JOINT SUMMER SERVICES IN JULY

ADVANCE NOTICE OF SUMMER SERVICES

All services start at 11.00am in each church

Sunday 1’st July – Bellshill Central Parish Church
Sunday 8’th July – St Andrews UF Church
Sunday 15’th July – Bellshill West Parish Church
Sunday 22’nd July – Bellshill Central Parish Church
Sunday 29’th July – St Andrews UF Church (Communion service)

Sunday 30th July 2017 at 11 o’clock

Joint Summer Worship with Bellshill Central, St Andrew’s and West Churches at Bellshill Central Parish Church of Scotland.

We prepare to Worship God
Welcome and Intimations (session clerk)
Choir Introit (Bible is placed in pulpit)
Call to worship
Hymn 77 Christ triumphant, ever reigning (t. Guiting Power)
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
We worship with the Children
Time with the children
Children’s Hymn 629 Tell me the stories of Jesus
Offering then children leave for ‘young church’
Anthem Holy Spirit living breath of God (Townend)
We listen to God’s Word
Reading/s Deuteronomy 24:10-22 and Matthew 20:1-16
Hymn 545 Open our eyes, Lord
Sermon – I enjoy success, come achieve with me
Hymn 381 Jesus stand among us (all verses)
We respond as Christ’s folk and Share in Bread and Wine
Communion (Choir Sing – Take and Eat)
Hymn 859 I want to serve the purpose of God in my generation
Benediction and three-fold amen (Sung)
We go into the World, to love and to serve

Tea and Coffee are served afterwards in the Hall, all are welcome to continue in fellowship.

Sunday 9th July 2017 at 11 o’clock

isaiah-25-1I really do love you, please let me help you

We prepare to Worship God
Welcome and Intimations (session clerk)
Introit Welcome everybody, it’s good to see you here
Call to worship
Hymn 13 All hail the power of Jesus’ name
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
We worship with the Young Folk
Time with the children
Hymn Our God is a great big God
Offering
Anthem CH4 575 Over my head, I hear music in the air
We listen for God’s Word
Reading/s Isaiah 25:1-9 and Luke 14:1-15
Hymn 702 Through all the changing scenes of life
Sermon
We respond as Christ’s Folk
Hymn 385 Jesus, the name high over all
Prayers of intercession
Hymn 200 Great is Thy faithfulness
Benediction and three-fold amen
We go out, to Love and to Serve

Tea and Coffee are served after this service.  All are warmly invited.

Weekly update, what’s going on at Central…

Sunday service takes place on 1st January 2017 at Bellshill Central Parish Church, 346 Main Street at 11 o’clock – please note the change of time.  This is a joint service at Bellshill Central with St Andrews UF Church and the West Church.   We look forward to sharing New Year greetings and having many first footers at this special morning service.  Our readings will be taken from Luke 4:16-30, 2nd Timothy 3:10–4:5 and 2nd Corinthians 9.  Hymns will include As we are gathered and Go forth and Tell.   Anyone wishing to take part in a joint choir should come along for 10.15am and meet in the Church Hall.

Sunday worship on 8th January takes place at St Andrews UF Church, again at 11 o’clock, and is a joint service with Bellshill Central and Bellshill West Churches.   Worship on 15th January returns to our own churches with Bellshill Central meeting at 10.45am.

Church Choir resumes on Friday 6th January at 7.30pm in Bellshill Central – all are most welcome to come along.

Our church guild next meets on Monday 9th January at 1.30pm.  All ladies and gents are welcome to come along to a warm and welcoming group, full of fellowship. Full event details for the year are available online.

Friday night club – a club for all ages – including crafts, games, table tennis and refreshments – resumes in the Church Hall on Friday 13th January from 7pm in the church halls. Families welcomed

Our Christmas Eve service on Saturday 24th December took place with grateful thanks to our Young Church who led us in their Christmas Nativity play involving the children and some adults from the congregation. Special thanks to our Young Church leaders who spent time and energy with the kids in preparation for the service and to those who served Christmas refreshment afterwards.

All of our Christmas services are available online at our website and YouTube channel.  Please look us up online and share in some of our services and events.

Please check out our website and Facebook page for details of when our Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Carpet Bowls, and other groups start back in the New Year.

Our Church YouTube channel is now live! We are now uploading our worship services online and please visit and worship with us. We are especially pleased to see people worshipping with us when they can, using their PC or tablet or mobile device. Please like our videos and send us a message. Whether you worship with us in person or online you are part of our church family.

Check out our Facebook site http://www.facebook.com/bellshillcentralchurch – like us on Facebook to keep up to date with other info and news. Our website is at http://www.bellshillcentral.wordpress.com

Finally, all from Bellshill Central Parish Church, hope that you have had a blessed and peaceful Christmas and wish you well in 2017.