Cambuslang Parish Church
Sunday 30 March 2025 at 10.30am
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Our worship is led by Rev David Denniston
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Welcome to worship, it’s good to see you!
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
Mothering Sunday
Choir Introit
Announcements
Welcome and Introduction
Call to worship
Loving God, You run towards us, eager to be close to us
Help us to draw near to You with confidence
Father God, You desire to forgive us and lavish us with love and mercy
Help us to accept and find joy in Your forgiveness
Mothering God, You hold us in our frailty, and love us unconditionally
Help us to open our hearts to Your empowering love
HYMN 182 Now thank we all our God
HYMN 180 Give thanks
Prayer of Approach and Confession and Lord’s Prayer
Celebrations
Chat with the Children
HYMN 692 Jesus puts this song
Bible Readings – Read by William McIntosh
2nd Corinthians 5: 16-21 and Luke 15: 11-32
HYMN 27 I will always bless the Lord (Ps 34)
Sermon ‘Lost and Found’
Music for Reflection
HYMN Today we bring our thankful hearts
Tune CH4-234 ‘O Waly Waly’
1: Today we bring our thankful hearts,
For all a mothering love imparts:
For those who gave us life and breath,
For love that’s stronger far than death.
2: For kindness, patience, warmth and care,
For each embrace, each tear, each prayer,
Each word of peace, each healing touch,
These simple gifts which mean so much.
3: We look to you, our mothering Lord,
Who knows love’s cost, and love’s reward,
Your passion fiercer than the grave,
Love for the world you came to save.
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Offering Presented
Prayers of Thanksgiving, Dedication, and Intercession
Hilary McDougall
HYMN 555 Amazing Grace
Benediction
LETTER FROM OUR INTERIM MODERATOR
March 2025
Dear friends
During my conduct of worship on Sunday 23rd March 2025, I asked the congregation to pray for the forthcoming meeting of Elders on Tuesday 25th March 2025. I indicated that it was important for the Kirk Session to consider various options on the way forward in your ministry vacancy. My apologies that it was not possible to say anything more specific at that time, but I awaited the guidance of your Elders.
Having fully discussed matters at that meeting, I can update you on where we are placed. It was the decision of a previous Kirk Session meeting to pursue the possibility of Interim Ministry (more about the nature of that in a moment). However, when this was advertised through the national church offices, no applications were received. Nevertheless, on Tuesday evening at our most recent meeting of the Kirk Session, the Elders decided that they would be happy for the post to be readvertised with the hope and prayer that a suitable person may be found.
For those who know little or nothing about Interim Ministry, it’s important to say that this is a very specific and focused type of ministry. Normally, an experienced and particularly skilled person takes responsibility for becoming the full-time ordained minister of word and sacrament in a congregation for up to 18 months in total. During that period, s/he works closely together with the Elders and congregation to set aims and objectives, and to implement these in order that the charge is made ready to call a full-time permanent minister through the normal channel of appointing a nominating committee, etc.
I do hope that the above is helpful to you and promise that I will keep you informed of any progress.
Please do get in touch with me directly if you have any questions.
Yours sincerely
Derek W. Hughes
Interim Moderator
Mobile: 07723 578 573
Email: dhughes@churchofscotland.org.uk
Church Family News
For information on any items please contact Karen Hamilton – T:07514 402612 or E:KHamiton@churchofscotland.org.uk
Office phone 0141 642 9271
Daffodil Tea: 1st April 1.15 – 2.45pm in James Aiton Primary School. James Aiton is inviting all local senior citizens to an afternoon of Tea, Food, Music & Dance. If you are going (and I hope that you do) please get in touch to help with the catering. Tel: 0141 641 2472.
Monthly Celebration of Communion: There will be a short and simple celebration of Holy Communion after morning service next Sunday, 6th April 2025. This service is open to all and those wishing to attend are invited to proceed to the front pews of the church after the main service is concluded.
The Guild are holding a Daffodil Tea at 2p.m. on the 7th of April 2025, in the Large Hall. Entertainment is by Luckenbooth. Tickets priced £6 can be purchased from May McGown or Helen Nisbet.
Holiday Club: 8th & 9th of April in Cambuslang Parish Church. We are looking for volunteers to help, both as group leaders and in the kitchen to make lunch. Volunteers would be required from 8.30am to 5pm, people in the kitchen would only be required from 10am to 12.30. Group leaders should have PVG disclosure. We would appreciate whatever help people can give. Please speak to Karen Hamilton.
Save the Date: the ever-popular Plant Sale will take place this year on 17th May. Entry, including tea/coffee and home baking, will be £3. Please note this is a Cash Only event.
Close Knit 850 project: Lorna Morrison asks that knitters stop knitting squares at present as there has been an overwhelming response and we now need to construct the blankets. We welcome any squares you have been working on, but please do not start anymore. We will continue sewing squares into blankets on Thursday 24 April and Thursday 15 May from 1:30 – 4pm. Come along for even a short while to sew/crochet/have a natter and a cup of tea with home baking!
Cambuslang & District Voluntary Care Club
Saturday, 5th April 2025,10.00am till 12 noon COFFEE MORNING AND STALLS SELLING SECOND HAND BOOKS, BRIC-A-BRAC, CAKE & CANDY AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GOODS.
If you have any of the beforementioned items and would like them to go to a new home, we would be happy to take them from you on the weeks leading up to the event i.e. after church services, or on Wednesday evenings between 6.30pm and 8.30pm or leave them in the box marked ITEMS FOR C&DVCC situated on top of the cupboards in passageway adjacent to the large hall.
TICKETS PRICED £3 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE WELCOME AREA EVERY SUNDAY TILL 5TH APRIL FROM MAY FOTHERINGHAM AND MARGARET MACFARLANE. Items of baking can be handed in on the previous evening (4th April) or on the morning of Saturday 5th April. We would be delighted to have your support! So please join us and make a happy morning even happier.
EASTER SUNDAY BREAKFAST – 20th April 2025
We hope you will be able to join us for breakfast following the early morning service on Easter Sunday.
To help with catering, we would appreciate if you add your name and the number of adults and children to the sign-up sheets. These will be in the welcome area and the large hall today and the next two Sundays. (6th and 13th April)
If you have any specific dietary requirements please speak to Susan Young.
Pre-Easter Activity
For Easter this year, instead of decorating an egg, all ages are invited to make an Easter Bonnet. There are no prizes. It is just for fun. You are invited to wear your bonnet to the service on Easter Sunday. Let your imaginations run wild…
Halls Convenor: please send any enquiries about hall bookings etc to our Halls Convenor Derek Burns: derekburnscpc@gmail.com
Ohna Robertson will be delighted to receive your announcements for inclusion in the Order of Service by Wednesday at 12 noon: ohna.robertson@ntlworld.com
Worship at Cambuslang Parish Church
Tuesday Service: 1st April 2025 at 11.45am
Sunday 6th April: 10.30am Service led by Rev David Denniston followed by a short celebration of Holy Communion
Welcome Team: Bob McDougall, David Black, Alison Thomson
Tea Team: Tony & Linda Neeson, Margaret & Alastair MacFarlane
CONTACT THE MINISTRY TEAM
Interim Moderator: The Rev Derek Hughes T: 07723 578573
Email: dhughes@churchofscotland.org.uk
Locum Minister: David Denniston T:07903 926727
Email: denniston.david@gmail.com
Deacon: Karen Hamilton DCS T: 07514 402612