Cambuslang Parish Church
Sunday 22nd March 2026 at 10.30am
Our worship this morning is led by Rev David Denniston
& Rev Hilary McDougall
Scottish Charity Number SC000061
Christian Copyright Licence Number 20302
Welcome to worship, it’s good to see you!
Gathering Time
Choir Introit
Welcome, Notices
Call to worship
Leader:
Come, children of God,
let us worship the Lord of life and power.
All:
We gather with faith and expectation.
Leader:
When courage fails and hearts grow weary,
God breathes new life into dry bones.
All:
The Spirit of the Lord restores life where it was lost.
Leader:
When grief and sorrow surround us,
Jesus stands before the tomb and calls forth new life.
All:
Christ is the resurrection and the life.
Leader:
Nothing is impossible for our God.
All:
So we come with praise, trust, and thanksgiving
HYMN: CH4 506 All I once held dear
HYMN: MP 1008 The Lord’s my shepherd [seated]
Prayer of Approach and Confession
Listening Time
Bible Reading from Children’s Bible – Miriam
Talk: There’s nothing my God cannot do
SONG: My God is so big
Stewardship – Colin Fell [Church Treasurer]
Readings read by Linda Neeson
Ezekiel 37:1-14 P840 OT
John 11: 1-7 & 17-23 & 38-44 P132 NT
HYMN: CH4 88 (Psalm 130) Up from the depths
(Tune ‘Rowan Tree’ CH4 540)
Sermon: ‘Can these bones live?’
Responding Time
Music for reflection
Prayer of Intercession – Lorna Morrison [Depute Session Clerk]
HYMN: CH4 595 O breath of life
The offering is brought forward and the Sunday Club return
Prayers of dedication, thanksgiving and Lord’s prayer
Our Father in Heaven
Hallowed be your name
Your Kingdom come
Your will be done
On earth as in heaven
Give us today our daily bread
Forgive us our sins
As we forgive those who sin against us
Save us from the time of trial
And deliver us from evil
For the kingdom, the power
And the glory are yours
Now and forever
Amen
Celebrations, news and final sharing
HYMN: MP 52 God sent his son [Because he lives]
Blessing
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!
The Guild: On Monday 23rd March, Taylor’s Fashions will return with their amazing bargains and cheery patter. While making our selection from the goods on display we can enjoy tea/coffee and cake.
Bible Blethers: Our Lent course concludes on Wednesday, 25th March. We meet in the Morriston Room at 10am as usual, and everyone is welcome to attend.
Congregational meeting on Wednesday 25thMarch. There will be a congregational meeting [PSG meeting*] in the Small Hall on the 25th March at 7.30pm with tea and coffee available from 7pm. This meeting will be led by Rev Hanneke Marshall [Interim Minister at Knightswood Anniesland Trinity] and will establish, through discussion, whether we have managed to achieve the priorities which were set at the beginning of the Interim Ministry period. It is important that as many people as possible attend this meeting. The outcomes of this meeting will inform our request to have our Right to Call restored by Presbytery.
*Partnership Support Group meeting
Kirk Session: Elders please notethe next Kirk Session meeting will take place on Tuesday 31st March in the Morriston Room at 7.30pm.
March Congregational Newsletter: A congregational newsletter has been published and is now available. Members and friends of Cambuslang Parish Church for whom we have email addresses will have received this by email. Print copies are also available. If you would prefer a print copy, do not receive emails, or wish to take copies for friends you will find printed copies of the Newsletter available in the Welcome Area. Do take as many as you can use! (Please note that the content of the email and print versions of the newsletter is identical). District elders and pastoral visitors are encouraged to take copies to distribute to those they visit.
Christian Aid Week will take place between the 10th and 16th May. Envelopes will be placed in the pews for donations for the work of Christian Aid.
Hedley Connell – Hedleys funeral will be held on Wednesday 1st April at 1pm in the church, followed by 2pm at South Lanarkshire Crematorium.
Dates for your diary:
Tuesday 24th March – Tuesday service at 11:45
Wednesday 25th March – Bible Blethers in the Morriston Room at 10.00am
Wednesday 25th March – Congregational meeting in the Small Hall at 7.30pm
Tuesday 31st March – Tuesday service at 11:45
Tuesday 31st March – Kirk Session meeting in the Morriston Room at 7.30pm
Saturday 11th April – Mens Breakfast Club
Easter Egg competition: Would you like to join the fun and decorate a hard boiled egg for our Easter Egg competition? The age ranges are: Nursery 3-4 years, Primary 1-3, Primary 4-7. Secondary 1-6, Adult. Prizes will be awarded on Easter Sunday for the best egg in each category. There are no restrictions – go wild!
Easter Bonnet competition: Last year we had some impressive Easter Bonnets on parade at our Easter Service. This year we’d like to encourage even more! Categories are the same as for the Easter Egg competition: Nursery 3-4 years, Primary 1-3, Primary 4-7. Secondary 1-6, Adult. Your challenge is to use recycled fabric/ribbons/any other products, on your bonnet. Prizes will be awarded on Easter Sunday for the best Bonnet in each category.
Holy Week and Easter services: This year we have an opportunity to join in worship with St Bride’s and Flemington Hallside during Holy week. The services are as follows:
Monday 30th March – Stations of the Cross at St Bride’s at 6.30pm
Thursday 2ndApril – Maundy Thursday service with Communion at Flemington Hallside at 7.00pm
Friday 3rdApril – Good Friday service at Cambuslang Parish Church at 7.00pm
Easter services:
Sunday 5th April – Early service in the Park [Cairns Rd entrance] at 9am – Easter breakfast at CPC following this service. Please put your name on the sign-up sheets in the welcoming area or large hall.
Easter service at 10.30am
DISCOVERY GROUP ‘Believing and Belonging’
The recently postponed ‘Discovery Group’ will be resuming after Easter.
The new dates for these meetings (lasting about 1 hour or so) will be at 7pm on Thursdays 30 April, and 7, 14, 21, and 28 May, in the Morriston Room.
The Discovery Group is designed 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.
Anyone interested in attending can find out more from David.
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 29th March: 10.30am Service led by Rev David Denniston and Rev Hilary McDougall
Welcome Team: Archie Fotheringham, Jeannette Fearnly, May Fotheringham
Tea Team: Anna Inglis, Isobel Allison, Eleanor & Jim Ferguson
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
(Flexible Days)
DON’T FORGET CLOCKS GO FORWARD NEXT SUNDAY, SO COME TO CHURCH AT THE CORRECT TIME!!