New Laigh Kirk A caring welcoming church at the heart of Kilmarnock reaching out to all
Welcome to Worship 20th August 2017 A New Season of Invitation Minister: Rev. David S Cameron Session Clerk: Derek I’Anson Organist: Martin C Sharp
Order of Service Choir Introit: Praise the Lord, his glories show Welcome and Intimations Call to Worship Hymn 159
Lord, for the years
Prayer Hymn 693
Help us forgive, forgiving Lord
Reading:
Isaiah 49:1-7 page 736 St John 1:35-51 page 1064
Hymn 522
The Church is wherever God’s people are praising
John McDowall Esther Douglas
Prayer of Intercession Hymn 713
Come, all who look to God today
Sermon Offering/Doxology (Hymn 810 Sing to the Lord of heaven and earth) Prayer of Dedication Hymn 248
For my sake and the gospel’s go
Benediction
Welcome and 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. Please make yourself known to those sitting beside you and join us for tea and coffee served in the church immediately after the service.
Junior and Senior Kingz Kidz and Trekkers will resume TODAY with an All Age Kingz Kidz meeting in the halls at 10.50am. The welcome team today and on Sunday, 27th August is Steven Mack, Hunter Withers, John Dale, Helen Duffy, Lesley Wright, Mary King, Janis Lewis, Derrick MacAllister, Barbara Graham, Ken Stewart, Elspeth Dale, Andrew King and Elizabeth Young. This morning’s service begins ‘A Season of Invitation’. This is a great opportunity to invite those who may have been to your church before for a wedding, baptism or funeral; lots of people that we know, friends and family, may have been to church when they were younger for Sunday School – but haven’t been back since. You can invite them back again to ‘A New Season’, Harvest, Remembrance and our Christmas Services. Worship on Sunday, 27th August ‘A New Season’ will be conducted by the Minister beginning at 11.00am. Junior and Senior Kingz Kidz and Trekkers meet at 10.50am in church and sit together. 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 Boxes are now available for elders to distribute. Our target is £82,000. You have to date raised £3,000. Magazine Collating and Stapling team will meet on Thursday, 24th August at 7.15pm in Session Room. 4th/5th Kilmarnock Boys Brigade is on Friday, 25th August, Anchor boys: p1 (aged 5+) to p3, 6.00pm at St Andrew's and St Marnock's halls, Junior section: p4 to p6, 7.00pm at St Andrew's and St Marnock's halls, Company section: p7 to S6, 7.30pm at New Laigh Kirk halls. Friendship Group Outing. There are still seats left on the bus going to Portpatrick with High Tea in Girvan on Saturday, 26th August. Bus will leave Jobcentre in Grange Street at 11.00am. If you would like to go, please contact Margaret Paterson, Tel: 551288 or complete slip in June magazine and place in offering plate marking it "Friendship Group Outing". Cost is £20 for members of the church and £25 for non-members. NLK Walking Group - weekly Wednesday evening walks at 7.00pm (weather permitting) at the entrance to main car park, Dean Castle Country Park. Walk lasts around 45 minutes. All welcome. NLK Walking Group in association with East Ayrshire Fairtrade Group are holding a Family 'Fairtrade' Treasure Trail around Kilmarnock Town Centre on Sunday, 27th August, departing from the lower hall from 1.45pm to 2.00pm and returning to the hall for 'Treasure' and Refreshments. The event is free and will be
a fun event suitable for all the family. It is essential that people pre-register, using the form in the leaflet available from Ellen Stewart or Shirley Auld and returning it to Ellen, Shirley or Charles Sim TODAY. Guild Coffee and Chat on Monday, 28th August at 7.15pm in lower hall. Rainbows and Brownies resume on Wednesday, 30th August. Rainbows meet from 6.00pm to 7.00pm in upper hall. Brownies meet from 6.30pm to 8.00pm in lower hall. EACHa's Home from Home project 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 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. 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! 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. 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 (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.