order of service - St Andrew`s Parish Church
St Andrew’s Parish Church 15 March 2015 10:50 a.m. Praise Time 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship Welcome to our service! If you are a guest with us this morning, we trust you will enjoy your time of worship. Please do sign the Visitor’s Book in the entrance vestibule. A crèche is available for babies and toddlers in the Session Room (through the door next to the organ). The words for the songs can be found in either Mission Praise (MP), in the Church Hymnary (CH), or will be printed in this Order of Service. Note that Mission Praise numbers 799 and over are only available in the newer edition. We use the New International Version of the Bible and copies can be found in the backs of the seats for your use. Our service this morning is led by Rev Sharon Colvin. Blantyre St Andrew’s Parish Church of Scotland is a registered Scottish Charity (SC005955) The Church Copyright Licence Number:506352 www.standrewsblantyre.com Order of Service Praise MP 803 As water to the thirsty MP 151 For I’m building a people Welcome Time & Church Notices Call to Worship Praise MP 629 Tell me the stories of Jesus Opening Prayer and Lord’s Prayer Praise MP 690 Seek ye first Reading The Parable of the Lost Son Luke, chapter 15, verses 11-31, page 1049 Praise MP 374 Jesus my Lord will love me forever All-Age Message Offering Praise For the beauty of the earth (MP152) Prayers for Ourselves and Others Praise MP 51 Be Thou my vision Blessing Sung Amen Please remain standing as the Bible is removed Doxology MP 1 A new commandment Please stay for refreshments served after the service in the Church Hall. 2 Morning Worship St Andrew’s Parish Church Church Notices 1. Annual Report & Accounts: a copy of this year’s Annual Statement is available for collection in the vestibule. Will pastoral area visitors please collect theirs for delivery also. The Annual Stated Meeting will be held on Sunday, 29 March. 2. Tea Room: the Tea Room will be open on Tuesday, 10 March from 10 a.m -12noon. Teas, coffee, home baking, books and bric-a-brac. All welcome! 3. Sanctus Praise: the next of these joint services will be held this evening at High Blantyre Baptist Church at 6.30 p.m. for refreshments and 7.00 p.m. for worship. The theme for this service is ‘David & Goliath’. 4. Blantyre Old Parish Church Guild are holding a Red Nose Tea and Silent Auction on Thursday, 12 March at 7.15 p.m. in their Church Hall. Tickets cost £3.00 and are available at the door. 5. Prayer Group: the prayer group will meet on Sunday, 15 March at 10.15 a.m. in the Session Room. All are welcome! 6. Soup Lunch: the Sunday Funday Club are organising a soup lunch following morning worship on Sunday, 29 March. Cost £3.00. Everyone welcome! 7. Guide Concert: the Guides are hosting a concert on Monday 30th March in the Church. Calderglen High Jazz Band are playing, along with other guest singers and Nicole Dickie. Tickets are now available from guiders or the tea room at a cost of £5 or £3 concession. Baking for this event would be gratefully received! 8. Emmaus Group: this group meets for discussion and is suitable for all levels of knowledge/ belief and new members are always welcomed. The next session continues their study of ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ and will begin on Thursday, 7 May at 7.00 p.m. at 30 Ness Drive. Contact Maureen Cochrane if you would like to know more. Pastoral Care Please remember Nan Campbell, Gladys Colston, Margaret Colvin, Robert Dalziel, Susanna Geddes, Charlotte Jack, Rita Johnston and her family, Lily Miller, Pearl Murray, Annie Orr, Janie Paterson, May Scott, Margaret Scullion, May Snaddon and Nancy Wood in your prayers. 15 March 2015 3 www.standrewsblantyre.com Sunday Rotas Today Next Sunday First Aid Reader Crèche Tea/Coffee Welcome Offering Bobby McKean Jean Murray Helen Finnie & Karen Morley Morag Airlie & janie Paterson Geoff & Val Krawczyk & Ian Mackenzie Ian Mackenzie Andrew Williamson Helen Finnie & Alison Dickie Louise Darling & Alastair Jamieson May Shaw, Malcolm McCormack & Helen Gordon Notices for next week’s Order of Service should be passed to Gill Fraser in the Church Office by Wednesday office@standrewsblantyre.com or 01698 327958 Response Slip Please use this section of the Order of Service to share information with us. Complete, tear off, and place in the box next to the noticeboard in the entrance vestibule. 1. I am a guest / visitor to St Andrew’s Parish Church. 2. I wish to inform you that (Name) _________________________________________ (Address) _________________________________________ is ill at home / in _____________________________Hospital, ward ______________ 3. Please note my new: Address _________________________________________ Telephone _________________________________________ Email _________________________________________ 4. I would like to receive a visit from a member of my Pastoral Team. 5. I am interested in receiving: Weekly Freewill Offering Envelopes Gift Aid Details Bank Standing Order Details 6. I am interested in becoming a member of St Andrew’s Parish Church. 7. I would like to start a subscription to Life and Work magazine. 8. I will shortly be leaving Blantyre and would like to receive a Certificate of Transference. 9. Any other message: Your Name _________________________ Address __________________________________ 4 15 March 2015
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