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26th May 2019 A very warm welcome to our services of worship today. We pray that you will all know God’s blessing as we meet together. Worship this morning is led by Mr Peter Craig and this evening by Mr Ruben Lyons. Induction loops are fitted in both the Church and hall for the hard of hearing. Please set your hearing aid to position ‘T’. Recordings of all our services are available on our website www.crossnesschurch.com as free Podcasts. CD recordings are also made of the services and are made available free of charge to the housebound and elderly. Please ask one of the office bearers or Anne MacDonald if you would like a copy. Crèche available by request. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/eaglaisnis or via Google by entering ‘@eaglaisnis’ for more information and audio content. If you would like information posted on the website, please contact Chris or email the website www.crossnesschurch.com crossnesschurch@gmail.com Cross Ness Church of Scotland is a registered Scottish Charity No.SC000991 11am Service led by Mr Peter Craig. Sunday School after the children’s service. Praise NEP - 189 Psalm - 66: 16 - 20 Psalm - 24: 1 - 6 Hymn - 467 Reading: Exodus 3:14 & Psalm 46:10 (KJV) Exodus 3: 14 And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you. Psalm 46: 10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Tea/coffee will be served in the Church hall after the morning service to which everyone is warmly invited. 6pm Service – Mr Ruben Lyons. 7.30pm – Barvas Mission Tent - Faith Mission Gospel service. Everyone is invited. Tea and coffee will be served after the service. The Week Ahead Monday 27th May, 7pm Church Hall - Backpackers Holiday Club meeting. Wednesday 29th May, 10.45am – Women’s Bible Study at Agnes Campbell’s house. All women welcome. Wednesday 29th May, 7.30pm Church Hall – Prayer Meeting. We welcome Suresh and Roja and look forward to an update on their work with India Village Ministries. Everyone is warmly invited. Friday 31st May & Saturday 1st June, Martins Memorial Church Awakening Youth Conference - Speaker will be Pastor Karl Martin, Central Church Edinburgh. All young people aged 12 – 18 welcome. Book your place on Awakening Youth Conference website. Or phone 01851 704557 for more information. Sunday 26th May - Thursday 13th June, 7.30pm each night except Saturdays & Monday 3rd June - Faith Mission. The Mission Tent will be beside Barvas & Brue Community Centre. Services next Sunday 2nd June 2019 11am & 6pm Service – Rev George Macaskill Sunday School after the children’s service. Dates For Your Diary Saturday 8th June, 2 - 5pm Church Hall - Coffee Afternoon to raise funds for the Backpackers holiday club this year. Monday 17thJune, 7.30pm Church Hall – Bible Study. Our study is on 1 Corinthians. Everyone’s welcome. Presbytery of Lewis – PSE Guidelines “The Scottish Government has recently introduced a new policy on ‘Personal and Social Education’ for the 3 to 18 curriculum and it falls to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, as our Education Authority, to implement the policy across the 3 to 18 age group, covering Pre-School, Primary and Secondary School. The Comhairle is now seeking the views of local faith groups as they move towards local implementation. Lewis Presbytery of the Church of Scotland has considered the new policy and has prepared a response for the Comhairle, submitted during this past week. Copies of the response are available at the door as you leave and Presbytery urges all parents and concerned individuals to make local implementation of this policy a matter for prayer. Flourish A massive thank you to everyone who helped with the Flourish, women’s bible conference. Thanks to deacons courts of the Free Church, our own congregation and Carthannas Nis for helping financially and Comunn Eachdraidh Nis for such a wonderful venue. So many helped out - from lots of bakers, Lynn, Annie and Ishbel for singing, Lorraine for soaps, Maybury for plants, Chris and Hector for IT, art club, car park attendants, and those who beavered away in the background in any way. We were blessed by Rachel Sloan’s talks and grateful for the prayers of those unable to attend which encouraged a real sense of unity. It was a special day. To God alone is the glory. The nomination committee would value the congregation’s prayers at this time for God’s guidance, wisdom and discernment as they continue to search for a new minister.