Intimations

A warm welcome to visitors with us; we hope to be a welcoming, open congregation. Please feel free to be yourself and join in where you are comfortable. If you'd like to know more about us and our faith, please speak to someone who welcomed you at the door this morning, or fill in the welcome card on the pew. You are also invited to sign the visitor's book.

• Gathering
• CH4 96 You are before me God, you are behind
• Prayer of approach and confession and Lord's Prayer
• Bible reading: Exodus 20:1-17 (RSV p63, GN p76)
• Refresher 'The Ten Commandments'
• Intimations including 'Buckets of love'
• Offering and offering prayer
• CH4 600 & BBC 165 Spirit of God unseen as the wind
• Focus 1 Running on empty
• CH4 485 & BBC 324 Dear Lord and Father of mankind
• Focus 2 Keeping the Sabbath Special
• Prayer for others
• CH4 724 & BBC 370 Christ's is the world in which we move
• Blessing and sending
• Reading: Catherine Nicholson

1. Please ensure that all mobile phones are switched off prior to the service beginning.
2. We are very pleased to welcome Katharine Holmes as pianist at our 9.30am 'all-age' worship and are grateful for her assistance in our worship this morning.
3. We look forward to welcoming the Reverend David Bennett to lead us in worship on Sunday July 20 and 27 and August 3. David will also be providing essential pastoral cover for the period July 14 to August 5 inclusive and if required can be contacted on (01387) 257755.
4. Blythswood Care 'Buckets of love': Please note that the additional buckets will be here for uplifting next Sunday July 20. Please return these filled buckets by Sunday August 10. Queries - please speak to Anne Twiname.
5. The 'Buzz' meeting is tomorrow at 2pm in the small hall - The Seychelles with Andre. Everyone welcome.
6. Blythswood Collection is tomorrow, Monday July 14, 3-4pm at Tesco overflow car park where your donations will be gladly accepted.
7. New Abbey Church is holding a Garden Safari from 2-6pm on Sunday July 20. Tickets, maps and teas at the Village hall, entry from Abbey car park. Tickets for the gardens £5, teas £2. This year some of the proceeds go to Christian Aid.
8. The Gardening Club summer outing to Glensone Walled Garden Southwick is on Wednesday July 23. Donation £4 including afternoon tea. Rendezvous at Southwick Church at 2pm prompt thence travel 'en convoi' to venue. Everyone welcome. Questions? Call 720394.
9. Intimations for next Sunday to Anne Twiname on 263241 by noon on Thursday.