Cambuslang Parish Church
Sunday 30th August 2026
Our worship this morning is led by
Rev Dr Graham Blount and Rev Sheila Blount
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 Lorna Morrison
Call to worship
HYMN: MP 139 Father We Adore You
HYMN: CH4 189 Be Still
Prayer of Approach, Confession and Lord’s Prayer
Celebrations and News Tony Neeson
Listening Time (Hearing and Discovering God’s Word)
Children’s Bible Reading
All-Age talk
HYMN: MP 954 We Are Marching
Sunday Club leave for their own activities
Bible Reading(s) read by Alice Kewley
Exodus 3.1-12 P58 OT
Matthew 16.21-28 P25 NT
HYMN: CH4 724 Christ’s Is The World
Sermon
Responding Time
Music for reflection
HYMN: CH4 251 I, The Lord of Sea and Sky
Prayers of Dedication, Thanksgiving and Intercession
HYMN: CH4 198 Let us Build a House
Blessing
VACANCY BUSINESS
Locum: At its meeting on Tuesday 21st July, the Kirk Session approved the appointment of Rev Mike Gargrave as Locum for the period of vacancy. Mike is a recently retired minister with experience of parish ministry in 2 congregations in the Presbytery. Mike will lead worship each Sunday and provide pastoral care and funeral cover, initially for 1 day per week, with the possibility of increasing to 2 days per week if required.
Pastoral Co-ordinator: At the conclusion of Interim Ministry and during the vacancy, a Pastoral Co-ordinator will be in place to ensure that information about members of the church family who are ill or in hospital is gathered and shared with the Locum Minister and appropriate elder. The Kirk Session has agreed that this position will be filled by Janet Stewart. Janet’s contact details can be found alongside the contact details for the Ministry Team at the end of the order of service.
Celebration Book Co-ordinator: At the conclusion of Interim Ministry and for the 16th, 23rd, 30th August and 6th September while we have pulpit supply, Tony Neeson has agreed to check the Celebrations Book for details and to lead the ‘Celebrations and News’ part of our services. Our new Locum will be leading worship from the 13th September. If you have news or pictures to share on screen or in the book, can you please let Tony know.
Interim Moderator: The Presbytery has appointed Rev David Slater, minister of Gartcosh linked with Glenboig as the Interim Moderator of Cambuslang Parish Church during the period of vacancy. Dave [as he is known] will be ‘de facto’ minister of the congregation and will moderate the Kirk Session, ensure that governance is functioning well and will liaise with the Session Clerk team and with our Locum Rev Mike Gargrave and Pastoral Co-ordinator, Janet Stewart, to ensure all pastoral matters, including funerals, are covered. Please note that Dave is a full-time minister of his own two congregations so will not be in Cambuslang Parish Church on a regular basis. Dave’s contact details are at the bottom of the order of service.
Pulpit Supply: The following ministers will be providing pulpit supply until our Locum begins work with us:
6th September – Rev Dr Jane Denniston. Jane is well known to us and we are delighted she is able to lead us in worship and Holy Communion.
Church Family News
For information on any items please contact the Session Clerk Team
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 Presbytery is hosting a number of listening roadshows entitled A Season of Listening on Saturday mornings throughout September and October. The resulting discussions will help inform the Presbytery in shaping their Action Plan. It would be lovely if a few of us from CPC could manage along. Please speak to Graham Macgregor for further details.
Coffee & Chat continues on Tuesday, 1st September from 11.15am – 12.30pm. The following Tuesday, 8th September, Coffee & Chat commences at the earlier time of 11am and at 11.45am there will be a short devotion led by one of the group. This will become the regular routine, Coffee & Chat at 11am with a short devotion at 11.45am. The first full Tuesday service will take place on Tuesday, 22nd September at 11.45am.
Close Knit Group will meet in the large hall on Thursday 3rd September from 1:30 – 3:00pm. 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.
Girl’s Brigade will start back on Monday 7th September at 6:30 pm in Cambuslang Parish Church Halls. We extend a warm welcome to girls from Primary 1 to S6 for crafts, games, badge work and most of all, lots of fun
Rutherglen Community Carers Coffee Morning & Showcase at Rutherglen United Reformed Church. Why not come along on Saturday 19th September, 10am – 12 noon and enjoy some delicious refreshments. There will also be an opportunity to see a display of artwork and woodwork produced by some of the groups run by the Carers as well as view our ‘Testimony Board’ – which will highlight the wonderful work undertaken by the one-to-one respite staff. There will be an opportunity for anyone who so wishes to add their testimonies to the display.
Count Team: The count team will soon be short of one member. It’s not an onerous task, just once every 8 weeks & takes about 1-2 hours at the church. No count experience needed, just a willingness to help this friendly team. Money has to go the Bank Hub or the Post Office. If interested, please speak to our treasurer Colin Fell or Finance Team secretary Jeanette Alexander.
Dates for your diary
Tuesday 1st September – Coffee & Chat at 11.15am in the Welcome Area
Tuesday 1st September – Convenors meeting at 7.00pm in the Morriston Room
Thursday 3rd September – Close Knit Group meets at 1.30pm in the Large Hall
Sunday 6th September – Celebration of Holy Communion led by Rev Dr Jane Denniston 10.30am
Tuesday 8th September – Coffee & Chat at 11.00am in the Welcome Area
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 6th September: 10.30am Sunday Service and Celebration of Communion led by Rev Dr Jane Denniston
Welcome Team: Isobel Allison, Mike Netten, Amanda or Neil Haig
Tea Team: Shona Jenkins, Ewena McCabe, Carol-Ann Brown, Charlie Burns
CONTACT THE MINISTRY TEAM
Interim Moderator
Rev David Slater
DSlater@churchofscotland.org.uk 07722 876616
Locum minister from 13th September
Rev Mike Gargrave
Mike.gargrave@btinternet.com 07927 476915
Pastoral Co-ordinator
Janet Stewart
jy@pennyfarthingcottage.co.uk 07850 376703