Cambuslang Parish Church
Sunday 4 February 2024 at 10.30am
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Our worship is led by Graham Macgregor
Scottish Charity Number SC000061
Christian Copyright Licence Number 20302
Welcome to worship, it’s good to see you!
Welcome and announcements
Call to worship
Reader: Let us gather and turn, turn towards the light.
All: Let us gather and turn, turn towards each other.
Reader: Let us gather and turn, turn towards God.
All: And be reborn, renewed, renamed, as God’s children.
Hymn CH4 623 Gather us in
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
All age talk
Hymn MP1130 Beautiful one
Readings – Psalm 139: 13-18
John 3: 1-21 Read by Katharina Nimmo
Sermon
Reflective music (during which offering brought forward)
Hymn CH4 561 Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
Prayers for others
Hymn CH4 476 Mine eyes have seen the glory
Blessing and Amen
Church Family News
For information on any items please contact the Church Office: 0141 642 9271 (Thursdays 10m-4pm)
The Revd David Denniston – with us from 1st March 2024
I am very honoured to have been invited to serve as Locum at Cambuslang Parish Church and am very much looking forward to meeting with you all during the period I am with you.
A native Glaswegian, I was brought up and schooled in the Southside of the city before studying Divinity at Glasgow University. Ordained in 1986, I served in parish ministries in Glasgow (Ruchazie), Fife (Kennoway), Perth (North Church) and Edinburgh (St Cuthbert’s) before being appointed as one of the Interim Ministry team in 2016. I retired last year.
I am married to Jane (also a Minister, and also now retired) and we live with our two ill-disciplined Labradors in Cumbernauld. We have three adult children and three grandchildren.
I am a keen reader (especially of history and current affairs), a keen rugby fan, and a fly fisherman. Music is a particular passion, and I am a bit of an unreconstructed 1970’s ‘prog rocker’ with indifferent song writing ability, less than average guitar playing skills, shaky vocals, and an ongoing confusion as to why fame and fortune have thus far eluded me!
Sunday Club for children aged 3 years old to Primary 7 meets in our halls following the Children’s Time – all children welcome! If you have younger children, feel free to stay in church with them, but if you need to leave, the Welcome Area at the main door is available.
Liz’s Legacy – the Worship Team are looking for volunteers to help deliver flowers after the Sunday Service. If you feel that you would be able to help divide up the flowers and/or deliver them, please give your name and contact number to Lorna Morrison or Ann Boyd. Once we have volunteers we will make up a rota to let you know when your duty will be. Thanking you in anticipation.
Lorna Morrison, Convener, Worship Team
The Neighbourly will meet on Wednesday 7 February at 2.15pm in the Small Hall. David Atkins will speak about the Passage to Eastern Europe (part 2). All welcome.
The ‘Churches Group’ Men’s breakfast – 2nd Saturday of each month, so Saturday 10 February, at Wetherspoons in Cambuslang. We start at 8.30-8.45am, each person orders and pays for their own breakfast. We eat, drink and chat till around 9.30-10am. All are welcome.
Songs of Praise 25 February: Please remember to put your form stating your favourite hymn in the box in the welcome area. Spare forms are available on the table. This is the final day for accepting forms. Lorna Morrison, Worship Team Convener
Lenten study: It is hoped to hold a series of bible studies during lent based on Christian Aid’s “Act on Poverty” studies. They will be held at the Church, starting on Thursday 15 February at 3.30pm. Please come along and join us. For more information if required please contact Jan Ritchie – 0141 641 2018.
Foodbank: A big thank you to everyone who supports the Foodbank by donating. The items most needed this month are: cereals, tinned meat, tinned fruit, tinned tomatoes, tinned fish, rice pudding.
Halls Convenor: please send any enquiries about hall bookings etc to our Halls Convenor Derek Burns. Email: moc.liamgnull@cpcsnrubkered.
Katharina Nimmo will be delighted to receive your announcements by Tuesday at 6pm for inclusion in the Order of Service.
Worship at Cambuslang Parish Church
Tuesday 6 February: Tuesday service at 11.45am
Sunday 11 February: 10.30am led by Rev Tom Nelson
Welcome Team: Jim Forsyth, Jim Nixon, Jim Ferguson, Robert Dickie
Tea Team: Ohna Robertson, Ewena McCabe, Carolann Brown, Colin Fell
CONTACT THE MINSTRY TEAM
Our minister Rev Peter Nimmo is currently on sick leave
Interim Moderator: The Rev Derek Hughes T: 07723 578573
Email: ku.gro.dnaltocsfohcruhcnull@sehguhd
Deacon: Karen Hamilton DCS T: 07514 402612
Email: ku.gro.dnaltocsfohcruhcnull@notlimaHK