New Laigh Kirk A caring welcoming church at the heart of Kilmarnock reaching out to all
Welcome to Worship 19th May 2019 Minister: Rev. David S. Cameron Session Clerk: Derek I’Anson Organist: Martin C. Sharp
Welcome A very warm welcome to our worship this morning from all at New Laigh Kirk. We are delighted you are here today and hope you enjoy worshipping with us. Please make yourself known to those sitting beside you. Tea and coffee is served in the church immediately after the service, please join us for company and a catch up. Whether you are a guest or regular attender we invite you to find your welcome place among us, a place to belong, to join in regular worship, to join in the life of our Kirk. As part of the family of God and gifted with many and varying talents, we try to use these gifts to deepen our faith, care for each other, and to spread into our town and parish the good news of God’s love for all. May God richly bless you in your worship today.
Order of Service Choir Introit:
What a friend we have in Jesus
Welcome and Intimations Call to worship Hymn 200
Christ is made the sure foundation
Prayer All age address I'M GONNA JUMP UP AND DOWN, Gonna spin right around, Gonna praise Your Name forever. Gonna shout out loud, Gonna deafen the crowd, Gonna send my praise to heaven. I will run this race and I will never stop. I'll follow Jesus till the day I drop. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. When you've got such a lot, When you've got not a lot,
What? Be happy! Children leave for Kingz Kidz Reading:
1 Peter 2:2-10 page 1218
Allan Kidd
Choir Anthem: A new commandment Reading:
St John 14:1-14 page 1082
Elspeth Dale
So we trust in the Lord, and we give him our hearts, Leaning not on our understanding. For all of our days, we’ll submit our plans to God And then he’ll surely make all our paths straight. We will be like a tree planted by running streams, For whose roots spread throughout deepest waters, So we won’t be afraid when a year of drought descends, For we’ll bear plenty fruit in each season. We commit to the Lord, all the goals of our lives, So that all of our plans he’ll establish. If we ask anything that’s consistent with his will, Then he’ll do it to glorify Jesus. Let us earnestly seek first the kingdom of God, And the righteousness of our Father, then all of these things will be added unto you, from our Father who knows all our longings. Prayer of Intercession Lord of the church, we pray for our renewing: Christ over all, our undivided aim; Fire of the Spirit, burn for our enduing, wind of the Spirit, fan the living flame! We turn to Christ amid our fear and failing,
the will that lacks the courage to be free, the weary labours, all but unavailing, to bring us nearer what a church should be. Lord of the church, we seek a Father's blessing, a true repentance and a faith restored, a swift obedience and a new possessing, filled with the Holy Spirit of the Lord! We turn to Christ from all our restless striving, unnumbered voices with a single prayer the living water for our souls' reviving, in Christ to live, and love and serve and care. Lord of the church, we long for our uniting, true to one calling, by one vision stirred; one cross proclaiming and one creed reciting one in the truth of Jesus and His word! So lead us on; till toil and trouble ended, one church triumphant one new song shall sing, to praise His glory, risen and ascended, Christ overall, the everlasting King! Sermon
Offering/Doxology (Hymn 810 Sing to the Lord of heaven and earth) Prayer of Dedication Hymn 130
Benediction
Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim
Church News and Activities The Welcome Team today is Janice Grant, Lesley Shedden, Pat Armstrong, Nana Lauchlan, Ellen Stewart, Alan Gregor, Neil Hamilton, Stuart Layburn, Tom Dalziel, Margaret Ross, Annette McClymont, Gordon Armstrong, Anne Scullion, Miriam Patterson, Moira Goudie, Robert Clark and John Richmond. Worship on Sunday, 26th May will be conducted by Rev. Alastair Symington, formerly of Troon Old Parish Church, beginning at 11.00am. There will be a fun day for our junior and senior Kingz Kidz from 10.45am to 12.15pm in the church halls on John Finnie Street. Crèche facility for young children in Session Room. Tea and coffee will be served in church immediately after the service. NLK Walking Group. The regular Wednesday evening summer walks continue on Wednesday, 22nd May. Meet at 7.00pm every Wednesday (weather permitting) in the main car park at Dean Castle Country Park. Monthly Walk THIS AFTERNOON - around Oswald's Trail at Auchencruive has been cancelled. NLK Walking Group's Annual 'Grand Day Out' to Arran. Weather permitting, this will take place on SATURDAY, 1st June (with 8th June as a fallback in case of inclement weather). We will catch the 9.45am ferry from Ardrossan. Please arrive at the ferry terminal no later than half an hour prior to departure. Adult foot passenger return fare is £8. There are a range of times for return ferries. We often have a meal together either before catching a return ferry, or in the Ardrossan area. There will be a choice of routes, to suit a range of walking interests and abilities, including the easier Fisherman's Trail route. Anyone doing a longer route should bring a packed lunch. Fisherman's Trail walkers usually buy a snack lunch at the bistro at Wineport. Brodick Castle is open once again, and is a National Trust property, so if you are a member of NTS and would like to visit the Castle and Grounds, bring along your membership card. If you require, or can offer transport to/from Ardrossan, please let Helen Colman know by Sunday, 26th May at the latest. Fellowship of Kilmarnock Churches. Service on Sunday, 26th May at 6.30pm at St Kentigern’s Church with Reachout. Gifts of the People theme. Everyone welcome.
Guild of Friendship. Outing to McKinnon Mills with lunch at Radstone Hotel on Thursday, 30th May. Bus will leave from outside Tannahill's in John Finnie Street at 11.30am. Keswick Ayrshire will be held from Friday, 31st May to Sunday, 2nd June from 7.30pm to 9.30pm in Park Hotel. Guest speaker is Mr Jeremy McQuoid. Theme for evening session is "Confidence in Christ". There will be a Saturday morning session called "Confidence in the Bible". During the weekend Maud Kells will be sharing experience of serving in the Congo for over twenty years as a Missionary with WEC. Worship by Keswick Ayrshire Band. There is no charge for any of the events and you may come to whatever you have time to visit. Further information online at http://www.keswickayrshire.com. What A Wonder-Full World! - Saturday, 8th June 7.00pm in Kay Park Parish Church, Kilmarnock: An evening celebrating the wonders of the universe, life and the big questions, featuring music, drama, conversation with astronomer Dr Deborah Haarsma and film excerpts from The God Question TV series. Tickets at the subsidised price of ÂŁ3 (including refreshments) are available from Rev George Lind, Tel: 01560 428732 or Email: gklind@talktalk.net, or online at http://www.graspingthenettle.org/wonder-full. All welcome. Copies of World Mission News are available. EACHa runs a drop-in for homeless and vulnerable people in our John Finnie Street halls on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. On offer is food, friendship, advice and hope for the future. Volunteers are always welcome, to help prepare the food or to make our guests feel welcome. To find out more, contact EACHa's Secretary, Janice Grant. Church Open and Welcome on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 12noon to 2.00pm. We urgently require a pool of volunteers, especially men, to welcome the visitors on a rota basis. We are particularly short of volunteers on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If you can help even occasionally, it would be most appreciated. Please speak to Helen Colman. Remember that the more volunteers there are, the less often you will be on duty!
Open Doors. New Laigh Kirk will be opening its doors to all on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 12noon to 2.00pm. The Church will be open for those who want to come for a period of solitude or reflection; to see the stained glass windows from the inside; or to find out some of the history of the church and town. New Laigh Kirk Volunteers - Needing help with shopping, DIY, gardening or a lift to medical appointments? Do you find reading difficult with failing eyesight? Ring our volunteers' helpline, Tel: 07935 852000. If you can assist with driving, or if you know of anyone who may be interested in helping, please contact Alan Gregor, Tel: 537155, Email: gregor_alan@hotmail.com. A few copies of the Order of Service in large print are available. Please speak to a member of the duty team if you require one. There is an induction loop system for the hard of hearing. If you know of anyone in hospital please let the minister know by telephone, email or the pew cards provided. Intimations to be included in Sunday's Order of Service and the Standard should be with Helen Colman, Email: helenmcolman@gmail.com, by Wednesday of this week. Visit our website http://www.nlk.church and see what's going on at New Laigh Kirk.
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Postcode for church is KA1 1BL.
New Laigh Kirk A caring welcoming church at the heart of Kilmarnock reaching out to you