ROSEMARY  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH

13th May 2007, 11.00am

HOME MISSION SUNDAY

Rev Dr Terry McMullan

 

 

WELCOME AND CALL TO WORSHIP

     IPH 448                     ‘Christ triumphant, ever reigning’

     Prayer

     Scripture Reading     Isaiah 40: 1-11, 27-31 (Page 779)

     Children’s Talk

     JP 65                        ‘Go tell it on the mountain’

    

HERE AND NOW

Notices

(Sunday School and Bible Class leave)

Anthem                     ‘Who is on the Lord’s side?”

Prayer

IPH 640                     ‘Speak forth your Word, O Father’        

 

THE WORD OF GOD

     Scripture Reading     Romans Chapter 10 (Page 212)

     Sermon

     Offering                     (including United Appeal Home Mission)

     Doxology                   IPH 537 v 1,6. ‘Fill now my life’

     Dedication

     IPH 629                     ‘Church of God, elect and glorious’

 

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 13 MAY:

SUMMER CLUB 2007  “W A S T E    W A T C H E R S”

There will be a meeting of leaders of the Summer Club today, Sunday 13th May, 3-4pm.  Hope as many leaders as possible can attend!

 

6.00pm  Prayer Meeting

6.30pm  Communion Service: Rev Dr Terry McMullan

 

 

^   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 members of the Men’s Fellowship.

 

^   PRAYER FOCUS: SUDAN

It is now one year since the peace deal was signed between the government of Sudan and the Sudan Liberation Army which aimed to end the conflict in Darfur in western Sudan.  Over 300,000 people are believed to have died in the conflict since 2003 and more than 2 million people have been forced to leave their homes.  Pray for lasting peace for Darfur and for the aid workers and peacekeepers seeking to carry on their work in very difficult circumstances.

 

^   Vacancy Prayer Meeting: Wed  16th May, 7.00pm    (McMillan Room)

 

^   S E R V I C E S    M A Y    2 0 0 7  

     20th    11.00am     Rev James Rogers

                6.30pm     Rev Joe Dallas

 

     27th    11.00am     Rev Trevor Gribben (Guest Service, followed by tea)

                6.30pm     Rev Tom Pollock

 

A CALL FROM THE CONGREGATION OF ROSEMARY TO REV. PHILIP McCREA WAS FORMALLY SUSTAINED BY THE PRESBYTERY OF NORTH BELFAST AT ITS MEETING ON TUESDAY 1ST MAY.  A DELEGATION FROM ROSEMARY, ALONG WITH THE VACANCY CONVENER, THEN TRANSMITTED IT TO THE PRESBYTERY OF TYRONE WHERE IT WAS PLACED IN THE HANDS OF MR McCREA WHO FORMALLY ACCEPTED THE CALL.

 

THE PRESBYTERY OF NORTH BELFAST HAS APPOINTED A COMMISSION OF PRESBYTERY TO CONDUCT THE SERVICE OF INSTALLATION ON WEDNESDAY 27TH JUNE 2007 AT 7.30PM IN ROSEMARY.

 

 

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UNITED APPEAL : HOME MISSION OFFERING : MAY 2007

“Aiming to ensure that every person in Ireland has the opportunity to hear the Good News, congregations are encouraged and resourced, inner city outreach is helped and deaconesses and full time Irish Mission workers supported.”

Literature and envelopes will be delivered to each home during this month of May.  We encourage everyone to give generously.  Envelopes should be placed on the offering plate - please remember to print clearly your name, address and freewill offering number!  Cheques payable to “Rosemary Presbyterian Church”.  (Additional envelopes available from the porch).

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^   ROSEMARY PRAISE GROUP REHEARSAL:  

Sunday 20th May, 3.15 – 4.30pm in the choir room.

 

^   HOW TO FILL A BOX FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN  MALAWI.

Diane Cusick a PCI missionary working in the Livingstonia Synod would welcome boxes containing material for use in preschools throughout Mzuzu.  List of materials required to fill a box (books/crayons/posters etc)  available in the church porch – please take a copy home today.

    

^   TAKING CARE CONFERENCE 2007

     Saturday 19th May 2007 at 9.30am – 3.30pm. Church House, Belfast.

This conference is for Ministers, Designated Persons, Deaconesses, Children and Youth Workers, Chaplins, Pastoral Workers, Elders and Committee Members and will give information on new procedures and methods of working with our children and young people attending our church organisations. There will be practical workshops to inform and advise on Child Protection issues, e.g. behaviour, first aid, special needs and insurance. If you would like to attend please speak to Margaret McGuiggan or Trevor Long.

 

^   CHILDREN’S SUMMER CHURCH:      Could you help? 

Sandra Cousins is eager to hear from anyone who would be interested and able to look after and supervise the younger members of the church, after the children’s address, for a Sunday morning or two in July and August (for children aged 3 to 7 – up to and including Primary 3).

Please speak to Sandra for more information at 9028 7476.

 

^   THEOLOGY OF PEACE BUILDING: THURS 31ST MAY, 8PM UNION COLLEGE CHAPEL

This seminar will consider the Biblical basis of peacemaking and is aimed at all lay people interested in this subject.  A joint initiative of the youth & adult levels of the PCI     Peace & Peacemaking Programme. 

Speaker: Stephen Williams, Professor of Systematic Theology (UTC)

If you hope to attend please speak to Horace Love (9071 0806) as it is necessary to register before Monday 21st May!

 

^   Sunday      13th to Saturday 19th May: Christian Aid week

^   Saturday     19th May: Christian Aid Sale (Fortwilliam Park Macrory Church)

^   Sunday      20th May, 8.00pm: Youth Fellowship Invitation Night

^   Sunday      3rd June, 11.00am: Children’s Day Service including Cradle Roll

^   Monday      4th – Friday 8th June: General Assembly Week

^   Thursday    14th June, 7.30pm:    Kirk Session Meeting

 

^   CHURCH HYMNBOOKS

If any member of the congregation has inadvertently taken home a copy of the Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook which normally remains the church pews, it would be greatly appreciated if they would return same.  Thank-you.

 

^   TRANSFORMATIONS IRELAND:  THIRD GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER EVENT

     Pentecost Sunday 27th May – St Bernard’s Church Antrim Road, 3-5pm

All Christians from every denomination, church, community and family are invited to join in this special day of repentance and prayer.

www.transformations-ireland.org / www.globaldayofprayer.com