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THE WEEK IN ST. ANDREW’S COFFEE & CRAIC th Today, 3 rd September Coffee & Craic re-opens on Wednesday 13 September at 10.30am. 11.00am L:ast day of Summer SMASH That day will be a special coffee morning in aid of the Alzheimer’s 11.00am Morning Worship – David Society and then it will take its normal format. There will be someone 7.00pm PRAISE & TESTIMONY NIGHT – Linda McGarrell from the Society to speak about their work. Please do come along and Monday join us. 6.30pm KIRK SESSION PRAYER TIME 6.30pm Rainbows (re-opening as announced) ADDITIONAL USE OF PREMISES 7.00pm Knit & Natter RE-OPENS THIS WEEK – Monday 4th Sept Cactus Club - 2nd Saturday every month. rd 7.00pm Brownies (re-opening as announced) Saturday 23 Sept. – Minor hall – PCI Youth, Mad Weekend crew training, 9.00am – 9.00pm Tuesday th 10.00am Ladies Badminton Saturday 28 October – Minor Hall – Downshire Fellowship th 2.30pm Tuesday Together RE-OPENS ON 26th SEPTEMBER Wednesday 13 December, 7.00pm – Cregagh P.S. Carol Service 7.30pm Men’s Bowling Fellowship RE-OPENS ON 12th SEPTEMBER DATES FOR YOUR DIARY – 2017 Wednesday Tuesday 19th September, 7.30pm – Session Meeting th 10.30am ‘Coffee & Craic’ RE-OPENS ON 13 SEPTEMBER st th Sunday 1 October, 11.00am - Communion 7.30pm Summer Book/Bible Study continues on Wednesday 13 Sept. nd Sunday 22 October, 11.00am – Harvest Thursday Tuesday 31st October – ‘Light the Night’ 10.00am Ladies Bible Study (re-opening as announced) Sunday 12th November, 11.00am - Remembrance Friday 10.30am Toddler Group – RE-OPENS 8thSEPTEMBER St ANDREWS SUMMER WALKS 7.45pm Guides (re-opening as announced) The season of St Andrews Summer Walks is now over. Many thanks to those who organised the walks as well as the tea/coffee in the church hall Saturday afterwards. 10.15 – 1.00pm – PW ALIVE women’s conference, Church House. Speaker: Cindy Bennett Brown. Tickets cost £5 MISSIONARY ACTION TEAM 2.00pm – 4.00pm Junior Badminton Club (re-opening as announced) ‘JUNGLE JUICE’ – A few of Emma & Fredi’s MAY news/prayer letters Sunday, 10 th September from Pucallpa, Peru, are still available in the vestibule. Please take one. 10.15am Prayer Time – Minister's Room Also: Dave & Helen Smithers’ newsletter from Pakistan. 10.15am Bible Class POINTS FOR PRAYER 11.00am SMASH RE-OPENS The Points for Prayer handbook for 2017/18 is now available from Ken 11.00am Morning Worship – David 7.00pm With Cregagh Congregational in Cregagh Church Brown, cost £2. Sunday Morning Minibus Rota BOOK CLUB Sunday 10th September: Tom Spring We intend to have a Book Club again this winter. It will meet once a month (approx.) on a Wednesday night beginning on Wednesday 11th October at Sunday 17th September: Robert McGarrell 7.30pm in the manse. The Book is entitled ‘Luther and his Katie.’ It is MEN’S BOWLING FELLOWSHIP will re-open on Tuesday 12th written by Dolina MacCuish and is published by Christian Focus September at 7.30pm. New members are especially welcome. Publications. It will hopefully be available next Sunday. Cost £5.25 SUMMER BOOK CLUB/BIBLE STUDY The last of our Summer Book Club/Bible Studies will take place on Wednesday 13th September at 7.30pm in the manse. We will look at St ANDREW’S ALL of Titus chp.3, covered by chps.6 & 7 of ‘Titus for you.’ PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY EVENINGS to DECEMBER CHURCH Sunday evenings will continue to have a mix of Bible Study, Prayer and services with Cregagh Congregational Church. On this 500th anniversary of SUNDAY BULLETIN Martin Luther’s ‘95 Theses’ which sparked the Reformation, we will follow a Bible Study series entitled ‘These Truths Alone.’ This is published rd by The Good Book Co and contains six studies to help us re-connect with 3 September 2017 the five essential Christian truths, rediscovered at that time, which liberated people from oppressive religion, set the church on a renewed path of faithfulness and which transformed Europe. ALL meetings are at 6.30pm ‘Gospel doctrine creates gospel culture’ unless otherwise shown. Randy Pope Sept. 3rd Final Summer Praise & Testimony PCI Special Assembly, Coleraine 10th With Cregagh Cong. in Cregagh (7.00pm) 17th Reformation 500 – John & Edith’s visit to Wittenburg 24th PRAYER SERVICE Oct. 1st Study 1 – Sola Scriptura: By Scripture Alone 8th With Cregagh Cong. in St Andrews (7.00pm) 15th NO MEETING in favour of ‘Faith at the Crossroads’ 22nd Study 2 – Solus Christus: In Christ Alone 29th PRAYER SERVICE Nov. 5th Study 3 – Sola Gratia: By Grace Alone 12th With Cregagh Cong. in Cregagh (7.00pm) 19th Study 4 – Sola Fide: Through Faith Alone 26th Study 5 – Soli Deo Gloria: Glory to God Alone Minister: David Maxwell: Telephone: 9079 3402 Dec. 3rd PRAYER SERVICE 10th With Cregagh Cong. in St Andrews or BS 6 (to be confirmed) www.standrewsbelfast.com th 17 Carol Service Tea/coffee is served after the Service. If you are a visitor please do join us. th 24 Carol Singing We would be very pleased to meet you. 31st NO MEETING FAITH AT THE CROSSROADS – REDISCOVERING REFORMATION: This Church is fitted with an induction loop system. There is no study on Sunday 15th October. Rather, we would encourage you In the event of going into hospital, it would be appreciated to consider attending this special event in Assembly Buildings on if David could be informed as soon as possible. Thursday 19th October at 7.30pm. This is organised by PCI and the guest speaker will be Dr Conrad Mbewe, Lusaka, Zambia. More details later. Reg. Charity No. NIC104324 PRAYER PRAYER We are once again at the beginning of a new autumn/winter season in the We are once again at the beginning of a new autumn/winter season in the life of our congregation. Meetings and organisations will soon be going at life of our congregation. Meetings and organisations will soon be going at full power right up to Christmas and we are grateful to all who put in time full power right up to Christmas and we are grateful to all who put in time and effort in the work of our church. We also want to urgently commend and effort in the work of our church. We also want to urgently commend one of the foundations of all work for the kingdom of God…PRAYER. one of the foundations of all work for the kingdom of God…PRAYER.

It is clear from the Bible that to be a spiritually fruitful community of It is clear from the Bible that to be a spiritually fruitful community of God’s people we need to be at prayer. It was John Wesley who said, God’s people we need to be at prayer. It was John Wesley who said, ‘Prayer is where the action is.’ We need to pray privately and we need to ‘Prayer is where the action is.’ We need to pray privately and we need to pray together. You are encouraged to think seriously about this spiritual pray together. You are encouraged to think seriously about this spiritual responsibility. Consider the following helps to praying and especially to responsibility. Consider the following helps to praying and especially to join us as we pray together. join us as we pray together. The PCI PRAYER HANDBOOK for 2017/18 is now available. This is an The PCI PRAYER HANDBOOK for 2017/18 is now available. This is an invaluable resource if we intend to pray for the work of our wider church invaluable resource if we intend to pray for the work of our wider church family both at home and abroad. It costs £2. Please see Ken Brown. family both at home and abroad. It costs £2. Please see Ken Brown. CALLING ON GOD…at the end of this month we will provide a week of CALLING ON GOD…at the end of this month we will provide a week of opportunities to pray together for the world, our nation, our community and opportunities to pray together for the world, our nation, our community and ourselves. These times have been varied to give a variety of opportunities ourselves. These times have been varied to give a variety of opportunities to be present at some of them. The following are suggested times: to be present at some of them. The following are suggested times: Sunday 24th September, 6.30pm – PRAYER SERVICE Sunday 24th September, 6.30pm – PRAYER SERVICE Monday 25th, 7.00am Monday 25th, 7.00am Tuesday 26th, 3.30pm Tuesday 26th, 3.30pm Wednesday 27th, 7.00pm Wednesday 27th, 7.00pm Thursday 28th, 11.30am Thursday 28th, 11.30am Friday 29th, 6.30pm Friday 29th, 6.30pm Saturday 30th, 9.30am Saturday 30th, 9.30am Sunday 1st October 9.30am followed by light breakfast Sunday 1st October 9.30am followed by light breakfast PRAYER TRIPLETS…we have several small groups of 3/4 people who PRAYER TRIPLETS…we have several small groups of 3/4 people who meet regularly for prayer. We want to encourage others to seriously meet regularly for prayer. We want to encourage others to seriously consider becoming part of this Prayer Triplet programme. Have a word consider becoming part of this Prayer Triplet programme. Have a word with Linda McGarrell who has coordinated these groups. with Linda McGarrell who has coordinated these groups.

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. (Paul, Colossians. 4:2) (Paul, Colossians. 4:2)