Cambuslang Parish Church
Sunday 12th April 2026 at 10.30am
Unless I see the scars of the nails in his hands….
I will not believe John 20:25
Our worship this morning is led by Rev Hilary McDouigall
Scottish Charity Number SC000061
Christian Copyright Licence Number 20302
Order of Service
Morning Worship begins at 10.30am and usually ends around 11.45am and is followed by tea and coffee together in the hall.
Welcome to worship, it’s good to see you!
Gathering Time
Choral Introit
Welcome and Notices [Lorna Morrison – Depute Session Clerk]
Call to Worship / opening responses
Leader: In our doubts and in our longing, Christ comes to us and says, “Peace be with you.”
All: In His mercy, we are given new life and a living hope.
Leader: Though we have not seen Him, He knows us and calls us by name.
All: We trust in His love and rejoice in His grace.
Leader: Come, let us gather in the presence of the risen Christ—
All: we gather infaith, in hope, and with open hearts. Amen
CH4 196 Come now is the time to worship
MP 1000 King of Kings, majesty
Prayer of Approach and Confession and Lord’s Prayer
Celebrations and News Time
Listening Time (Hearing and Discovering God’s Word)
Children’s Bible Reading – Marcus
All-Age talk – True or false?
Song: CH4 516 We are marching in the light of God [x3]
Sunday Club leave for their own activities
Bible Readings read by Margaret Black
1 Peter 1:3-9 P294 NT
John 20:19-31 P145 NT
Song: Jesus we are here
Jesus, we are here
Jesus, we are here
Jesus, we are here
We are here for you [x3]
Sermon: Faith and Doubt
Responding Time
Music for reflection
Hymn: In Christ alone
(during which, the offering is presented)
In Christ alone, my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand
In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
till on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live, I live
There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ
No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life’s first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand
Prayers of Dedication, Thanksgiving and Intercession – Alice Kewley
CH4 154 O lord my God when I in awesome wonder [How Great Thou Art]
Blessing
Dates for your diary:
Tuesday 14th April – Tuesday service at 11:45
Wednesday 15th April – Bible Blethers at 10.00am in the Morriston Room
Sunday 19th April – Congregational Meeting after worship regarding the Feasibility Study on the removal of pews
Tuesday 21st April – Tuesday service at 11:45
Thursday 30th April – Discovery Group ‘Believing and Belonging’ 7pm in the Morriston Room (see further notice for more information)
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.
Annual Leave: Please note that David will be on leave until Monday 13th April inclusive.
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!
Bible Blethers resumes on Wednesday, 15th April at 10am in the Morriston Room. We shall meet fortnightly and anyone wishing to join us will be made most welcome.
Robert Buchanan: The funeral service for the late Robert Buchanan will be held on Wednesday 15th April at 2pm in the church.
A Congregational Meeting is scheduled for Sunday 19th April regarding The Feasibility Study on removal of pews and ancillary alterations to the sanctuary. The meeting will take place immediately after morning worship. Please stay for this if at all possible. Copies of the Feasibility Study as presented to and agreed by the Kirk Session are available from today in the Welcome Area for members to take.
On Sunday 19th April, tea and coffee will be served in the Large Hall AFTER the congregational meeting re: feasibility study of removing the pews. This will allow those offering hospitality, to attend the meeting.
The Rutherglen & Cambuslang Foodbank AGM will be held on Thursday 23 April 2026 at 7pm in Cambuslang Parish Church, 1 Arnott Way, Cambuslang G72 7JQ. Everyone is welcome.
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.
Foodbank: A big thank you to everyone who supports the Foodbank by donating. The items most needed this month are: Sugar, Diluting Juice, Jam, Breakfast Cereal, Tinned Vegetables, Rice Pudding, Custard, Macaroni Cheese, Baked Beans with Sausages, Tinned Fish, Biscuits.
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. 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 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 19th April: 10.30am Service led by Rev Hilary McDougall and Rev David Denniston
Welcome Team: Charlie Burns, Lorna Morrison, Ishbel Gow
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 and Annual Leave 6th-13th April)
Hilary McDougall
HMcDougall@churchofscotland.org.uk 07940 455473
(Flexible Days)
Weekly coffee and chat
As the congregation anticipates entering into vacancy at the end of Interim Ministry, the format of the Tuesday service will change. It is unlikely that we will find a Locum [there are few around and all are currently employed in other congregations] and it would be difficult to find ministry supply each week for a short service.
In consultation with those who regularly attend the Tuesday service the following changes are being proposed during the vacancy. This will be reviewed when a minister is called to the congregation.
On the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Tuesday of each month, at 11am, there will be a regular ‘Coffee and Chat’ for anyone in the congregation who can come along. About midday a volunteer from the congregation [previously identified!] will lead a short prayer, including the names from the prayer tree and any other names which folks put forward.
On the last Tuesday of each month there will be a regular Tuesday Service at 11am led by a Reader or Minister.
We hope that the congregation will welcome the introduction of a social gathering for tea/coffee/baking on a regular basis and come along and enjoy the fellowship.
We are having a trial run on Tuesday 5th May at 11am in the Welcome Area.
It will be good to see you there!
Hilary and David