Please find below the announcements for this week:
This Sunday (21st April):
- 11.30am – Morning Service – Rev. J. Noble – Sermon Passage: Luke 19 v1-10 “Opportunity Knocks”.
- 6.00pm – Prayer Meeting.
- 6.30pm – Evening Service – Rev. J. Noble – Evening Psalm: Psalm 119 v1-16 “Rejoicing in Great Riches”.
- An opportunity to vote for the New Congregational Committee is available after both services in the Stuart Hall.
This Week:
- Monday – 7.45pm – Bowling Fellowship.
- Wednesday – 10.00am – Parents & Toddlers.
- Wednesday – 7.25pm – Prayer Meeting.
- Wednesday – 8.00pm – Missionary Midweek Meeting – speaker will be Jeffery Ferguson from Acre Gospel Mission.
- Wednesday – 8.00pm – Badminton Club.
- Thursday – 10.30am – Connect.
Prayer Points:
“I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh magnify the Lord with me, and let exalt his name together!” Psalm 34 v 1-3
- PCI Prayer Point 1- Worship: Expressing our praise |As we worship today ask God to help us to do so with hearts grateful and thankful for all he is to us and does for us.
- PCI Prayer Point 2- Moderator |Pray for the farming and horticulture communities facing a challenging situation owing to the extremely heavy rains being experienced. Pray that the rain would ease and for resilience and grace for our farmers and families as they face huge financial, emotional and mental pressures.
- PCI Prayer Point 3- Education |Pray for young people and teachers during this busy term. Pray especially for those young people preparing to take their GCSEs, AS/A-levels and Leaving Certs. Pray for teachers, that they will be able to help students prepare and offer encouragement. Thank God for teachers, for their care and enthusiasm as they teach.
- As we pray let us remember the prayers we lifted to our Lord during our March Prayer Day in 2023. Reflect on God’s goodness as He continues to answer them in His will. May we ask God to help us to be persistent in these prayers.
“And this is the confidence that we have towards him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him” 1 John 5 v 14,15
- Reflect on the supremacy of God in all things, knowing “that He is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine according to His power that is at work within us.” Ephesians 3 v 20
- Thank God for the Christians, both young and old, who have come to know Christ as their Saviour in this church down through the years, and for the service they have given Him.
- Confess those ways in which we as individuals or as a congregation have failed to speak for Jesus or shine for Him.
- Ask God to give wisdom to our Kirk Session in the decisions it takes concerning the future of our church family.
Next Sunday (28th April):
- 11.30am – Morning Worship – Rev. A. S. Smyth.
- 6.30pm – Evening Worship – Rev. A. S. Smyth.
There will be an opportunity to vote for the new congregational committee after both services in the Stuart Hall.
General Announcements:
- SUMMER OUTREACH – Any young person from our congregation going on any kind of summer outreach is encouraged to fill in a form saying where they are going and what they are going to do. You can get these forms from the Rev Smyth.
- ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – will be held on Wednesday 1st at May 8.00pm. A Congregational Social will be held afterwards.
- CONGREGATIONAL COMMITEE ELECTION – An election for a new Congregational Committee will take place on Sunday 21st & Sunday 28th April. The list of names will only be displayed in the Stuart hall on both Sundays. Please only use the voting papers supplied and then put your signed paper in the ballot box provided. Voting will conclude after the evening service on Sunday 28th April. If you have any questions please speak to the Clerk of Session, Ian Montgomery.
- PRAYER QUESTIONNAIRE – thanks for your replies. The Prayer Subcommittee would like to thank all who completed the Prayer Questionnaire. Close to 40 questionnaires were received. The responses to the individual questions together with accompanying comments are currently being reflected upon, and we will act on these in due course.
Announcements from Jemma:
- Announcement about Holiday Bible Club – Holiday Bible Club will run from Monday 17th-21st June, 6.30-8pm for children in P1-P7.
- If anyone would like to be a leader/helper please come along to the meeting on Monday 29th April at 7.30pm. Anyone who would like to help in anyway (and there is a job for everyone) please come along to the meeting or let Jemma know that you’d like to help out.