Stamperland Parish Church Sunday 24th Inarch 2019

Minister - Rev Stewart Smith

Welcome and Introductions

Call to Worship: Ps 67:1-2

Hymn: 202 Stand up, and bless the Lord

Opening Prayer & Lord’s Prayer

Children’s Address

Hymn: 204

First Reading:

i am the Church, you are the Church

Psaim 63 1 - 8

Second Reading: St Luke 13: 1=9

Sermon

Hymn : 482 & Offering

Come, Set us to the Lord our God

Prayer of Dedication

Prayer for Others

Hymn: 706 For the healing of the nations

Benediction & Three-fold Amen

iBefore the Service, speak to God; during the Service, let God speak to you; after the Ser­vice, speak to on® another.

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1. A W arm W elcome to any visitors worshiping with us this morning, and es­pecially to Rev Stewart Smith who is leading us in worship today. Please sign the visitors book in the vestibule so that we can remember your time with us today.

2. The Flower D isplay today is provided by ; Mr G Fraser

3. The Rev S co tt B lythe has formed a group to examine a book content. This group will meet generally on the following Mondays in the Session Room at Stamperland at 7.30pm on 25th March. The Group is currently exploring “Reforming the Kirk” by Rev Doug Gay (IBSN: 978-86153-901-7 St Andrews Press) The discussion is to deepen our exploration of developing our church­es together and will contribute to the ongoing work of review. Anyone inter­ested should purchase the book and read the next two chapters by the above date.

4. The G uild On Tuesday 26th March the Rev John Martindale will entertain us with “Illusions” with a biblical connection. John has entertained us several times in the past and is a favourite with all Guild members. Please come and join us for a most enjoyable evening.

5. 90kg Rice Challenge Working jointly with Netherlee the Parish & Beyond Committee have agreed that we will take part during Lent with the 90kg Rice Challenge. 90kg is the amount of rice a farmer in Malawi has to sell to enable him to send a child to secondary school for a year and so the participants can directly see that their buying decisions are helping provide a better life for those in some of the poorest communities in Malawi. On Monday 11th March Netherlee will take delivery of 90kg of rice from Malawi. From Sunday 17th March the white rice will be available for purchase in the vestibule here at Stamperland at £3.00 per kilogramme bag. We do hope that as many mem­bers of the congregation as possible will participate helping to improve the lives of some of the poorest communities in Malawi.

6. C onnections Magazine - A p ril Submission of articles should be sent in today which is the final submission date.

7. Lent Study Groups. Ciarkston Churches Together have put together a series of times in which to study material produced by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI). The times and venues for the meeting are as follows:

W eekly Lenten Meeting Days and Times from:

Mon 25th Mar

Wed 27th Mar

Sat 30th Mar

Sun 31st Mar

10:30am Wiiliamwood Parish Church & 7:45pm at The Overlee

11:00am St. Aidan's Episcopal Church

9.00am at Greenbank Parish Church

6:30pm at White Cart

People are free to attend whatever meeting suits their needs, but generally it would be expected that you attend the same meeting every week. Study books will cost £1.50 per copy to cover photocopying.

8. The next stage in our Future Discernment Process is about to happen. The 'Listening Posts' will give a!! members a chance to reflect on the first round of work that has already been completed in 'Gathering our History;. There will be a chance to look at the outcomes from that work, some demo­graphic data and the chance to share your thoughts about our linked charge's future. The meetings will take place between 7:30 - 9:00 pm during March as follows:

Wed 27 Lesser Sanctuary Netherlee Parish Church

Thur 28 Lesser Sanctuary Netherlee Parish ChurchAll members from either church should come to whatever time suits youbest.

9. Fund Raising Spring Fair will be held on Saturday 11th May from10. am.-1pm. From Sunday 24th March we will be asking for your donations for the Bottle and Tombola stalls. Ideas for the Tombola could be Toiletries (Men or Women) Boxes of Chocolates or Biscuits and Sweets. There will be two boxes placed in the vestibule to collect these donations and this will be ongoing until the 5th May. If you would like to help at the Fair in any way for a time, however short or long, please approach a member of the Fund- Raising Committee. Further information will be available in the forthcoming weeks. Thanking you in anticipation. Committee Members to contact are Kay Baird, Jackie Silcock, Anne Mackenzie, Fraser Macintosh, Alison Macfarlane, Norman Walker, or Margo Neilson.

Services during Holy Week: A il at 7.00pm

Mon 15 Apr St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church

Tues 16 Apr Cartsbridge Evangelical Church

Wed 17 Apr Greenbank Parish Church

Thur 18 Apr St. Aidan's Episcopal Church

Fri 19th Apr Netherlee Parish Church

7.30pm

11.30am

Weekly Diary - Wlarch

Tue 26th Guild, Illusions, Rev John Martindale

Sun 31st Morning Worship

Regular Diary RemindersER Foodbank Donations requested for March: (within “ best before date” ) Sug­ar, Breakfast Cereals, Tea bags/lnstant coffee (not decaffeinated), Tinned mac- aroni/pasta shapes, Tinned soup/ cuppa soup, Ladies/Gents toiletries including sanitary products. UHT Milk and Creamed Rice or Custard (Tinned) is accepta­ble at any time. If you prefer to donate lighter options or any of the other items please refer to the ER list shown in Connections. Thank you again for your continued support.

Stamperiand Church Open Door The Church sanctuary is open on a Wednesday morning from 10.00 o’clock until 12.00 o’clock for quiet contemplation and personal prayer. Tea, coffee and biscuits are available in the vestibule where fellowship can be enjoyed. Please come and support this activity in your Church.

Clarksion House Care Home Service is at 11.00am on the last TUESDAY of the month. Any member of the congregation who would like to add their name to the rota please speak to Evelyn Graham.