ABERDEEN ST MARK’S CHURCH OF SCOTLAND

Member of the Aberdeen City Centre Parish Grouping

Sunday 7 October 2012

Rev Mark D Rodgers

Harvest Thanksgiving

Welcome and Church Family News

Call to worship (based on Psalm 118)

Minister This is the day that the Lord has made

People Let us be glad and rejoice in it

Minister Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord

People Let us rejoice and celebrate for Jesus Christ is Lord

Minister O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

People For his steadfast love endures forever.

Praise: CH4 233: Come, you thankful people, come

The Offering

Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

Children’s address

Praise: CH4 180: Give thanks with a grateful heart

Old Testament Reading: Deuteronomy Ch 26 v 1 – 11 (page 165)

Praise: CH4 231: For the fruits of all creation

New Testament Reading: Matthew Ch 20 v 1 - 16 (page 808)

Praise: CH4 153: Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father

Sermon

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Praise: CH4 229: We plough the fields

Benediction

CCL Licence No 409105

CHURCH FAMILY NEWS

Sunday 7 October 2012

1. Anyone who requires pastoral care should contact the Session

Clerks (321882) or the church office.

2. The Congregational Board meets tomorrow evening at 7.30 pm.

Relevant papers are available in the Deacons’ Room this morning.

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. All Stewardship Survey Campaign forms should have been

returned. If you have not already done so please return yours as

soon as possible.

5. 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.

6. ‘Songs in the Gardens’ this afternoon in Union Terrace Gardens

at 3 pm. Please come to this service which is being organised by

Mental Health Aberdeen. If the weather is bad the event will be

held in St Mark’s.

7. MORE NAMES ARE NEEDED please on the Volunteer sheets in

the vestibule for the Charity Shop which will be open for the

week starting Monday 22 October.

8. The Guild of Friendship meets tomorrow afternoon at 2.15 pm in

the hall when the guests will be Jim and Marisha Addison.

9. The Strollers will be meeting outside Lloyds TSB at Holburn

Junction at 10 am on Tuesday 9 October. You are welcome to

join them.

10. The Aberdeen City Centre Parish Grouping Prayer Circle will

meet in St Mark’s on Wednesday 17 October at 2.30 pm. Please

come along. You do not have to pray out loud for God to hear

you.

11. 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.

12. 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).

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. 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.

15. 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.

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.

Forthcoming Services

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 afterwards

Sunday 11 November 10.50 am Service of Remembrance

6.30 pm OAK Evening Service

Crown Terrace Methodist Church