Order Of Service
Sunday 23 March 2025
Rev Paul Lutton
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
Introit: Lord, make us servants
Song IPH 211 I will sing the wondrous story
Prayers of Adoration and Confession
Song: IPH 613 Who can sound the depths of sorrow
Children’s Talk
Song: IPH 82 God is always near me
Children leave for Sunday School (P1-5) and Sunday Club (P6-Y9)
Interview slot Looking ahead…….
Song: IPH 596 (Offering) Make me a channel of Your peace
Dedication of Offering
Reading: Luke 18:1-8, p 77 Gary Browne
Sermon: Persistent Justice
Anthem: Teach me O Lord
Prayers of Intercession Clare Pollock
Song: IPH 628 Beauty for brokenness
Benediction
Please join us for refreshments after the service in the church halls.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
RAINBOWS COFFEE
19th Belfast Rainbows will be serving tea and coffee after this morning’s service to raise money for their chosen charity ‘The Dogs Trust’.
MESSY CHURCH
Messy Church is on this afternoon from 3-4pm. Our focus is Community, and growing and discovering together about Jesus.
LUNCHTIME LITURGIES for LENT
Join us on Wednesdays at 1.00 pm for twenty minutes of readings, music and guided prayer, followed by refreshments.
LENT REFLECTIONS
Holy Rosary Parish invites you to Pilgrim Hearts: Reflections through Lent.
From 6.45-8.00pm every Tuesday in the hall in Good Shepherd Church car park.
CONGREGATIONAL COMMITTEE
There will be a meeting of the Congregational Committee in the Megaw Room on Tuesday 25 March at 7.45 pm.
KOINONIA
Our final speaker in this year’s programme on Thursday 27 March will be Carol Walker from the Somme Association, who will talk about The Armistice and the Aftermath. Please note the change of programme. Meet at 10.30 am, all welcome.
VOLUNTEERS required to help with Coffee & Chat on Friday mornings. Anyone who could help please speak to Barbara McNeill or sign the notice in the foyer.
VOLUNTEERS to serve tea/coffee after Church
Now required for new coffee rota from April to June; now posted in foyer. If you can help, please sign or speak to Margaret Robinson.
VOLUNTEERS for Holiday Bible Club 2025Holiday
We’re also looking for volunteers to help us at our Holiday Bible Club 2025. It will run 1st – 4th July from 9.30-12 noon. There are lots of different tasks, so there will be something for everyone who wants to join the team.
Please contact Sandy: sandykane48@proton.me or 07841908198
Key Found
An important church key on a purple lanyard was found in the car park two Sundays ago. If you have misplaced such a key, please contact Scott Guiler, 07833707229.
KOINONIA OUTING
Our outing on Thursday 10 April to Killyleagh Castle, one of the oldest inhabited castles in Ireland, provides a great opportunity to see around a building of significant historical interest. We will meet in Killyleagh at 10.30 am and be shown round by the owner.
Please note that the Castle has many steps and includes some steep stairs with no handrails so will not suit those with mobility issues. You are of course still welcome to meet us for a lunch in Killyleagh village after the Castle tour.
The cost of £30 includes the tour and a 2-course lunch afterwards in the Smugglers’ Table, a local restaurant.
Please see Marjorie or Hazel if you would like to go.
CHRISTIAN AID
Pre-Loved Pictures and Wall Art Fundraiser Sale and coffee morning Saturday 12 April 10 am to 1 pm. Come along and enjoy a cuppa and catch up with friends and family. Donate your old pictures and take the opportunity to purchase some new ones.
If you have anything to donate, please contact Jennifer Cairnduff on 07889395132.
If you would like to have a notice included in the announcement sheet, please email NewtownbredaAnnouncements@outlook.com
Please try to send your announcements to us by the Thursday prior to the Sunday service.
NI Charity NIC104325 www.newtownbreda.org