First Presbyterian Church Cookstown (founded 1646)

of The

in the Presbytery of Tyrone

gathered to worship on

Sunday 24 April 2016

11.30 am & 7.00 pm

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Before any Service, speak to God; During the Service, let God speak to you;

After the Service, speak to one another! MISSION is every believer’s responsibility!

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MORNING Holy Scripture: Antiphonal Psalm 21:1-7 (page 553) I Peter 2:13-17 (page 1218); Luke 14:1-24 (page 1047) ALL EXCUSES CEASING! Praise: IPH 138 Christ is made our sure foundation (Westminster Abbey) JP 50 Sing hosanna to the King of kings (Traditional) RCH 632: 1-2, 4 God bless our native land (Moscow) IPH 610: 1&3 Lord, You in Your perfect wisdom (Blaenwern) IPH 606 God save the Queen! (1745)

EVENING Holy Scripture: John 13:31-38 (page 1081) THE SIMPLE PLAN Praise: IPH 611 The Kingdom of God is justice and joy (Hanover IPH 33) IPH 489 As water to the thirsty (Oasis) IPH 588 Brother, sister, let me serve you (Servant Song) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This week Today 10.30 am Monthly Elders’ Prayer Time in The Morrison Room until 11.00 am 11.30 am Service to mark the 90th Birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II, including a momento

for outreach: a special illustrated book about HM’s faith, “The Servant Queen and the King she serves”, with a foreword by Her Majesty. Those with service and other medals are asked to wear them.

Welcome!

Please take this

Bulletin

home with you.

—————————— Strive for peace with

all your heart—

Christ Himself

is our peace

Psalm 34:14b; Ephesians 2:14

Remember: www.firstcookstown.co.uk You can access this Bulletin, listen to service

recordings, and contribute news and updates, along with much more information.

2.30 pm Scouts: St George’s Day parade assembles at Desertcreat WI Hall; returns 5.00 pm approx.

7.00 pm Revd Dr Isaac Thompson 8.00 pm Youth Fellowship in The Loft (for those Year 8 to age 24) until 9.30 pm—Last night

of the current YF season. Monday 6.00 pm Squirrels meet in Halls until 7.00 pm. 7.00 pm Beavers meet in Halls until 8.00 pm. 7.00 pm Cookstown Summerlight team meets in The Loft. 7.30 pm PW Committee meets in Loy Hill Manse 8.00 pm Explorer Scouts meet in the Hall until 9.30 pm 8.00 pm “Risen” - a Gospel Mission in Lissan Church (Monday—Friday). Speakers include Mr

Graham Montgomery (Principal, Cookstown High School) and Miss Maud Kells, OBE. All welcome.

8.00 pm Gospel Mission in Cookstown Silver Band Hall (Monday—Friday), Park Avenue. Speaker: Nevin Glendinning (Molesworth PC). Singers and testimonies nightly. All welcome.

Tuesday 10.15 am Prayer Cell in The Minister’s Room—all welcome 7.00 pm AGM and Annual Rally of The Leprosy Mission in Knock Presbyterian Church—all

welcome. Wednesday 10.00 am Cuppa at Killymoon Castle? Drop in until 1.00 pm. £2.50 per head—all proceeds to

“Save the Children”. All very welcome. 7.00 pm Sounding Retreat: featuring the Band and Bugles of The Rifles to mark the 90th

Birthday of HM The Queen, at Lissan House. In aid of The Soldiers’ Charity. Includes supper. Ticket info from either: ni@soldierscharity.org or 028 9267 8112 or 07796 692696 Alternatively, send your name and address with cheque (made out to “ABF”) for £35 for each ticket (+£1.00 postage for each order) to: Mr David Forsey, ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, Building 45, Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn BT28 3NP

7.00 pm Fundamentals of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Upper Clonaneese Presbyterian Church Hall at 7.00 pm. If you work with children and young people, even in a voluntary capacity, this is for you! Learn how to spot the signs of this disorder. Among children in Northern Ireland, ASD has risen by 2% in recent years. Everyone welcome!

7.30 pm Foundation Training for new leaders working with children and young people: in Ardstraw Presbyterian Church, Omagh, until 9.30 pm. There is no need to register.

Thursday 7.30 pm Foundation Training for new leaders working with children and young people: in

Second Presbyterian Church Randalstown, until 9.30 pm. There is no need to register.

8.00 pm Prayer Cell in The Minister’s Room—all welcome! 8.00 pm Scouts meet in the Hall until 9.30 pm 8.00 pm Presbyterian Children’s Society in The Glenavon Hotel. Regional 150th Anniversary

Exhibition and Supper until 9.30 pm. To help with numbers for catering, please email: info@presbyterianchildrenssociety.org or tel: 028 9032 3737

8.00 pm Men's fellowship planning meeting in The Loft Friday 8.00 pm The Sperrin Choir (conducted by Sam Cuddy) in The Burnavon with “A night at the

Musicals.” Tickets from The Burnavon.

Next Sunday 11.30 am Revd Dr Isaac Thompson 12.30 pm Special General Meeting of The Congregation As part of the preparation for registration with the Charity Commission for

Northern Ireland, the Charities Legislation Task Group of the General Council of The General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church in Ireland has reviewed and updated the 2004 guidance. Notice is hereby given of a Special General Meeting of the Congregation as above, when a resolution will be put:

“That First Presbyterian Church Cookstown hereby agrees to indemnify, against any liabilities and costs however arising, its charity trustees, officers and members serving on Church committees including but not limited to, the members of Kirk Session (both in their respective capacities as charity trustees and as the elders of the congregation) and members of Congregational Committee, where they have acted in good faith, within authority limits and in accordance with the law and that the Church Committee be authorised to put in place appropriate Trustee and Officers Liability Insurance.”

(Please note: “charity trustee” refers to a member of the Kirk Session.) 3.00 pm Monthly Prayer time in The Minister’s Room until 3.30 pm—MISSION: EVERY

BELIEVER’S RESPONSIBILITY. 7.00 pm Revd Dr Isaac Thompson MAY 2016 Sunday 8 Sacrament of The Lord’s Supper at 11.30 am Tuesday 10 Celebration of 150 years of The PCS (Presbyterian Children’s Society) in The

Assembly Buildings, Belfast at 12 Noon. All welcome. Wednesday 11 Alma University College Choir, Michigan USA—A free concert by this excellent choir,

which visited us a number of years ago, in our Hall at 8.00 pm during their tour of Ireland. Overnight accommodation is required: hosts will be able to collect their guests at 9.30 pm after the concert and return them to the Hall next morning at 8.00/8.30 am, to go to their next concert in Ashford Castle at 2.00 pm on Thursday. All offers of accommodation to Rosemary Gilmour at 028 87738952 or 07789 383006. NB: the Biblical command: “Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.” (I Peter 4:9). Put the date in your diary now!

Sunday 15 Annual Praise Service in First at 7.00 pm for Christian Aid—local church groups and soloists.

Tuesday 31 Centenary of The Battle of Jutland—local schools’ project ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Free Email or Twitter Daily Bible Study Tides is resourcing ordinary followers of Jesus with a regular pattern of Bible reading and prayer that aims to provoke lives of service and mission. It starts tomorrow, 25 April. Sign up at: www.presbyterianireland.org/tides or @tidesdaily ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ROTAS—read through them carefully! COLLECTION ROTA

Manse side (April) ........................................................................................ Thomas Dripps, Ian McMullan Gallery (April) ............................................................................. Austin Burnett, Chris Kerr, Ted McKinney Town side (April) ...................................................................................................... Sandra Rea, Alison Bell Manse side (May) ...................................................................................... Margaret Hamilton, David Junk Gallery (May) .......................................................................... Brian Donaghy, Harold Leonard, John Purdy Town side (May) ......................................................................................... Bob Agnew, Brian McGlaughlin

SOUND DESK ROTA This Morning ........................... Andrew Johnston Next Sunday ................................... Stephen Park

F.W.O. TEAM ROTA This Week ....................................................................... Robert Hamilton, Phyllis Kertesz, Keith Hamilton Next Week.................................................... Lesley McGlaughlin, Hazel Pearson, Will Shaw, Carol Moore

FLOWER ROTA Today ........................................................................................................................... Dr Margaret Wallace Next Sunday ........................................................................................................................ Mrs Pat Bownes

CAR PARK ROTA Today ............................................... James Millar Next Sunday .................................. Ian McMullan

CHURCH STEWARDING ROTA April ..................................................................................................................... Bob Agnew, Gordon Black May................................................................................................................... Linda Allen, Kenneth Brown

JUNIOR CHURCH ROTA Today ..................................................................... Cathy McIlwaine, Lesley McGlaughlin, Vera McMullan Next Sunday ............................................................................. Linda Ferguson, Ruth Mayne, Elaine Millar

CRÈCHE ROTA Today ............................................................................... Rachel Johnston, Denise Gourley, Stephen Black Next Sunday ........................................................................................................ Helen Black, Zac Johnston

SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERVISION ROTA Next Sunday ................................................................................................... Moira Shaw, Norman Wilson 8 May .................................................................................................................... Bob Agnew, Alan Badger ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PRAYER FOCUS FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH COOKSTOWN: Continue to pray that someone would be called to lead in our praise and music ministry. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND PRAYERLINE: (edited) For full versions, visit: www.presbyterianireland.org Home: The Moderator: Rt Revd Dr Ian McNie: speaking this morning at Abbey Monkstown’s 50th anniversary service; and this evening attending Omagh Presbytery’s PW Rally. Howth and Malahide Presbyterian Church, Dublin – Rev Alastair Dunlop: Over the last few weeks there were 17 different nationalities represented in the congregation, bearing witness to the unity that is only found in the gospel. Give thanks too for the recent visit and ministry of Isaac Shaw, National Director of Delhi Bible Institute, that a fruitful partnership might develop. Pray for the Holy Spirit to grant faith and repentance to the many thousands of people around them, for new gospel churches to be planted, and for the spiritual landscape of Ireland to radically change. Tullamore and Mountmellick Presbyterian Churches, Co Offaly – Rev William Hayes: Give thanks for the work of the International Welcome Centre, especially for work amongst the Afghan refugees. Pray for the growth of local leadership within the Tullamore congregation and that the many outreach activities of this small congregation will produce fruit. Overseas: South Sudan: Rev John Yor Nyiker, General Secretary, Presbyterian Church in South Sudan reports, that people are dying daily because of the continued conflict. Ordinary people across the nation, including in the capital Juba, are suffering from a lack of food / high food prices forcing many to turn to the UN camps for assistance. Thousands of people are also fleeing from the northern parts of the country to Sudan because of hunger and the continued fighting. He says, “South Sudan is going to disappear if the United Nations cannot rescue it.” Christian Aid and Tearfund are currently working through their local partners to respond to humanitarian needs in South Sudan. For more information on this or to donate, go to: www.christianaid.org.uk/emergencies or http://www.tearfund.org/

Announcements for inclusion in the bulletin must be with: Paul Ferguson (paulferguson@firstcookstown.co.uk or 028 8644 8601)

no later than 12 noon on Friday of this week.