ROSEMARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday 6TH March 2005, 11.00am

 

TOGETHER BEFORE GOD

               IPH 187                ‘O Lord my God’

            Prayer                  and the Lord’s Prayer

            IPH 488                ‘As the deer pants for the water’

THERE IS A CHOICE TO BE MADE

               Reading                Jeremiah 20 vrs 7-13 (Page 842) Neil McCall

            Prayer

            Song                    ‘Riding on my bike’

            IPH 29                 ‘My God is so big’

HERE AND NOW

               Notices

            Time                    for Sunday School and Bible Class

            Solo:                    ‘Blessed assurance’ … Wilson Adair

            Prayer                  of Thanksgiving and Intercession

THE WORD OF GOD

               IPH 558                ‘I want to walk with Jesus Christ’

            Reading                Luke 9 vrs 57-62 (Page 95) Lynsey McCall

            Sermon

SHARING WHAT WE HAVE RECEIVED

               The Offering          (including offering for Maintenance of Property)

            Doxology              IPH 279 ‘We give You but Your own’

            Dedication

            IPH 550                ‘Lord speak to me’

BENEDICTION

W E L C O M E: A very warm welcome is extended to all who have joined us for worship today.  Visitors are asked to sign the Visitor’s Book in the porch and introduce themselves to the Ministers or any of the Elders after the service.  Anyone who wishes to join the congregation is requested to fill in a yellow card which can be found in the church pews and return it to one of the Ministers.

 

^   TODAY, SUNDAY 6TH MARCH 2005

Committee members and helpers please collect Annual Reports from the church porch for distribution.

6.00pm  Prayer Meeting

     6.30pm  Evening Worship

 

^   PRAYER FOCUS FOR THE WEEK

We will remember in our prayers the ladies in our P.W.A.

 

^   PRAYER FOCUS: KENYA

The Roulstons write from Galana, “We are delighted to inform you that the school building is well under way.  Hallelujah!  It is now up to roof level with doors and windows in place.  Everyone is working very hard putting the floors in and then the roof will be put on.  The clinic too is coming on well with the walls now up.”  Praise God for this encouraging progress and pray that the building work will continue to go smoothly and soon be completed.

 

A N N U A L    C O N G R E G A T I O N A L   M E E T I N G

Wednesday 16th March, 7.30pm in the Main Hall

 

A warm invitation is extended to all members of the congregation to come along to the Annual Congregational Meeting, which includes:

 

·         Review of 2004                             Wilbert Bennett

·         Treasurer’s Report                        Roy Eakin

·         Youth Report                                 Trevor Long

·         Child Protections Guidelines         Margaret McGuiggan

·         Maintenance of Property              Albert McCormick

·         Chairman’s Remarks                    Rev John Seawright

·         Supper served in the Main Hall

 

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ROSEMARY CHURCH SERVICES: M A R C H

 

     Sunday            

13th   11.00am          Rev John Seawright

                6.30pm          Rev Christina Bradley

 

     Palm Sunday  

20th   11.00am          Rev Dr Bill Davison

7.00pm          Rev Christina Bradley,  Easter Music led by joint choirs, followed by supper in the Minor Hall

 

     (Monday 21 to Friday 25th March: Holy Week Services)

 

Easter Sunday

27th   11.00am          Mr Scott Woodburn, (Student for the Ministry)

                6.30pm          Rev Christina Bradley

 

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^   P.W.A. TUESDAY 8th MARCH, 7.45PM:

Ladies of the congregation are warmly invited to the Community Evening – “For the Beauty of the Earth” … Mr & Mrs Sutter.

 

^   KIRK SESSION MEETING: Wednesday 9th March, 7.30pm

 

^   B.B. DISPLAY: Saturday 12th March at 7.30pm

 

^   SPRING FAIR DAY – 16TH APRIL 2005

The Autumn Fair and Plants and Pancakes committees have decided, due to falling support, to combine the two events in 2005, and would invite any member of the congregation to a meeting on Tuesday 15th March at 7.30pm in the halls to discuss new ideas to make this event more attractive to all.  Church organisations are particularly welcome to present their ideas at this meeting.

 

^   MEMBERS OF ROSEMARY ROLLING UP SLEEVES IN NORTH BELFAST

As part of the Community Relations Week 2005 Habitat for Humanity are inviting members of churches and organisations to help construct two houses in Ligoneil.  DIY experience or construction skills are not necessary, you just need to be basically fit and enthusiastic and willing to give a day’s work to raise the frames of the houses. 

So: I was wondering, who would join me so that we could have a Rosemary Team rolling up their sleeves with Habitat for Humanity in our own town?

Our Rosemary day will be Friday, March 18th 2005 from 8.45am to 4.30pm.  To form a complete team we’d need 12 volunteers.  One is there already, so who wants to join me? Please sign list in the vestibule.

Christina U. Bradley.

 

^   ULSTER CANCER FOUNDATION Interdenominational Service

     Sun13 Mar 3.30pm: Fisherwick Pres Church: Rt.Rev.Bishop Harold Miller