Cambuslang Parish Church
Sunday 13 April 2025 at 10.30am
Palm and Passion Sunday
Our worship is led by Rev David Denniston
Scottish Charity Number SC000061
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Welcome to worship, it’s good to see you!
Choir Introit
Welcome and Announcements
Call to worship
Rejoice, rejoice, you sons of Zion!
Shout for joy, you daughters of Jerusalem!
Look, your King is coming to you
He comes triumphant and victorious
Yet humble and riding on a donkey
On a colt, the foal of a donkey
HYMN 364 All glory, laud, and honour
Call to Prayer
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Celebrations
Brief Comment
Bible Reading Luke 19: 28-44 Read by Archie Fotheringham
Chat with the Children
MP 1221 Praise is Rising
MP 242 Hosanna, Hosanna
Jesus & Peter ‘No, Jesus, no!’
Sermon ‘Humility & Sacrifice’
Music for Reflection
HYMN 374 From heaven you came, helpless babe
Offering Presented
Prayer of Dedication, Thanksgiving, and Intercession
Son of David, Son of God;
Ride on; Ride on in majesty
HYMN 370 Ride on, Ride on (tune CH4 365)
The Reading of the Passion according to St Mark (readers and congregation) The congregation join in the words printed in bold
As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. Pilate asked him,
‘Are you the King of the Jews?’
He answered him,
‘You say so.’
Then the chief priests accused him of many things. Pilate asked him again,
‘Have you no answer? See how many charges they bring against you.’
But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
Now at the festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they asked. Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection. So the crowd came and began to ask Pilate to do for them according to his custom.
Then he answered them,
‘Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?’
For he realized that it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had handed him over. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas for them instead.
Pilate spoke to them again,
‘Then what do you wish me to do with the man you call the King of the Jews?’
They shouted back,
‘Crucify him!’
Pilate asked them,
‘Why, what evil has he done?’
But they shouted all the more,
‘Crucify him!’
So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.
Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters); and they called together the whole cohort. And they clothed him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him. And they began saluting him,
‘Hail, King of the Jews!’
They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him. After mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him.
Then they led him out to crucify him.
They compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross; it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take.
It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. The inscription of the charge against him read, ‘The King of the Jews.’ And with him they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one on his left.
Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying,
‘Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!’
In the same way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among themselves and saying,
‘He saved others; he cannot save himself. Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe.’
Those who were crucified with him also taunted him.
When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice,
‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’
which means, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’
When some of the bystanders heard it, they said,
‘Listen, he is calling for Elijah.’
And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying,
‘Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.’
Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.
And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said,
‘Truly this man was God’s Son!’
The Cross
There is no blessing or ‘Amen’, and no organ or choral recessional.
The congregation leaves in silence.
Holy Week has begun
Cambuslang Parish Church
Discovery Group
‘Believing and Belonging’
Thursdays 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 May
7pm in the Morriston Room
- What really is the heart of the Christian faith?
- What does it mean to ‘follow Jesus’
- What is involved in belonging to the Church?
- A series of meetings for those interested in exploring these questions, or considering ‘church membership’, or wanting to discover more about God and the Christian Life, or wanting to ‘refresh’ what they believe, or if you are simply a bit curious.
Thursday 1 May ‘Believing’
Thursday 8 May ‘Becoming’
Thursday 15 May ‘Being’
Thursday 22 May ‘Behaving’
Thursday 29 May ‘Belonging’
For more information speak to, email, or phone David Denniston. (denniston.david@gmail.com; 07903 926727)
or simply turn up!
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
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…
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. If you have any specific dietary requirements please speak to Susan Young.
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!
Discovery Group – ‘Believing and Belonging’: A group for those who are interested in thinking about the basics of the Christian faith or considering what it might mean to be a member of the church, or interested in refreshing their understanding of Christianity, or just wondering (!) will be beginning on Thursday 1st May at 7.00pm in the Morriston Room. If you are interested then please see the separate leaflet which has further details or speak with our Locum Minister, David (07903 926727 denniston.david@gmail.com).
Church Fundraising Challenge: This challenge involves starting with a £10 or £20 ‘start up’ that the church will provide. The expectation is that through your own creative means and talent, you will generate a profit for church funds. You will of course be expected to repay the original amount plus any profit you make. This fundraising project will last from May until September, allowing all who participate plenty of time to knit, sew, bake or grow, or come up with your own ideas. If you are willing to take on the challenge, please give your name to any of the Fundraising Team: Janet Stewart, Ohna Robertson, Alison Thomson, Bob McDougall or Tony Neeson.
The Prayer Tree is situated inside the welcome area, for anyone in the church and community who wishes to add a prayer to it. You can write your prayer on one of the supplied labels, and either put it on the tree or into the prayer box. The ministry team will look at the prayers regularly and pray for you. ‘Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me, and I will answer you.’ (Jeremiah 29.12).
Foodbank: A big thank you to everyone who supports the Foodbank by donating. The items most needed this month are: sugar, tinned meat, tinned fruit, rice pudding, spaghetti hoops, coffee, UHT milk.
Our Locum – David will be away for a few days this coming week (Monday 21st to Friday 25th inclusive). Matters of pastoral urgency can be referred to our Deacon, Karen.
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: 15th April 2025 at 11.45am
Sunday 20th April: 10.30am Easter Sunday Service led by Rev David Denniston
Welcome Team: Isobel Allison, Mike Netten, Amanda or Neil Haig
Tea Team: Hazel Robb, Jinty Porter, Joyce Saddler, Bob McDougall
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