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Intimations for Sunday 20 December, 2015
Church of Scotland
Isle of Benbecula
Mornings at 11:00 am
We welcome you to our morning worship.
A special welcome to visitors.
Please sign our visitor’s book in the entry porch.
Morning - 11:00 am – 11:00 am Service will be led by teachers,
children and members of the congregation. This is our Christmas
family service – A “SWEET” Nativity. Following the service
there will be a finger buffet in the hall to which you are all invited.
Evening 6:00 pm - Community Carol Service in Balivanich
School. Retiring collection for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Christmas Eve 11:15 pm – Watchnight Service
led by Rev Ishie MacDonald
Christmas Day service – at 10:00 am led by Sylvia Norton.
Please feel free to bring along a gift you have received.
Next Sunday 27th December – 11:00 am – This will be a joint
service in our church with the congregation from Clachan joining
us. Rev Ishie MacDonald will lead this service.
Weekly Activities:
 Activities take a break over the holidays and resume in 2016.
Thank you to all who organized and attended the Christmas
parties and lunches this past week.
Scottish Charity no: SC 002191
In our prayers: All those whom we know in hospital or at home
needing healing, comfort and support.
Harvest Thanksgiving donations to TEARFUND: a total of
£337.00 (£364.50 including Gift Aid) has now been forwarded to
Tearfund- our grateful thanks to all who contributed to this
collection.
Guild Donation: our grateful thanks, on behalf of the
Congregational Board, to our Guild for its most generous
donation of £1,150.00 towards the work of the church; this gift is
very much appreciated and will prove invaluable in supporting the
ongoing work of the church during 2016.
Coming up:
Friday 1st January 2016 New Year Day Services:
11:00 am in Clachan Church of Scotland
11:00 am in Carinish Free Church
ROTAS for 2016 are available on the notice board in the hall.
Please sign if you feel ale to help with the church cleaning, teas
or scripture reading.
Copies of the Highland Theological College Winter Newsletter
are available in the hall
4th SUNDAY in ADVENT
MORNING WORSHIP - 11:00am, 20/12/15
INTIMATIONS & WELCOME
LIGHTING ADVENT CANDLE
Advent hymn Light a Candle Bright and Tall vs. 1-4
(words opposite)
A “Sweet” Nativity
Reading: Luke Ch.1 V 26-38
Praise: Little Donkey
Reading: Luke Ch. 2 V4-7
Praise: Child in the Manger
Praise: It was on a Starry Night
Reading: Matthew Ch. 2 V 1-7
Praise: See him lying in a bed of straw
Reading: Matthew Ch2 V 9-12
Offering
Prayer
M&M Poem
Praise: Come and join the celebration
BENEDICTION
Grace
Praise: It’s Somebody’s birthday
Light A Candle Bright and Tall
DIX 7.7.7.7.7.7 (“As with Gladness”)
Light a candle bright and tall
For the Hope within our world.
Hope that heard the ages’ call
As the stars and planets whirled.
Shine within our hearts today
Come, O Hope, to us, we pray.
Light a candle bright and tall
For the Peace we wish to know.
Peace on Earth for great and
small
God’s Good News to us bestows.
Shine within our hearts today
Come, O Peace, to us, we pray.
Light a candle bright and tall
For the Joy this season brings.
Joy like fountains brimming full.
Through our world now let it ring!
Shine within our hearts today
Come, O Joy, to us, we pray.
Light a candle bright and tall
For a Love which knows no end.
Love that comes to one and all.
Fear and hatred to upend.
Shine within our hearts today
Come, O Love, to us, we pray.
Text: Copyright © 2012 by David Wood. All rights reserved. Written for the
congregation of First United Church, Bloomington, Indiana http://firstuc.org
Permission is given for duplication and use within worship settings.
The beautiful Advent cards in the windows were made for us by
the late Donald Ferguson.