Bulletin for Sunday 25^th January 2009

A warm welcome to everyone who worships with us today at our 11.00am Morning Worship led by Rev. Luke Smith with Holy Communion.

Please Note No evening service at Central Hall. 5.00pm United Service at the Ice House.

11.00am Morning Worship at Selby Street will be led by Mrs. Judith Edwards.

Morning Worship

Welcome & Notices.

Hymn 635 Morning has broken

Prayers (MWB p185)

Hymn 469 Come Holy Ghost

Reading Jeremiah 3v2-4v2 read by Thelma Bell

Reading Matthew 4v12-23 read by Thelma Bell

Sermon

Hymn 774 Lord thy Church on earth

Prayers Intercession

Lords Prayer

Peace

Creed

Hymn 610 I come with joy to meet

Offering

Thanksgiving

Hymn 619 Now let us from this table

Blessing

Thanks to our Accompanist today am Susan White

Dear friends,

Last Sunday afternoon I’m sure you will agree we had a wonderful time at Selby Street. We marked the 60^th Anniversary of Miss Margaret Bielby becoming a Local Preacher. In 1949 she became an accredited preacher.

The service was led by our Local Preachers meeting secretary Mrs. Judith Edwards. The preacher was Rev. Stephen Burgess, Chair of the York and Hull district. Lessons were ready by Deacon Peter Ogle and myself, Rev. Luke Smith.

The service included hymns that Margaret had chosen, an anthem by the Central Hall choir and a sermon on the call of God. The highlight of the service for me was the presentation of a 60 year certificate in a frame to Margaret by Mrs. Mary Jackman the district Local Preachers secretary. Margaret was then given the opportunity to respond.

She said when someone suggested she preach she said she had not known a lady local preacher before. She also stressed that the focus of the service should not be on her but on God, who called her to this ministry.

The afternoon ended with refreshments.

I would simply like to thank all of those involved in making the afternoon run so smoothly. An examination of the plan indicates our next 60 years celebration of a preachers calling will be in 2034, please mark it in your diary!

God Bless,

Luke.

Central Hall Anniversary

The Central Hall Anniversary services are being held on Sunday March 1^st.

The Family service will be led by Rev. Andrew Foster (A hospital chaplain and magician based in York).

Evening praise will be led by Rev. Barbara Routley (Hull West), who preached at last years Women’s World Day of Prayer Service.

The anniversary rally is on Thursday 5^th March, the guest speaker is Rev. Malcolm Grundy.

Would group leaders please submit their reports for the brochure to Margaret Fowler no later than Sunday 1^st February. Thank you – Luke

News of Members and friends

George Bailey is now out of Hospital.