Intimations Sunday 21st May 2017

Intimations Sunday 21st May

A warm welcome is extended to any visitors to our service today.
There are welcome cards at the end of the pews. If you are a visitor please fill in one of these and place in the offering plate. Tea and coffee will be served in Hamilton Hall after the service and you are invited to join us for a short time of fellowship together.
There is a prayer meeting in Hamilton Hall each Sunday at 11.10am. Please join us for a short time of prayer before the service. If you would like further Information please speak to Sheena Archibald.

Rita is still in Wishaw General. Ward 8 They have changed her medication and she is responding well.

Our Boys Brigade will meet on Thursday night in Rorison. This will be their Award Ceremony and also their Captain Mr Eric Budgell’s last night. Please try to come along and support the boys and to wish Eric a very happy retirement.

Our local Nursing Homes will be visited on Friday. Clinton House at 1.45pm, Ballantine Court Unit A at 2.15pm and Unit B at 2.45pm. Anyone who can manage to all or some of these will be made most welcome.

Our Saturday Teas yesterday raised the sum of £248.94

Our Guild outing took place yesterday to Dumfries. Everyone enjoyed a very pleasant day with an excellent High Tea in the Globe Inn bringing the day to a very successful close.

It has been brought to our notice that when the Church money is being counted on a Sunday that there are a number of occasions when people enter the room where this is taking place. These interruptions are extremely disturbing to those counting the money so can we please ask that no one enters the room until the counting of the money is completed.

In Hamilton Hall there is a box of items for sale from St Andrew’s Hospice. Please have a look at the items in question and help to raise funds for a very good cause.

Clyde, Avon and Nethan Foodbank.
Since it opened in October 2013, the foodbank has been very generously supported both by gifts of food as well as financial donations from the community at large and local businesses and for which we are extremely thankful.

The most recent financial donation received amounted to £3,699.31 and came from the Co-op’s Community Cash Back Award. Our grateful thanks go to the Co-op and all its customers. You are continuing to help feed both adults and children in need throughout our local community.
May God Bless you all.

Order of Service Sunday 14th May 2017

Dalserf Parish Church
14/05/2017

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Entry of God’s Word
(Please stand if you are able)
Welcome and Intimations

Introit:
Call to Worship

Hymn MP 640 The Church’s one foundation

Prayer of Approach and Lord’s Prayer

Time with the Sunday Pathfinders

Hymn MP 760 When we walk with the Lord

Readings
I Peter 2: 2 – 10 Ann Carson
John 14: 1 – 14 Revd. John Stevenson

Hymn: MP 626 Teach me thy way, O Lord

Sermon: Doing the Works of Jesus

Anthem:

Offering and Prayer of dedication
Prayers for others

Hymn MP 201 Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah

Benediction
Threefold Amen

Intimations Sunday 14th May 2017

Intimations Sunday 14th May

A warm welcome is extended to any visitors to our service today.
There are welcome cards at the end of the pews. If you are a visitor please fill in one of these and place in the offering plate. Tea and coffee will be served in Hamilton Hall after the service and you are invited to join us for a short time of fellowship together.

There is a Prayer Meeting in Hamilton Hall each Sunday at 11.10am. Please join us for a short time of prayer before the service. If you would like further Information please speak to Sheena Archibald.

There will be no Bible Study till further notice. Rita is still in Wishaw General. She is having difficulty with her breathing due to having a severe chest infection. However they have changed her medication and she is now making some progress and is hoping to be moved to a ward early next week.

Bible Wonderland will meet in Rorison on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Our Local schools will attend, but for the benefit of any adults who wish to see this you can do so at Rorison on Friday 19th May at 2.30pm. Volunteers will be needed to set up on Tuesday at 1.30pm and then to dismantle on the Friday around 3.30pm. If you are able to help with this please speak to Joan Pollok.

Our Boys Brigade will meet on Thursday night in Rorison. Next Thursday 25th May will be our Boys Brigade Award Ceremony. This will also be their Captain Mr Eric Budgell’s last night. Please try to come along and support the boys and to wish Eric a very happy retirement.

Our Saturday Teas started yesterday and raised the sum of £

Our Guild outing will take place on Saturday going to Dumfries. The bus will leave Dalserf at 9.45am then Rorison Church, the shop Ashgill and Netherburn. The cost of the outing is £25.00. There will be a coffee break at Heath House Garden Centre then on to Dumfries. We will have our High Tea at the Globe Inn Dumfries. Hopefully the sun will shine and we will all have an enjoyable day out.

It has been brought to our notice that when the Church money is being counted on a Sunday that there are a number of occasions when people enter the room where this is taking place. These interruptions are extremely disturbing to those counting the money so can we please ask that no one enters the room until the counting of the money is completed.
In Hamilton Hall there is a box of items for sale from St Andrew’s Hospice. Please have a look at the items in question and help to raise funds for a very good cause.
Our love and congratulations go to Prim Gilmour who celebrated her 80th Birthday on Wednesday.

Dates for Your Diary 14th May 2017

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
On Thursday 1st June Stonehouse Jubilee Club are having THE BIG SING with The Jubilee Jammers in Stonehouse Lifestyle Centre the cost is £3.00 inc refreshments. The money raised is for Dementia Awareness Week Time 1.15 for 1.45pm.

On Sunday 4th June there will be a Sunday Spotlight in Hamilton Hall at 7pm. “Easter through Art” will be presented by Mike Taylor. Refreshments will be served.

It has been brought to our notice that when the Church money is being counted on a Sunday that there are a number of occasions when people enter the room where this is taking place. These interruptions are extremely disturbing to those counting the money so can we please ask that no one enters the room until the counting of the money is completed.

In Hamilton Hall there is a box of items for sale from St Andrew’s Hospice. Please have a look at the items in question and help to raise funds for a very good cause.
Our love and congratulations go to Prim Gilmour who celebrated her 80th Birthday on Wednesday.

Order of Service Sunday 7th May 2017

Dalserf Parish Church
07/05/2017

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Entry of God’s Word
(Please stand if you are able)
Welcome and Intimations

Introit: I will sing, I will sing a song unto the Lord
Call to Worship

Hymn MP 203 Hail, thou once despised Jesus

Prayer of Approach and Lord’s Prayer

Time with the Sunday Pathfinders

Hymnc MP 760 When we walk with the Lord

Readings
Psalm 23 Anne McHolm
John 10: 1 – 10 Revd. John Stevenson

Hymn: MP 660 The Lord’s my shepherd

Sermon: The Shepherd’s Voice
Anthem: The Lord’s my Shepherd — Stuart Townend

Offering and Prayer of dedication

Prayers for others

Hymn MP 331 In heavenly love abiding

Benediction
Threefold Amen