ROSEMARY

PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH

 

Sunday 17th April 2005, 11.00am

Rev John Seawright

 

WELCOME AND CALL TO WORSHIP

IPH 5                                      “Morning has broken”  

Prayer

Reading                             Luke 9:18-25 (Page 93) Liz Eakin

Children’s Address

IPH 220                              “My Jesus my Saviour”

HERE AND NOW

     Notices

     Anthem  IPH 488               “As the deer pants for the water”

     Prayer

     IPH 541                              “I, the Lord of sea and sky”

THE WORD OF GOD

     Reading                             1 Peter 2:9-25 (Page 317) Roy Eakin

     Sermon

     Offering

     Doxology                           IPH 430 vr 5 “Christ is alive”

     IPH 352                              “Name of all majesty”

BENEDICTION

 

Retiring Offering for “Helping Hands Project”

 

 

 

^   W E L C O M E

A very warm welcome is extended to Rev John Seawright 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.

 

C H U R C H     N O T I C E S

 

 

^   TODAY, SUNDAY 17th APRIL 2005

6.00pm  Prayer Meeting

     6.30pm  Evening Worship: Rev Christina Bradley

    

^   PRAYER FOCUS FOR THE WEEK

We will remember in our prayers our Pastoral Minister, Bill Davison, his wife Elsie and their family.

 

^   PRAYER FOCUS: KENYA

From today Sunday 17th to Thursday 21st April, Naomi Martin will be involved in running a children’s residential camp for 70 children in Ruiru Parish, a short distance outside Nairobi.  The camp programme will include a wide range of activities, including Bible lessons, crafts and games.  Pray God’s blessing on all who will lead this camp and on the children that attend.

 

^   TUESDAY, 19TH 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!

 

 

^   TUESDAY 19TH APRIL, 7.30PM:     P.W.A. 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

 

TODAY

SUNDAY

17TH APRIL

 

·         Rosemary Sunday School will provide a lunch in the Church Halls immediately after this morning’s service 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.

·         This is YOUR INVITATION so please come!

·         (Family £10 / Adult £5 / Child £3)

·         If you are unable to come to the lunch we are having a Retiring Offering after the service to enable you to contribute to this very worthy project. Thank-you.

 

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^   FRIDAY 22ND APRIL, 7.30PM – BROWNIE CONCERT

 

 

^   APRIL SUNDAY SERVICES

          24th    11.00am          Rev Ronnie Hetherington

                     6.30pm          Rev Fred Vincent

 

     ^   PRAYER CHAIN

Members of the Prayer Chain are asked to meet in Room A after the evening service on Sunday 24th April.

    

     ^   CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 15TH – 21st MAY

Many of our faithful door-to-door collectors over the years are now unable to collect.  In order to see if it is worth Rosemary Church continuing with door-to-door collections in the area could all current collectors please let me know prior to the end of April whether you are still willing to collect. 

Please phone Heather Carson on 9071 5451.

 

 

^   DUGGIE DUG DUG LAND

     Orangefield Presbyterian Church

Friday 29 April – Sunday 1st 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 27th April at Cooke Centenary Church, Ormeau Road.

     "Exploring the Boundaries"

·         David Jardine, Divine Healing Ministries

·         Mairisine Stanfield, 1st Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church

·         Sharyn Mackay, Newcastle Methodist Church.

Admission Free

Registration 10.00 am

Programme 10.15 am – 12.30pm

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