ABERDEEN ST MARK’S CHURCH OF SCOTLAND

Member of the Aberdeen City Centre Parish Grouping

Sunday 30 September 2012

Rev Dr Brian Sheret

Dedication Service of 30th

Company The Boys’ Brigade

Welcome and Church Family News

Call to worship

Leader “If the Lord has not been with us, the waters would have

overwhelmed us.”

All But our help is in the name of the Lord. Who made heaven

and earth (Psalm 124)

Praise: CH4 198: Let us build a house

The Offering

Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

Children’s address

Praise: CH4 351: Jesus’ hands were kind hands

Old Testament Reading: Psalm 107 v 23 – 32 (page 499)

New Testament Reading: Acts Ch 27 v 7 – 40 (page 925)

Praise: CH4 260: Eternal Father, strong to save

Sermon

Praise: CH4 251: I, the Lord of sea and sky

Boys’ Brigade Dedication

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Praise: CH4 737: Will your anchor hold in the storms of life?

Benediction

CCL Licence No 409105

CHURCH FAMILY NEWS

Sunday 30 September 2012

1. Anyone who requires pastoral care should contact the Session

Clerks (321882) or the church office.

2. The Congregational Board will meet on Monday 8 October at

7.30 pm. Relevant papers will be available next Sunday.

3. Mission & Training Adult Education: don’t forget to return the

Mission & Training flyer from the Magazine to the church office

by Sunday 14 October if you are interested in taking part in any

of the training topics.

4. Life & Work orders: please let Rosalyn Rennie know by the end

of October if you wish to renew your order of Life & Work for

2013. There will be small increase in the price, £1.80 per copy to

£2 per copy. However this will be discounted as St Mark’s

normally pays a one lump sum for the year.

5. The Strollers will meet on Friday 5 October at 10.45 am outside

the Blue Moon Restaurant at the top of Holburn Street. You are

welcome to join them.

6. The Guild of Friendship begins its new session tomorrow

afternoon at 2.15 pm in the hall when the guests will be Ian and

Marjorie Lord.

7. The Guild’s first meeting of the session is tomorrow evening at

7.30 pm. Mrs A Grant’s topic is ‘A Faith to Proclaim’.

8. The Men’s Club holds a welcome back and games night

tomorrow at 7.30 pm.

9. The Scottish Country Dancers meet on Wednesday evening at

7.30 pm.

10. OAK’S Shoe Box Appeal: please help OAK fill their Christmas

Show Boxes. Donations can be handed into the Café during the

week or left in the vestibule on Sundays. The closing date for

donations is Sunday 28 October.

11. OAK’s next Lunches: Tickets are now on sale from the Café for

the next special lunch on Thursday 1 November (£7.50 for a 3-

course lunch), and the Christmas Cracker Lunches on Wednesday

12 and Thursday 13 December (£13.50 per person).

12. Harvest Festival Service - Sunday 7 October. Please bring

donations of non-perishable foods to this service, or bring them

earlier in the week.

All food donated will be given to the Aberdeen Cyrenians.

13. The Sign Language Class will commence on Wednesday 10

October. This will be held in the Meeting Room from 6.30 pm.

All are welcome.

14. A Safeguarding Introductory Course has been arranged for

Saturday 27 October in Ruthrieston West Church Hall, Broomhill

Road, at 10 am – 1 pm (Registration from 9.40 am). Please

register for the course directly with Sheila Belford on 315309 or

sheilmb.4d@btinternet.com.

15. The Crossreach Christmas Gift Catalogues and Calendar are now

in the Vestibule. All orders should be given to Carol Main by

Sunday 14 October at the latest.

16. Scottish Bible Society - Aberdeen Action Group will be holding

a Quiz Night on Saturday 13 October at 7 pm in Crown Terrace

Methodist Church. Come and bring a team: £5 per person. A

light supper will be served.

Forthcoming Services

Sunday 7 October 11 am Morning Worship Harvest Thanksgiving

Rev Mark Rodgers

Tea/Coffee in the Hall after the Service

Sunday 14 October 11 am Morning Worship Service of Holy Communion

Rev Michael Phillippo

2.00 pm Circle of Care Communion and Afternoon Tea

Rev Michael Phillippo

6.30 pm OAK Evening Service

Crown Terrace Methodist Church

Sunday 21 October 11 am Morning Worship

Rev Dr Brian Sheret

Sunday 28 October 11 am Morning Worship

Rev Mark Rodgers

Sunday 4 November 11 am Morning Worship

Joint Grouping Service in St Mark’s.

Tea/Coffee in the Hall after the Service

Sunday 11 November 10.50 am Service of Remembrance

6.30 pm OAK Evening Service

Crown Terrace Methodist Church

Starting on Sunday 6 January 2013 the way in which the offering is collected

is to change. Your offering will no longer be collected during worship by

passing collecting bags along the pews. Instead your offering will be

given/collected when you enter the vestibule and before you enter the

Sanctuary. This will apply to FWO envelopes and to ‘open plate’ donations.

Duty Elders will remind worshippers in the first few weeks of the change so as

to avoid any problems. The offering will be brought into the Sanctuary by the

Duty Elders for dedication in the usual way. Any member who wishes to

change from FWO/Open Plate to giving by Standing Order will find

application forms available in the vestibule or from the Treasurer.