St Andrews Baptist Church Weekly Bulletin
Sunday 22nd September 2024
A warm welcome to all who are worshipping with us this Sunday—whether you are with us in person, online or joining us over the telephone!
For Sunday service information, see below. You can access our services through our website (www.standrewsbaptist.org.uk; for access, see details at the bottom of this bulletin)
This Sunday:10am: Abi Ngunga will be preaching on “The dilemma of faith” based on Psalm 44. This service will include Communion.
SPECIAL COLLECTION: The Special Collection during the Communion service today will be for Tearfund, a Christian charity that partners with churches in more than 50 of the world’s poorest countries. They tackle poverty through sustainable development, responding to disasters, and challenging injustice. They believe an end to extreme poverty is possible.
6:30pm: Steve Holmes will be preaching on “Elisha and the widow’s oil” based on 2 Kings 4:1-7.
6:30-8:30pm: Rooted (P7–S2) and Impact (S3–S6) Youth Groups. For details or to sign up, parents email rooted@standrewsbaptist.org.uk or impact@cornerstonestandrews.org
THIS WEEK’S DIARY:
Home Groups this week. See a pastor after the service or contact Angus Ross on angus@standrewsbaptist.org.uk.
Wednesday:
TOTSplus: 9:30-11am in Fellowship Room (for babies and pre-school children with their grown-up). For further information please speak to Jane Harrison or contact totsplus@standrewsbaptist.org.uk
Balnacarron Service: 2:15pm.
Awake Undergraduate and Young Adult Group: 6:30-8:30pm at the Knudsons’ home. Speak to Ethan or Tamara or email students@standrewsbaptist.org.uk for more details!
Thursday:
Postgrad & Young Adults: 7:30pm at the Rowes’ (postgrads@standrewsbaptist.org.uk).
FRIDAY:
Admin office hours: 12:30-4:30pm.
Family Home Group: 4:30pm in the Fellowship Room.
Saturday:
Prayer meeting: 9am on Zoom.
Next Sunday:
10am: Tamara Knudson will be preaching on “The plea of faith” based on Psalm 44.
6:30pm: David Harrison will be preaching on “Elisha and the Shunammite” based on 2 Kings 4:8-37.
NOTICES:
Transport Ministry: If you are struggling to get to church, or to healthcare appointments, email pastoralcare@standrewsbaptist.org.uk, and we will do our best to help.
Awake Soup: We are looking for a few more people to join our wonderful team of soup chefs for Awake this term! If you would enjoy cooking soup for 25-30 students on a Wednesday once or twice this term, please contact Ethan or Tamara at students@standrewsbaptist.org.uk for more information.
Helping fund ‘Schoolbags’ part of ‘Hope for Tomorrow’s Generation’ charity in Romania: a one-year holistic support of a child from a poor family to access education. State education is free but equipping a child is not. ‘Schoolbags’ provides books etc and clothes, shoes, good nutrition, family and school visits. Please pick up an extended information sheet from various places in the church and/or contact Allyson McGregor. Any donation will be very much appreciated, by envelope or direct to church, marked ‘Schoolbags’. On behalf of Mihai & Adriana, thank you.
Completion of Fellowship Room: To allow the painter to complete the painting work, the Fellowship Room will be unavailable on Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th September. The Fellowship Room will also be unavailable on the afternoon of Wednesday 25th between 12noon and 5.00pm. Similarly, the Fellowship Room will be unavailable on Monday 30th until 5.00pm on Tuesday 1 October 2024. Any queries, please speak to D Maggs.
Chalmers Learning Community, 2024-2025: There will be 3 courses running this academic year:
1) ‘Considering Christian Freedom’, Mondays 10.30am-12pm, beginning 23rd September.
2) ‘How did we Get here? Exploring Christian thought through the 20th Century’, Friday lunchtimes, 1pm online, beginning 27th September.
3) ‘Literary Encounters with Truth, Beauty & Goodness’, Fortnightly on Tuesday evenings, 7.30-9pm, beginning 1st October.
For more information see https://chalmersinstitute.org/learning-community/
Families First Coffee Morning: Saturday 5 October, 10am-12pm, in the Fellowship Room. Entry £3/adults, £1/children. Entry includes tea/coffee and cake! Raffle and stalls. All proceeds to Families First. All Welcome!
Kingdom 2000 AGM: As a valued supporting churches K2 would like to invite you to their AGM to be held on Thursday September 26th at 7pm in St Andrews Baptist Church.
PRAYER ITEMS FOR SEPTEMBER:
Sunday: Give thanks to God for the privilege to worship Him freely and openly in this country. Pray for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit, that our services may be times of encounter with the Living God.
Monday: Pray for the returning students, and those who are starting university, to settle in and find a church family where they feel they belong and to be nurtured spiritually.
Tuesday: Pray for our mission partners including our sister church in Alexandria, Romania. Pray that they may continue to be a blessing and encouragement to those to whom they are ministering.
Wednesday: Pray for people who do not yet know the Lord Jesus Christ, to have a personal encounter with him.
Thursday: Pray for peace in the Middle East and in countries and communities torn by war, conflict and division. Pray for the healing of those affected and traumatised in our own nation during the last riots and protests.
Friday: Pray for the comfort, healing and strength of those who are grieving, either the loss of a loved one, a home, a community that they have known, or dignity.
Saturday: Pray for the life and mission of our church as we envision the future, with everyone in the church becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ who makes other disciples, as we embrace the vision of planting micro-churches in surrounding towns and villages.
How to connect to our services:
To join in church services and prayer meetings by telephone: Dial 0131 460 1196. When prompted for your Meeting ID, enter 726 034 6887 followed by the # key. You will be prompted for a Participant ID; enter the # key again. When prompted for a password enter 777 followed by the # hash key. You will be connected to the meeting or service. (It is possible you will be given a different Meeting ID by the person arranging the meeting. If so, use the Meeting ID number you are given).
To join in online with video: Go to https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7260346887 and follow the instructions given to join Zoom and download the APP(lication).
The morning service starts at 10am, in-person and online, and includes crèche and Beacons Kids’ provision. The evening service starts at 6:30pm.
Items for the bulletin:Items for the bulletin should be emailed to bulletin@standrewsbaptist.org.uk (or leave a message on the church answer machine, 01334 472285) (by Wednesday 6pm)
www.standrewsbaptist.org.uk
ST ANDREWS BAPTIST CHURCH
is a registered charity in Scotland, no. SC008794