ABERDEEN ST MARK’S CHURCH OF SCOTLAND

Member of the Aberdeen City Centre Parish Grouping

Sunday 18 November 2012

Rev Dr Brian Sheret and Rev Diane Hobson

Welcome and Church Family News

Call to worship

Leader: You are light for all the world.

All: A city on a hill cannot be hidden. You must shed your light

so that all may see the good you do and glorify your

Father in heaven. (Matthew 5)

Praise: CH4 189: Be still, for the presence of the Lord

The Offering

Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer

Children’s address

Praise: JP 78: He’s got the whole wide world in His hands.

He’s got the whole wide world in His hands,

He’s got the whole wide world in His hands,

He’s got the whole wide world in His hands,

He’s got the whole world in His hands.

He’s got ev’rybody here, in His hands,

He’s got ev’rybody here, in His hands,

He’s got ev’rybody here, in His hands,

He’s got the whole world in His hands.

He’s got the tiny little baby, in His hands,

He’s got the tiny little baby, in His hands,

He’s got the tiny little baby, in His hands,

He’s got the whole world in His hands.

He’s got you and me brother, in His hands,

He’s got you and me brother, in His hands,

He’s got you and me brother, in His hands,

He’s got the whole world in His hands.

Readings: St Matthew Ch 28 v 16 – 20 (page 819)

Acts Ch 16 v 6 – 40 (page 913)

Praise: CH4 595: O Breath of life, come sweeping through us

Sermon: Spreading the Gospel to new continents

Praise: CH4 496: Humbly in your sight we come together, Lord

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Praise: CH4 248: For my sake and the gospel’s, go

Benediction

CCL Licence No 409105

Please join us for a Pot Luck Lunch for Malawi after the service.

CHURCH FAMILY NEWS

Sunday 18 November 2012

1. Anyone who requires pastoral care should contact the Session

Clerks (321882) or the church office.

2. Home Communion: if you know of anyone in the congregation

who would like to have a Home Communion please speak to

the Session Clerks.

3. The Guild of Friendship meets tomorrow afternoon at 2.15 pm

when Ruth Sturgeon will be the guest.

4. The Strollers will meet on Tuesday 20 November at 10 am

outside Lloyds TSB at Holburn Junction. You are welcome to join

them.

5. Sign Language Classes: the next meeting will be on Wednesday 5

December at 6.30 pm in the Meeting Room.

6. The Aberdeen City Centre Parish Grouping Prayer Circle will

meet in St Mark’s Church on Wednesday 28 November at 2.30

pm. You will be made very welcome.

7. The Christmas Coffee Shops will be open on Saturdays 1, 8 and

15 December. Please do come and support these.

Starting on Sunday 6 January 2013 the way in which the offering is collected

is to change. Your offering will no longer be collected during worship by

passing collecting bags along the pews. Instead your offering will be

given/collected when you enter the vestibule and before you enter the

Sanctuary. This will apply to FWO envelopes and to ‘open plate’ donations.

Duty Elders will remind worshippers in the first few weeks of the change so as

to avoid any problems. The offering will be brought into the Sanctuary by the

Duty Elders for dedication in the usual way. Any member who wishes to

change from FWO/Open Plate to giving by Standing Order will find

application forms available in the vestibule or from the Treasurer.

Forthcoming Services

Sunday 25 November 11 am Morning Worship

Rev Dr Brian Sheret with

Rev Diane Hobson

Sunday 2 December First Sunday in Advent

11 am Morning Worship

Rev Diane Hobson

with Rev Dr Brian Sheret

Collection after worship for World Aid’s Day

Tea and coffee in the hall.

Sunday 9 December Second Sunday in Advent

11 am Morning Worship

Rev Diane Hobson

With Rev Dr Brian Sheret

6.30 pm OAK Evening Service

Crown Terrace Methodist Church

Sunday 16 December Third Sunday in Advent

11 am Morning Worship

Rev Diane Hobson

with Rev Dr Brian Sheret

Sunday 23 December Fourth Sunday in Advent

11 am Nativity Service

Rev Diane Hobson

with Rev Dr Brian Sheret