn CH 91 Defend me, Lord, from hour to hour

Benediction

 

EVENING SERVICE 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn  MP   237         Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty                       

Prayer

Offering

Reading                       Isaiah 2 : 1 – 5                          (Pew Bible Page 686)

Sermon

Hymn  MP   649         The King of love my Shepherd is                             

Benediction

 

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

 

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.

 

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  : The group meets every Sunday during the school term.   Sunday School meets initially in the Church before moving to the Church Hall.

 

The Ladies’ Bible Study Group : The final meeting of the year will be held on Tuesday 10 December and group meetings will recommence on Tuesday 7 January 2020.  There will be no informal meetings at Jans during this holiday period

 

The Prayer Fellowship : Due to the disruption caused by Scottish Water’s ongoing work in the Manse courtyard, there will be no meeting of the Fellowship on Tuesday 10 December.  The group will next meet on Tuesday 7 January, following the Christmas & New Year holiday period.

 

Volunteers :  For next year we would be delighted to have additional volunteers for :-

  • Cleaning duties in the church and the hall ( Heather Quaye)
  • Door duty and/or readers (Donna McEwan)
  • After Morning Worship Tea rota (Ishbel Beattie)

If you can help with any of these please give your name to the named  person responsible.

 

Church Magazine :  The Christmas edition of the magazine is now ready and distributors may collect their folders from the Beadle’s Pew.

 

Community Nativity Play :  This will be held in Kilmuir Church at 3.00 pm on Saturday 22 December.  An open invitation is extended to all.  Tea and biscuits will be served.

 

Sunday 15 December : This will be the last Sunday this year for the Sunday School and consequently morning worship will take the form of a Family Carol Service.

Members of the Crèche and Sunday School will be involved in the service

After the service the Crèche and Sunday School will be providing a Soup and Mince Pie Lunch in the Church Hall.

It is hoped that members of the congregation will support our younger members in these activities.

A letter has already been sent to a special guest inviting him to make an appearance and he has written back saying he hopes to attend.

 

 

Christmas / New Year Services

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 !)

Sunday 15 December  :       Family Service    11.00 am

Evening Worship  6.00 pm

Sunday 22 December  :      Morning Worship 11.00 am

Evening Worship    6.00 pm

Tuesday 24 December :    Watchnight Service  11.00 pm

Sunday 29 December  :    Morning Worship  11.00 am

Evening Worship    6.00 pm

Tuesday 31 December :         Hogmanay Service  6.00 pm

Wednesday 1 January ‘20 : New Year’s Day Service  12.00– 12.30 pm

Sunday 5 January ‘ 20  :    Morning Worship  11.00 am

Evening Worship    6.00 pm

 

 

 

Christmas

Sunday 01 December 2019 – First Sunday in Advent

 

MORNING SERVICE

Greetings and Intimations

Lighting of the First Advent Candle

Address to Young People

Hymn     CH  488      Jesus bids us shine

Reading                       Jeremiah 33 : 14 – 16               (Pew Bible Page 796)

Hymn      CH  165      O Come, O come, Emmanuel           

Prayer

Offering                                 

Prayer

Reading                       Luke 21 : 25 – 36                (Pew Bible Page 1057)                                                                                                                                                              

Hymn      CH  320      Come, thou long-expected Jesus      

Sermon

Hymn      CH  437      Love Divine, all loves excelling                    

 

EVENING SERVICE 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn  MP   501         O Jesus, I have promised                              

Prayer

Offering

Reading                       John 12 : 20 – 33                    (Pew Bible Page 1080)

Sermon

Hymn  MP   515         O Love that wilt not let me go                      

Benediction

 

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 : This morning our praise items are taken from Church Hymnary Third Edition (CH) and those at evening services are 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  : The group meets every Sunday during the school term.   Sunday School meets initially in the Church before moving to the Church Hall.

 

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 : The group meets in the Manse each Tuesday evening at 7.00 pm.   All are welcome to attend.

 

FreeWill Offering Envelopes 2020 :  Anyone wishing to join the scheme and receive envelopes for their weekly offerings should see Bill.

 

Volunteers :  For next year we would be delighted to have additional volunteers for :-

  • Cleaning duties in the church and the hall ( Heather Quaye)
  • Door duty and/or readers (Donna McEwan)
  • After Morning Worship Tea rota (Ishbel Beattie)

If you can help with any of these please give your name to the named  person responsible.

 

Church Magazine :  The Christmas edition of the magazine is now ready and distributors may collect their folders from the Beadle’s Pew.

The Minister and Kirk Session would like to thank all the distributors of the magazine for their important work in spreading news of the church to those who cannot attend services.  

 

Gaelic Nativity Play :  This will be held in Kilmuir Church at 3.00 pm on Saturday 22 December.  An open invitation is extended to all.  Tea and biscuits will be served.

Sunday 15 December : This will be the last Sunday this year for the Sunday School and consequently morning worship will take the form of a Family Carol Service.

Members of the Crèche and Sunday School will be involved in the service

After the service the Crèche and Sunday School will be providing a Soup and Mince Pie Lunch in the Church Hall.

It is hoped that members of the congregation will support our younger members in these activities.

A letter has already been sent to a special guest inviting him to make an appearance and he has written back saying he hopes to attend.

 

 

 

Christmas Candle

Sunday 24 November 2019

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 : This morning our praise items are taken from Church Hymnary Third Edition (CH) and those at evening services are 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  : The group meets every Sunday during the school term.   Sunday School meets initially in the Church before moving to the Church Hall.

 

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 : The group meets in the Manse each Tuesday evening at 7.00 pm.   All are welcome to attend.

 

FreeWill Offering Envelopes 2020 :  Anyone wishing to join the scheme and receive envelopes for their weekly offerings should see Bill.

 

Kirk Session / Congregational Board : A joint meeting of the Session and Board will be held in the Church Hall at 7.00 pm on Thursday 28 November with a Kirk Session meeting following thereafter.  Minutes and Agenda are available in the Front vestibule.

 

Retiral Offering :  A Retiral Offering will be taken at both services

on today.   This collection will go towards the costs of replacing all windows in the Church Hall and other major works to our buildings.

 

Church Magazine :  The closing date for articles for the Christmas edition of the magazine is today.

 

Church and Church Hall Cleaning 

I would like to thank everyone on the Church and Hall cleaning rotas for all their hard work this year in keeping both buildings clean and tidy.  It is one of those jobs  which are quietly and efficiently carried out without any fuss by  volunteers from the congregation but which, if left undone, would be immediately noticeable to everyone using the Church and Hall.  Not only do you keep the premises spick and span but you are able to see better than most when things are not quite right so making the premises a safer and nicer place to use.  And you make my job a whole lot easier!

Thank you for your continued support.  I’ll have  next year’s rotas out by mid-December, so please  look out for them in the Church Vestibule if I’ve not managed to give them to you personally.  There are a couple of gaps this year especially for the hall so if any member of the congregation feels that they can help  then just  get in touch with myself.  It only takes up 3 or 4 hours a year at a time of your choosing but makes such a difference.  So please consider if you could help in this important task.  Finally can I ask all members of the congregation to have a look in their cupboards to see if they have any keys for the Church or Hall that they no longer need.  Every year we somehow manage to lose a couple and it can be difficult for the key cutter to make new keys when it’s a copy of a copy .

 

Heather Quaye

 

Christmas Tree Fun Time

Sunday School and Crèche are having a “Christmas Tree Fun Time” on the afternoon of this coming Friday, 29 November.

The afternoon will include dressing the Church Christmas Tree, games, crafts and festive food.

The event will be held in the Church and Church Hall from 2.30 to 4.30 pm.

Everyone is welcome so bring along your children, their friends and your grandchildren for a fun filled afternoon.

 

 

 

MORNING SERVICE

Greetings and Intimations

Address to Young People

Hymn     CH  488      Jesus bids us shine    

Reading                       Psalm 43                                   (Pew Bible Page 568)

Hymn      CH      7      O send thy light forth

Prayer

Offering                                 

Prayer

Reading                       Ephesians 5 : 8 – 14                (Pew Bible Page 1176)                                                                                                                                                              

Hymn      CH  133      Break forth, O living light of God    

Sermon

Hymn      CH  212      I heard the voice of Jesus say                      

Benediction

 

EVENING SERVICE

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn  MP     23         All things bright and beautiful                                 

Prayer

Offering

Reading                       Genesis 1 : 24 – 31                        (Pew Bible Page 4)

Sermon

Hymn  MP   506         O Lord my God !                   

Benediction

 

Portree Parish Church Exterior

Sunday 17 November 2019

 

Communion :  Communion will be served at both morning and evening services today.

If  you wish to be served with the Elements please sit in one of the pews

with the white cloths.  If you are unable to do this, please indicate to an Elder from where you are sitting and the Elements will be brought to

you.   Those wishing the Common Cup should sit on the organ side of

the church and those wishing the Individual Cup should sit on the

pulpit side.

 

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 : This morning our praise items are taken from Church Hymnary Third Edition (CH) and those at evening services are 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  : The group meets every Sunday during the school term.   Sunday School meets initially in the Church before moving to the Church Hall.

 

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 : The group meets in the Manse each Tuesday evening at 7.00 pm.   All are welcome to attend.

 

FreeWill Offering Envelopes 2020 :  Anyone wishing to join the scheme and receive envelopes for their weekly offerings should see Bill.

 

Kirk Session / Congregational Board : A joint meeting of the Session and Board will be held in the Church Hall at 7.00 pm on Thursday 28 November with a Kirk Session meeting following thereafter.  Minutes and Agenda will be available next Sunday.

 

Church Magazine :  To date, very, very few articles have been received. The closing date for articles is next Sunday, 24 November

 

St Columba’s Episcopal Church Annual Study Day :  This will be held in St Columba’s on Saturday 23 November from 10.30am to 3.35 pm with coffee, lunch and tea provided.  The guest speaker will be Dr Donald Bruce, a Christian bioethicist, who will explore the subject of “Should we edit our genetic code ?”  All are invited to attend.

To assist with catering arrangements please email your intention to attend to stcolumbas.portree@btinternet.com

 

Sunday School and Crèche are having a “Christmas Tree Fun Time” on the afternoon of Friday 29 November.

The afternoon will include dressing the Church Christmas Tree, games, crafts and festive food.

The event will be held in the Church and Church Hall from 2.30 to 4.30 pm.

Everyone is welcome so bring along your children, their friends and your grandchildren for a fun filled afternoon.

 

Retiral Offering :  A Retiral Offering will be taken at both services

on Sunday 24 November.   This collection will go towards the costs of major projects in our church buildings.

 

 

 

MORNING SERVICE

 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn     CH    74      Show me thy ways, O Lord                           

Reading                       Jeremiah 32 : 36 – 41              (Pew Bible Page 795)

Hymn      CH  434      O Jesus, I have promised

Prayer

Offering                                 

Prayer

Reading                       Mark 1 : 14 – 20                   (Pew Bible Page 1002)                                                                                                                                                               

Hymn      Sheet           Will you come and follow me           

Sermon

Hymn      CH  565 v1-3   I’ll of salvation take the cup

Communion

Hymn      CH  590 v1-3  Now Lord ! according to thy word           

Benediction

 

EVENING SERVICE 

 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn  MP  237          Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty !                     

Prayer

Offering                                 

Reading                       Matthew 12 : 38 – 42                (Pew Bible Page 978)

Sermon

Hymn  MP   214 v1-2    He gave His life in selfless love 

Communion

Hymn  MP   214 v3-4   They heard Him call His Father’s name

Benediction

Remembrance Sunday

Sunday 10 November 2019 – Remembrance Sunday

Our Praise : Normally at our morning services the items of Praise are taken from Church Hymnary Third Edition (CH) and those at evening services are taken from Mission Praise (MP).

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

 

Retiral Collection :  At the end of the service, as you leave the church, there will be an opportunity to make a donation to The Royal British Legion Scotland.  Money raised during the Scottish Poppy Appeal is used to provide vital support to the Armed Forces community living in Scotland.

Please note that this collection is separate from the Offering taken during the service which goes to the work of the church in Portree and beyond.

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.

 

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  : The group meets every Sunday during the school term.   Sunday School meets initially in the Church before moving to the Church Hall.

 

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 : The group meets in the Manse each Tuesday evening at 7.00 pm.   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.

 

FreeWill Offering Envelopes 2020 :  Anyone wishing to join the scheme and receive envelopes for their weekly offerings should see Bill.

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 17 November.

 

November Communion Services :  Communion will be celebrated at both services on Sunday 17 November.

A Preparatory Service will be held in the church at 6.00 pm Friday 15 November. Rev A Macleod-Mair will conduct this service

 

A.A. Convention : A public meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is to be held in the Shinty Clubhouse, Portree on Saturday 16th November, 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm.  No charge for entry but teas and coffee for sale to raise funds for Crossroads.  All welcome.

 

 

Sunday School and Crèche are having a “Christmas Tree Fun Time” on the afternoon of Friday 29 November.

The afternoon will include dressing the Church Christmas Tree, games, crafts and festive food.

The event will be held in the Church and Church Hall from 2.30 to 4.30 pm.

Everyone is welcome so bring along your children, their friends and your grandchildren for a fun filled afternoon.

 

Kirk Session / Congregational Board : A joint meeting of the Session and Board will be held in the Church Hall at 7.00 pm on Thursday 28 November with a Kirk Session meeting following thereafter.

 

MORNING SERVICE

 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn    CH      1        All people that on earth do dwell                             

Reading                       Psalm 116 : 1 – 9                      (Pew Bible Page 615)

Hymn    CH    527      Eternal Father, strong to save

Prayer

Offering                                 

Prayer

Reading                       Revelation 7 : 9 – 17             (Pew Bible Page 1238)                                     

Hymn    CH    611      O God, our help in ages past                        

Sermon  –  Rev Rosemary Bungard, St Columba’s Episcopal Church

The Lord’s Prayer

Hymn    CH    695      Abide with me

The National Anthem                                                

Benediction

 

EVENING SERVICE 

 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn  MP   624         Take my life, and let it be                                         

Prayer

Offering

Reading                       Matthew 22 : 34 – 46                (Pew Bible Page 991)

Sermon

Hymn  MP   575         Rejoice, the Lord is King                              

Benediction

 

Image: Portree Parish Church Stained glass window

Intimations – Sunday 3 November 2019

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 : Normally at our morning services the items of Praise are taken from Church Hymnary Third Edition (CH) and those at evening services are 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  : The group meets every Sunday during the school term.   Sunday School meets initially in the Church before moving to the Church Hall.

 

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

 

The Prayer Fellowship : The group meets in the Manse each Tuesday evening at 7.00 pm.   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.

 

FreeWill Offering Envelopes 2020 :  Anyone wishing to join the scheme and receive envelopes for their weekly offerings should see Bill.

 

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 17 November.

 

Remembrance Sunday 10 November  – Morning Worship :  As in previous years, Portree Parish Church will host the Remembrance Day Service. Following the period of silence in the Square, members of the uniformed organisations will join us in the Church for morning worship.

While the seating arrangements will be slightly different from a normal Sunday it is hoped that members of our congregation will not be put

off from attending on that day.

Sarah Reeve and Calum McDiairmid will represent the church at the parade and lay the wreath on behalf of the congregation.

 

November Communion Services :  Communion will be celebrated at both services on Sunday 17 November.

A Preparatory Service will be held in the church at 6.00 pm Friday 15 November.

 

A.A. Convention : A public meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is to be held in the Shinty Clubhouse, Portree on Saturday 16th November, 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm.  No charge for entry but teas and coffee for sale to raise funds for Crossroads.  All welcome.

 

Sunday School and Crèche are having a “Christmas Tree Fun Time” on the afternoon of Friday 29 November.

The afternoon will include dressing the Church Christmas Tree, games, crafts and festive food.

The event will be held in the Church and Church Hall from 2.30 to 4.30 pm.

Everyone is welcome so bring along your children, their friends and your grandchildren for a fun filled afternoon.

 

 

 

MORNING SERVICE

 

Greetings and Intimations

Address to Young People

Hymn     CH    58      If I come to Jesus      

Reading                       2 Kings 1 : 1 – 18                      (Pew Bible Page 368)

Hymn      CH    65      Lord, from the depths to thee I cried

Prayer

Offering                                 

Prayer

Reading                        Mark 3 : 20 – 30                    (Pew Bible Page 1005)                                                                                                                                                              

Hymn      CH  664      O for a faith that will not shrink      

Sermon

Hymn      CH  133      Break forth, O living light of God                

Benediction

 

EVENING SERVICE 

 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn  MP   396         Just as I am, without one plea                                 

Prayer

Offering

Reading                       John 4 : 27 – 38             (Pew Bible Page 1067)

Sermon

Hymn  MP   106         Come, you thankful people, come                

Benediction

Image: Portree Parish Church Stained glass window

Intimations – Sunday 27 October 2019

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 : Normally at our morning services the items of Praise are taken from Church Hymnary Third Edition (CH) and those at evening services are 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.

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.

Sunday School  : The group meets every Sunday during the school term.   Sunday School meets initially in the Church before moving to the Church Hall.

Sunday School resumes next Sunday, 03 November

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.

Meetings resume next Tuesday, 29 October.

The Prayer Fellowship : The group meets each Tuesday evening at       7.00 pm.   All are welcome to attend.

From Tuesday 29 October the meetings will be held in the Manse.

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 17 November.

Remembrance Sunday :  On Sunday 10 November, immediately following the parade and laying of wreaths at the War Memorial, the annual service of Remembrance will be held in the church.

Colin Reeve and Calum McDiairmid will represent the church at the parade and lay the wreath on behalf of the congregation.

November Communion Services :  Communion will be celebrated at both services on Sunday 17 November.

A Preparatory Service will be held in the church on the evening of Friday 15 November.

Christmas Time is Coming ! :  Sorry for the reminder, but we hope to be able to issue a Christmas edition of YOUR magazine if sufficient material is received.

Articles can be typed and either placed in the Magazine Folder in the Vestibule or, preferably, emailed to the editor at wwm74marl@hotmail.com     Handwritten articles can still be placed in the folder.

Please, please get writing !

Closing date for articles will be Sunday 24 November.

MORNING SERVICE

 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn     CH    45      Now that the daylight fills the sky                

Reading                       Jeremiah 7 : 1 – 8                     (Pew Bible Page 764)

Hymn      CH    74      Show me thy ways, O Lord

Prayer

Offering                                 

Prayer

Reading                        1 Corinthians 9 : 1 – 9          (Pew Bible Page 1150)                                                                                                                                                              

Hymn      CH  121      Thou art the Way      

Sermon

Hymn      CH  482      Yield not to temptation                     

Benediction

 

EVENING SERVICE 

 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn  MP   649         The King of love my Shepherd is                 

Prayer

Offering

Reading                       Galatians 5 : 16 – 26             (Pew Bible Page 1172)

Sermon

Hymn  MP     67         Breathe on me, breath of God                                  

Benediction

 

 

Bible - Portree Parish Church

Intimations – Sunday 20 October 2019

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 : Normally at our morning services the items of Praise are taken from Church Hymnary Third Edition (CH) and those at evening services are 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.

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.

 

Sunday School  : The group meets every Sunday during the school term.   Sunday School meets initially in the Church before moving to the Church Hall.

Sunday School resumes next Sunday, 03 November

 

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.

There will be no meeting of the  Bible Study group on Tuesday 22nd October.  Meetings resume on Tuesday 29 October.

During this recess period an open invitation is extended to anyone in the congregation who would wish to meet informally in the Red Brick Café at Jans on Tuesday 22 October from 10.30 am to 12.00 noon.

 

The Prayer Fellowship : The group meets in the Church Hall at 7.00 pm each Tuesday evening.   All are welcome to attend.

 

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 17 November.

 

Christmas Time is Coming ! :  Sorry for the reminder, but we hope to be able to issue a Christmas edition of YOUR magazine if sufficient material is received.

Articles can be typed and either placed in the Magazine Folder in the Vestibule or, preferably, emailed to the editor at wwm74marl@hotmail.com     Handwritten articles can still be placed in the folder.

Please, please get writing !

Closing date for articles will be Sunday 24 November.

Remembrance Sunday :  On Sunday 10 November, immediately following the parade and laying of wreaths at the War Memorial, the annual service of Remembrance will be held in the church.

Colin Reeve and Calum McDiairmid will represent the church at the parade and lay the wreath on behalf of the congregation.

November Communion Services :  Communion will be celebrated at both services on Sunday 17 November.

A Preparatory Service will be held in the church on the evening of Friday 15 November.

 

MORNING SERVICE

 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn     CH      1      All people that on earth do dwell                 

Reading                       Joel 2 : 12 – 14a                       (Pew Bible Page 912)

Hymn      CH    91      Defend me, Lord, from hour to hour           

Prayer

Offering                                 

Prayer

Reading                        Matthew 16 : 24 – 28               (Pew Bible Page 984)                                                                                                                                                              

Hymn      CH  397      O God, thou art the Father  

Sermon

Hymn      CH  689      Nearer, my God, to thee                    

Benediction

 

EVENING SERVICE 

 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn  MP   327         Immortal, invisible, God only wise                

Prayer

Offering

Reading                       Revelation 10 : 1 – 11             (Pew Bible Page 1240)

Sermon

Hymn  MP   275         I heard the voice of Jesus say                                  

Benediction

 

 

Portree Parish Church Montage

Intimations – Sunday 13 October 2019

Portree Parish Church Montage

 

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 : Normally at our morning services the items of Praise are taken from Church Hymnary Third Edition (CH) and those at evening services are 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.

Minister’s Annual Leave : Sandor will be on annual leave until Saturday 19 October.  Members of Kirk Session will lead worship on the Sundays during this period.  Lachie Gillies will lead worship at the morning service today and Roddy Beaton will lead worship at the evening service.

Sandor will not be travelling abroad and will liaise with the undertakers in order that he will be available to conduct any funeral services during this period or for any urgent pastoral matters.

 

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.

 

Sunday School  : The group meets every Sunday during the school term.   Sunday School meets initially in the Church before moving to the Church Hall.

Sunday School is closed for the October holiday period.  Classes will resume on Sunday 03 November

 

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.

There will be no meetings of the  Bible Study group on Tuesday 15th or 22nd October.  Meetings resume on Tuesday 29 October

 

During this recess period an open invitation is extended to anyone in the congregation who would wish to meet informally in the Red Brick Café at Jans on Tuesdays from 10.30 am to 12.00 noon.

 

The Prayer Fellowship : The group meets in the Church Hall at 7.00 pm each Tuesday evening.   All are welcome to attend.

 

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 17 November.

 

Retiral Collection for September : A total of £739 has collected for Release International and a cheque for that amount has been sent to them. this week.  In addition to the copious amount of foodstuff donated, a total of £335 was collected towards the cost of replacement windows in the Church Hall.

Once again, Portree Church has demonstrated its wonderful generosity.

 

Christmas Time is Coming ! :  Sorry for the reminder, but we hope to be able to issue a Christmas edition of YOUR magazine if sufficient material is received.

Articles can be typed and either placed in the Magazine Folder in the Vestibule or, preferably, emailed to the editor at wwm74marl@hotmail.com     Handwritten articles can still be placed in the folder.

Please, please get writing !

Closing date for articles will be Sunday 24 November.

 

MORNING SERVICE

 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn     CH      4      How lovely is thy dwelling place                  

Reading                       Psalm 84                                   (Pew Bible Page 595)

Hymn      CH    32      Immortal, invisible, God only wise                          

Prayer

Offering                                 

Prayer

Reading                        Luke 9 : 18 – 36                    (Pew Bible Page 1039)                                                                                                                                                              

Hymn      CH  217      O wondrous type, O vision fair         

Sermon                       

Hymn      CH    81      My faith looks up to thee                  

Benediction

 

EVENING SERVICE 

 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn  MP      59        Blessed assurance                             

Prayer

Offering

Reading                       Acts 9 : 1 – 19                         (Pew Bible Page 1102)     

Sermon                       

Hymn  MP   617         Stand up ! stand up for Jesus                      

Benediction

 

Image: Garden, Portree Parish Church

Intimations – Sunday 29 September 2019

Image: Garden, Portree Parish Church

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 : Normally at our morning services the items of Praise are taken from Church Hymnary Third Edition (CH) and those at evening services are 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.

Minister’s Annual Leave : Sandor will be on annual leave until Saturday 19 October.  Members of Kirk Session will lead worship on the 3 Sundays during this period.  Colin Reeve will lead worship at both services today.

Sandor will not be travelling abroad and will liaise with the undertakers in order that he will be available to conduct any funeral services during this period or for any urgent pastoral matters.

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.

Sunday School  : The group meets every Sunday during the school term.   Sunday School meets initially in the Church before moving to the Church Hall. 

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 : The group meets in the Church Hall at 7.00 pm each Tuesday evening.   All are welcome to attend.

Life and Work 2020 :  Existing subscribers to the Church of Scotland’s own magazine are asked to confirm with Morna MacLaren whether they wish to continue with their subscription next year.

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 17 November.

 

Harvest Thanksgiving:  Kirk Session has agreed that the Harvest Thanksgiving Service will take place today.

 

Release International has been identified as the organisation to receive our donations this year.  This organisation has been involved in distributing Bibles to Christians in North Korea and helping persecuted Christian groups throughout the world.

 

Retiral Collection for September : Kirk Session also agreed that the September retiring collection and any white envelopes received during September or on Sunday 6 October can, if wished, be directed to Release International.

If you wish your white envelope to go to Release International, please print RELEASE on the front.  If you wish the money to go to the church, please print CHURCH.

MORNING SERVICE

 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn     CH  151      God, who made the earth     

Reading                       Luke 20 : 34 to Luke 21 : 6   (Pew Bible Page 1056)

Hymn      CH  462      Take my life, and let it be                 

Prayer

Offering                                 

Prayer

Reading                       Luke 21 : 7 – 20                      (Pew Bible Page 1056)                                                                                                                                                              

Hymn      CH    89      Guide me, O thou great Jehovah

Contributions from our younger members

Sermon                       

Hymn      CH  627      Come, ye thankful people, come      

Benediction

 

EVENING SERVICE 

 

Greetings and Intimations

Hymn  MP  617          Stand up ! stand up for Jesus                      

Prayer

Offering

Reading                       1 Samuel 30 : 7 – 20                 (Pew Bible Page 302)     

Sermon                       

Hymn  MP  486          Now thank we all our God                

Benediction

 

 

The donations will be collected at both services today and on Sunday 6 October.

Cash donations will, as usual, be collected at the door at the end of each service.

It is also hoped that food items will be brought and left in the special box in the Front Vestibule.  The younger members of our church will bring these food items to the Chancel area at the start of the service.

These items will be donated to the Food Bank

Please remember that there is a box in the Front Vestibule into which donations of groceries can be made throughout the year.  These are delivered to the Food Bank on a regular basis.

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