Bulletin for Sunday 31st May 2009

Pentecost

A warm welcome to everyone who worships with us today.

Our Morning Worship at 11.00am will be led by Mrs Judith Edwards and our 6.30pm Evening Praise will be led by Rev. Luke Smith.

11.00am Worship at Selby Street will be led by Rev. Luke Smith

Evening Praise

Welcome

Introit                   Spirit of the Living God        

Song 851 I will offer up my life

Prayers

Song 1377 Jesus be the centre

Reading Romans 8v22-27   read by Pamela Hovell

Anthem      My Spirit will come

Reading John 15v26-27, 16v4b-15 read by Pamela Hovell

Song 1346 In Christ alone

Sermon

Song 111 for I’m building a people of power

Prayers

Offering

Song 738 Go forth and tell

Blessing

Thanks to our Accompanists am, Betty Wordsworth, pm Inga Williams,

The Music Group.

Dear friends

Today is Pentecost Sunday, often called the birthday of the church. We celebrate Gods gift of the Holy Spirit to his church. A hymn has been written to help us celebrate. It goes to the tune of “Away in a Manger”. I hope you enjoy it.

Luke

Give praise to the Spirit, who heralds new birth,
With pangs that we share with the whole of the earth.
The first fruits we know and our hope is secure.
As Christ's truth illumines what once was obscure.

But birth can be frightening, like wind and like fire,
Who knows what this new world will give or require,
Like Jesus’ disciples we fear what will be
And want Jesus near us to touch and to see.

But teachers must leave us if we are to grow,
By putting in practice the things we now know,
So Peter, who learned at the feet of his Lord,
Could speak, in his turn, of the same living word.

The Spirit still leads us, by visions and dreams,
The Gospel is always much more than it seems,
New language is needed, its truth for to tell,
So new generations can drink from its well.

Whenever we gather for prayer and for praise,
We long for the Spirit to set us ablaze,
Though fearful and weak we can trust where we're blown,
By Christ's love we're saved and by God we are known.

© Alan Hinton 2000, 2009

News of Members and Friends

Kathleen Green The funeral service for Kathleen will be held at Central Hall on

Thursday 4^th June at 11.00am. There will be a retiring collection in memory of Kathleen for Central Hall Funds.

Welcome Club

The Welcome Club will meet Tuesday 2nd June at the Kingston Theatre Hotel at 12.00.  O / Clock

World Mission Boxes

If you would like to hand in your boxes or any donations for the 3^rd quarter I would be very grateful! Thank you. Roger

Hull and district Christian Education Council  (Extract from letter on the Notice Board)

Closure of Charity and Celebration Service 6.30pm Boulevard Baptist Church.

Service led by Rev. Henry Pitman.

There are some funds remaining in the CEC bank account these can only be distributed in response to requests according to  the stated aims of CEC; namely for new Christian work with children or the training of leaders in this work. If there is any activity at your church which you feel needs financial support and fits our aims please ask the leader to contact me.

Barry Robins (Treasurer)