Cambuslang Parish Church
Sunday 5th October 2025 at 10.30am
Harvest Thanksgiving & Dedication of Youth Organisations
Our worship this morning is led by Rev Hilary McDougall,
Rev David Denniston and Karen Hamilton DCS
Scottish Charity Number SC000061
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Welcome to worship, it’s good to see you!
Harvest Festival
‘Celebrating and Dedicating’
Choir Introit
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
For the fruit of the land;
bountiful and overflowing
O Lord, we thank you
For the fruit of the Spirit;
abundant and enriching
O Lord, we thank you
For all the good gifts
that you shower upon us;
generous and without measure
We give you thanks and praise
HYMN 233 Come, you thankful people, come
Harvest Gifts may be brought forward during this hymn
Prayer of Approach and Confession and Lord’s Prayer
SONG Harvest Samba
Celebrations
Dedicating our Young People
Bible Reading Deuteronomy 26: 1-11 Read by Alastair Macfarlane
Talk ‘Celebrating God’s Provision’ (and Tree of Gratitude)
HYMN 229 We plough the fields
Talk ‘Celebrating God’s Creation’
Reflection with symbolic actions
HYMN God the Maker of the Heavens GWA 153 – Tune ‘Converse’ CH4 547
Words printed and on screens Offering Presented
Prayer of Dedication, Thanksgiving, and Intercession Including the singing of Hymn 763
God bless to us our bread
All: and give bread to all those
who are hungry,
and hunger for justice
to those who are fed.
God bless to us our bread.
HYMN 251 I, the Lord of sea and sky
Blessing and Amen
Church Family News For information on any items please contact Karen Hamilton, David Denniston or Hilary McDougall
Our mission statement:
We are a warm and welcoming church
who seek to help all people experience and share
the love and teachings of Jesus Christ
in our worship and community involvement.
We affirm the dignity of all people
through compassion and kindness.
The £10/£20 Challenge has now been wound up. If you still have proceeds from your endeavours, please pass these on to Tony Neeson, Ohna Robertson, Janet Stewart, Bob McDougall or Alison Thomson. Alternatively, if you received money from the church but have not managed to use this towards a fundraising activity, please return that money. Thank you.
Church Office will be closed for the next 2 Thursdays, 2nd & 9th October. Alison Thomson is once again printing the order of service.
Karen, our Deacon, will be on holiday from 6th – 19th October inclusive.
The Guild: The new session will begin on the 6th of October on a bright note with music from Short and Sweet (Stewart and Carol Moir). Thereafter we have put together a syllabus which should provide something of interest for everyone. We hope to welcome back established members, new members and visitors to this and any of our meetings.
The Thanksgiving Service for Mrs Roberta Willamson will take place in the Church on Friday 10th October at 2pm. Please note there will be a private cremation [family members only], on Thursday 9th October.
The ‘Churches Group’ Mens Breakfast, second Saturday of each month, is at Wetherspoons on Saturday 11th Oct at 8.30-8:45. No booking, just turn up, put your order in, pay for your own and enjoy the company.
Thank you from Rachel [McDougall] – the financial donations and items for the tombola and bake sale provided by the church family, helped raise £1516.15 for Jak’s Den. Jak’s Den provides support for families who have children going through treatment for cancer and also for parents who have lost a child to cancer.
Missing DVD Player – A DVD player, belonging to a member of the congregation seems to have gone missing. It was previously with the television that’s used for various activities & kept down near the halls. Any ideas, let the church office know. Thanks.
Foodbank: A big thank you to everyone who supports the Foodbank by donating. The items most needed this month are: UHT Milk, Sugar, Spaghetti Hoops, Macaroni Cheese, Beans & Sausage, Rice Pudding, Instant Noodles/Pasta, Coffee, Tinned Meat, Shampoo, Toothpaste & Toothbrushes.
Discovery Group ‘Believing and Belonging’
Thursdays 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 October at 7pm in the Morriston Room
or
Tuesdays 30 September, 7, 14, 21, 28 October at 1pm in the Vestry
A series of meetings for those interested in exploring the basics of the faith, or considering baptism, confirmation, or ‘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.
For more information speak to, email, or phone David Denniston. (DDenniston@churchofscotland.org.uk; 07903 926727)
or simply turn up!
Dates for your diary:
Sunday 5th October- Harvest and re-dedication of youth organisations. Communion will be celebrated in the sanctuary after morning worship
Tuesday 7th October- Worship at 11.45am led by David (including COMMUNION)
Tuesday 7th October – Funeral of Mr Iain Lang at South Lanarkshire Crematorium at 12 noon
Tuesday 7th October – Discovery Group ‘Believing and Belonging’ at 1.00pm in the Vestry (see further notice for more information)
Thursday 9th October – Discovery Group ‘Believing and Belonging’ 7pm in the Morriston Room (see further notice for more information)
Friday 10th October- Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration for the life of Mrs Roberta Williamson at 2pm in the church. The family request that bright colours be worn
Sunday 12th October – 10.30am All -age Service as the Sunday Club takes a break for the October holiday
Sunday 12th October – Rev Jane Horton will be licensed as Priest in Charge at St Cuthbert’s Episcopal Church in Brownside Rd. The service will take place at 6pm
Sunday 19th October –10.30am All-age Service as the Sunday Club takes a break for the October holiday
Prayer Tree:The congregational Prayer Tree is available in the Welcome Area, along with tags on which names can be written of any for whom prayers are sought. Names on the Prayer Tree will normally be included by the Ministry Team in prayers offered in worship at the Sunday Service and Tuesday Service following. It is the normal practice of the Ministry Team to include first names only to help preserve appropriate anonymity. Prayer requests are removed from the tree after an appropriate time. If you wish a name to be remembered thereafter then please place a further tag on the tree. Thank you.
Halls Convenor: please send any enquiries about hall bookings etc to our Halls Convenor Derek Burnd: 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
Sunday 12th October: 10.30am All-age Sunday Service led by Rev Hilary McDougall and Rev David Denniston
Welcome Team: Hedley Connell, Jeannette Fearnly, Archie Fotheringham, May Fotheringham
Tea Team: May Fotheringham, Archie Fotheringham
CONTACT THE MINISTRY TEAM
Interim Ministers
David Denniston
DDenniston@churchofscotland.org.uk 07903 926727
(Off Monday, Wednesday and Friday)
Hilary McDougall
HMcDougall@churchofscotland.org.uk 07940455473
(Presbytery work on Monday and off Thursday)
Deacon: Karen Hamilton
KHamilton@churchofscotland.org.uk 07514 402612
(Off Saturday & on holiday 6th – 19th October inclusive)