Cambuslang Parish Church
Sunday 21st September 2025 at 10.30am
Our worship this morning is led by Rev David Denniston
& Karen Hamilton, DCS
Scottish Charity Number SC000061
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Welcome to worship, it’s good to see you!
Please stand as the Bible is brought into church
Order of Service
Choir Introit
Welcome, Introduction and Call to Worship
Praise the Lord!
Praise, O servants of the Lord;
Praise the name of the Lord!
Blessed be the name of the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.
From the rising of the sun to its setting
the name of the Lord is to be praised.
HYMN 120 God we Praise You
MP 835 Great is the Darkness
Prayer of Approach and Confession and Lord’s Prayer
Celebrations
All Age Talk
CHORUS The Wise Man Built His House
SONG My God is a Great Big God
Bible Readings read by Lorna Morrison
Jeremiah 8: 18 – 9:1 P741 0T
Luke 16: 1-13 P100 NT
HYMN 550 As the Deer Pants based on Psalm 42
Sermon ‘Desolation and Dedication’
Music for Reflection
HYMN When the Wheel of Fate is Turning Tune CH4 – 338
Offering Presented
When the wheel of fate is turning
and the mills of God grind slow;
when the past seems more attractive
than the future we don’t know;
when our confidence is waning
and we lack security,
comes the timeless word of Jesus
that the truth will set us free.
Is it war or economics,
is it danger or deceit,
is it unforeseen depression,
fear of failure to compete?
Have the times which once were changing
led where no one wants to be?
Shall we live by lies on offer
or the truth that sets us free?
With real faith there will be doubting,
and with loss there will be grief.
No one knows the contradictions
which will exercise belief.
Against conflicts life might bring us
God provides no guarantee,
just this word of hope and healing:
know that truth will set you free.
So, dear Jesus, make us willing
to unmask convenient lies
to protest wherever power
closes conscience, ears and eyes;
And release our expectations
of your kingdom, yet to be,
born in courage, joy and justice
and the truth that sets us free.
John L Bell – ‘God Welcomes All’
Prayer of Dedication, Thanksgiving, and Intercession
HYMN 465 Be Thou my Vision
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.
Thank you from the Poetry Group to those who attended and donated so generously to their recent event for the £10 challenge. £200 was raised.
‘Close Knit’ will meet in the large hall once a month on the following Thursdays 1:30 – 3:30pm –
October 2nd 2025
November 6th 2025
December 11th 2025
January 8th 2026
February 5th 2026
March 5th 2026
All are welcome. Bring whatever craft you are working on, join in with some projects for the community or learn from others. If you don’t craft just come along for a blether, fun and friendship. There will be tea, coffee and home baking. Speak to Lorna Morrison if you have any queries. Give it a try!
The Church will be decorated for Harvest Sunday on Saturday 4th October 2025. Donations of fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers would be most welcome for the Harvest Display. Any donations can be dropped off at the church on Saturday 4th October between 10:00 and 11:00. It is hoped that these items will be sold after the Sunday service and Communion on 5th October 2025, in aid of Lodging House Mission.
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!
Can you help? September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Rachel (Bob and Hilary’s daughter and Ferne’s Mummy) is holding a fundraising Bake Sale and Tombola in the Royal Children’s Hospital, where she works. If you have anything you would like to regift or gift, which could help the Tombola, Bob and Hilary would be delighted to receive it next Sunday. Thank you.
The £10/£20 Challenge will be wound up at the end of September. 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. The challenge has been a great success and the Fundraising Team would like to thank all those who took part. It has generated a great deal of fun and fellowship as well as raising funds for the church. The financial results will be announced once all monies have been ingathered.
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.
Dates for your diary:
Tuesday 23rd September- Worship at 11:45 led by Karen
Wednesday 24th September- Congregational Meeting at 7pm in the Large Hall to agree objectives for Interim Ministry. This will be led by Rev Hanneke Marshall, Interim Minister at Knightswood Anniesland Trinity Church. (See below)
Tuesday 30th September- Worship at 11:45 led by Hilary
Psalm 32:8 The Lord says, “I will teach you the way you should go; I will advise you and watch over you.”
Discovery Group ‘Believing and Belonging’ at 1.00pm in the Vestry (see above for more information)
Kirk Session meeting at 7.30pm in the Morriston Room. Elders are reminded of the meeting of the Kirk Session on Tuesday 30 September at 7.30pm in the Morriston Room
Wednesday 1st October- Bible Blethers led by Graham Macgregor. 10-12noon in the Morriston Room
Thursday 2nd October – Close Knit in the Large Hall 1.30 – 3.30pm
Discovery Group ‘Believing and Belonging’ 7pm in the Morriston Room (see further notice for more information)
Sunday 5th October- Harvest and re-dedication of youth organisations. Communion will be celebrated in the sanctuary after morning worship
IMPORTANT – Please read notice below re Transition Report Group
The Prayer Tree is situated inside the welcome area, for anyone in the church and community who wishes to add a prayer to it. You can write your prayer on one of the supplied labels, and either put it on the tree or into the prayer box. The ministry team will look at the prayers regularly and pray for you. ‘Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me, and I will answer you.’ (Jeremiah 29.12).
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 28th September: 10.30am Sunday Service led by Rev Hilary McDougall, Rev David Denniston and Karen Hamilton DCS
Welcome Team: Colin Fell, Elaine Fell, Fiona Tennent
Tea Team: Ohna Robertson, 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 07940455473
(Presbytery work on Monday and off Thursday)
Deacon: Karen Hamilton
KHamilton@churchofscotland.org.uk 07514 402612
(Off Saturday)
Transition Support Group meeting for Interim Ministry.
On Wednesday 24th September there will be a congregational meeting in the large hall at 7-9pm when Rev Hanneke Marshall, Interim Minister at Knightswood Anniesland Trinity Church, will lead us through a process to identify and agree goals for the period of Interim Ministry at Cambuslang Parish Church. It is important to hear the voices of the congregation in this process and so it is hoped as many people as possible will be able to attend.
In 2024, the Kirk Session agreed a list of priorities for development and 3 of these remain:
- Review of Communication and Administration
- Review of governance and Kirk Session Teams
- Review of what it means to be a parish church.
Alongside this, the Local Church Review Report also identified the following goals
- Community outreach
- Youth development
- Increasing pastoral care
- Calling a minister of Word and Sacrament
We are keen to hear your perspectives on these issues as well as hearing about other parts of our life together as a church, which you feel may need some attention.
Please put the date into your diary and come along on the 24th September.
David and Hilary