Order Of Service

Sunday 24 May 2026

Rev Paul Lutton

 

 

Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship

Introit:                                                                               Spirit of the living God

Prayers of Adoration and Confession                        Paul Lutton

Song: IPH 458                                                                 Come down, O Love divine!

Children’s Talk                                                                 Paul Lutton

Song:                                                                                  Teach me to dance

Children leave for Sunday School (P1-5) and Sunday Club (P6-Yr 9)

Table Talk: Paul Lutton                                                 Sarah McCullough and

Pastor Hsiao Tsung-Hsuan

Song: SfW 67 (Offering)                                               Lord You have my heart

Dedication of Offering

Reading – John 20: 1-18, p 109

Sermon:                                                                            Mary Magdalene

(Sarah McCullough, elder at Orangefield PC)

Anthem: by Taiwanese Choir                                      God, I praise You

Prayer of Intercession                                                   Suzanne Uprichard

Hymn: IPH 574                                                               Will you come and follow me

Benediction

 

 

Please join us for refreshments after the service in the church halls.

 

 

 

We often end our opening prayer by saying the Lord’s Prayer together.

Please join us in whatever version or language is most familiar to you.

Our Father, who is in heaven,
hallowed be your name;
your kingdom come;
your will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For yours is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen

 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

MESSY CHURCH    Our last Messy Church before the summer will be on this afternoon from 3.00-4.00pm. We’ll be celebrating the Holy Spirit and enjoying toasting marshmallows along with games, crafts and chat.

 

The CONGREGATIONAL COMMITTEE will meet on Tuesday 26 May at 7:45pm in the Megaw Room.   Anyone with any points they would like to raise please email Austin at austinmoore@hotmail.co.uk

 

BELFAST CHURCHES CREATION CARE FORUM There will be a meeting of the Forum in the Megaw Room on Thursday 28 May at 7.30pm.  Prof Jim McAdam (who worked for Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) will speak about the history of Lough Neagh and its pollution problems.

 

NEWSLETTER If you would like to share any news, photographs or announcements with your church family in the June newsletter. could I please have them by Tuesday morning 2 June latest?  Marj (Marjorieguiler@gmail.com)

 

Annual Church Fête Saturday 26 September 2026

Bethel Christian School, Mbarara, Uganda

This year the fête will be held on Saturday 26 September 2026 and Session has agreed to support a nominated beneficiary from some of the funds generated from the fête.

The congregation may recall, in 2017 a group from Newtownbreda and Holy Rosary visited Mbarara in Uganda to help further develop facilities at Bethel Christian School. The school has had its ‘ups and downs’ since then and some of the original visiting group have kept in touch with our friends in Bethel. The Pastor’s son Joel is now the principal of the school and has brought significant improvements to the school in the last 6 months. This has been most appreciated by the students, parents and staff of the school.

As with any organisation, the fabric of the school building has declined and is now in need of essential works to the toilet facilities. The photographs below show the current state of repair and if not rectified, the school is at risk of closure.

As we start thinking about the fête, please continue to gather what you can to donate as all contributions will go a long way to helping Bethel Christian School with some of the costs to carry out the essential works and keep their school open.

So, in carrying out your Spring clean and thinking about what you can donate, we are asking you to ‘clear out your clutter’ and donate preloved items. We host a variety of stalls with lots of preloved items, books, ornaments, crystal, bric-a-brac goods, toys, games, jigsaws, jewellery, unopened cosmetics, seasonal decorations, indoor and outdoor furniture items and the list goes on and on. So please use this as an opportunity to declutter the house, the roof space, the garage and the garden shed.

If you have any items that you think would be suitable and need help in getting these to church, please let Heather or Austin know. Alternatively, you can leave items on the stage in the St John’s hall.

We are also hoping for a good team of volunteers to help with the many aspects of the day. Whether you can help donate goods, make jam or cakes, assist with set up or help on the day…. the opportunities are wide and varied. Let your friends, family, neighbours and work colleagues know of the opportunity to donate goods and within reason, we can accept most items, even small items of furniture.

Thank you Heather and Austin

 

 

COFFEE/TEA after Church The new rota for Sunday coffee/tea is now posted on the notice board in the foyer . If you can help over the summer months please sign up or speak to Margaret Robinson .

All help is very much appreciated.

 

 

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.

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