New Laigh Kirk Season of Invitation - A Place to Belong
Welcome to Worship 10th September 2017 Visiting Minister: Rev. Eddie Simpson Session Clerk: Derek I’Anson Organist: Martin C Sharp
Welcome A very warm welcome to worship this morning from all at New Laigh Kirk to A New Season. We are delighted you accepted our invitaion to join us today and hope you enjoy worshipping with us. Please make yourself known to those sitting beside you and join us for tea and coffee served in the church immediately after the service.
New Laigh Kirk - a place to belong You will see that there are many people of all ages seeking to serve within New Laigh Kirk as well as the wider community. As part of the family of God and gifted with many and varying talents, we try to use these 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. On behalf of New Laigh Kirk I welcome you all and offer a warm invitation whether you are a guest or regular attender to find your welcome place among us, a place to belong, to join in regular worship, to join in the life of our Kirk in whatever capacity and in your own appropriate way. May God richly Bless you in your worship and always.
Order of Service Choir Introit:
Look upon us, blessed Lord
Welcome and Intimations Call to Worship Hymn 52
How lovely is thy dwelling-place
Prayer All Age Address Hymn 225
Summer suns are glowing
Children leave for Kingz Kidz and Trekkers. A creche is available in the Session Room for children under three years of age Reading:
Romans 13: 8-14 page 1140
Murray McCall
Choir Anthem: Deep within me Reading:
St Matthew 18:15-20 page 985 Joyce Gallacher
Hymn 210
Awake, my soul, and with the sun
Prayer of Intercession Hymn 465
Be thou my Vision
Sermon Offering/Doxology (Hymn 818 Praise ye the Lord v1) Prayer of Dedication Hymn 236 Benediction
March on, my soul, with strength
Intimations A very warm welcome to worship this morning from all at New Laigh Kirk. We are glad you are here today and hope you enjoy worshipping with us. We especially welcome Rev Eddie Simpson (formerly of Giffnock South Parish Church and locum Minister of Kay Park Parish Church) who leads our worship today. Please make yourself known to those sitting beside you. Tea and coffee will be served in the church immediately after the service. The welcome team today is Ian Anderson, Helen Colman, Esther Douglas, Gordon McIlwraith, Margaret Paterson, Brian Laurens, Margaret Hope, Eileen Murphy, Fiona Richardson, Alasdair MacLean, Tim Purdon, Fiona Duffy, Jan Lamberton and Graeme Johnstone. Pastoral Care Group meeting in the church TODAY immediately after the service. Worship on Sunday, 17th September will be conducted by the Minister beginning at 11.00am. Kingz Kidz and TrekkersNG should meet in church at 10.50am and sit together. There is a creche facility for children under three years of age. 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. Heritors 820/100 Challenge Fund target is ÂŁ82,000. You have to date raised ÂŁ5,000. Aileen, Skye and Eubh Baillie thank everyone who kindly donated for their cupcakes to reach their target for the Heritors 820/100 Challenge Fund and hope you enjoyed them. NLK Walking Group's outing to Troon will take place TODAY. Please meet at 2.00pm in small car park in Portland Terrace (beside sunken garden) near to where the road becomes Titchfield Road and leads to Ballast Bank. Walk may be postponed until early October due to poor weather conditions. Tots Praise on Tuesday, 12th September from 10.15am to 11.15am in lower hall. Services of worship on Tuesday, 12th September at 2.00pm in Argyll House and at 3.00pm in Grange Nursing Home. Similar Service on Wednesday, 13th September at 11.00am at Dean House.
Friendship Group will meet on Wednesday, 13th September at 2.00pm in lower hall. New members welcome. Rainbows and Brownies on Wednesday, 13th September. Rainbows meet from 6.00pm to 7.00pm in upper hall. Brownies meet from 6.30pm to 8.00pm in lower hall. Girl Guides on Wednesday, 13th September from 7.30pm to 9.00pm in upper hall. This is open to girls aged ten to fourteen years. Choir Practice on Thursday, 14th September at 7.30pm in the church. New members will be very welcome. 4th/5th Kilmarnock Boys Brigade is on Friday, 15th September, Anchor boys at 6.00pm, Junior section at 7.00pm, Company section at 7.00pm. New session of the Guild starts on Monday, 18th September at 7.15pm in lower hall. Rev David Cameron will lead us in Communion. Music and Movement will resume on Tuesday, 19th September at 2.00pm in lower hall. There will be a joint conference of Kirk Session, Congregational Board and Trekkers on Tuesday, 19th September at 7.00pm in lower hall. Please note earlier time. Guest speaker will be Mr Steven Owens, Congregational Facilitator. Next joint worship of the Fellowship of Kilmarnock churches will be held on Sunday, 24th September at 6.00pm in Holy Trinity Church in a joint venture with friends from Ayrshire Society for the Deaf. Everyone welcome. The Kirk Session and Congregational Board will host the MacMillan Coffee Morning in the John Finnie Street halls on Saturday, 30th September. Members of the Kirk Session or Congregational Board who are able to help in any way are asked to give their names to Anne Scullion, Lilian Gillies or Janice Grant. Come and support the very valuable work done by MacMillan, while enjoying a coffee and some home baking. Tickets, suggested donation ÂŁ2, are now on sale. EACHa's Home from Home project, run in conjunction with St John's Onthank, began in January this year, and is becoming very popular. It takes place in St John's hall every Friday from 4.00pm till 6.00pm, and provides families with a hot meal, along with activities such as games, quizzes and crafts. Due to increasing popularity, we'd be delighted to hear from anyone who would like to volunteer with us on a rota basis. We are looking for people to help in the kitchen - no cooking required - or to lead or help with games and activities for nursery and primary age children. Please get in touch with Janice Grant, Tel: 07581 722331, if you'd like to know more about what is involved.
Foodbank. Ayrshire East Foodbank is currently very short of food, and is struggling to supply food parcels to voucher holders at the nine foodbanks throughout East Ayrshire. They would very much appreciate donations of non-perishable food of all kinds, in particular longlife milk, tinned meat, fruit, rice pudding, custard and vegetables. Food can be placed in the blue tub in the church porch any Sunday. Copies of World Mission News August/September 2017 available at doors. 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. 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 newly restored 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? Looking for help with official forms or job applications? Is 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. Intimations to be included in Sunday’s Order of Service and the Standard should be with Helen Colman (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.
If you know of anyone in hospital please let the minister know by telephone, email or the pew cards provided.
Come and join us in our Activities SUNDAY 11.00 a.m. MORNING WORSHIP 11.00 a.m. Crèche (0 to 3 years) Junior Kingz (age 3-primary 3) and Senior Kingz (primary 4-primary 7) Contact: Amy Hannah (07980 665432) TrekkersNG (12-15 years) Contact: Bethany McCaw (07827 816405) 5.30 to 7.30 p.m. Sunday Evening and other dates, Fusion (12-15 years) Contact: Bethany McCaw (07827 816405) MONDAY 7.15 p.m. Guild (every second Monday) Contact: Elinor MacKillop (525223) 8.00 p.m. Highlights Klub (1 Monday per month – see Syllabus) Contact: Angela Mitchell (534622) or Eileen Murphy (543488) TUESDAY 10.15 to 11.15 a.m. Tots Praise (Babies - 4 year olds) Contact: Amy Hannah (07980 665432) 2.00 p.m. Music and Movement Contact: Anne McVey (533975)/Mildred Mullen (528205) 7.00 p.m. Badminton Club Contact: Alan I’Anson (07949 169051) 7.00 p.m. Congregational Board Meeting Contact: Liz Young (540339) 7.30 p.m. Session Meeting (Dates as arranged) Contact: Derek I’Anson (521445) WEDNESDAY 2.00 p.m. Friendship Group (downstairs second Wednesday of each month) Contact: Margaret Laird (525732) 6.00 to 7.00 p.m. Rainbows 6.30 to 8.00 p.m. Brownies Contact: Sheena Baillie (531440) 7.30 to 9.00 p.m. Guides Contact: Emma Johnstone (07853 240753)
THURSDAY 2.00 p.m. Guild of Friendship (every second Thursday) Contact: Janette Howard (529005) 7.00 p.m. Vestry Contact: Rev. David S Cameron (525416)/Derek I’Anson (521445) 7.30 p.m. Choir Contact: Mr Martin Sharp (524133) FRIDAY 6.00 to 7.30 p.m. Boys’ Brigade Anchor Boys (5 to 8 years) St. Andrew’s and St. Marnock’s Halls Contact: Mrs Michelle Taylor (529266) 7.00 to 9.00 p.m. Boys’ Brigade Junior Section (8+ to 11 years) St. Andrew’s and St. Marnock’s Halls Contact: Elaine Park (533464) 7.00 to 9.30 p.m. Boys’ Brigade Company Section (11+ to 18 years) New Laigh Kirk Hall Contact: Mr David McDonald (544037)
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