ROSEMARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

GIFT DAY SERVICE

Sunday 4th December 2005, 11.00am

Conducted by Miss Heather Rendell

(Student Assistant, Ballyclare)

 

 

 

Choir: Introit                        ‘Why not buy an extra present?’

Call to Worship

Praise IPH 300                    ‘On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry’

OT Reading                         Isaiah 40: 1-11 (Page 779)

 

Children 1

 

Activity

Lighting 2nd Advent Candle

Song JP 258                        ‘This little light of mine’

 

 

Notices

NT Reading                         Mark 1: 1-8 (Page 47)

Anthem                               ‘Can this be the child?’

Prayers of Intercession

 

Children 2

 

Story

Praise IPH 295                    ‘Hark, the glad sound! the Saviour comes’

Sermon

 

Children 3

 

Gifts

Offering                               (including World Development Offering)

Doxology                             IPH 547 verse 1;  Dedication of Offering

Praise IPH 299                    ‘O come, O come, Emmanuel’

 

 

BENEDICTION

>   W E L C O M E:

A very warm welcome is extended to Miss Heather Rendell 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 4th December 2005

… Committee Members/Helpers: please arrange to collect Freewill Offering Envelopes for 2006 from the church porch for distribution to members of the congregation.  Thank-you!

…  Scripture Union and IBRA Daily Reading Bible Notes for 2006

Individuals wanting to order the above notes please sign the sheet in the front porch or contact Heather Gillen 9082 4027.

 

6.00pm   Prayer Meeting

6.30pm   Evening Worship: Rev Terry McMullan

 

>   VACANCY

There was a good turnout at the Congregational Meeting on Monday 28th November, but the meeting considered that it was not yet in a position to issue a call to any minister.  We are indebted to the Presbytery Vacancy Commission for their effort and guidance.  There is much to reflect upon, but it is for the Kirk Session and the Vacancy Commission to endeavour to move the process forward, and it is for us all to seek to know God’s will and mind and to hear what he is saying to us at this time. (Rev John Seawright)

 

During the vacancy if you require the services of a Minister, please contact either Rev John Seawright (9085 4572) or Wilbert Bennett (9077 6266).

 

>   P.W.A. Tuesday 6th December, 7.45pm : Celebration of Christmas

 

>   PRAYER FOCUS FOR THE WEEK

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

 

>   PRAYER FOCUS: KENYA

In the past week, the container from Ireland with equipment for the new girls’ school in Tuum was released by the Kenyan customs and should by now have arrived on site.  The new brick making machine, needed for the building work, has also arrived in Tuum.  Give thanks for the release of the container and its long-awaited contents.  Continue to pray that good progress will be made in the building and equipping of the school, which is due to start operating in January.

 

D E C E M B E R     C H U R C H     S E R V I C E S

Sunday

11th      11.00am     Rev Dr Gordon Gray   (Senior Minister, First Lisburn)

6.30pm     Rev Joe Dallas            (Senior Minister, Whiteabbey)

 

 

18th      11.00am      All Age/Guest Service: Rosemary Praise Group …

     Rev Michael Anderson (Assistant Minister, Newtownbreda)

6.30pm     Carol Service: Rev Joe Dallas

 

 

25th    10.00am      Christmas Day Service (Carols at 6.00am!)

                             No Evening Service

 

>   FREEWILL OFFERING

This year Christmas Day is the last Sunday of 2005.  As we only take a retiring offering on that morning for the Shankill Road Mission it means that only monies received by SUNDAY 18TH DECEMBER can be included in the Annual Report for 2005.

 

>   ANNUAL REPORT: The Rev Fred Vincent has taken over the duties of Editor of the Annual Report from Jimmy Paul and he would ask leaders of organisations to ensure that their reports for inclusion in the Annual Report reach him on or before Monday 12th December.

Phone: 9077 3676.  Email: fredvincent@fsmail.net

 

>   PCI WORLD DEVELOPMENT APPEAL ‘HORIZONS OF HOPE’

During the month of December we will be taking contributions to World Development.  This is a Presbyterian Church programme and it supports projects in every continent and channels its resources through Christian Aid and Tearfund.  Projects highlighted this year are in Malawi, Burundi, the Indian state of Bihar, and Israel/the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Envelopes are available in the pews, please put your contributions on the offering plate.  Thank-you.

   

>   PRESBYTERIAN ORPHAN SOCIETY

We wish to thank all who have already subscribed to the fund, but would remind others who have not subscribed that donations may be made up to and including Sunday 18th December.

 

 

>   Presentation Envelopes available in the pews to collect donations in respect of a presentation to Pauline Haggan to mark her retirement from the leadership of our Brownie Pack.  Pauline has been part of the Brownies for over 27 years and has been Brown Owl since 2000, she has loved her time in Brownies and it is with great regret that she has now had to step aside.

 

 

>   DECEMBER DATES

     Sunday   11      2.30pm   Kirk Session Meeting

     Tuesday 13      7/8pm     Finance / Committee Meetings

     Sunday   18      10am      BB Invitation Bible Class and Breakfast

 

>   FIVE CHURCHES CAROL WALK: SUNDAY11TH DECEMBER

     Starts at Fortwilliam Park/McCrory Memorial Church at Fortwilliam Park at 2.30pm.  Walking to St Peter’s Antrim Road, Rosemary Presbyterian Church, Cavehill Methodist and finishing at the Church of the Resurrection Cavehill Road with a cup of tea at approximately 4.30pm. 

In each church we say a prayer and sing a carol. 

Walk with us or join us in one of the churches – and bring a friend!

 

 

>   ULSTER OPERATIC PANTOMIME – ‘CINDERELLA’

     To be held in Rosemary Church Halls

     Thursday    29th December  7.00pm (Tickets £7)

     Friday         30th December  3.30pm (Tickets £5); 7.00pm (Tickets £7)

     Tickets available from Olive Melville, organisation leaders, or Wilson’s Newsagents Henderson Avenue.

 

 

>   TOOLS FOR SOLIDARITY

     Camphill Mourne Grange is assisting in this scheme particularly in refurbishing sewing machines, and assembling complete sewing kits so that small workshops can be set up in Uganda and Tanzania.  If any ladies have items of sewing equipment surplus to their current needs and would like to help this project; which in the long term promotes a better standard of life in poor countries; please contact Heather Semple (Tel. 9085 1210).