Free North Church Inverness Sunday 7 th April 2019 WELCOME! The services today are taken by Rev Ian Hamilton. We are always glad to have visitors at our services. Tea and coffee will be served in the hall after the morning and evening services. Do wait if you can. We use the New International Version of the Bible and we sing the metrical psalms, Sing Scripture and Hymns (with musical accompaniment). These are projected on to the walls on either side of the pulpit. We stand to sing and sit to pray. If you wish to give an offering to the Lord’s work, there are boxes at the front and side doors as you leave. The service lasts about an hour.
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Free North Church InvernessSunday 7th April 2019
WELCOME!The services today are taken by Rev Ian Hamilton.We are always glad to have visitors at our services. Tea and coff ee will be served in the hall after the morning and evening services. Do wait if you can.We use the New International Version of the Bible and we sing the metrical psalms, Sing Scripture and Hymns (with musical accompaniment). These are projected on to the walls on either side of the pulpit. We stand to sing and sit to pray. If you wish to give an off ering to the Lord’s work, there are boxes at the front and side doors as you leave. The service lasts about an hour.
Morning Service (11am)Praise
Psalm 100 (Scottish Psalter)Tell out my Soul
Give to our God Immortal Praise (paraphrase of Ps. 136)
How vast the Benefi ts Divine
ReadingLuke 15:1-24 (p. 1048/1049)
Sermon title“A lost son in the ‘far country’”
Evening Service (5.30pm)Praise
Psalm 96:1-6 (Scottish Psalter)This is the day the Lord hath made
(paraphrase of Ps. 118) Immortal honours rest on Jesus’ head
In Christ Alone
ReadingLuke 15:11-32 (p. 1049)
Sermon title“A lost son in the father’s house”
Today
We are pleased to have Rev Ian Hamilton taking our services today. Ian is in the Smithton congregation.
There is a time of open prayer before the Sunday services at 10.30am and 5pm in the session room. This is a wonderful time to pray together before the services. It would be great to see you there.
Crèche meets during the morning service, children and helpers leave after the second singing to meet in the Fellowship Area.
Holiday Sunday School for children up to primary 4 leaving after the reading.
The Global Mission Prayer Notes for April are available for collection today.
This week
Prayer meeting on Wednesday at 7.30pm in the hall will be led by Donnie Macleod.
Road to Recovery – meets in the fellowship area on Thursday at 7.30pm.
Saturday pre-communion service in the hall at 7.30pm. Rev Alasdair Macleod will preach.
The services next Sunday will be taken by Rev Alasdair Macleod, minister in Smithton and our interim moderator. During the Sunday morning service, we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper (Communion). If you would like to know more about this or would like to join the Church in membership, then please speak to any of
the elders. The Kirk Session will meet on Saturday 13th April in the fellowship area.
Other News
Tumbletots will be off for the school holidays and will not meet on the next two Wednesdays, 10th and 17th. We will resume again on Wednesday 24th April.
YF will be off for the school holidays. It will resume on Sunday 28th April.
Coff ee@Dobbies will meet on Tuesday 23rd April so as not to clash with the school holidays. Fuller details nearer the time.
Thanks – Robert, Elsa and Helen McKenzie would like to thank, most sincerely, the congregation, for their kind expressions of sympathy extended to them following the sad loss of Helen’s friend, Vaughan Caff rey.
Martin Black (Merkinch Free Church) is going to be moving into his own property in the coming weeks. He is looking for any household items/goods, which you’d be willing to give to him, to help him get started. Please pray for his fi ancee, Cristi, as she is trying to get a visa to move to Scotland. They are getting married in a few months. You can contact Martin on 07708076519.
Summary results of last October’s Your Voice in the Church Survey have been produced and can be viewed at http://bit.ly/fcoscogsurveysummary. There is a link to this on the Free North website. A limited number of paper copies are also available from the table beside the pulpit.
The Vacancy Committee met on Thursday. Trevor Kane and Rory Stott have agreed to come and preach again, both in June; David Court had declined the invitation after prayerful consideration. Jo Barnard is expected to preach on 26 May. The committee will meet again on Monday 24th June.
The Vacancy Committee are:- Brian Cameron, Stewart Vant, John Macaulay, Archie Fraser, Rob Maciver, Kathleen Skinner, Effi e Finlay & Anne Muirden.
Rotas This WeekDOOR: John MacAulay, Mairi MacAulay, Alex MacPhail, Ruairidh Fraser, Alison Waite, Jane Macleod, Iain MacleodCRECHE: Iona MacRitchie, Kirsteen Gillespie and Kirsten MacleodWEDNESDAY: John Macleod and Alex MacPhailHEATING: Rob MacIver
Rotas Next WeekDOOR: John Macleod, Marian Mackintosh, Donalda MacKenzie, Kathleen Campbell, Effi e Finlay, Willie MurrayCRECHE: Annetta Crooks, Eilidh MacLeod and Lucy FraserWEDNESDAY: Sandy Finlay and Alan PetittHEATING: Martin MacLean
Notes
HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME?If you have recently started worshipping with us at the Free North or would just like to know a little bit more about Christianity, would like a pastoral visit or to attend one of our Home Groups, please speak to one of the Welcome Team after any of our services, or let us know your details below and leave it in the collection plate.
