Contemporary Worship Service
Dove Street
09.30
Traditional Morning Service
Summer Sunday School Club
Priesthill Road
Priesthill Road
11.00
11.00
Youth Group
Priesthill Road
11.00
AA Lunch Workshop
Priesthill Road
12.00 onwards
AA Lunch Meeting
Priesthill Road
13.00 – 15.00
Life and Faith Group
Priesthill Road
18.30
WHAT’S ON AT DOVE STREET
Wednesday
Guild - Singalong
19.30
WHAT’S ON AT PRIESTHILL ROAD
Rainbow Club
Young Carers
Zumba
AA Meeting
Tuesday
AA Meeting
Wednesday
Jacob’s Well and the 50p shop
Pensioners’ Welfare Club
Healing Group
AA Meeting
Thursday
Women Together
Self-Management Course
Young Carers
Alanon
Zumba
Friday
AA Meeting
Saturday
Weight Watchers
Zumba
Dance School
AA Meeting
Monday
13.00
18.00 - 20.00
20.00 - 21.00
20.00 - 21.30
12.00 - 14.00
10.00 - 12.00
13.00
19.30
20.00 - 22.00
12.30 - 14.30
13.30
18.00 - 20.00
19.30
20.00 – 21.00
11.30
10.00 – 12.00
12.00 – 13.00
13.00 – 15.00
14.00 – 16.00
Levern Credit Union
Monday, Tuesday Thursday & Friday
Wednesday
Saturday
10.00 - 1600
CLOSED
10.00 – 12.00
Hairdresser (0141 880 4741)
Monday
Tuesday - Saturday
Saturday
CLOSED
09.00 - 1700
10.00 - 12.00
Priesthill Community Café
Monday, Tuesday Thursday & Friday
Wednesday
Saturday
09.30 - 16.30
CLOSED
09.30 - 16.30
Minister: Rev Douglas Nicol
36 Springkell Drive
GLASGOW G41 4EZ
0141 427 7877
[email protected]
WELCOME DUTY FOR NEXT SUNDAY
(Priesthill Road) Sadie Duncan and Hugh Gilliland
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
An Act of Hope: Jeremiah 32:1-15
If you know just a handful of stories or verses from Jeremiah,
chances are you know a little of this narrative in which Jeremiah buys a field. As the
chapter opens, we join Jeremiah “shut up in the court of the guard” (vs. 2)-he was in jail.
The story of his inprisonment is detailed in chapters 37 and 38, but in short, he continued
to speak God’s word thereby irritating king Zedekiah and receiving the punishment of
being thrown into prison.
While there, God visits him and warns him of his visiting cousin, Hanamel, who is on his
way to sell Jeremiah a piece of the family’s property. Though the basic story of chapter
32 is fairly familiar, its impact does not have its full force until we pay attention to the
setting of this transaction. First of all, the visitor is a relative. We last saw Jeremiah’s
family in chapters 11 and 12 when Jeremiah learns of their plot to kill him, so it is
doubtful that Hanamel has come to Jeremiah out of the kindness of his heart-he needs to
make a buck and run. Second, the Babylonians are camped on the land Hanamel wants to
sell. The family farm is swarming with angry Chaldeans who are killing and capturing
Judeans. Thirdly, Jeremiah is keenly away of the coming exile and the 70 year period in
which this piece of land is going to be a desolate waste. And finally, Jeremiah is a
condemned man in prison. Even if the land is useful, it is doubtful Jeremiah will ever see
it and make use of it.
So what does Jeremiah do? “And I bought the field at Anathoth from Hanamel my cousin,
and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver.” (vs. 9)
Though this is likely the worst real estate transaction in the OT, Jeremiah buys the field.
Another detail is significant. Jeremiah goes through the entire legal rigor necessary for this
kind of contract and gives the documents to Baruch to be preserved. Why does Jeremiah
buy the field and why does he preserve the documents? The answers are the message.
“For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall
again be bought on this land.” (vs. 15)
Jeremiah does not buy the land for its immediate promise or investment potential, but in
faith hoping in God’s word that the land will again be populated and fruitful. Jeremiah
believed God was powerful enough to accomplish His word and he acted on it. This
transaction literally makes no sense unless you truly believe the word of God.
In commenting on this story, Eugene Peterson said that Christian hope is an act. If we
hope in God, the actions of our lives-the insignificant and the significant-will reflect our
hope that God will accomplish His word. Jeremiah’s act of hope was for his fellow Judean
prisoners (vs. 12), his future descendants who would again settle on this very piece of
property, and for us who need to learn what it means to live a life of hope in God.
One of my favorite quotes goes like this, “Live your life in such a way that it makes no
sense apart from the existence of God.” Jeremiah’s purchase of the land makes absolutely
no sense unless God exists and is able to fulfill His promises to His people.
Does my life reflect that kind of hope? Is it the case that the only way to explain my life
and my choices is to conclude that God exists and that He is faithful?
By Phil Steiger
http://quaillake.blogspot.com/2006/07/act-of-hope-jeremiah-321-15.html
THE LIFE AND FAITH GROUP
The Life and Faith Group meets this evening in Priesthill Road from 6.30pm to
8pm. We are continuing to read together the book “Facing Your Giants” by Max
Lucado and to work through a study guide for each chapter. Everyone is most welcome
to come along.
HEALING GROUP MEETING
There will be a meeting of the Healing Group this Wednesday evening at 7.30pm in
Priesthill Road.
HARVEST THANKSGIVING - NEXT SUNDAY
Next Sunday morning both the Contemporary Worship Service and the
Traditional Morning Service will be Harvest Thanksgiving Services. As in
recent years, through our harvest gifts we shall support three areas of
Christian work: locally, the work of the Lodging House Mission and
Glasgow City Mission, and, globally, the work of Christian Aid. Our theme
will be “BE PART OF A WIND OF CHANGE THIS HARVEST.”
Harvest gifts that the Lodging House Mission and the Glasgow City Mission would particularly like
to receive are as follows:
Lodging House Mission:
Canned goods - Meat, Vegetables, Soup or Fruit
Drinks - Coffee (we go through a lot!), Tea, Concentrated Juice.
Breakfast Cereal; Biscuits; Dry Soup Mixes - Broth Mix, Lentils etc.
Glasgow City Mission:
Our greatest need:
Tinned goods (preferably pull top lids): Beans, Soup, Tuna/meat, Fruit, Vegetables, Puddings.
We can also use: Coffee, Bags of sugar, Bottles of diluting juice.
Everyone is encouraged to do one or both of two things:
1) Bring along some items selected from the lists above.
2) Put a monetary donation in the Christian Aid Harvest Envelopes enclosed in the newsletter
today.
Next Sunday we also celebrate our 61st Church Anniversary and in Priesthill Road we
celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism.
KIRSTY MACLAREN AND THE DELHI COMMONWEATH GAMES
As some of the congregation already know, Kirsty MacLaren is one of
350 people representing Glasgow at the Closing and Handover
Ceremony of the Delhi Commonweath Games. Kirsty will be
performing on Thursday evening, 14th October. You may be able to
spot her as she is one of 24 performing a short highland dance routine.
We hope you have a great time, Kirsty!
CONGRATULATIONS AND CELEBRATIONS!!!
Congratulations to Bethany Gray who celebrated her 11th birthday on Tuesday,
5th October; and to Pamela Lynch who celebrated her 27th birthday on Thursday,
7th October. Many Happy Returns to both of you!
PASTORAL MATTERS
Do you know of anyone who is ill, housebound or in hospital, who
would appreciate a visit from the pastoral group? If so, at Dove
Street, please speak to Mr Nicol or Ina McConville and, at Priesthill
Road, please speak to Mr Nicol or Grace Boyd.
JACOB'S WELL AND 50P SHOP
Jacob's Well and the 50p Shop meets every Wednesday in the Community
Hall, 100 Priesthill Road, from 10am till 12noon. Coffee, tea juice, and
biscuits are FREE. Baking is 30p to enjoy with your coffee etc. Homemade
soup and a roll is only 70p. Bargains in household, books, and clothes, lots of items 50p or
less, better items are a little more. Just the place to meet with your friends for lots of chat
and a good laugh, which is good for you. We look forward to seeing you.
CONGREGATIONAL CHOICE
Following a break for the summer, we are now restoring the Congregational
Choice to the Sunday morning services at Dove Street and Priesthill Road.
Each Sunday there will be an opportunity for a member of the congregation to choose a
hymn or worship song to be sung at the service. Please put the first line of the hymn or
song alongside your chosen date, and also add your name on the sheet on the noticeboard.
This is offered on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
Now more than ever the Troops are needing our support. The box is waiting for Cereal Bars,
Savoury Biscuits, Cup a Soup, Baby Lotion, Baby Wipes, and Magazines.
Many of you will have heard about 'Mary's Meals' which was started to help
feed and educate children in Africa, Asia, Latin America and several other
countries. The children are given a meal a day at school, where they get an
education to help lift them out of poverty as they grow older. To start the
children off at school they each get a 'Backpack' filled with items to help
them through the day at school and at home. Rena Rennie has started a 'Backpack'
collection, and invites you to help fill the Backpacks with items which Mary's Meals have
asked for. Items like pencil cases, pens, pencils, rulers, flip flops, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.
There is a poster on the Church notice board in Priesthill Road, and leaflets in the concourse
giving you more information about Mary's Meals, and the items wanted for the Backpacks.
This is a very good cause.
SUNDAY READERS
Details of our Sunday Readers through to mid-November can be found on
the noticeboard.
NEXT SUNDAY’S READERS
Dove Street - May Meffin and Bob Cross
Priesthill Road - Lawrie Meechan and Val McInnes