Bulletin for Sunday 19th July 2009

A warm welcome to everyone who worships with us today.

Our Morning Worship at 11.00am  will be led by Rev. Luke Smith with Holy Communion and our 6.30pm Evening Praise will be led by Rev. Luke Smith  and the Choir. Songs of Praise.

11.00am Worship at Selby Street, will be led by Deacon Peter Ogle

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Evening Praise

Welcome and Notices

Call to Worship Psalm 96v1 “Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth”

Introit Jesus is Lord

Hymn 486 Born in Song

Prayers

Lords Prayer

Tom Houlton

Hymn 685 O Love that will not let me go

Reading Psalm 95 read by Jean Clarkson

Anthem     Cantate Domino

Jean Houlton

Hymn 687 When you walk with the Lord

Ian Runcieman

Hymn 73 Through all the changing scenes of life

Offering

Prayers Intercession

Pam Runcieman

Talk

Hymn 778 O God our father, who dost make us one

Blessing

The flowers today have been given by Jean Smith and Mary Donkin in memory of George.

Dear friends

The latest of Central Halls songs of praise services is this evening where some members of the choir share with us a little of their story and favourite music.

On the theme of music, readers may be interested to hear what happened at this years Methodist Conference about the proposed new hymn book. As was reported in the Methodist recorder on 9^th July plans are on course to continue after Conference rejected calls to scrap the project.

Representatives in Wolverhampton also voted that the new book – which looks set to be produced in printed and digital form – should be complemented by an electronic “rolling resource” of commended material and/or regularly updated online resources on the Church’s web site.

The debate was sparked after several memorials were sent to Conference asking for the project to be revisited due to concerns about expense, relevance and whether a new hymn-book was something the Church actually needed.

They came in response to the latest “Singing the Faith” report which was presented in Wolverhampton by the Music Resources Group (MRG).

The Conference agreed to receive the report after debate on various expectations of the hymn-book.

The report was introduced by the Rev Barbara Bircumshaw (Northampton, but speaking as chair, Music

Resources Group) who spoke about the response to the 2007 Conference recommendation for a new hymn selection for the Methodist people for the 21st century, a collection for Methodist worship in succession to “Hymns and Psalms”, bringing together the best music traditions for Methodist congregations.

Readers may recall I suggested we send in comments in January this year.

God Bless,

Luke

Coffee Bar Summer Closing

The Coffee Bar will close on Wednesday 22^nd July at 3.00pm and re-open at 10.00am on Monday 7^th September

Future Date for Your Diary?

Dear Friends in Jesus Christ,
Just to let you know, Driffield Congregational Church are hosting a Gospel Outreach with Helen Shapiro on Friday 25th Sept 09  @ 7.30pm but she will be singing choruses from about 7.10.

We are using the Methodist building in Middle Street North, Driffield.
She will be telling her story of a Jew coming to faith in Jesus and singing some of her Messianic Jewish songs (as well as 'Walking Back to Happiness').
The evening will end with a call to commitment as it is an Evangelistic outreach.
We hope many non-Christians will be brought by Christian friends.
Tickets are £5 each available from local Christian bookshops and from me (Rev Ian Jones 17 Heather Garth Driffield YO25 6UT)
Please note I am away for a few weeks over August.
Please pray for a rich outpouring of God's Blessing upon the outreach and the whole area.
God Bless you all
Rev Ian Jones Driffield Congregational Church

On The Board

Wilberforce women exhibition 22^nd July 15^th August Hull Truck

Keyingham Methodist Church anniversary Sat 25^th July 7.30pm

Special Guest Rev Bill Davies