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Hello! There Will Not Be a Service Delivered in a Paper Form Until the Week Beginning 13Th. I Am on Holiday for a Fortnight, Blessings Robert 29Th August 2021 1 Hello! There will not be a service delivered in a paper form until the week beginning 13th. I am on holiday for a fortnight, Blessings Robert 29th August 2021 Psalm 84-1-4 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she 2 may lay her young, at your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God. Happy are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise. The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all And also with you Opening response All we bring today is part of ourselves, Lord, our words, your wisdom born in us; our song, your song alive in us; this is who we are today and we long to see who you will yet make us be. A period of silence Prayer God of creation, whose creative power and love are seen in the beauty, the majesty, the wonder of the heavens and the earth we praise you for each act of creation which tells of your glory and witnesses to your love. We praise you for summer days; for the long sunlit hours; for the vibrant colours, and heady scents, of the summer flowers that assail our senses. We praise you for days of rest and recreation; time to set aside the normal activities of our lives; to enjoy the beauty of the natural world, to inspire us, to renew us, to refresh us. We pray that through the beauty and wonder which surrounds us our spirits will be lifted, and our physical and mental health restored after so many months of 3 hardship, anxiety, fear and despair. Lord Jesus Christ, you came to bring us new life, and sent the Holy Spirit to breathe new life into your people, encouraging and equipping them for the service of your kingdom. We pray that, as we look to the beauty and wonder of creation for days of rest and recreation, we can turn to you that through the Holy Spirit’s presence we will be given all we need to live full lives, to serve you, to see around us the evidence of your love, and to receive that new life which you have promised. God - the Creator, the Redeemer, the Enabler help us to walk more closely with you; willing to follow where you lead; trusting in you for the future; looking to you for the present in the knowledge that in all things, at all times and in all places, we are held in your love. Amen Looking Back: Ecumenical Event at Butlin's Friday August 6 ‘Chapel of Unity’ Dedicated THE popularity of the holiday camp at the Heads of Ayr increases year by year; and it was a fine act by Sir William Butlin to erect an inter-denominational church there – the first permanent ecclesiastical building on any of his camp sites. The chapel, which cost £80,000 to put up, is in an advantageous position facing the sea. It was dedicated by the Most Rev Francis Moncrieff, Primus of the Episcopal Church in Scotland; the Rev Robin Barbour of New College preached the sermon; and other clergy from the Roman Catholic Church, the Episcopal Church and the Church of Scotland were in attendance. At a subsequent reception in the camp, Sir William revealed the fact that between 30 and 40 Church conferences are held in Butlin camps each year. 198- ”Let us build a house where love can dwell” ‘Let us build a house’. Marty Haugen’s inspired words are now part of the core body of hymns known in our churches. It celebrates the church but also calls us to be a better, truer church, where the message, the love, the hope of the gospel is expressed in a multiplicity of ways. If your congregation haven’t sung it yet, and you have a choir or singing group, let them (or a soloist) sing the verses and all the people affirm the very simple chorus, ‘All are welcome’. 4 Let Us Build A House 3 Jun 2016 257 12 SHARE SAVE Hymn Channel 6.37K subscribers Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live, a place where saints and children tell how hearts learn to forgive; built of hopes and dreams and visions, rock of faith and vault of grace; here the love of Christ shall end divisions: All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place. 2 Let us build a house where prophets speak, and words are strong and true, where all God's children dare to seek to dream God's reign anew. Here the cross shall stand as witness and as symbol of God's grace; here as one we claim the faith of Jesus: 3 Let us build a house where love is found in water, wine and wheat: a banquet hall on holy ground, where peace and justice meet. Here the love of God, through Jesus, is revealed in time and space, as we share in Christ the feast that frees us: 4 Let us build a house where hands will reach beyond the wood and stone to heal and strengthen, serve and teach, and live the Word they've known. Here the outcast and the stranger bear the image of God's face; let us bring an end to fear and danger: 5 Let us build a house where all are named, their songs and visions heard and loved and treasured, taught and claimed as words within the Word. Built of tears and cries and laughter, prayers of faith and songs of grace, let this house proclaim from floor to rafter. James 1:17-27 Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfilment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures. 5 Hearing and Doing the Word You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; for your anger does not produce God’s righteousness. Therefore, rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, ongoing away, immediately forget what they were like. But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing. If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. 'A Big Part In My Life' Monday August 9 Teenager Abbie Hair from Port Glasgow explains why she wants to become a member of the Church of Scotland. MY name is Abbie Hair, and I am 17 years old. I attend Port Glasgow New Parish Church in Inverclyde and I have been a part of the church my whole life. I was christened in the church when I was three years old along with my brother who was only a few months old at the time. At this time, my church was called St Andrew’s Church. Last year St Andrew’s Church merged with St Martin’s Church and formed Port Glasgow New Parish Church. My church has played a big part in my life and through my many years of attending I have met so many amazing and kind people as well as having so many opportunities within it. I also attend 1st Port Glasgow Girls’ Brigade which is linked to the church and have gone through Explorers, Juniors and Brigaders and I am now moving on to train to be an officer in the company. I am also going to become a member of 6 our church when things go back to somewhat ‘normal’ and I am really looking forward to it, as becoming a member means I can have more involvement in our church and different things that happen within it. Growing up a Christian, I was always proud to say I attend church every Sunday and attend Girls’ Brigade on a Thursday night. In primary school, there were only two out of 30 of us in the class that attended church, and our classmates would always be interested in what we had done in church and what we spoke about. As one of the only church attenders, I was interested in what other people’s views and beliefs were and was always keen to listen to what everyone else was saying. I quickly realised that not everyone had the same beliefs and that no-one’s beliefs were wrong.
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