St Ninians Old Church

REFORMATION 500 Presbytery of Lecture Series Order of Service and Intimations

Friday 6th October 7pm Church of the Holy Rude Rev Professor David Ferguson University of Edinburgh ‘The Reformation and Theology today’

Thursday 19th October 7pm The North Church Elaine Duncan Scottish Bible Society ‘The Reformation and the Bible

The The Rev Gary J McIntyre The Manse, 7 Randolph Road, Stirling FK8 2AJ Tel 01786 474421 Email: [email protected]

Scottish Charity number: SC016320

Website: stniniansold.org.uk

Sunday 1st October 2017 Order of Service Intimations Visitors are invited to sign the Visitors book in the vestibule. Call to Worship There is a loop system for people with hearing aids. Please feel free to remain seated during the singing of the hymns. Hymn 93 (Ps 136) ‘Let us with a gladsome mind’ Tune - Monkland A warm welcome to visitors and to the Officers and members of our Boys’ Brigade Company. Prayer and Lord’s Prayer The Kirk Session is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Children’s Talk Tony Baldwin as our organist.

Hymn 448 ‘Lord, the light of your love is shining’ There will be a brief meeting of the Kirk Session following this morning’s service. The Word of God The October/November edition of The Parishioner is available for John 8:12-20 (P86) distribution today.

Hymn 132 ‘Immortal, invisible, God only wise’ Stirling Kirks Together – An Eco Messy Church will be held in St Columba’s Church Hall this afternoon from 3:30-6pm. There will be Prayer of Intercession games, craftwork, singing and food. Registration forms are in the McMichael Chapel. Hymn 135 ‘O laughing Light, O first-born of creation’ The Tuesday Group begins the new session this Tuesday at Sermon 7:30pm in the Parish Halls. Craig Mair will give a talk on ‘Hamish the Highland Coo’! Offering The first Soup and Sandwich lunch of the new session will be on Prayer of Dedication Saturday from 12-1:30pm in the Parish Halls. You will be most welcome! Hymn 543 ‘Longing for light, we wait in darkness’ Blythswood Care Shoebox Appeal 2017 – Leaflets are available in Benediction and Three-Fold Amen both vestibules. Individual items or filled shoeboxes can be left at the Church between now and the 12th of November. Sunday 8th October 10:30am Life and Work- If you would like to order the magazine please Morning Worship contact Marion Jackson before the end of October. Subscriptions are (Sunday Club on holiday) now due. Tel 474878.

6:30pm Used stamps – Please bring used stamps to the Church any Short Communion Service Sunday and place them in the box in the main vestibule.