GARRABOST FREE CHURCH Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God Weekly Bulletin 2nd June 2019 Garrabost Free Church welcomes you to our services today. We use the English Standard Version of the Bible in our services. Psalm books (Sing Psalms with Scottish Psalter) and Bibles are available in the entrance hall. Our practice at all English services is to stand for singing and sit for prayers. Children’s packs – evening service There are packs with worksheets, pencils and sweets at the door for children who will be attending the evening service. This is to encourage parents to bring their children to church in the evenings as well as the mornings. Both services today will be taken by Prof Bob Akroyd, ETS We thank Prof Akroyd for taking the services today. Main Road Church Psalm 98:1-4 (Scottish Psalter, p360) CM 12 noon Psalm 91:1-8 (Sing Psalms, p121) 10 10 10 10 Psalm 91:9-16 (Sing Psalms p121) 10 10 10 10 Psalm 103: 1-5 (Scottish Psalter, p369) CM Reading John 10 Sunday School will meet during the 12noon service. The children will go to the front for the children’s address and go to their classes at the start of the second singing. The creche will be supervised by Anne Mackenzie and Peigi Macleod. School Road Church Psalm 67(1): all (Scottish Psalter, p300) SM 6.00pm Psalm 36:5-10 (Sing Psalms, p44) CM Psalm 37:3-6 (Scottish Psalter p253) CM Psalm 124 (2) (Scottish Psalter, p418) 10 10 10 10 10 Readings John 19:1-37; Romans 8:31-39 There will be a fellowship in Main Road Church hall following the evening service. The Bayble group will arrange catering. Congregational services and events this week Monday 3rd 7.30pm – Monthly Prayer meeting in Bayble Mission House. Tuesday 4th 6.00pm - The ABC club will meet in Sgoil An Rubha. 8.30pm – the Deacons’ Court will meet in Main Road Hall Wednesday 5th There will be no prayer meeting this week due to the Congregational meeting on Thursday night. Thursday, 6th 7.30 pm -Congregational Meeting, in connection with the vacancy, in School Road Church. Friday 7th 1.00pm - The Parent and Toddler Group will meet in Main Road Church Hall. Saturday 8th 7.30pm – Prayer meeting in Main Road Church Hall Services next Sunday 9th June Both services to be taken by Rev Iain T Campbell. 12 noon Main Road Church 6.00 pm School Road Church Sunday School will meet during the 12noon service. The creche will be supervised by Sandra Fairgrieve and Donna Clark Free Church Youth Camps Please note that there are still spaces available at the undernoted camps for any who have not booked yet and are interested in going. Renfrew Kids (P5-P7), Oswestry Juniors 1 (S1-S3), Junior Football (boys, P6-S2), Senior Football (boys, S2-S6), B.A.S.E. (8-23 years) Remember there is financial support available to attend camp for any who need this. Please contact any of the office bearers or the interim moderator in private or alternatively email [email protected] Adopt a Camp Fundraiser Our Adopt a Camp, Kincraig Kids 1 are holding a Soup and Pudding fundraiser on Saturday 15th June from 12pm-2pm in the MA Macleod Memorial Hall. There is a sheet at the door for anyone who is able to make a soup and/or pudding. Any contributions for the baking stall would also be greatly appreciated. Please contact Fiona Campbell for more information on 870670 or speak to any of the team. Sympathy We extend our sympathy to Iain Macfarlane and family, Melbost, on the passing of his brother, Mr William Macfarlane. On the passing of Mrs Chrissie Mackenzie, Portnaguran, we extend our sympathy to her son and daughter and their families and to the wider family circle. Gideons - Annual Rally The Gideons’ Western Isles Branch Annual Rally is being held in the APC Church, Keith Street on Friday 7th June at 7.30 pm. The main speaker is Rev Hector Morrison, Principal, Highland Theological College. Christian Values in Education meeting 6th June Megan Patterson, Vice-Chair of CVE Scotland, warmly invites school teachers to this fellowship event in the MA Hall, Kenneth Street, on Thursday 6th June at 8.00pm. As well as working for CVE Scotland, Megan is also an Education Consultant for SIM (Serving in Mission) and she loves to see Christian teachers all round the world developing a biblical approach to the whole of classroom life. She is delighted to have the possibility of encouraging those working in schools on Lewis whilst she is visiting the island to speak at the Western Isles' WFM event the following day. RSVP to Victoria Myles [email protected] if you intend going. Prayer Notes Separate prayer notes are now being produced on a weekly basis. They include Generation Praying for One Another and the Global Mission prayer points for the coming week. Also included are the Adopt a Camp prayer points for June and other congregational related issues. If anyone would like any prayer points to be included, please email [email protected] or speak to one of the elders. Message from Rev Dominic Smart Please accept our thanks for mentioning us on your bulletin and for praying for us. Just now it almost feels like a holiday! After the lovely wedding of our middle daughter last month and a family holiday early this month I do feel as if my mojo is back (as it says in Proverbs 32:11). We do know it can change quickly, but we are so thankful for this season. Please pray for the family as they carry all their own daily load as well as this extra one as they all rest on God. May the Lord be our strength and song. Christian Focus filmed an interview with me a couple of weeks ago that they put on YouTube. It’s at https://youtu.be/TySd1fjEma4 Thank you all again. It’s a joy to be able to pray for Garrabost, and to see so many ways that you’re wanting to show the Father’s love. The latest blog by Marjorie Smart, Paracetamol is so Underrated has been printed and is available to be uplifted today. Please pray for Dominic as he continues his cancer treatment and give thanks for the measure of health he has had recently. Please also pray for his wife, Marjorie and their family. GARRABOST FREE CHURCH Prayer Notes 2nd June 2019 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Congregational Prayer Points • Please pray for the elders and the interim moderator. Pray for wisdom and discernment for them to make the correct judgements in future decisions concerning the congregation and the vacancy. • Pray for those who have recently lost loved ones and also those who still grieve for loved ones after many years. • Please pray for our young people with all the pressures that modern life brings • Pray for those in our community who currently do not attend church • Pray for Shaun Munro from Swordale who is recovering from a serious road accident in Western Isles hospital. • Pray for others connected to the congregation who are hospitalised or in nursing homes • ABC – Pray for the children that attend each week as well as for the leaders and volunteers. Pray for additional helpers. • Point2Life – Pray for all who attend and also that more would come along. Pray for guidance for the leaders as they seek to plan ahead. • Sunday School – Pray for the regular teachers, Christine, Janis and Finlay and all those who help them each week. Give thanks for Diane Ashley Robert’s hard work and commitment during her time as a Sunday School teacher. Pray for the children who attend and for the parents who bring them along every Sunday. • Creche – Pray for the children who attend creche each week and we thank God for young families who come along. • Scripture Union – Pray for Christine Cumming and Elizabeth Ferguson as they hold SU each Tuesday in Sgoil an Rubha. Usually about 15 children attend each week. Please pray for them as up to 2/3 of them do not attend church regularly. • Challenger Bus Visit – Pray for the Challenger Bus Team as they prepare to visit Point for a week in September. Pray that the required funding would be achieved to enable them to carry out their mission work with kids and young people. • Parent and Toddler Group - pray for parents and the children and those from the congregation who help from week to week. Pray that relationships would be built with the parents to encourage them and the children to attend church. Praying for One Another – 2nd June 2019 St Peter’s We're a fairly large congregation (around 300) set right in the heart of Dundee's West End. We have a good range of ages and stages of life and a large number of students. Prayer Points 1. Our minister, David Robertson, is moving to Australia at the end of June. Please pray for him and his wife, Annabel, as they prepare to leave and make this move. Pray especially for the practical logistics of such a big change. Please also pray for us, that God would guide us through this period of change. Pray that He would use this to draw us closer together in unity in Christ and we would all through this grow more into Christ's likeness.