ROSEMARY  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH

 

 

11.00am Sunday 11th March 2007

Theme: “Kingdom Living”

Rev Trevor Gribben

 

 

WELCOME AND CALL TO WORSHIP

     IPH 450                              ‘Jesus is King and I will extol Him’

     Prayer

     IPH 543                              ‘Jesus all for Jesus’

     Children’s Talk

     IPH 201                              ‘Come, children, join to sing’

HERE AND NOW

     Notices

     (Sunday School and Bible Class leave)

     Anthem                               ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’

     Prayers of Intercession

     IPH 408                              ‘In Christ alone my hope is found’

THE WORD OF GOD

     Scripture Reading              Matthew 6: 19-34 (Page 8) Brian Wallace

     Sermon

     Offering                              (including offering for MOP Appeal)

     Doxology IPH 95 vr 1         ‘Now thank we all our God’

     Dedication

     IPH 491                              ‘Be Thou my vision’

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 11TH MARCH 2007

Available for collection from church porch:

·        Presbyterian Herald (March Edition)

·        Elders collect copies of “Insight Magazines”

 

·        Committee Members/Helpers please collect 2006 Annual Reports, Agenda for AGM and MOP literature and envelopes. If possible it would be a great help and much appreciated if these could be delivered on or before this  Wednesday 14th so that members of the congregation will have all the revelant information for our Annual General Meeting! THANK-YOU! 

 

6.00pm  Prayer Meeting

     6.30pm  Evening Worship: Rev Joe Dallas

 

^   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).

 

^   S E R V I C E S : M A R C H

     Sunday  18th    11.00am     Rev James Rogers

                               6.30pm     Rev Joe Dallas

 

     Sunday  25th    11.00am     Morning Worship

                               6.30pm     Rev Dr Terry McMullan

 

^   P.W.A.

Tuesday, 13th March, 7.45pm: ‘Travels’ : Andrew Montgomery.

 

^   ANNUAL AUDIT

The annual audit of the church accounts has now been successfully completed, therefore treasurers of organisations are asked to arrange to collect their books from Roy Eakin today.

 

^   MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY APPEAL (MARCH 2007)

The past year has been a very busy one!  We have completed the installation of a new heating system in the church halls and now intend to tackle repairs to the church halls roof, together with the necessary on-going maintenance needed to keep our church and halls up to a good standard.  During this month of March we will be taking contributions for our Maintenance of Property Fund.  Literature and envelopes will be delivered to all members of the congregation and we would ask you to give generously.

 

^   ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 14th March at 7.30pm

     Welcome                                               -    Rev Trevor Gribben

     Opening Worship                                   -    Rev Dr Terry McMullan

     Apologies

     Minutes of the 2006 Annual Meeting     -    Wilbert Bennett

     Memorial Record                                   -    Rev Dr Bill Davison

     Review of 2006                                      -    Wilbert Bennett

     The Church Choir sings

     Treasurer’s Report                                -    Roy Eakin

     (Break for supper!)

     Youth Report                                         -    Trevor Long

     MOP Report                                          -    Bob Clow

     The Church Choir sings

     Auditor                                                   -    Wendy Thompson

     Adoption of Reports

     Appointment of Hon Auditor

     Chairman’s remarks                              -    Rev Trevor Gribben

 

All members of the congregation are warmly invited to come along to this AGM.  It is an opportunity to review what we have achieved over 2006 and to be informed about what we hope to achieve in 2007!  Supper is always delicious.  So see you there! You have been personally invited.

 

 

^   Kirk Session Meeting

Please note, Kirk Session Meeting has been re-arranged to:

WEDNESDAY 28TH MARCH, 7.30PM.

 

^   B.B. Display:                     Saturday         31st March, 7.30pm

 

 

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

 

^   FRIDAY PRAYER MEETING

     A prayer meeting continues to be held in Room C every Friday morning from 8.00am to pray for all aspects of the work in our congregation.  You are encouraged to come and will be very welcome.

 

 

^   WEEKLY PRAYERLINE

     This weekly up-date about the current family life and work of our Overseas Missionary personnel and Board of Mission representatives is available on the League of Church Loyalty table at the back of the church.  There will also be copies outside the Choir Room.  Our missionaries are greatly encouraged by our interest and prayerful support of their needs and Prayerline enables us to do this.

 

 

^   BOARD OF MISSION OVERSEAS RESIDENTIAL CONFERENCE

     “THINKING GLOBALLY, ACTING LOCALLY”

     Greenmount College, Antrim

Friday 20th – registration 7.30pm;

Conference commences at 8.30pm

to Saturday 21st April – departure at approximately 8.00pm.

Our aim is to stimulate and encourage mission thinking in a number of areas, particularly for congregations, and to offer some practical insights.

All places at the conference should be booked in advance – so book early!

Forms available from Mission Overseas Office:

02890322284 / overseas@presbyterianireland.org

 

 

^   GOSPEL IN CONFLICT – Loving Your Neighbour

     Tuesday 20th March, 8.00pm in Church House, Belfast.

     Speaker: JOEL EDWARDS (Evangelical Alliance General Director)

This exciting new initiative by PCI is a welcome opportunity to reflect on how the Gospel addresses the issues of conflict and peacebuilding in both our culture and church.

11.00am

The morning event is for those in leadership within the Presbyterian Church.  Joel will speak on the biblical challenges of peacebuilding.

8.00pm 

Joel will be speaking again at the open evening event with music, interviews and DVD clips.  Ian Hannah, experienced worship leader (Summer Madness, New Horizon) will lead the praise.

Refreshments and exhibition stands from 7.15pm 

Everyone will be made most welcome.

    

 Notice of Congregational Meeting

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Congregation of Rosemary will be held in the Church building on Monday 26th March 2007 at 7.30pm to ascertain whether the qualified voters of the Congregation desire to give a call to any Minister; and, if they so desire and if any qualified Minister should have requisite support, to have a Call to such Minister adopted and signed.