Free North Church Inverness 17th May 2015 Welcome! Our minister, Colin Macleod, will preach at both services today and at
Madras Street at 5.00pm.
We are always glad to have visitors at our services. Tea and coffee will be served in
the hall after the morning and evening services. Do wait if you can.
We are a congregation of the Free Church of Scotland.
Together with all Christians, we worship One God –
Father, Son and Holy Spirit – and recognise that only
through faith in Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, can
we receive forgiveness of sin and peace with God.
Jesus Christ is therefore central in all our worship,
as He is to our whole lives.
Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9: 7 We use the New International Version of the Bible (red book) and we sing the
metrical psalms (blue book). We stand to sing and sit to pray. If you wish to give
an offering to the Lord’s work, there are boxes at the front and side doors as you
leave. The service lasts about an hour.
There is a time of prayer before the services at 10.30am and 6.00pm in the hall.
Today
Crèche: children and helpers leave after the second singing to meet upstairs.
Sunday School: children leave after the second singing.
This week’s Free Church Update and the May congregational Newsletter are
available at the doors.
Youth Fellowship meets in Madras Street at 6.15pm immediately after the 5.00pm
service.
20s/30s will meet in the manse after the evening service when we will be looking at
‘Irresistible Grace’
Morning Service – 11am
Psalms
95
31
32
73
Verses
1-8
14-19
1-5
24-26
Evening Service – 6.30pm
Page
126
37
38
316
Reading: Hebrews 11. 7-28
Text:
Numbers 33. 1-6
Title:
The Story of My Life - One
Direction
Psalms
111
119
37
34
Verses
4-10
97-104
29-34
12-16
Page
391
163
255
41
Reading: 1 Peter 2.13 - 3.12
Text:
James 3. 13-18
Title:
Roots, Fruits and Shoots
This week
Madras Street prayer meeting on Tuesday at 8.00am
Tumbletots on Wednesday from 10.00 to 11.30am in the hall (entry from Church
Street)
Mid-week meeting on Wednesday at 7.30pm in the hall
Road to Recovery: A meeting for those with addiction problems will be held in the
Madras Street Hall on Thursday at 7.30pm. If you have any queries, please phone Ian
(07917 147361) or Megan (07918 775368).
The Likely Dads meets on Saturday from 10.30am to 12.00 noon in the hall (entry
from Church Street)
CYC Spring Sale on Saturday from 10.00-12.00 at the CYC building, Bank
Street. There will be baking, crafts, books, plants etc for sale and for a small charge
you can enjoy tea/coffee, sandwiches, cakes and pancakes!
Other news
Congregational Fellowship – 24 May
Next Sunday at the congregational fellowship, as well as food and a time of praise,
Mike Moore will share something of the work of CWI with us. The annual CWI meeting
is in Greyfriar's Free Church on Wednesday 27th May at 7.30pm. Our mid-week
meeting will be cancelled that night.
th
Fund raising for the Youth Camps: Afternoon Tea in the hall on Tuesday, 26 May
at 2.00pm
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The Kirk Session will meet on Tuesday, 26 May at 7.00 pm in the church.
On Street Parking. Lists of councillors are still available at the front and lane doors. If
you haven’t already done so please contact your councillor over the possible changes
outlined in this month’s newsletter.
In recent weeks some in the congregation with disability badges have been unable to
park on Sundays in bays designated for disability parking because of non badge
holders using the spaces. Please ensure that you do not park in a designated bay if
you are not entitled to do so. Parking in these spaces without a badge is an offence
and can result in a heavy fixed fine.
Stuart Townend and Band - Culduthel Christian Centre, Inverness
Thursday 16th and Friday 17th July @ 7.30pm. Tickets: £12 Adult and £10
Concession (over 65 and under 16). Tickets are available online at
www.aliveministry.co.uk or through CLC bookshop in Inverness.
Congregational Rotas
Welcoming Team
Sunday
th
17 May:
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24 May:
C Macleod, M Semple, A Waite, A Muirden (F); B Cameron, D
Graham, A Fraser (S)
C Macleod, B Cameron, D Graham, A Fraser (F) ; M Semple, A
Muirden, J Stevenson (S)
Mid-week meeting: B Cameron, C Macleod
Crèche
th
17 May:
th
24 May:
M Morrison, M Semple
L Smith, M Mackintosh, A Sutherland
Notes
Contact details
If you are new to the congregation and you would like a visit from a member of
our pastoral team, please contact our minister, Colin Macleod (Tel: 01463
231981).
You can visit our website at www.freenorthchurch.org and our denomination at:
www.freechurch.org. Find us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/FreeNorthFreeChurchofScotland
Notice Sheet: Any items for next week’s notice sheet should be sent to
[email protected] or given to Anne Muirden by noon on Friday.
Scottish charity no. SC016901