Cambuslang Parish Church
Sunday 29th March 2026 at 10.30am
Palm Sunday
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 and Notices
Rejoice, rejoice, you sons of Zion!
Shout for joy, you daughters of Jerusalem!
Look, your King is coming to you
He comes triumphant and victorious
Yet humble and riding on a donkey
On a colt, the foal of a donkey
HYMN 364 All glory, laud, and honour
MP 1221 Praise is Rising
Praise is rising,
eyes are turning to you,
we turn to you
Hope is stirring,
hearts are yearning for you,
we long for you
‘Cause when we see you
we find strength to face the day
In your presence
all our fears are washed away,
washed away
Hosanna, Hosanna
You are the God who saves us
Worthy of all our praises
Hosanna, Hosanna
Come have your way among us
We welcome you here, Lord Jesus
Hear the sound of
hearts returning to you,
we turn to you
In your Kingdom
broken lives are made new,
You make us new
‘Cause when we see you…
Hosanna, Hosanna…
Prayer of Approach and Confession
Listening Time
Bible Reading from Children’s Bible – Zoe
Talk
MP 242 Hosanna, Hosanna
Jesus & Peter ‘No, Jesus, no!’
Bible Reading read by Kornilia McIntosh
Matthew 21: 1-11 P30 NT
HYMN 78 O Set ye open unto me (Psalm 118)
Sermon
Responding Time
Music for Reflection
Prayer of Intercession
Son of David, Son of God;
Ride on; Ride on in majesty
HYMN 370 Ride on, Ride on (tune CH4 365)
Offering Presented and the Sunday Club return
Prayers of Dedication, Thanksgiving and Lord’s prayer
Celebrations, news and sharing
HYMN 374 From heaven you came, helpless babe
The Reading of the Passion according to Matthew
The Cross
There is no blessing or ‘Amen’, and no organ or choral recessional.
The congregation leaves in silence.
Holy Week has begun
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: Our Daffodil Tea will be held on the 30th of March at 2pm. Lawrence Dunn will entertain us with some tunes on the Fiddle while we enjoy our Afternoon Tea. Tickets are now on sale priced £6. All are welcome to come along and join with us for the afternoon.
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 should have received this by email (remember to check your spam folder in case it went there instead of inbox). 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.
Hedley Connell: Hedley’s funeral will be held on Wednesday 1st April at 1pm in the church, followed by 2pm at South Lanarkshire Crematorium.
Walking Group: The next walk will take place on Saturday 4th April. This is a circular walk starting from Kinlochard. There is a choice of two walks, one is 7.8 miles and the other has an extra bit and is 10.4 miles. This an undulating walk on good forest trails, lunch will be at Stronmacnair which is the site of two ruined cottages and is an old favourite of the Walking Group. Those interested in going should meet outside the Church at 8:30, travel is in shared cars.
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.
Thank You note from Mrs Janie Dickie: I took great comfort when I received the beautiful church flowers last Sunday to mark the first anniversary of Robert’s death. Your kindness is much appreciated.
Dates for your diary:
Tuesday 31st March – Tuesday service at 11:45
Tuesday 31st March – Kirk Session meeting in the Morriston Room at 7.30pm
Tuesday 7th April – Tuesday service at 11:45
Saturday 11th April – Men’s 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 5th April: 10.30am Easter Service led by Rev David Denniston and Rev Hilary McDougall
Welcome Team: Jim Forsyth, Jim Nixon, Jim Ferguson
Tea Team: Hazel Robb, Jinty Porter, Joyce Saddler, Bob McDougall
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)