New Laigh Kirk Season of Invitation - A Place to Belong
Welcome to Worship 17th September 2017 Minister: Rev. David S Cameron Session Clerk: Derek I’Anson Visiting Organist: Grant Walsh
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 invitation 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. We especially welcome David Hume who is a Candidate in Training for Ministry of Word and Sacrament who joins us as Student Attached to New Laigh Kirk for this academic year. David will be given the opportunity to participate in all aspects of the life of New Laigh Kirk. Please offer David every encouragement as he embarks on this part of his journey towards Ordained Local Ministry.
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. 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 in whatever capacity and in your own appropriate way. May God richly Bless you in your worship today.
Order of Service Welcome and Intimations Choir Introit: Rejoice! The Lord is King Bless the Lord, O my soul O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before O my soul I'll worship Your holy name The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning It's time to sing Your song again Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me Let me be singing when the evening comes You're rich in love, and You're slow to anger Your name is great, and Your heart is kind For all Your goodness I will keep on singing Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find And on that day when my strength is failing The end draws near and my time has come Still my soul will sing Your praise unending Ten thousand years and then forevermore Worship Your holy name Lord I'll worship Your holy name Prayer 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 Children leave for Kingz Kidz and Trekkers. A creche is available in the Session Room for children under three years of age Reading: Choir Anthem:
Genesis 50:15-21 page 57
David Hume Student Assistant
There’s a wideness in God’s mercy
Reading:
St Matthew 18:21-35 page 985
Hymn 100
O Lord, thou art my God and King
Season of Invitation-A place to belong John 1:35-51 John’s disciples follow Jesus 35 The
next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God!’ 37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning round, Jesus saw them following and asked, ‘What do you want?’ They said, ‘Rabbi’ (which means ‘Teacher’), ‘where are you staying?’ 39 ‘Come,’ he replied, ‘and you will see.’ So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon. 40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (that is, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, ‘You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas’ (which, when translated, is Peter).
Jesus calls Philip and Nathanael 43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ 44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote – Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.’ 46 ‘Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?’ Nathanael asked. ‘Come and see,’ said Philip. 47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, ‘Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.’ 48 ‘How do you know me?’ Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, ‘I saw you while you were still under the fig-tree before Philip called you.’ 49 Then Nathanael declared, ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.’ 50 Jesus said, ‘You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig-tree. You will see greater things than that.’ 51 He then added, ‘Very truly I tell you, you will see “heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on” the Son of Man.’
PRAYER What joy for me to live in your house always singing your praises. Father God I take this moment to reflect on my invitation and hospitality. May the faith I proclaim and the person I am bring hope, healing, joy and renewal to those I will invite to a season of renewal of my friends and family members, those I know who are lost and seeking something in their lives. I name them now and ask for confidence and patience to be the welcome invitation to have confidence to say to those I know and love and care for and those I may be uncertain of - ‘come and see’ For I know that there’s room for all of us in the home you have prepared for us through my brother and my friend, Jesus Christ. Amen. Prayer of Intercession Hymn 485
Dear Lord and Father of mankind
Sermon Offering/Doxology (Hymn 810 Sing to the Lord of heaven and earth) Prayer of Dedication Hymn 738
Glorious things of thee are spoken
Benediction
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. Tea and coffee will be served in the church immediately after the service. The welcome team today and on Sunday, 24th September is Lilian Gillies, Barbara Allan, Andrew Bryson, Jim Lawson, Peter Adam, John McDowall, Iain Sherry, Betty Johnstone, Elaine Bryson, Moyra O'Rourke, Christine Bell, Donald MacLean, Ann MacLean, Ian McCall and Kevin Handling. Worship on Sunday, 24th September will be our Harvest Thanksgiving Service conducted by the Minister beginning at 11.00am. The congregation and Kingz Kidz are invited to present goods for Harvest with a long shelf life such as tinned food, packet food, pasta, rice, barley, lentils, sugar, etc. These goods will be distributed by Salvation Army. Tea and coffee will be served in the church immediately after the service. Worship on Sunday, 1st October will be our Organisations' Rededication Service beginning at 11.00am. There is a crèche facility for children under three years of age. Kingz Kidz meet at 10.50am in the church and sit together. Silver Sunday on Sunday, 8th October at 2.30pm in the church. This is a short afternoon of praise for our senior members followed by tea and cake. Transport available. If you would like to come, please contact Ian Anderson, Tel: 539241. 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. £77,000 to go for the Heritors 820/100 Challenge Fund. You have to date raised £5,000. Your donations should be left in the offering plate marked for Ken Stewart. Thank you for your generosity.
New session of the Guild starts on Monday, 18th September at 7.15pm in lower hall. Rev David Cameron will lead us in Communion. Tots Praise on Tuesday, 19th September from 10.15am to 11.15am in lower hall. 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, Presbytery Facilitator. Rainbows and Brownies on Wednesday, 20th 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, 20th September from 7.30pm to 9.00pm in upper hall. This is open to girls aged ten to fourteen years. Singers of New Laigh Kirk. Rehearsals start on Wednesday, 20th September from 7.30pm to 9.00pm and every Wednesday. Please see Amy Hannah. Choir Practice on Thursday, 21st September at 7.30pm in the church. 4th/5th Kilmarnock Boys Brigade is on Friday, 22nd September, Anchor boys at 6.00pm, Junior section at 7.00pm, Company section at 7.00pm. 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. Highlights Klub resumes on Monday, 25th September at 8.00pm in upper hall. Come along for some after dinner fun and games. New members welcome. Tickets, suggested donation £2, are now on sale for the Macmillan Coffee Morning in the lower hall on Saturday, 30th September. Everyone is welcome to come and support Macmillan's valuable work, while enjoying a coffee and home baking. Donations of bottles and items for the raffle are welcomed, and can be brought to church next Sunday. We will also be very grateful for donations of home baking. The hall will be open on Friday, 29th September between noon and 3.00pm to receive bottle stall items and baking. Open to all Mission Meeting of Presbytery on Saturday, 7th October (note change of day) 10.00am to 11.30am at the Bikers Hub, Block 10, Unit 2, Glencairn Industrial Estate, Kilmarnock KA1 4BD (parking limited, please car-share). Come along prepared to be inspired by a model for mission which reaches the parts that others don’t reach. Barbecue and tea or coffee on a donations basis.
October Club for children and young people from Monday, 16th to Wednesday, 18th October. We encourage you to bring along your young people aged between p1 to p7 to join us for breakfast, games, songs, crafts and activities. If you wish to be a helper or volunteer, please contact Amy Hannah, E: amy_bh@hotmail.co.uk. 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. If you know of anyone in hospital please let the minister know by telephone, email or the pew cards provided.
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