Free North Church Inverness 17th May 2015 Welcome! Our minister, Colin Macleod, will preach at both services today and at Madras Street at 5.00pm. We are always glad to have visitors at our services. Tea and coffee will be served in the hall after the morning and evening services. Do wait if you can. We are a congregation of the Free Church of Scotland. Together with all Christians, we worship One God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – and recognise that only through faith in Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, can we receive forgiveness of sin and peace with God. Jesus Christ is therefore central in all our worship, as He is to our whole lives. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9: 7 We use the New International Version of the Bible (red book) and we sing the metrical psalms (blue book). We stand to sing and sit to pray. If you wish to give an offering to the Lord’s work, there are boxes at the front and side doors as you leave. The service lasts about an hour. There is a time of prayer before the services at 10.30am and 6.00pm in the hall. Today Crèche: children and helpers leave after the second singing to meet upstairs. Sunday School: children leave after the second singing. This week’s Free Church Update and the May congregational Newsletter are available at the doors. Youth Fellowship meets in Madras Street at 6.15pm immediately after the 5.00pm service. 20s/30s will meet in the manse after the evening service when we will be looking at ‘Irresistible Grace’ Morning Service – 11am Psalms 95 31 32 73 Verses 1-8 14-19 1-5 24-26 Evening Service – 6.30pm Page 126 37 38 316 Reading: Hebrews 11. 7-28 Text: Numbers 33. 1-6 Title: The Story of My Life - One Direction Psalms 111 119 37 34 Verses 4-10 97-104 29-34 12-16 Page 391 163 255 41 Reading: 1 Peter 2.13 - 3.12 Text: James 3. 13-18 Title: Roots, Fruits and Shoots This week Madras Street prayer meeting on Tuesday at 8.00am Tumbletots on Wednesday from 10.00 to 11.30am in the hall (entry from Church Street) Mid-week meeting on Wednesday at 7.30pm in the hall Road to Recovery: A meeting for those with addiction problems will be held in the Madras Street Hall on Thursday at 7.30pm. If you have any queries, please phone Ian (07917 147361) or Megan (07918 775368). The Likely Dads meets on Saturday from 10.30am to 12.00 noon in the hall (entry from Church Street) CYC Spring Sale on Saturday from 10.00-12.00 at the CYC building, Bank Street. There will be baking, crafts, books, plants etc for sale and for a small charge you can enjoy tea/coffee, sandwiches, cakes and pancakes! Other news Congregational Fellowship – 24 May Next Sunday at the congregational fellowship, as well as food and a time of praise, Mike Moore will share something of the work of CWI with us. The annual CWI meeting is in Greyfriar's Free Church on Wednesday 27th May at 7.30pm. Our mid-week meeting will be cancelled that night. th Fund raising for the Youth Camps: Afternoon Tea in the hall on Tuesday, 26 May at 2.00pm th The Kirk Session will meet on Tuesday, 26 May at 7.00 pm in the church. On Street Parking. Lists of councillors are still available at the front and lane doors. If you haven’t already done so please contact your councillor over the possible changes outlined in this month’s newsletter. In recent weeks some in the congregation with disability badges have been unable to park on Sundays in bays designated for disability parking because of non badge holders using the spaces. Please ensure that you do not park in a designated bay if you are not entitled to do so. Parking in these spaces without a badge is an offence and can result in a heavy fixed fine. Stuart Townend and Band - Culduthel Christian Centre, Inverness Thursday 16th and Friday 17th July @ 7.30pm. Tickets: £12 Adult and £10 Concession (over 65 and under 16). Tickets are available online at www.aliveministry.co.uk or through CLC bookshop in Inverness. Congregational Rotas Welcoming Team Sunday th 17 May: th 24 May: C Macleod, M Semple, A Waite, A Muirden (F); B Cameron, D Graham, A Fraser (S) C Macleod, B Cameron, D Graham, A Fraser (F) ; M Semple, A Muirden, J Stevenson (S) Mid-week meeting: B Cameron, C Macleod Crèche th 17 May: th 24 May: M Morrison, M Semple L Smith, M Mackintosh, A Sutherland Notes Contact details If you are new to the congregation and you would like a visit from a member of our pastoral team, please contact our minister, Colin Macleod (Tel: 01463 231981). You can visit our website at www.freenorthchurch.org and our denomination at: www.freechurch.org. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FreeNorthFreeChurchofScotland Notice Sheet: Any items for next week’s notice sheet should be sent to editor@freenorthchurch.org or given to Anne Muirden by noon on Friday. Scottish charity no. SC016901
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