St Andrew’s Parish Church
15 March 2015
10:50 a.m. Praise Time
11:00 a.m. Morning Worship
Welcome to our service! If you are a guest with us this morning, we trust you will
enjoy your time of worship. Please do sign the Visitor’s Book in the entrance
vestibule. A crèche is available for babies and toddlers in the Session Room (through
the door next to the organ).
The words for the songs can be found in either Mission Praise (MP), in the Church
Hymnary (CH), or will be printed in this Order of Service. Note that Mission Praise
numbers 799 and over are only available in the newer edition. We use the New
International Version of the Bible and copies can be found in the backs of the seats
for your use. Our service this morning is led by Rev Sharon Colvin.
Blantyre St Andrew’s Parish Church of Scotland is a registered Scottish Charity (SC005955)
The Church Copyright Licence Number:506352
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Order of Service
Praise MP 803 As water to the thirsty
MP 151 For I’m building a people
Welcome Time & Church Notices
Call to Worship
Praise MP 629 Tell me the stories of Jesus
Opening Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Praise MP 690 Seek ye first
Reading
The Parable of the Lost Son
Luke, chapter 15, verses 11-31, page 1049
Praise MP 374 Jesus my Lord will love me forever
All-Age Message
Offering Praise For the beauty of the earth (MP152)
Prayers for Ourselves and Others
Praise MP 51 Be Thou my vision
Blessing
Sung Amen
Please remain standing as the Bible is removed
Doxology MP 1 A new commandment
Please stay for refreshments
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Morning Worship
St Andrew’s Parish Church
Church Notices
1. Annual Report & Accounts: a copy of this year’s Annual Statement
is available for collection in the vestibule. Will pastoral area visitors
please collect theirs for delivery also. The Annual Stated Meeting will
be held on Sunday, 29 March.
2. Tea Room: the Tea Room will be open on Tuesday, 10 March from
10 a.m -12noon. Teas, coffee, home baking, books and bric-a-brac. All
welcome!
3. Sanctus Praise: the next of these joint services will be held this evening
at High Blantyre Baptist Church at 6.30 p.m. for refreshments and 7.00
p.m. for worship. The theme for this service is ‘David & Goliath’.
4. Blantyre Old Parish Church Guild are holding a Red Nose Tea and
Silent Auction on Thursday, 12 March at 7.15 p.m. in their Church Hall.
Tickets cost £3.00 and are available at the door.
5. Prayer Group: the prayer group will meet on Sunday, 15 March at
10.15 a.m. in the Session Room. All are welcome!
6. Soup Lunch: the Sunday Funday Club are organising a soup lunch
following morning worship on Sunday, 29 March. Cost £3.00. Everyone
welcome!
7. Guide Concert: the Guides are hosting a concert on Monday 30th
March in the Church. Calderglen High Jazz Band are playing, along with
other guest singers and Nicole Dickie. Tickets are now available from
guiders or the tea room at a cost of £5 or £3 concession. Baking for this
event would be gratefully received!
8. Emmaus Group: this group meets for discussion and is suitable for all
levels of knowledge/ belief and new members are always welcomed. The
next session continues their study of ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ and will begin
on Thursday, 7 May at 7.00 p.m. at 30 Ness Drive. Contact Maureen
Cochrane if you would like to know more. Pastoral Care
Please remember Nan Campbell, Gladys Colston, Margaret Colvin, Robert
Dalziel, Susanna Geddes, Charlotte Jack, Rita Johnston and her family,
Lily Miller, Pearl Murray, Annie Orr, Janie Paterson, May Scott, Margaret
Scullion, May Snaddon and Nancy Wood in your prayers.
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Sunday Rotas
Today
Next Sunday
First Aid
Reader
Crèche
Tea/Coffee
Welcome Offering
Bobby McKean
Jean Murray
Helen Finnie & Karen Morley
Morag Airlie & janie Paterson
Geoff & Val Krawczyk & Ian Mackenzie
Ian Mackenzie
Andrew Williamson
Helen Finnie & Alison Dickie
Louise Darling & Alastair Jamieson
May Shaw, Malcolm McCormack
& Helen Gordon
Notices for next week’s Order of Service should be passed to Gill Fraser in the Church Office by Wednesday
[email protected] or 01698 327958
Response Slip
Please use this section of the Order of Service to share information with us. Complete,
tear off, and place in the box next to the noticeboard in the entrance vestibule.
1.
I am a guest / visitor to St Andrew’s Parish Church.
2.
I wish to inform you that (Name) _________________________________________
(Address) _________________________________________
is ill at home / in _____________________________Hospital, ward ______________
3.
Please note my new: Address _________________________________________
Telephone _________________________________________
Email _________________________________________
4.
I would like to receive a visit from a member of my Pastoral Team.
5.
I am interested in receiving: Weekly Freewill Offering Envelopes
Gift Aid Details
Bank Standing Order Details
6.
I am interested in becoming a member of St Andrew’s Parish Church.
7.
I would like to start a subscription to Life and Work magazine.
8.
I will shortly be leaving Blantyre and would like to receive a Certificate of
Transference.
9.
Any other message:
Your Name _________________________ Address __________________________________
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