ROSEMARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday 10^th April 2005, 11.00am

Rev Christina Bradley

WELCOME AND CALL TO WORSHIP

IPH 39 “Sing praise to God on mountain tops”

Prayer

Reading Isaiah 42.1-9(Page 783)Catherine Vincent

Children’s Address “Named after PETER”

Songs “Nobody’s a nobody”

“Oh, be careful little eyes what you see”

HERE AND NOW

Notices

Slides Sunday School Project .. Sandra Cousins

Anthem ‘Our Great Saviour’

Prayer

IPH 527 “The Lord’s my Shepherd”

THE WORD OF GOD

Reading Acts 21.40-22.16 (Page 191) Brian Wallace

Sermon “And now what are you waiting for?”

Offering

Doxology IPH 430 v 5 “Christ is alive”

IPH 611 “The Kingdom of God is justice and joy”

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 10^th APRIL 2005

Committee members please note copies of the minute for the Special Committee Meeting held on 5^th April available from the church porch.

2.30pm Kirk Session Meeting

6.00pm Prayer Meeting

6.30pm Evening Worship: Rev Fred Vincent

^ PRAYER FOCUS FOR THE WEEK

We will remember in our prayers our Assistant Minister, Christina Bradley, give her strength and guidance as she carries out her work.

^ PRAYER FOCUS: MODERATOR’S OVERSEAS VISIT

The Moderator and Mrs Newell have arrived in Sydney to start an intensive two-week visit to Australia. They will travel to Canberra and will be meeting with various church leaders including Rev Prof James Haire, a former PCI missionary to Indonesia. From Friday 8^th to Wednesday 13^th they will be in Newcastle (NSW), just North of Sydney, where over the six days Dr Newell will be speaking and preaching at a variety of meetings and church services as well as giving a number of media interviews. Pray that Dr Newell and his wife will be kept safe and in good health and have the stamina needed for a busy schedule of meetings and speaking engagements with time to rest and relax.

^ TUESDAY 12^TH APRIL

7.00pm Finance Committee / 8.00pm Committee Meeting

S U N D A Y S C H O O L P R O J E C T L U N C H

NEXT

SUNDAY

17^TH APRIL

· Rosemary Sunday School will provide a lunch in the Church Halls immediately after the morning service next Sunday 17^th April in aid of the “Helping Hands Project” to help children on the island of Sumba in Indonesia. Everyone welcome!

· Please come along and support the Teachers and children in our Sunday School.

· You can have a Sunday free of cooking and washing-up as well as helping the children in Sumba!

· This is YOUR INVITATION so please plan to be there!

· (Family £10 / Adult £5 / Child £3)

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^ APRIL SUNDAY SERVICES

17^th 11.00am Rev John Seawright

6.30pm Rev Christina Bradley

24^th 11.00am Rev Ronnie Hetherington

6.30pm Rev Fred Vincent

^ TUESDAY, 19^TH APRIL, 2.00PM

Christina has noticed while visiting the congregation that some folk find it a little difficult to use their mobile phones fully. So why not come along to a ‘Mobile Phone Session’ after the Lunch Club and Christina will instruct you gently!! It’s good to text!

^ FRIDAY 22^ND APRIL, 7.30PM – BROWNIE CONCERT

^ NORTH BELFAST

OLDER PEOPLE’S COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP (NBOPCSP)

invite you to an O P E N D A Y at Rosemary Church Halls

Tuesday 12^th April 11am – 1pm

Whenever we are getting older and start losing a bit of our strength and agility safety at home becomes more important than in younger days. What can I do to ensure MY home is safe?

This is a big worry for many.

Our local "North Belfast Older People’s Community Safety Partnership" with Sgt Eddie Alcorn is organising a two-hour programme next Tuesday in our church halls. There will be a presentation by groups like the PSNI Crime Prevention Officer, Fire Brigade, Social Services, Services offered by the District Council and many others. The program informs you what’s available and then there will be time for asking your specific questions and getting some advice. Afterwards you are invited to have a wee bite to eat and refreshments. All this is free of charge to you thanks to the organisers and our Rosemary Church catering team. The programme is about the HOW’s and WHAT’s of life: How to make your doors and windows safe from burglars? How to ensure your fire alarm system is working? What to do if you need a bit of help? What’s the right phone number to ring if you have a problem?

So, why not accept the invitation and come along?

^ DUGGIE DUG DUG LAND

Orangefield Presbyterian Church, Fri 29 April – Sun 1^st May

Tel: 9079 9391 / Website: www.orangefield.org.uk

A weekend of fun, praise, worship and teaching for all the family.

Join Doug Horley, one of the UK’s leading children’s songwriters, lead you and your family through a new collection of praise and worship songs. Doug’s wacky puppet friends, Harry and Larry, will add some hilarious fun to all that singing. Doug will also spend a day training leaders who work with children.

^ CHURCHES’ COUNCIL FOR HEALTH AND HEALING IN IRELAND

Spring Seminar – an invitation to all Clergy and Church Workers

Wednesday 27^th April at Cooke Centenary Church, Ormeau Road.

"Exploring the Boundaries"

· David Jardine, Divine Healing Ministries

· Mairisine Stanfield, 1^st Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church

· Sharyn Mackay, Newcastle Methodist Church.

Admission Free/Registration 10.00am / Programme 10.15 – 12.30pm

Tea and coffee will be available after the seminar, bring your own packed lunch, if you wish.