PEW NEWS
23 March 2014
9.30 & 11.00 am
www.barrhead-standrewschurch.org.uk
Welcome Team March 2014
Jim Law
Mairi Will
Graham Dick
Mary Brooks
Jeanette Lapsley
Janet Gordon
Flower Delivery Rota March
23 B Docherty
M McMillan
30 M McMillan
B Docherty
Sunday Crèche Rota March/ April
23 M McMillan L Lapsley
30 M Gray M Grant
6 H Moore M McAdam
Tea Duty Rota
am
March/ April 11.00
23 A Hay & Janice Stewart
30 Elspeth & Mary
6 April
Junior Church
Westbourne Room
Every Sunday at 10.45am
Please note that the deadline for Pew News is 5pm on Tuesday.
The Prayer Group meet every Sunday at 10.30am in The Garage
Please stay after either Service
for a cup of tea/coffee and a chat
here
Order of Service 11am
As the Bible is brought into the Church, those who are able stand and sing:
Praise
Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
Welcome
Opening Prayer
Scripture Reading:
Praise
John 4: v 1-41 (NT p 120)
I heard the voice of Jesus say
Sermon
Praise
As the deer pants for the water
Prayer of Intercession
Offering - All who are thirsty - seated - young people come in:
Take us to the river - standing:
Dedication of Offering
Intimations
Children’s Talk
Praise
Deep and wide
Blessing
Threefold Amen
Those who are able stand as the Bible is taken from the Church
Thought For The Week
There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we
desire. John C Collins.
St Andrew’s Annual Stated Meeting takes place today Sunday,
23 March, immediately following the 11 am service.
St Andrew’s Congregational Board meets on Tuesday 25 March at
7pm in the Ralston Road building.
ER Foodbank - We have a surplus of Soup, Pasta, Beans and Meat but we
would be grateful for any other tinned foods as well as Cereals, 80 x tea bags,
Coffee, Biscuits and Sugar. If you have a donation for the Foodbank, please leave it
in the tub in the Hall at back of Church.
Guild -On Monday evening, 24th March the speaker at the Guild will
be John Bolton who is a former Test Pilot his subject 'Townhead to
Toulouse'. 'The recollections of a test pilot'. We would particularly
encourage the gentlemen to come along on this occasion and enjoy
hearing about all the different aircraft that John has flown etc.
Coffee Morning, Saturday 5th April
Laura Eckles, Jim and Nadia's daughter, is running the London Marathon in aid of
Outward Bound which helps disadvantaged children experience outdoor activities
and has pledged to raise £1700. We would like to help her do this at the coffee
morning and so we'll be looking for donations of baking, and bottles for the bottle
stall. Tickets from Nadia or Susan if you can help.
The next issue of Newsletter is planned for issue on Sunday 6th April.
Contributions can either be handed to or emailed to Ian McNeill (Editor) at
[email protected], Lorna Galt at [email protected] or Sandy Farr at
[email protected], no later than Sunday 23rd March. Please let us have
your contributions as soon as possible.
Do you enjoy receiving Barrhead St Andrew's Church Newsletter?
In order that everyone in the congregation receives a copy, we are looking for
assistance to deliver the Newsletters. Please spare a little time to help us achieve
this. Give your name to Marion Joyce at 0141 883 9061 or email to
[email protected] by 27 March, please.
Prayer Topic. Please pray for the success of the Gatherings to be held in May.
Fouter Fund
Last week we "Chinese luckied" in with £8 - our total is now £1295 Target £2,000
(1295 the year of the Model Parliament in England - called to help the
King (Edward 1) raise money to fight the Scots (William Wallace) and
the French - plus ca change?)
Keep the Fouters flowing
7th Barrhead Guides are collecting Sainsbury active sports vouchers. If
you have any please place in the box at the back of the church or pass on
to Lorraine Brown or Renee McDougall.
Tea Rota
Please take time to find a date on the Sunday morning tea rota and lets fill
up April, May & June.
Pew News – Please phone Morag Inglis 01560 482724 or email
[email protected] by 5pm on Tuesday Evening or if you prefer, hand the
intimation to Morag on a Sunday morning.
Session Clerk Elma Farr - [email protected]
Barrhead: St Andrew’s Parish Church of Scotland - Charity No. SC015730