Cambuslang Parish Church
Sunday 18th January 2026 at 10.30am
“For we are partners working together for God”
[1st Corinthians 3:9]
Our worship this morning is led by Rev David Denniston
& Rev Hilary McDougall
Scottish Charity Number SC000061
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Welcome to worship, it’s good to see you!
Gathering Time
Choir Introit
Welcome, Notices
Call to worship
How wonderful and pleasant it is
To dwell together in unity
There the Lord has promised his blessing
Life for ever more [Psalm 133]
HYMN MP 1267 Come, people of the Risen King
HYMN CH4 611 Holy Spirit, fill our hearts sung seated
Prayer of Approach and Confession
Listening Time
Bible Reading from Children’s Bible
Talk
HYMN CH4 204 I am the church, you are the church
Bible Readings read by Alice Kewley
1 Corinthians 3:1-11 P207 NT
Matthew 28: 16-20 P 44 NT
HYMN CH4 153 Great is thy Faithfulness
Sermon: Working together for God
Responding Time
Music for reflection
Prayers of intercession led by Graham Macgregor
HYMN We rejoice to be God’s chosen
[John Bell and Graham Maule]
We rejoice to be God’s chosen
Not through virtue, work or skill,
But because God’s love is generous
Unconfirmed to human will.
And because God’s love is restless
Like the surging of the sea,
We are pulled by heaven’s dynamic
To become not just to be.
We rejoice to be God’s chosen
To be gathered at God’s side
Not to build a pious ghetto
Or be steeped in selfish pride.
But to celebrate the goodness
Of the one who sets us free
From the smallest of our vision
To become not just to be.
We rejoice to be God’s chosen
To align with heaven’s intent,
To await where we are summoned
And accept where we are sent.
We rejoice to be God’s chosen
And amidst all that we see
To anticipate with wonder
That the best is yet to be. [Tune Nettleton]
The offering is brought forward and the Sunday Club return
Celebrations and news
Prayers of dedication, thanksgiving and Lord’s prayer
Final sharing and concluding talk
HYMN Here and now we’re bound together
[Ally Barrett ‘God Welcomes All’ 82]
Here and now we’re bound together:
held in one divine embrace.
Help us see, in one another,
difference as a gift of grace.
As each passing generation
worships you in fresh new ways,
join our songs with all creation,
lift our voice to sing your praise.
Lord, affirm our shared vocation:
may we bring your plans to birth,
build your church on sure foundations,
fit to serve a troubled earth.
Growing, praying, sharing, learning,
deep in wisdom, broad in scope,
love-revealing, truth-discerning,
living out the gospel hope.
In your work of transformation
you are making all things new.
Stir our hearts’ imagination,
call us now to work with you.
Send us out to share your mission;
show us each our part to play.
as we live the Great Commission,
joyful in your world today. [Tune: Hyfrydol]
Blessing
Dates for your diary:
Tuesday 20th January 2026 – Tuesday service at 11:45 – Hilary leading
Tuesday 20th January 2026 – Worship Team meeting at 7.30pm in the Morriston Room
Thursday 22th January 2026 – Discovery Group ‘Believing and Belonging’ 7pm in the Morriston Room (see further notice for more information)
Tuesday 27th January 2026 – Tuesday service at 11:45 – David leading
Tuesday 27th January 2026 – Kirk Session meets in the Morrison Room at 7.30pm
Saturday 14th February 2026 – Mens Breakfast Club
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.
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!
Fellowship Tea Rota: Members of the Fellowship Tea team should have received the new rota by email. Copies are also available in the kitchen. Thanks to all who serve the congregation in this way.
Please note that owing to a hall booking, there will be no Fellowship Tea after the service today.
Celebration of the Neighbourly: On Sunday 25th January, during worship, we will be marking the end of the Neighbourly Group which had its beginnings in Trinity Church in Cambuslang in 1907. After worship there will be refreshments in the Large Hall, including home baking, and we hope that as many folks as possible will be able to come along. Please note that while we are able to cater for gluten free diets, we do not have capacity to cater for other dietary requirements.
Kirk Session: Please notethe next Kirk Session meeting will take place on Tuesday 27th January in the Morrison Room at 7.30pm.
Cambuslang and Rutherglen Reachout Trust are participating in SU Day of Prayer on Wednesday 28th January 2026. Members of the congregation are invited to join them in a Prayer Walk, to pray for the community and stopping at some of the schools they serve. They will leave Cambuslang Parish Church at 12:30 and finish at 2:30 pm.
Foodbank Coordinator: Vacancy
Rutherglen & Cambuslang Foodbank has a vacancy for a new Foodbank Coordinator. I am hoping you can help the Foodbank in its search by making people aware of the vacancy in your next Church bulletin. The details are below.
“Rutherglen & Cambuslang Foodbank Trustees are currently looking to employ a FOODBANK COORDINATOR for the Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank. This is a part time position of 24 hours per week with a salary of £17.5k to £19.5k per annum, dependant on experience, knowledge and skills. The hours of work are flexible, but must meet the needs of the role, with some evening and weekend work required.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please request an application form from Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank at: rutherglenandcambuslangfoodbank@init6.co.uk Along with the application form you will receive a detailed Job Description and Person Specification. The closing date for applications is 21st January 2026”.
Thank-you for your support which is always very much appreciated particularly at this time of year which can be hard for so many families. I hope that we can continue to work together on our shared objective doing all that we can to alleviate poverty in the community.
We will let you know once a new Foodbank Coordinator has been appointed.
Kind regards,
Heather Buchan
Foodbank Convenor
Rutherglen & Cambuslang Foodbank
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.
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 15th January (and ending on 12th February).
For more information speak to, email, or phone David Denniston. (DDenniston@churchofscotland.org.uk; 07903 926727)
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 25th January: 10.30am Sunday Service led by Rev Hilary McDougall and Rev David Denniston
Welcome Team: Isobel Allison, Mike Netten, Amanda or Neil Haig
Tea Team: May Fotheringham, Archie Fotheringham, Alison Paterson
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)