Pentecost: Sunday 15th May 2005, 11.00am
Rev Dr Mark Gray
WELCOME AND RESPONSIVE
CALL TO WORSHIP
IPH 161 “Holy,
Holy, Holy”
Prayer Thanksgiving
and Adoration
Reading John
21:15-20 (Page 156)
Time with Children “God don’t make no rubbish”
IPH 642 “The
Church is wherever”
HERE AND NOW
Notices
Child and Young people leave for Sunday School and Bible Class
Anthem “As the deer pants for
the water”
Prayer Responsive prayer of
Confession
Declaration
of Pardon
IPH 475 “O Breath of Life”
THE WORD OF GOD
Reading Acts
2:14-21 (Page 159)
IPH 478 “Spirit
of God, unseen as the wind”
Sermon “Our
common calling at Pentecost”
Prayer Intercession
Offering
Doxology “Praise
God from whom all blessings flow”
IPH 617 “For
the healing of the nations”
CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
^ W E L C O M E
A very
warm welcome is extended to the Rev Dr Mark Gray and 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 15th MAY 2005
Summer Club 2005 - Leaders' Meeting
A meeting of all those willing to be involved in this year's Summer
Club will be held today Sunday, 15 May, from 3.00 to 4.00pm in Room A. This is a key planning meeting so please do
your best to be there. If you want to
know more or you cannot attend the meeting but are willing to be involved
please contact
6.00pm Prayer
Meeting
6.30pm Communion Service: Rev
^ PRAYER FOCUS FOR THE WEEK
We will
remember in our prayers the church organist and the members of the choir.
^ PRAYER FOCUS:
The
drugs to help prevent mother to child transmission of HIV infection arrived a
couple of weeks ago in St Luke’s Hospital where Margaret Young serves. This was much earlier than they had
anticipated. Give thanks that several
pregnant women have already come forward for testing and treatment. Pray that others will do so, despite the
stigma attached to HIV. Remember the
midwives as they add the responsibilities of this programme to an already busy
work schedule.
^ CONGRATULATIONS to CHRISTINA
BRADLEY
Christina
has received a “Call” to be the minister of Armagh Road Presbyterian Church in Portadown. We wish
her God’s love and guidance in her new ministry.
^ ALZHEIMERS TEA DAY :
FRIDAY 21ST MAY
Rosemary Church, Minor
Hall : 10.00am to 12 Noon
Crochet crafts for sale; also tea, coffee
and home-baked goodies!
If you
could organise your own “TEA DAY” please get in touch with Alzheimer’s Office
at 9066 4100 or
All
welcome – please support us !!!
^ The Vacancy: Notice to the Congregation
Notice
is hereby given that a meeting of the congregation of Rosemary will be held in
the Church on Monday 23rd May 2005 at 7.30pm to ascertain whether
the qualified voters of the congregation desire to give a Call to any minister;
and if they should so desire and if any eligible minister should have the
requisite measure of support, to have the Call to such minister adopted and
signed.
^ ROSEMARY CHURCH S E R V I C E S : MAY 2005
Sunday 22nd
11.00am Rev John Faris
6.30pm Rev
Sunday 29th
11.00am Rev Prof Stephen
Williams
6.30pm Rev
^ Summer Outings for Seniors
(SOS)
We hope to resume our 'Summer Outings for Seniors' again, every second
Thursday afternoon we'll take the mini bus and go places, have fun and
fellowship and enjoy an afternoon out together, generally from around 1.30pm
and returning at 5.30pm. In order to be
able to facilitate the outings - would you like to be part of the organising
team? You could help as a minibus
driver, you could suggest and plan a destination and guide us, or you could be
a back-up-team member, who comes along, helps collect people from their homes
and make sure they have a helping hand when getting on and off the mini
bus. Our first meeting to organise this
year's SOS is for Wednesday, 18th May at
7.30pm in Room A. (Please note this
meeting has been rearranged in order to allow folk to attend the Moderator's Report
on his travels to the Tsunami region taking place on Thursday 19th May in
Church House.)
^ ANNUAL
CHRISTIAN AID
The Annual Christian Aid
^ GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER
Today Sunday
15th May (Pentecost Sunday) an historic and unprecedented prayer
event is being held from 3.00pm to 5.30pm in the grounds of Stormont
Estate, as part of the 1st Global Day of Prayer. The event will include praise and prayers for
our nation and for the world. This is an
initiative originating from
^ OVERWHELMED – TSUNAMI and BEYOND
This event will be
held in Church House, Thursday 19th May, 7.30pm
Reports
from the Moderator on his travels to the Tsunami region and from the
^ Presbyterian Church in
‘GET A LIFE’ FOLLOW UP …
TUESDAY 24TH MAY, 7.30PM
Some of
our Rosemary delegates who attended the conference last August will not be able
to attend and we invite members of the congregation and leaders of
organisations and members of Session to go, so that they
may get the benefit of this one-off evening with interesting speakers.
“Get A Life Follow Up” is about sharing ideas and encouraging one
another in meaningful worship, authentic fellowship and effective witness. Benefit from the experience of one of the
invited speakers, hear first hand reports and see video stories from other
congregations in your area. No booking
is required – just turn up to follow up!
Speakers …
~
MARTIN ALLEN (28 years of ministry
in Chryston, outside
~ ALAN
REID (2 parishes Canonbie/Liddesdale,
Scottish Borders)
~ MARC
BIRCHAM (minister of St Madoes & Kinfanus near