Free North Church Inverness 24th May 2015 Welcome! The preacher this morning is Innes Macsween who is on a placement with us from the Edinburgh Theological Seminary. Our minister, Colin Macleod, will preach in the evening and Kenny Robertson 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. Congregational Fellowship after the evening service. As well as food and a time of praise, Mike Moore will share something of the work of Christian Witness to Israel with us. All welcome. This week’s Free Church Update is available at both doors and the June edition of the Record for those who subscribe to it. Youth Fellowship meets in Madras Street at 6.15pm immediately after the 5.00pm service. Morning Service – 11am Evening Service – 6.30pm Psalms Verses Page Psalms 100 25 146 68 4-9 1-10 17-20 362 29 191 86 133 45a 1a 73a Verses 8-14 21-28 Page 424 57 1 95 Reading: James 3: 1-12 (p.1214) Title: Wars among, within and against Reading: Ephesians 1:15 - 2:10 (p.1173) Text: Ephesians 2:8 (p.1174) Title: By Grace You Have Been Saved This week Madras Street prayer meeting on Tuesday at 8.00am th Afternoon Tea on Tuesday 26 May in the church hall from 2.00 - 3.30pm (entry from Church St). Please come along for a time of fellowship and an opportunity to support the Free Church Youth Camps. Kirk Session meets on Tuesday at 7.00pm Tumbletots meets as usual. CWI annual meeting on Wednesday at 7.30pm in Greyfriars Free Church, Balloan Road. There will be no mid-week meeting in the Free North. 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). Young Women’s Bible Study meets on Friday at 10.00am in the church (entrance via the side door) Other news Highland Council has informed us that Bank Street will re-open to through traffic th th on Friday 29 May. Huntly Street will re-open to through traffic on Friday 5 June (one-way as before). The Council has also stated that at present there are no plans to extend parking charges to city streets on a Sunday. Congratulations to Marlene and Kenny Lobban on the birth of Fraser Ross, who came into the world on Tuesday, 19th May at 9.58am, weighing 8lbs 3ozs. Both Mum and baby are doing well. Praise the Lord! Congregational Rotas Welcoming Team Sunday th 24 May: st 31 May: C Macleod, B Cameron, D Graham, A Fraser (F); M Semple, A Muirden, J Stevenson (S) M Casey, M Mackintosh, S Ross/D Mackenzie, D Jenkins (F); A Graham, I Fraser, K Lobban (S) Crèche th 24 May: st 31 May: L Smith, M Mackintosh, A Sutherland A Crooks, L Macleod, M Kennedy 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