Cambuslang Parish Church
Sunday 28th December 2025 at 10.30am
First Sunday of Christmas
Service of Lessons and Carols
Our worship this morning is led by Rev David Denniston
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Welcome to worship, it’s good to see you!
Call to worship
Hymn 315 Once in Royal David’s City
Call to Prayer
Prayer & Lord’s Prayer
Reading 1 Micah 5: 2-5
Hymn 296 While Humble Shepherds
Reading 2 ‘Come, Christmas God’
Hymn 316 Love Came Down at Christmas (sung seated)
Reading 3 Matthew 1: 18-25
MP 342 Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Reading 4 ‘Kid’s Stuff’
Hymn 314 Child in the Manger (sung seated)
Reading 5 Matthew 2: 1-12
Hymn 326 As with Gladness (sung seated)
Reading 6 ‘Ring out Wild Bells’
Hymn 320 Joy to the World
Reading 7 John 1: 1-14
Hymn 317 Before the World began
Offering presented
Prayer
Hymn 322 Good Christians all Rejoice
Blessing
NEXT SUNDAY (Sunday 4th January)
Second Sunday of Christmas and First Sunday of the New Year.
Parish Grouping Service with Flemington Hallside at CPC. Celebration of Holy Communion.
Dates for your diary:
Tuesday 6th January: Tuesday Service resumes at 11.45am.
Thursday 8th January: DISCOVERY GROUP commences at 7.00pm in the Morriston Room (See separate notice for details)
Tuesday 13th January: 11.45am Tuesday Service
Tuesday 27th January: Kirk Session
Discovery Group ‘Believing and Belonging’
Another series of ‘Believing and Belonging’ meetings, following the same topics and material as recent courses, will be commencing in January.
These meetings are 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 about the Christian Faith and following Jesus.
These meetings will be on Thursday evenings at 7.00pm in the Morriston Room beginning on 8th January (and ending on 5th February).
For more information speak to, email, or phone David Denniston. (DDenniston@churchofscotland.org.uk; 07903 926727)
Church Family News
For information on any items please contact 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.
Church Office Over the festive season the office will not be manned on Thursday 1st January. It will reopen again on Thursday 8th January. There will be a little cover over the holiday period. Happy New Year to all!
Our offerings help support the mission and work of our church and we are grateful to all those who give financially Sunday by Sunday. Many people give by standing order but there is also the option to give via the offering plate in the vestibule area of the church, immediately before entering or leaving the sanctuary. You can pop your offering in the plate either before or after the service. Thank you!
Freewill Offering Envelopes for 2026 are available for uplifting in the vestibule. If anyone either requires a set of envelopes or no longer wishes to use envelopes please contact David Black or speak to your Elder.
David Black, Freewill Offering Convenor
Jigsaws are available in the Welcome Area for anyone who wishes to borrow one. When finished, please return to the Welcome Area.
The wonderful Phoenix Choir will be performing in our Church Sanctuary on Sunday 22nd February next year. Tickets, £10, Children free. Something to look forward to in the New Year. For further information please speak to Tony Neeson.
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 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
Sunday 4th January: 10.30am Joint Service of Holy Communion with Flemington Hallside. Service led by Rev Hilary McDougall, Rev David Denniston and Rev Ian Cathcart.
Welcome Team: Tony Neeson, Linda Neeson, Myra Paterson
Tea Team: Shona Jenkins, Alice Kewley, Fiona Brown, Russell Clearie
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 07940 455473
(Presbytery work on Monday and off Thursday)
