New Laigh Kirk A caring welcoming church at the heart of Kilmarnock reaching out to all
Welcome to Worship Family Service and Prizegiving Sunday 2nd June 2019
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 Gathering Song Hymn 196 Come, now is the time to worship Welcome and Intimations Call to worship From the rising of the sun 'til the sun goes down let the name of the Lord be praised From the rising of the sun 'til the sun goes down let the name of the Lord be praised We've gathered to worship, becoming a choir to sing your praise; Lifting our voices, joining our hearts in this house today, People of God, in the power of God, for the kingdom of God, we sing From the rising of the sun 'til the sun goes down let the name of the Lord be praised From the rising of the sun 'til the sun goes down let the name of the Lord be praised From the sky to the depths, from the east to the west, we give you praise
We're gathered to go out to cities and towns; we'll take your name Into the nations, shining your light in the darkest place; People of God, in the power of God, for the kingdom of God, we live From the rising of the sun 'til the sun goes down let the name of the Lord be praised From the rising of the sun 'til the sun goes down let the name of the Lord be praised From the sky to the depths, from the east to the west, we give you praise We give you praise; Lord, we give you praise; we give you praise From the rising of the sun 'til the sun goes down let the name of the Lord be praised Prayer Reading
St John 17:20-26 page 1085
So we trust in the Lord, and we give him our hearts, Leaning not on our own understanding. So 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. All Age Address In my wrestling and in my doubts In my failures You won't walk out Your great love will lead me through You are the peace in my troubled sea, oh oh You are the peace in my troubled sea In the silence, You won't let go In the questions, Your truth will hold Your great love will lead me through You are the peace in my troubled sea, oh oh You are the peace in my troubled sea My Lighthouse, my lighthouse Shining in the darkness, I will follow You My Lighthouse, my lighthouse (oh oh) I will trust the promise, You will carry me safe to shore (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) Safe to shore (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) Safe to shore (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) Safe to shore Presentation of Prizes to Junior Kingz Kidz Presentation of Prizes to Senior Kingz Kidz Give thanks to the Lord, Our God and King His love endures forever. He is good, He is above all things His love endures forever, Sing praise, sing praise! With a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, His love endures forever. For the life that has been reborn His love endures forever, Sing praise, sing praise Sing praise, sing praise! Forever God is faithful, Forever God is strong, Forever God is with us, Forever and ever
Forever God is faithful, Forever God is strong, Forever God is with us, Forever. From the rising to the setting sun, His love endures forever And by the grace of God we will carry on, His love endures forever. Sing praise, sing praise Sing praise, sing praise! Forever God is faithful, Forever God is strong, Forever God is with us, Forever and ever Forever God is faithful, Forever God is strong, Forever God is with us, Forever. His love endures forever, His love endures forever, His love endures forever, Forever. His love endures forever, His love endures forever, His love endures forever, Forever. Sing praise, sing praise, Sing praise, sing praise, Sing praise. Presentation to Trekkers Presentation of Baden Powell Award
Victoria McDowall
Offering Prayer of dedication asking God’s blessing on our offering with prayers for others. Hymn 436 Benediction
Christ triumphant, ever reigning
Welcome and Intimations The Welcome Team today is Margaret Brown, Elizabeth Milloy, Marion Short, Kirsty McCall, Murray MacGregor, Elizabeth McKelvey, Shirley Auld, Joan Young, James Lang, Steuart Dey, Anne Brown, Maureen Ward, John McLean, Janice Dey, Jay Ward and Murray McCall. Summer Service format of worship commences on Sunday, 9th June. All age service begins at 9.30am and the more traditional service at 11.00am. Tea and coffee will be served immediately after the 9.30am service. The short monthly communion service will take place immediately after the 11.00am service. Due to the Roon the Toon 10K Road Race on Sunday, 9th June, there will be traffic disruption and road closures in Dundonald Road area, Queens Drive area and town centre between 9.00am and 12noon. Full details of the route can be found here - http://roonthetoon.com/race-route.aspx. Kingz Kidz are looking for leaders, so if you would like to help out in any way as part of the Sunday School for one, two or more times, then please contact Amy, Email: amy_bh@hotmail.co.uk. NLK SPACE ACADEMY Summer Club. HELPERS NEEDED from Monday, 5th August to Friday, 9th August. If you are willing to be part of the Summer Club team please let Amy know ASAP. Thank you. Email: amy_bh@hotmail.co.uk. Children can now be registered for Summer club! Email Amy with child's name and date of birth. The primary club will be held from 10.00am to 12noon. Keswick Ayrshire will be held TONIGHT from 7.30pm to 9.30pm in Park Hotel. Guest speaker is Mr Jeremy McQuoid. Theme for evening session is "Confidence in Christ". 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. Elders should collect June magazines from their pigeonholes. Full colour version available online. Copies of Kirk Session photograph are now available for viewing and can be purchased for £3. Photographs available from Derek I'Anson or Margaret Patterson. Prayer Group will meet on Wednesday, 5th June at 7.00pm in church. All are welcome but if you cannot come in person, please leave a prayer request in the box in church or on our Facebook page. We will be joining in prayer with Christians all over the UK in the “Thy Kingdom Come” prayer movement, to pray for revival in the churches, locally and nationally.
NLK Walking Group. The regular Wednesday evening summer walks continue on Wednesday, 5th June. Meet at 7.00pm every Wednesday (weather permitting) in the main car park at Dean Castle Country Park. 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 from http://www.graspingthenettle.org/wonder-full. All welcome. 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! 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. Postcode for church is KA1 1BL.
New Laigh Kirk A caring welcoming church at the heart of Kilmarnock reaching out to you