ROSEMARY  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH

 PALM SUNDAY, 1st April 2007, 11.00am

The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper

REV DR TERRY McMULLAN

 

THE COMMUNITY OF WORSHIP

     Welcome

     Notices

     Call to Worship

     IPH 395                                       ‘All glory praise and honour’

     Prayer

     Scripture Reading                        Zechariah 9:9,10 (Page 1033)

     Children’s Talk

     IPH 565                                       ‘O what can little hands do’

     (Sunday School and Bible Class leave)    

 

THE COMMUNITY OF THE WORD

     Scripture Reading                        Matthew 21:1-11 (Page 30)

     Sermon

     Prayer   

 

THE COMMUNITY OF THE SACRAMENT

     The Invitation to Communion

     IPH 385 (Tokens)                         ‘Jesus the joy of loving hearts’

     Words of Institution

     Prayer

     The Bread and the Wine

 

THE COMMUNITY OF SERVICE

     Prayer

     Offering

     Doxology IPH 227 vr 1                 ‘Praise my soul the King of heaven’

     Dedication

     IPH 449                                        ‘Crown Him with many crowns’

 

BENEDICTION

 

 

^   W E L C O M E

A very warm welcome is extended to all who have joined us 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 the Minister.

 

 

^   TODAY, SUNDAY 1ST APRIL 2007

·        Blank communion tokens available from the church porch.

·        Presbyterian Herald (April Edition) and Reachout (April/May)

available for collection from church porch.

 

6.00pm  Prayer Meeting

6.30pm  Palm Sunday Evening Worship: Rev Dr Terry McMullan

(Members of the Prayer Chain are asked to meet in the McMillan Room tonight, Sunday, 1st April, after the evening service.  New members would be most welcome.)

 

^   PASTORAL CARE ANNOUNCEMENT

     During the vacancy if you require the services of a Minister please contact:

·        Mr Wilbert Bennett           (9077 6266)

·        Rev Dr Terry McMullan    (7083 6609)

(Members who are on Rev Dr Bill Davison’s visitation list and who need to contact him, can do so at his home number, 9145 9854).

 

^   PRAYER FOCUS

We will remember in our prayers the teachers, children and young people in our Sunday Schools and Bible Class.

 

^   PRAYER FOCUS : KENYA

Norman and Pauline Kennedy and family are due to arrive in Northern Ireland on 21st April, on final home assignment.  Pray for the whole family as they pack up and prepare to leave their work and home in Kenya and that they will settle back well into life in Northern Ireland, and remember especially the boys as they start a new school.

 

^   COMBINED CHOIRS

The combined Choirs of Rosemary and McQuiston Presbyterian Churches and Fortwilliam Musical Society will be giving the

“Reflections for Holy Week in Words and Music” on:

Monday           2nd April, 8.00pm St Therese Church, Somerton Road

Tuesday          3rd April, 8.00pm Clonard Monastery

Wednesday     4th April,  7.30pm McQuiston Memorial Presbyterian Church

(An evening of Praise by the combined choirs is planned for Rosemary Church at a later date.)

 

^   S E R V I C E S    A P R I L   2 0 0 7

     8th          11.00am      Rev James Rogers            (EASTER SUNDAY)

                      6.30pm      Rev Joe Dallas

 

     15th        11.00am      Rev Trevor Gribben

                     6.30pm      Rev Joe Dallas

 

     22nd      11.00am      Rev Dr Terry McMullan

                      6.30pm     Rev Dr Terry McMullan

 

29th       11.00am     Rev Dr Terry McMullan

                     6.30pm     Rev Dr Terry McMullan

 

 

 

^   Committee Meeting:         Tuesday         17th April         7/8pm

 

^   Brownie Concert:             Friday             27th April         7.30pm

 

 

^   2007 SUNDAY SCHOOL PROJECT LUNCH

Very briefly this year’s Sunday School Project is called “Wings” and is helping to raise funds to build an Aftercare House in Cluj, Romania for teenagers who can no longer stay in care.  To help raise funds for the Project the Sunday School will again be hosting a lunch on SUNDAY 22ND APRIL in the church halls after the morning service.  The costs of the lunch are as follows:

£5 adult / £2.50 child / £10 for a family  (pre-school children free).

Everyone is very welcome to what should be an enjoyable, relaxing, sociable and worthwhile meal!

 

^   DAWN SERVICE AT HAZELBANK, 6.00AM!

     Easter Sunday Morning, 8th April.

 

^   HOLY WEEK AT EGLINTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

     Theme:  “ON THE WAY TO THE CROSS”

Monday 2nd to Friday 6th April, each evening at 8.00pm

     Monday           :    ‘A Tale of Two cities’          Rev John Dickinson

     Tuesday          :    ‘They think it’s all over’       Prof. Drew Gibson

     Wednesday     :    ‘Anything but this’               Rev. Dr. John Dunlop

     Thursday         :    ‘With friends like these’       Mr Andy Carroll

     Friday              :    ‘The End? No Way!’           Rev Colin Morrison

     (Tea and coffee will be served after each service)

 

^   HOLY WEEK AT WHITEHOUSE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

     Theme:  “EASTER ALL WRAPPED UP?”

Monday 2nd to Thursday 5th April, each evening 7.30 – 8.15pm

     Good Friday 6th April, 7.30pm “All Age Service”

     (Chat over tea/coffee/juice afterwards)

 

^   PROPOSED TOUR TO THE HOLY LAND, 2007 (October 31st to November 14th)

Clarence and Joan Musgrave are hoping to lead another group to visit Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Nazareth and Galilee, as well as parts of the West Bank.  Details of the Itinerary available in the church porch.

(Mobile: 07986 48 45 47 / Email: clarencejoan@talktalk.net)