Author: Bellshill Central

As the Church of Scotland in Bellshill we extend a warm welcome to any of our activities. People have been coming to this building to worship God for over a hundred years. While our town has journeyed through many changes over those years, the constancy of the witness of the “Church at 346 Main Street” has remained uninterrupted. The mission of any Church is to reflect through its presence, its music, its fellowship and its beauty the greatness of God, and we seek to do that here in all that we share. We hope that everyone who enters these doors will find an encouraging, friendly group of people. While we are far from perfect, we are regularly discovering truths that are changing us individually and enriching our lives as a church community. As we worship together, learn from the Bible, and pray for one another, we are strengthened in our commitment to Jesus Christ as well as to each other. If this is your first time here, we welcome you, and invite you to share the joy that we have found.

Worship with us online this Sunday, 28th June, from 1045am

by Bellshill Central, posted in Sunday Worship

Join us online from 1045m when we share in news and some songs preparing us for our service of worship. Visit www.bellshillcentral.church/watch-live or go to our YouTube channel where you can take part in the live chat.

We’re the Church of Scotland in Bellshill and reaching out to old and young in our community and beyond. Our online services are led by our minister, Rev’d Kevin de Beer, with participation from all parts of our church family.

Order for online worship (beginning at around 11am)

Welcome & Important information from Stanley Cook (our session clerk)

Introductory song from our Choir

Call to worship (Nicky & Hugh)
with the response Listen! Wisdom is calling!

Hymn Be thou my vision

Prayer and Lord’s Prayer (Grace)

Reading Proverbs 8: 1-11 (Ayesha Downie)

Song Blessed be the Name of the Lord

Kevin’s Weekly Message The Intellectual

Blessed be God by Jean Maryland (read by Anne Guy)

Prayers for Others (Jillian Bryce)

Hymn What a friend we have in Jesus

Blessing and Benediction
Sung Amens and Sung Blessing

A PSALM A DAY – PSALM 64

by Bellshill Central, posted in A Psalm a Day

Psalm 64 Modern English Version (MEV)

Psalm 64

For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.

1 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint;
    guard my life from dread of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked,
    from the throng of the workers of iniquity;
3 they sharpen their tongue like a sword,
    and bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
4 that they may shoot in secret at the blameless;
    suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.

5 They harden themselves in an evil matter;
    they talk privately of laying snares;
    they say, “Who will see them?”
6 They devise injustice,
    saying “We have perfected a secret plot.”
    Both the inward thought of man and the heart are deep.

7 But God will suddenly shoot them with an arrow;
    they will be wounded.
8 They will bring ruin on themselves
    by their own tongues;
    all who see them will flee away.
9 All people will fear,
    and declare the work of God;
    they will wisely consider His deeds.

10 The righteous will be glad in the Lord,
    and seek refuge in Him,
    and all the upright in heart will glory.

A thought on the Church being ALIVE & PRAYING during lockdown

by Bellshill Central, posted in COVID-19

Here’s a wee update re Central Parish Church and the Church building. We could now open the building for private prayer but for the moment we have decided not to and here’s why we made this decision….

If you came for private prayer we would have to;

  • Ask you to wash your hands or sanitise them at the door
  • Ask you to wear a mask
  • Ask you if you had COVID 19 symptoms, underlying health problems (and turn you away if the answer to any of these was “Yes”)
  • Encourage you to sit at a particular seat (we know how much Church people love this!)
  • Ask you not to sing
  • Ensure you left by another door
  • Then clean and sanitise every surface people touched ….

Alternatively you could ….

  • Sit and pray in your favourite armchair in your house with a nice mug of tea or coffee ☕️
  • Go for a walk, short drive, cycle, run and pray (Yip, praying with your eyes open is allowed)
  • Pop round to a Church friend and have a nice chat and wee prayer together in their garden

Talking to God is a conversation that requires no special place, objects, people or words. He loves you and He is listening when you pray, wherever you pray. So, just go for it 👍 🙏

The Church building is temporarily closed but God’s ears and heart are open wide.

We share on our Facebook and twitter channels a prayer or meditative image each morning and night, to help your prayers. We post via this website a Psalm from God’s Word – usually each afternon. These regular updates bring the Church into your Home. The Church has always been it’s people, not merely the buildings. We pray that we will be able to open our doors fully once it is safe to do so, and that we will welcome you in with open arms. Until then the Church is active and present in Bellshill and beyond. We are your Church of Scotland presence in Bellshill please get in touch should you need to. We welcome any contact from the people that we are called to serve.

Lockdown picture requests

by Bellshill Central, posted in Weekly Church News

Another Lockdown picture album

As we start to see our close friends and family with the easing of lockdown, we would like to make a slideshow featuring pictures of your lockdown adventures!

This can be anything from baking (your bake off prep?), doing your garden, or seeing your family for the first time in months.

We’ll use some of the hymns and music recorded for The Organist Entertains

Send your pictures to the Facebook page, twitter direct message, email bellshillcentral@gmail.com, or straight to Alan, and we will share the final product with you in the next few week!