Cambuslang Parish Church
Sunday 7th June 2026 at 10.30am
All Age Service of Holy Communion
‘Follow Me’
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 Lorna Morrison
Jesus calls us, as he called Matthew: “Follow me!”
We come to follow Christ our Saviour
Jesus welcomes all to his table, with mercy and grace.
We rejoice that all are welcome in his presence.
Come, for Christ invites us to this feast of love.
We gather with thankfulness and joy
SONG God welcomes all,
strangers and friends;
God’s love is strong
and it never ends x3 (God Welcomes All 42)
MP 1259 Bless the Lord, O my soul
Prayer of Approach and Confession
Listening Time
Reading from Children’s Bible
Celebrations and News
Talk 1 ‘Take this Cup’
CH4 765 God’s love is for everybody x2
Bible Reading read by Sarah Dinwoodie
Matthew 9: 9-13 P13 NT
Talk 2 ‘With Jesus at the Table’
Responding Time
CH4 533 Will you come and follow me?
Confirmation and Profession of Faith
Colin James
Leah McMullin
Anne Rae
Included in the Service of Confirmation will be HYMN 619/620 Spirit of the Living God and HYMN 795 Take, oh take me as I am (sung twice). Both hymns will be sung seated.
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ,
God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.
Invitation to the Table
HYMN Within the circle of your friends
Offering presented
Within the circle of your friends,
you found a place for me.
Beside those whom I often meet,
near people whom I’ve yet to greet
I’m privileged to be,
I’m privileged to be.
Within your commonwealth of love,
you found a place for me
to listen, heal, disturb or care,
seek words to sing, find truth to share,
let life be full and free,
let life be full and free.
Around the table you prepare,
you found a place for me
where, breaking bread and pouring wine,
you tell us all, ‘This means you’re mine.
And mine you’ll always be,
and mine you’ll always be.’
Now brother, servant, saviour, Lord,
I make a place for you.
Called to your feast, among your friends,
and keen to live as God intends,
I come to be made new,
I come to be made new.
John L Bell & Graham Maule
Tune: CH4 485 ‘Repton’
Why do we eat this meal?
To remind us that Jesus died and rose from death
so that we are freed from sin
and share in God’s love.
We remember and rejoice
Why do we eat bread?
Bread reminds us of the bread Jesus ate
in the upper room with his disciples.
When we break it we remember Jesus’ suffering.
We share it together and Jesus unites us in his love.
We remember and rejoice
Why do we drink wine together?
The wine reminds us of the wine Jesus drank
in the upper room with his disciples.
When we pour it out it reminds us
that Jesus gave his life for us.
Drinking together shows that we are one in Jesus.
We drink and Jesus makes us glad.
We remember and rejoice
On the night Jesus was betrayed he took bread, he gave thanks; he broke it and gave it to his disciples saying: “Take eat, this is my body broken for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” He also took the cup, he gave thanks and gave it to them saying: “drink of it all of you, this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”
We remember his death,
we live by his presence;
we wait for his coming.
COMMUNION
MP 1072 In Christ alone
Blessing
As you leave there will be an offering in aid of Tabeetha School.
Dates for your diary
Tuesday 9th June – Tuesday service at 11.45am
Wednesday 10th June – Bible Blethers at 10.00am in the Morriston Room
Saturday 13th June – Men’s Breakfast, 8.30am at Wetherspoons
Tuesday 16th June – Tuesday service at 11.45am. This will be the last service for the summer.
Afternoon Communion and tea at 2pm
Sunday 21st June – Celebration Sunday followed by the Stated Annual Meeting
Wednesday 24th June – Bible Blethers at 10.00am in the Morriston Room
Sunday 28th June- Beginning of the Summer Services. This year the theme will be ‘Gardens of the Bible’.
Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6thAugust – Holiday Club
Friday 7thAugust – Church Family celebration evening as we reach the end of Interim Ministry
Sunday 9thAugust – Holiday Club service, David, and Hilary’s last Sunday
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!
Nominating Committee: A meeting will take place immediately following Morning Worship today for the purposes of electing a Nominating Committee. Fellowship Teas will be served at the end of the meeting.
Retiral Offering – Tabeetha School: Today’s retiring collection is for the important and valuable work of Tabeetha School in Jaffa, Israel. Founded in 1863 and run by the Church of Scotland, children and young people of all faiths – Christian, Jewish and Muslim – are educated together in a spirit of peace and unity. Operating with limited state funding, ongoing financial support is always necessary. Thank you for supporting this worthy cause.
Bible Blethers: Our next meeting is on Wednesday, 10th June at 10am in the Morriston Room. All are welcome.
The ‘Churches Group’ Men’s Breakfast: Second Saturday of each month, is at Wetherspoons on Saturday 13th June at 8.30-8:45. No booking, just turn up, put your order in, pay for your own and enjoy the company.
Communion and Afternoon Tea: You are invited to a Service of Holy Communion on Tuesday 16th June at 2pm followed by afternoon tea in the Large Hall. This service is open to all, and arrangements will be made to provide an opportunity for those who might not otherwise be easily able to attend worship, to be welcomed and included for communion and fellowship. For catering purposes, it would be helpful if you would advise us if you were able to join us and also let us know if you require transport.
Stated Annual Meeting: The Stated Annual Meeting of the congregation will take place immediately following morning worship on Sunday 21st June. At this meeting, the accounts for 2025 will be presented.
Christian Aid: Overall we raised £890 between the envelope collection and the afternoon tea. Many thanks to everyone who helped at the afternoon tea.
Flower Power: The theme of the Summer services this year, is ‘Gardens of the Bible’. We will be decorating our worship space with flowers and garlands and are looking for any artificial flowers [preferably not plastic] which you might have at home, and which are no longer in use. If you are happy to donate these, please let Hilary know. Thank you!
Sign of The Fish: – A few months ago we had a request from a Mrs Elizabeth Thomas who lives down south, asking if she could buy a copy of this book. Unfortunately, we have none for sale, but on eventually finding one sent it to her to read. She said she found it very interesting, it brought back many memories, & she is returning it. Apparently, her family went to the church every Sunday & sat in the same pew. No idea what her maiden name was but just in case anyone remembers the family. Any information or questions please contact the office.
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. It is the normal practice of the Ministry Team to include first names only to help preserve appropriate anonymity. If you place a prayer request on the Prayer Tree can you also please remove that tag when prayer is no longer required. 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 away next week so please send your announcements for inclusion in the Order of Service by Wednesday at 12 noon to Linda Wunsch: lindawunsch58@gmail.com
Worship at Cambuslang Parish Church
Sunday 14th June: 10.30am Service led by Rev Hilary McDougall
Welcome Team: Charlie Burns, Lorna Morrison, Ishbel Gow
Tea Team: Jan Ritchie, Anne Boyd, Catriona Robb, Isobel Rattray
CONTACT THE MINISTRY TEAM
Interim Ministers
David Denniston
DDenniston@churchofscotland.org.uk 07903 926727
(Off Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)
Hilary McDougall
HMcDougall@churchofscotland.org.uk 07940 455473
(Flexible Days)