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CHRIST THE KING

The service in the Church on Sunday 22 November 2020 at 11.00 will be led by Rev Jack Laidlaw.

All welcome, subject to current Covid-19 regulations

(Name and contact number recorded: face masks worn: hands sanitised: 2 m distance: maximum 50 attending)

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Many Thanks

Dear friends

Just a short post to thank the Kirk Session & Board for their superb gift of an electric golf trolley on the occasion of my final service. This great innovation has had two outings already and performed magnificantly as an ‘all-terrain’ vehicle on the Piperdam hills.

Thanks also for everyone’s gifts, cards and good wishes.

In sum, a most memorable day!

Until we meet again, every blessing and stay safe – Graham

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Guild Fund Raising

To date, our Guide has raised £300 for Guide Dogs & Radio Lollipop. This excellent amount comes from Afternoon Tea donations and Mary Stewart’s knitware stall.

Many thanks to Mary and her stall will continue to be ‘open’ for early Christmas presents.

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Open for Worship

Last week saw our first indoor service in St Luke’s.

Hopefully, this will continue albeit under the Covid Regulations then in force.

We look forward then to welcoming you at 11.00 a.m. each Sunday.

Please note the following restrictions:

Attendance will be limited to 50 within the santuary.

Please maintain a 2 metre seperation at all times.

Face masks are to worn at all times

Contact information needs to be provided on entry.

There will be so singing or the speaking of prayers out loud.

Hand santisers will be available both on entry and leaving.

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Test of Faith

  Psalm 138 (NIV)  

1 I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart;
    before the “gods” I will sing your praise.
2 I will bow down toward your holy temple
    and will praise your name
    for your unfailing love and your faithfulness,
for you have so exalted your solemn decree
    that it surpasses your fame.
3 When I called, you answered me;
    you greatly emboldened me. 4 May all the kings of the earth praise you, Lord,
    when they hear what you have decreed.
5 May they sing of the ways of the Lord,
    for the glory of the Lord is great. 6 Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly;
    though lofty, he sees them from afar.
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
    you preserve my life.
You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes;
    with your right hand you save me.
8 The Lord will vindicate me;
    your love, Lord, endures forever—
    do not abandon the works of your hands.    

Do you sometimes go through a crisis of faith? The headlines are depressing, the pandemic frightening, we feel small and we feel powerless. It can be hard for some to keep faith when the daily infection rates across the world relentlessly rise and our lives are effectively in a holding pattern. We are indeed walking in the midst of trouble.

Our parents and grandparents have been there before us. They have lived through several wars, a pandemic, a depression and on a more personal level ill health and loss.

The stories of faith and courage from the previous generations are truly inspiring. People who have survived through the worst possible circumstances, circumstances we can’t even imagine and gained the strength to do so from their faith. Praising the Lord for each new day and each small blessing.

Times of trouble can test faith but also ignite it. In recent months online churches have welcomed those seeking something, they may not know exactly what, but something. Times of trouble can allow us to look at things differently, to grow if we look for opportunities to do so.

This is a psalm for times of trouble, David had them, previous generations had them and we have them. The situations are different but the answer is the same through the ages. Your love Lord endures forever, do not abandon the works of your hand.

PRAYER:

Lord, my prayers are really not amongst the best
They are not the most eloquent or moving
They will never be confused with a Psalm
They are however from the heart
I praise you with all my heart
That’s what you ask?
Not for perfection
Just for a heart  

by Julie Barr          
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Coffee After Service

If you are coming along to our first Garden Service this Sunday (23 Aug) why not bring a flask of coffee for socially distanced refreshments afterwards