Minister: Sing Joyfully to the LORD, You Righteous

CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 33)

Minister: Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous.

ALL: It is fitting for the upright to praise him.

Minister: For the word of the LORD is right and true;

he is faithful in all he does.

ALL: The LORD loves righteousness and justice;

the earth is full of his unfailing love.

Minister:Let all the earth fear the LORD;

Let all the people of the world revere him.

ALL:We wait in hope for the LORD;

he is our help and our shield.

Scripture Song: Philippians 4

Whatever things are lovely,

whatever things are right,

all that is pure and noble:

make these things your delight.

Whatever is praiseworthy

and beautiful and true,

all excellence and virtue

shall form Christ's mind in you.

In all things, make thanksgiving;

for all things, join in prayer:

the peace of God will guard you

rejoice the Lord is near!

Let nothing make you anxious;

what you have learned, obey:

the God of peace be with you

and Christ be all your way.

Tune: Morning Light - “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus.” (76.76.D)

Morning Praise Evening Praise

100:1-5* (p. 131)122:1-9* (p. 169)

145:1-7* (p. 189)96a:7-13* (p. 127)

Scripture Song (see above)73:24-28* + Jude doxology (p. 96)

47:1-9* (p. 62) (* = Sing Psalms version)

SERVING ONE ANOTHER

Welcome Team: Fred Lees, Angus MacKay, Murdo MacKay, and Joan Chamier-Tripp.

Crèche: 11th- Joan Lees, Heather MacMillan. 18th - Anna Stirling & Connie Garraway. 25th - Joan Stewart & Rhoda Urquhart.

Bus Drivers: 11th – M MacArthur (861250). 18th – A Stirling (865324). 25th – D MacRae (865998). 1st August – J MacAskill (863410).

Nursing Homes: Fodderty House at 1.45 pm, 18th July – To be arranged.

To Contact the Minister – Rev Angus MacRae: Free Church Manse, Firth View, Dingwall.  01349 862183. (Email: ).

CD / Tape Orders:  Sina (01349 865998) or Fred (01349 864297)

Youth Work Contacts: James & Vickie Ross:  01349 866546. 13 Tulloch Square, Dingwall. ().

Disabled Access is via a ramp and internal lift at the back door of the church.

Website: Sermons and newsletters are available at

Dingwall & Strathpeffer Free Church is a Designated Scottish Charity: SC011143

welcome to

DINGWALL &

STRATHPEFFER

free church

God calls us to delight in Christ and to share His Hope.

Sunday 11th July 2010

“The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.”John 3:35

Led by God, we join together in joyful and reverent worship, seeking unity and maturity in Christ, preparing every believer to share and show God’s Hope as revealed in His Word.

Welcome! We meet together for worship today in Dingwall at 11.00 am and6 pm. Our minister, Rev Angus MacRae, will lead both services, teaching from Luke 24 and in the evening from the Book of Jude. There will be informal songs from 5.45 pm tonight as we gather for the evening service.

Sunday School is on holiday but a crèche is available each Sunday morning – held in the church hall. Children leave for the crèche after the second singing.

The Record magazine and From the Frontiersannual missionary magazine are available. Envelopes for the Bus Fund and OMF Fund are also available today. There is an offering today for our OMF Partners (the Raes serving the urban poor of the Philippines and Sandra MacDonald serving the Thai people living in the UK).

We wish Vickie Ross a happy 30th Birthday. Vickie is now away at camp.

YOUTH CAMPS HOODIES

This year the Free Church Youth Camps are offering hooded sweatshirts in a range of colours and sizes, to commemorate 50 years of summer camps. Details and an order form are on the main Free Church website: (priced £20).

KEVIN MACLENNAN

Yesterday the family heard that Kevin (working with SIM UK in Southern Sudan) has contracted Malaria and is being treated for this condition. Do pray for him, for his care and for a good recovery. The cyclists and organizers of the Rosskeen Round Ross ride recently raised £1,400 for Kevin’s building project to deliver a new hospital in partnership with SIM. The riders thank those who showed them hospitality and encouragement during the challenge and thank all who gave to support Kevin’s project.

EVENTS THIS WEEK

Join us in the church hall each Wednesday night at 7.30 pm for an hour of prayer and Bible study. The minister will take the meeting this week. Malcolm Fraser will lead the prayer service on Wednesday 21st July.

Soul is a seven-week course based on Christianity Explored offering an introduction to the Christian faith. The group meets for lunch in the church foyer from 12 noon to 1 pm on Thursdays. Please ask for details or just come along.

Road to Recovery: A support group is available in the church hall for folk living with addiction. The group meets every Thursday from 7.30 pm. Those directly affected by addiction including carers and family members are all most welcome.

Youth events now on holiday: The Sunday School, Mini Marvelsparent and toddler group and the Friday night youth club are all on holiday and will resume in August.

COMING EVENTS

Ferintosh Burn: Open air worship will be held at the ‘Burn’ on Sunday 25th July at 4.30 pm, conducted by Rev Chris Smart.

The minister will be away on holiday in Keswick from 17th to 24th July. James Ross is preaching in Dingwall on Sunday 18th July. On Sunday 25th July, Rev John de la Haye will take the morning service here, while the minister is away preaching in Kiltarlity Free Church. The minister will take the evening service here on the 25th.

Vision and Planning: The Deacons and Elders are going away to Ullapool on Saturday 14 August for a day of prayer, seeking a clearer vision for the work of the church in the years to come, and for detailed planning for the coming months.

Conference on Worship: Our congregation is hosting a meeting of around 250-300 ministers and elders focusing on Biblical teaching on worship and particularly whether the Free Church should permit freedom to local churches to use hymns and instruments in worship as well as the singing of Psalms. This is an important gathering and we ask everyone to pray for wisdom, unity and peace. The conference will be held in Dingwall Free Church on the evening of Monday 23rd and the day and evening of Tuesday 24th August. We would appreciate help with stewarding and serving hot drinks. Caterers will provide main meals to delegates. We would very much appreciate offers of overnight accommodation for some of the conference delegates from other parts of the country. Please sign up if you would like to help with stewarding, teas, or if you can help with accommodation.

FOR PRAYER

Please remember Kevin MacLennan who has contracted malaria (see page 1).

Pray for the Free Church and Scripture Union Youth Camps taking place in July and August. Several folk from our congregation are at camp or about to go to camp.

Please pray for Jonathan Hodgins’ ministry in Whitefield Presbyterian Church, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, South Wales. Jon and Caroline spent two years in our congregation while Jon was a student at HTC. They and their three young boys Sam, Ben and Seth Joshua will be on holiday in the Dingwall Manse for a week from this Saturday. The boys are all getting over Chicken pox. We hope they all enjoy a good rest in Scotland.

Rev John de la Haye is away today, preaching in the Aultbea congregation.

Pray for the Dingwall Youth Café, as they run the Soul Course, and for the small group meeting in the Church on Thursdays doing the same course.

OMF Diaspora Ministry: Remember Sandra MacDonald and team working among the Thai people in Scotland. Pray for the second UK Thai camp, taking place from 20th to 23rd July. Pray that all who attend will hear God speaking to them. Rev. Yoel will bring the Bible readings and Sandra will be taking part. Two of the original Strathpeffer contacts are returning to the UK to study in London.

Continue to pray for Robert and Karen as they try to find out if they can return to a North African country from which many Christians have been deported. Pray that the situation would improve, particularly for the national believers.

Pray for Road to Recovery in the Highlands and Islands. Give thanks for new contacts, and a sense of God in the meetings.

Pray for the outreach to Cambuslang by Glasgow City Free Church (St. Vincent St.) The Free Church is committed to try to start 4 new urban church plants this year in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Cambuslang.

Pray for Neil & Rachel Rae and Ben and Lucie (Calapan, Philippines). Pray for God to bless all involved in the house churches and the livelihood projects. Give thanks for the six young people and one more mature believer who were baptised recently. The Rae’s give thanks that the recent ‘Sportsfest’ evangelism event went well.

OMF: The local prayer group meet on the second Friday of the month at 10.30 am at Christine Craig’s home, Fourways, 8 Gladstone Avenue, Dingwall (Tel: 864511).

Pray for the issue of worship to be discussed with wisdom and sensitivity in the decision making courts of our church. A conference to explore Bible teaching is planned for 23rd and 24th August, with a special General Assembly in November.

Ishbel MacArthur (Callanish) remains in the ITU ward at Raigmore following her surgery. She is dangerously ill, but is safe in the hands of a great Redeemer. Remember the family in Lewis and Dingwall.

Pray for a number of congregations without pastors, and for ministers in Redevelopment and Church Planting situations.