Crown Church, Inverness
Sunday, 25th May 2008

NOTICES FOR TODAY
	DO stay on for refreshments after the service in the Lower Hall!

ELDERS: Communion duties and cards are ready in the Small Hall; papers for the Kirk Session meeting on Wed 25th June at 7.30 pm are in pigeonholes.

ACTION GROUP at Isobel Fraser Home at 4 pm. Speaker: Iain Macdiarmid, Pianist: Brigid Donald, Solo: Chrisanne McLeod.

CONFIRMATION CLASS meets tonight at 7.30 pm.

NEWSLETTER articles for June / July are needed by the Arderns by tonight.

THE WEEK AHEAD
DAILY PRAYERS at 12 noon – all are welcome

CONCERT in the Old High Church on Tuesday at 7.30 pm (Maryville Choir)

WEA Talk: “The global crisis in water and sanitation”, Dingwall Community Centre, Wednesday, 12.30–1.30 pm. For a lift, contact David Crippin (231466).

ANY ADULT wishing to explore church membership is invited to the Manse (39 Southside Road) on Wednesday at 7.30 pm

ELDERS (Willis’ group) training at 7.30 pm on Wednesday

WORSHIP COMMITTEE meets on Thursday 29th at 7.30 pm. Papers in pigeonholes.

MOSTLY MEN. On Thursday, Corriegarth Hotel, 9pm onwards,  Come for a chat!

“BE ONE OF THE 12": are you interested in becoming a Street Pastor? An information day at the Christian Youth Centre (YMCA), Bank Street, Saturday
31st, 4-5 pm

NEXT SUNDAY (1st June)
The KIRK SESSION is called to meet at 10.30 am: towards the ordination of Elders and the admission of new communicants.

11.00 am	The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
Junior Church, Crèche: Nicola Douglas & Evelyn Reid.
3 pm	The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper

6.30 pm	Thanksgiving Worship including Special Prayers by Eileen Ardern.

JUNE WELCOME TEAM Roderick Lightbody, Stewart Robertson, Charles & Elizabeth Forbes, Ella Low, Jean Gallacher, Iain Macdiarmid, Mary Ross, Douglas Murray.
JUNE COUNT TEAM Heather Beck, Rita Cameron, Marie Douglas, Mhairi MacLean, Peter Collinson.
OTHER NOTICES	
GUILD OUTING on Sat 7th June leaving from church at 12.30 pm.

SCHOOL FETE: on Sat 7th June, 12 – 4 pm. We have been invited to provide a stall. Volunteers are needed for one hour at a time. Please contact the church office if you can help. Also please give donations and baking.

The SHALLOWFORD CHAPEL CHOIR is making its third visit to Crown Church on 7th and 8th June. Join them for a Ceilidh on evening of Saturday 7th, and come to the concert on Sun 8th at 6 pm.

ADVANCE NOTICE the summer outing, to Dornoch, will take place on Sat 9th August. Angy Macdiarmid (tel.237480) is looking for names for the bus – and requests for transport from home.

FOR BIBLE READING THIS WEEK
Monday		Matthew 9: 18-26
Tuesday		Genesis 12: 1-9
Wednesday		Genesis 12: 10 – 13: 1
Thursday		Romans 4: 1-12
Friday			Romans 4: 13-25
Saturday	 	Psalm 33
Sunday		Romans 5: 1-11