th Sunday 19 May 2019 Evening Prayer Service 6.30pm (St. Blane’s Hall)

Call to worship • MP 1100 Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord Prayer of Praise and Confession Reading Sunday 19th May 2019 Joint Morning Service Prayer time part 1 (Lecropt 11.30am) •

MP 540 One Day When Heaven Was Filled with His Call to worship Praises • Reading MP 560 Praise My Soul the King of Heaven Prayer time part 2 Prayer of Adoration / Confession & Lord’s Prayer • • MP 1036 Blessed Be Your Name Reading: 1 Samuel 25 Reading Video: It Is Well Prayer time part 3 Sermon “True faith in God” • • Benediction and Sung Blessing Offering Hymn 557 – Praise God from Whom Prayer of Dedication MP 1072 In Christ Alone Announcements Prayer of Thanksgiving / Others If you have any announcements you would like added to the weekly MP 201 Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah service sheet please send them to [email protected] by 5pm each Wednesday and • every effort will be made to add them the following week. Benediction and Sung Blessing

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Minister: The Rev Gary J Caldwell, 01786 825324

CHURCH NOTICES UPCOMING EVENTS Welcome Lecropt Quiz Night A warm welcome to our service today especially if you are here for the first time. The young The next quiz night is Friday 31st May at 7pm in Lecropt Kirk Hall. Tickets cost £7.50 folk of the Sunday school (primary school age) should sit at the front of the church and will including a hot supper. Bring your own refreshments. A list is at the back of the church go to their activities after the children’s song. They will come back in before the end of the for names and tickets required, payment will be on the door on the night. service. Let’s Pray Together Evening Service Saturday 1st June 10am-12 noon at St. Mark’s Church, Drip Road, . The launch Tonight’s evening Prayer Focus Service is at 6.30pm in St. Blane’s Church Hall. event which aims to encourage children and young people to pray. Church Renovation The Sweet Sorrows Concert The renovation to our Church building started on Monday 8th April and will last until 7th Come along and enjoy a night of music with Sammy Horner on Wednesday 12th June at June. Sunday services will therefore be joint services at Lecropt from today to Sunday 2nd 7.30pm in St. Blane’s Church. Tickets £5 on the door or from Gary 01786 825324. June. The service will start at 11.30am but there will be tea and coffee available at 10.45am. If you need transport to Lecropt please let your elder, Michael Elliot or Tony Lecropt Auction Bragg know, or you can contact John Crozier on 07833 935326. Being held on Saturday 22nd June, we are looking for donations of items including small items of furniture. Please contact Gerry Petrie or a member of the social team to let us

know what you have (we can arrange collection as required, ideally nearer the time). COMING UP THIS WEEK PRAYER NEWS Strathcarron Singers Gala Concert in aid of Strathcarron Hospice Take this service sheet home with you to help you with your prayers this week th Sunday 19 May at 7.30pm in the Albert Halls, Stirling. With special guests The Band of “Unless the Lord builds the house we labour in vain.” Pray for our Church that God will The Royal British Legion () and Queen Victoria School, . Tickets £12 be honoured as He leads us in the adventure of faith. from Albert Halls 01786 473544 or Strathcarron Hospice 01324 826222 or www.strathcarronsinger.org. Church • Minister and Preaching of God’s word. Ladies Bible Study st • Give thanks for the way people are enjoying the joint services with Lecropt, pray Meeting Tuesday 21 May at 7.30pm in The Manse. Bible reading, informal discussion that we will continue to be blessed as we join together over these weeks. and prayer time, currently studying Galatians. All ladies welcome. Contact: Pamela • Pray for the work going on in St. Blane’s, for the contractors & safety for God’s glory. Caldwell – tel. 825324 (Church Manse). General Assembly Thursday’s @ Lecropt • Pray for the commissioners as they hear and respond to the reports that God Thursday 23rd May at 2pm in Lecropt Hall. It is an opportunity to get together with friends through the Holy Spirit will inspire them. from Lecropt to worship, discuss, learn or dance and simply enjoy one another’s company. This week come along and sing some old favourite hymns and learn some new ones. Open Doors ask us to pray for India • Praise God that Open Doors partners are able to help victims of violence. Pastor Dunblane Fling Church Tent Kuldeep* was attacked by a man with an axe. He says, "Just after the attack, Saturday 25th May 12pm – 6pm. As an outreach to the community St. Blane's and Lecropt people didn’t think I would survive. But thanks to your support I was able to go to are participating in the Church Tent at the Dunblane Fling. Volunteers needed, come be a a better hospital and I didn’t die. Instead I can continue to testify what God did for part and spread the word about our church. The day kicks off at the Railway Plaza at 12 me." noon with a parade, led by a local pipe band. Follow them down to the Drying Green and come and enjoy the fun. • Open Doors local partners help persecuted believers to set up small businesses so they can support themselves and their families. Pray that these small Sunday 26th May Service Times businesses will be successful and provide for the needs of our persecuted 11.30am Sunday Morning joint service, Lecropt Church. brothers and sisters. 6.30pm Evening Service & celebration of Holy Communion, St. Blane’s Church Hall. • Saree* (12) became a Christian after she was healed of deafness. She was beaten and rejected by her family because of her faith and now lives with a A Musical Evening with Mandolin & Guitar Orchestra Christian aunt." Pray for my family," she says, "that God will lead them to salvation. Sunday 26th May 6-8pm at Ludgate Church, Bedford Place, Alloa, FK10 1LJ. The Pray especially for my brother." musicians, performing for the first time in Clackmannanshire, will play a selection of classical, film & world music. Tickets £7.50 available from Frast Team or at the door. • Tensions between India and Pakistan have increased after a suicide bomber killed over 40 people in Indian-administered Kashmir. Ask God to raise up peacemakers and pray that stability will be restored.