John 19:16-30

16th June 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 Calum Campbell and this evening by Mr Iain Maclean. 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 Calum Campbell. Sunday School after the children’s service. Praise Psalm - 34: 17-22 NEP - 189 Psalm - 23 Reading: John 19: 16-30 (ESV) 16 So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. 19 Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” 20 Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek. 21 So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but rather, ‘This man said, I am King of the Jews.’” 22 Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.” 17 23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom , 24 so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, “They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.” So the soldiers did these things, 25 but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. 28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” 29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Tea/coffee will be served in the Church hall after the morning service to which everyone is warmly invited. 6pm Service – Mr Iain Maclean. The Week Ahead Monday 17th June, 7pm Church Hall – Holiday Club meeting. Monday 17th June, 7.30pm, Church Hall – Bible Study. Our study is on 1 Corinthians. Everyone’s welcome. Wednesday 19th June, 10.45am – No Women’s Bible Study until after the school summer holidays. Wednesday 19th June, 7.30pm, Church Hall – Weekly Prayer Meeting. Saturday 22nd June – Sunday school trip to Dalmore beach. Let’s make it a church day out. The bus will start in Cross Skigersta Road at 10.30am and will arrive back in Ness at approx. 4.30pm. There will be a barbecue lunch. If you would like the bus to pick you up, please let one of the Sunday School teachers know. Services next Sunday 23rd June 2019 11am Service – Rev John Murdo Nicolson. The Rev John Murdo Nicolson is preaching sole nominee and we would encourage everyone to come along to this service. Sunday School after the children’s service. 6pm Service – Mr Murdo Smith (APC) Dates For Your Diary Friday 28th June, Sat. 29th & Mon. 1st July, St Columba’s Church, Stornoway, 7.30pm - Lewis Christian Conference. Speaker will be Dr Robert Smith, Jr. Theme: From the book of Joshua. Saturday 29th June, Failte Centre Bayhead Stornoway, 8.30am – Women’s Prayer Breakfast with Dr Wanda Taylor-Smith. (Booking Essential 07713013651). Food bank collection. As we come to the end of Sunday school term we plan to have a collection for the food bank. If you are able to donate dried food, tins, toiletries etc. please leave it in the church hall over the next 2 weeks and we’ll deliver it to town. Summer Sunday club. We plan to run a summer Sunday club during the morning service over the school holidays. If you are able to help out, even if it’s a wee bit out of your comfort zone, it would be appreciated. There will always be at least 2 leaders and a programme to follow. Sign up sheet is in the foyer. It would only involve one (or max of two) mornings over the summer if there are enough volunteers. Backpackers Holiday Club Jam Jars. The Holiday club team are collecting empty jam jars for the crafts at this year’s holiday club. If you were able to donate any empty jam jars it would be greatly appreciated. There will be a collection box for them in the foyer. Please continue to pray for our congregation, that we would know the Lord’s blessing at this time. We continue to pray for all in our congregation and community who are in hospital or are ill in any way. If you know of someone who needs prayer at this time, please let one of the Elders know.