God’s Word and the WorkNehemiah 8

Morning ServiceSunday 16th November 2014 at 11.00am

Call to Worship

Praise Hymn 238 Stand up and Bless the Lord

Welcome & Announcements

Prayer and Lord’s Prayer

Children’s Talk

Praise 40(KS) Don’t build your house on the sandy land

Following the hymn Little Fishes is available for children aged between 0 – 3 years old. Little Fishes is supervised so parents may return into the church service.

Children (3-11 years) may leave for Kingfishers, which starts this morning. We follow a programme of Bible teaching, activities include story-telling, art and craft, prayers as well as songs. We help the children learn about Jesus and grow in their faith in a fun way.

Young people may leave for Late Breakfast.

Introduction to Bible Readings

Lesson 1 Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6, 9-14, 16 -18

Lesson 2 Matthew 4: 1-11

Anthem Be thou my Vision, Chatmann

Address

Praise and Offering You’re the Word of God the Father(Please stand as the Stewards bring the offering forward)

Prayer of dedication for the Offering and Prayer for Others

Praise Hymn 235 Sing Praise to the Lord

The Benediction

Organ Postlude Trumpet Tune, Carter

(Organ voluntaries – the organ voluntary played at the conclusion of each service is part of the offering of worship. Members of the congregation are very welcome to remain in their seats or

come into the choir area to listen to the music)

At the end of the Service please join us for coffee/tea at the back of the church. If you are visiting Fisherwick for the first time please introduce yourself to our ministers, Rev Michael

Anderson, Rev Gary McDowell, or any member of the congregation.

PRAYER MINISTRY

Members of the Church’s Prayer Ministry Team are available in the Prayer Chapel following morning worship for anyone who would like people to pray for them.

Prayer is available to everyone whether you are a church member or not.

Listen up everyone in year 8-12!Are you feeling hungry?

If you are ready for some Food, Fun & Fellowshipwe would love to see you at Late Breakfast.

We meet in the youth room upstairs during the morning service.COME & JOIN US

TODAYAttention Youth!!

We are continuing our new youth program for 11-18 year olds TONIGHT

and we want you there. Where? Fisherwick Church Halls

When? 5.30pm -6.45pm Fun, Food & Fellowship

Sunday Night Live starts at 7.00pm and Cindy Brown will speak on “Mary’s Song” the first evening of our new Advent Series for Sunday Night Live.

Sunday 23rd NovemberSunday Morning Worship starts at 11.00am and Michael Anderson will continue with our series “Building with God”. Michael will speak on “Repentance, Renewal and Recommittment” from chapters 9-12.

Sunday Night Live starts at 7.00pm and Gary McDowell will speak on “Zechariah’s Song” continuing our new Advent Series for Sunday Night Live.

CHURCH NOTICES

If you would like more information on any Church Organisations and Groups, please speak to any member of staff or leader of the Organisation or Group if you know them or simply email office@fisherwick.net, telephone 02890 666683 and we will be happy to help you.

Monday 17th NovemberThe Moderator’s Committee will meet at 7.00pm in Wilson House.

Tuesday 18th NovemberThe Babies & Toddlers Group starts at 10.00am and meet in the Minor Hall.The Ladies Badminton Club meet at 10.00am in the Musgrave Hall. Over 18 Badminton Club meet at 7.30pm also in the Musgrave Hall.

The NET. The NET is an informal, student gathering for those who want to discuss and share what they believe. Whether you are exploring the Christian faith or a long-time Christian, come along as we explore what we believe and why we believe it. The Net meet in the church during term at 8.00pm.

Wednesday 19th November The Wednesday Table Tennis Group continue to meet each week 10am-12noon. New members will be made most welcome.

The Wednesday Club meet from 10.15am in the Parlour. The speaker this week is Elizabeth McWatters on her missionary work in Sri Lanka. Everyone welcome.

Choir Practice begins at 7.45pm meeting in the Parlour. Please speak to Neale Agnew our Musical Director or any choir member for more details.

The Indoor Bowling Club meets in the Musgrave Hall at 7.30pm. A welcome awaits you. No experience required. For more information contact Eddie Rice or Raymond Liggett.

Thursday 20th November Students Lunches continue from 12 noon to 2pm. Anyone interested in assisting by volunteering to help on a Thursday or who wish to make a financial contribution to the work of student lunches, please speak to Ruth Crawford or Raymond Robinson.

Girls and Boys Brigade begins tonight starting at 6.30pm. The Girls Brigade is a Christian uniformed organisation for the girls aged 3 years and upwards. It is international and interdenominational. They meet on Thursday evenings in the Church Halls from September to April. Girls 3 - 8 years are called Explorers and meet from 6.30 - 7.30pm. The Juniors (P5-P7), Seniors (Form 1-3) and Brigaders (Form 4+) meet from 7.30 -

9.00pm. ]The Boy's Brigade also meet on Thursday. The Anchor Boys (P1-P4) and the Junior Section (P5-P7) meet at 6.30 - 7.30pm.

We provide activities and opportunities for the girls and boys and help them find new interests, learn new skills and discover their gifts. It is all about having fun and meeting new friends.

Thursday 20th NovemberThe Presbyterian Historical Society lecture “Presbyterian Chaplaincy in the First World War” (speaker Rev Dr Victor Dobbin) will be held in Malone Presbyterian Church starting at 8.00pm. Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be provided.

Friday 21st November The Friday Morning Congregational Prayer Meeting starts at 7.30am in Wilson House, which is open to everyone to attend. The prayer meeting will finish at 8.15am, however if you have to leave earlier that is fine.

Monday 24th November

The Presbyterian Women meet on Monday 24th November at 7.45pm with guest speaker Manju Tandom who will speak on “Gala of Saris”.

There is a Board of Management meeting in Wilson House starting at 7.30pm.

SMALL GROUPS Each group is unique in style and format but they all exist for people to meet together, form real relationships and encourage one another as we live life following Jesus. If you would like to meet new people and grow in your faith then join a small group. For information about Small Groups in Fisherwick check outthe information boards beside the Coffee Bar, the website or contact theChurch Office. The Small group Co-Ordinators are Peter and Linda Little.

LITTLE FISHES

Little Fishes is in the parlour. It is a place for parents to leave their babiesand toddlers during the church service. There are supervised activities,toys and a snack time. There is also a designated baby areawith a protective screen with a crèche leader supervising. The co-ordinator is Kathryn Ward.

Audio Recordings of today’s services and previous services are available online at www.fisherwick.net/listen-online/ . For this and more information about the church visit www.fisherwick.net and

connect at www.facebook.com/Fisherwick

At the rear of the church there is a Visitors Book.If you are a visitor with us today please take time to sign the

book. Thank you

Volunteering in Fisherwick

If you would like to find out more about volunteering in any area of church life then please speak initially with

our Senior Minister Michael Anderson (michael@fisherwick.net) or our Church Manager,

Raymond Robinson (raymond@fisherwick.net).

PRAYER DIARY

At the end of today’s service please take this order of service home with you. Through the week, pray for each of the church organisations and

through the events listed.

Also, pray for those in our congregation family who you know are in need of prayer and each day pray for one of the prayer requests from the

Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s Mission Ireland and Overseas Prayerline.

Thank you.

PRAYERS FOR MISSION IRELAND

Arklow Presbyterian ChurchPray for:

Pray for the Kirk Session, Committee and Congregation and Vacancy Convener (Rev Dr Kathryn Meyer) and that the congregation will be able to move swiftly to a position of being granted leave to call a new minister.

Ballysally Presbyterian Church, Coleraine - Revd John CoulterPraise and Prayer for:• Praise God for the work with the men of Ballysally Estate. Please continue to pray for our monthly meetings (1st Tuesday of each month) and pray for relationship building and opportunities to share the gospel in conversations with the men who come.• Praise God for the provision of finance to appoint a short-term youth worker. Please pray for wisdom for John Coulter as he leads the team of leaders, both paid and volunteer, so that working together they can continue to develop the relationships and connections with the children and people of Ballysally.• Please pray for God’s Holy Spirit to continue to work in Ballysally.

Fahan Presbyterian Church - Revd Knox JonesPray for:• On Saturday 22 November the Fahan congregation will stage a Craft Fayre. This event has traditionally attracted a large number of people into the church hall. Pray for a successful event and opportunities to build strong relationships with the local community. We plan to have a table for Christian literature and books. We will also be offering some of the CDs that remain from the outreach event free of charge.• Pray that there will be a willingness on the part of those who visit the event to accept these CDs and that as they listen to the Gospel message God’s Spirit would open their hearts.

Jorum Mugari, Community Outreach Worker - Seaview Presbyterian ChurchPraise and Prayer for:• Praise God for the upcoming Sanctuary Event on 25 November 2014.• Pray for New Leaf and the door-to-door evangelism.• Pray for our Carol Services on 14 December 2014 (provisional date).• Praise God for New Leaf’s weekly meetings; praise God for the weekly English classes; praise God for the new converts.

Margaret Robertson, DeaconessPray for:• Margaret Robertson who has moved from Gardenmore congregation in Larne, was inducted in Elmwood congregation in Lisburn on Sunday 16 November.• Pray that she will soon settle into a new congregation and community.

MISSION OVERSEAS

From MISSION OVERSEAS PRAYERLINE

PORTUGAL James and Heather Cochrane send the following prayer requests:- Pray for the Sunday gatherings, that they would be God worshipping and

accessible to those invited. Pray for a property for rent in a central visible location. Give thanks for the encouragements of English Night and pray that James and

Heather will know how best to deepen these relationships. ITALYAlan and Tracey Johnston report that the Sola Gazia church building where they meet and fellowship together, has had a bit of a makeover with a new library and sitting area to create a more welcoming atmosphere.  The TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign language) classes are going well, with around 24 people now attending.  Pray for the Sola Grazia Church members to be filled with the Word of God

and with His Spirit, so they can serve and lead others to Christ. Pray for the congregation as numbers continue to grow slowly. Pray for the English classes to go well and for opportunities to share the

Gospel. ROMANIAThe number of socially disadvantaged children cared for by the Diakonia Mission of the Reformed Church in Hungary rose to over 500 in September this year.  In each of the 15 centres throughout Bihar and Cluj counties, at least two members of staff teach and assist the children and their families. Pray for the staff (including Ilona Veres) and volunteers who make themselves

available at the beginning and end of the school day for prayer and counselling. A number of children have come for prayer because of family conflicts.

Pray for the staff as they seek to point the children to the Saviour and for the children to find peace at the Cross and a source of stability and love in their lives as they trust the Saviour.

 SOUTH SUDANIn August PCI Moderator, Rt Rev Dr Michael Barry, launched an Appeal, to help those in need of emergency food aid, water and medical treatment in South Sudan.  So far, over £183,000 has come in from PCI congregations and individuals towards the Appeal!   This has been distributed to Christian Aid, Tearfund and the Presbyterian Relief and Development Agency (PRDA) of the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan. 

Rev Uel Marrs, Overseas Secretary writes, “It is so encouraging to witness yet again the generosity of many throughout our church, who wish to help others around the world who find themselves in desperate need of assistance.  Over the past few months, South Sudan has been experiencing the world's worst current food crisis, which resulted from months of conflict.  So far, a full-scale famine has been avoided, thanks to the vast quantities of international aid, a better than

expected harvest due to good rainfall, and a decrease in violence believed to be because of the current wet season.  However, it is feared that the fighting will escalate once the wet season ends, deepening the on-going food crisis and possibly causing famine next year.”

 For more information on the Appeal, including brief information on the response of PRDA, Christian Aid and Tearfund, go to www.pcimissionoverseas.org/news/847/ 

Give thanks for the generosity shown by so many in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland by their support of the ‘South Sudan Famine Appeal’.

Pray for an immediate ceasefire and lasting peace in South Sudan. Pray for the people of South Sudan, particularly for all those who are living in

daily fear of meeting with violence, having their homes destroyed or suffering death; and for those who are injured, displaced or grieving. 

Pray for all in need of food aid, water and medical treatment.  Pray for all working to bring relief aid to those most in need.  KENYAThe Moderator, Rt Rev Dr Michael Barry, his wife Esther and their daughter Debbie, along with PW President Anna Morison, and Charlotte Stevenson (PW Communications and Development Officer) are continuing their visit to the Presbyterian Church of East Africa and PCI mission personnel serving in Kenya.  They are due home next Tuesday (18th).  Pray that the visit will be an encouragement to all they meet and that through

the visit our partnership with the PCEA and support of PCI personnel serving there will be strengthened. 

Pray that the group will have a safe and trouble-free trip; that they will each remain in good health, and that travel (including internal travel) will go smoothly.  Pray especially for Anna Morison who was suffering from a bout a food poisoning at the weekend, but who is now feeling much better. 

 Stephen and Angelina Cowan send the following prayer requests from Tuum in northern Kenya:- Give thanks for the work Paul and Elizabeth Davis from Magheramason

Presbyterian Church have been doing in the nearby village of Wuaso Rongai for the past two weeks.  They will depart on 16th November to return to Ireland.  Give thanks too for the work Keith McCrossan (also from Magheramason) has been doing around Tuum.  A visit to Baragoi last Saturday to assist with a community clean-up event was encouraging to him, as he met some of the children who have attended youth camps in Tuum in the last four years, and who still remembered the memory verses taught at the camps.

Pray for the work Kasoni is involved in, and the impact the teaching will have on the children. 

Pray for the finalising of plans for the team to lead the December youth camps, which may include the involvement of some graduate volunteers based in Baragoi.

Continue to pray for good maintenance of vehicles as roads are rough and sometimes dangerous.

 Naomi Leremore and colleagues have been working on a series of books for a Theological Education by Extension (TEE) course on children’s ministry. Give thanks that the first group of 34 students have completed TEE Book 1;

that Book 2 on Child Rights and Advocacy is now printed; and that Book 3 on Child Psychology is almost ready for printing.

Pray for the children sharing their stories and those gathering them for Book 4. Pray too for the TEE writer’s retreat (to take place later this month) as Naomi

and her colleagues discuss the content and deadlines for Books 5-8. Recently Gary and Mary Reid together with Maasai Action for Change (MAC) were able to provide disabled children from the community and their families a day out together, where the children were able to play with toys and even watch DVDs.  MAC provided the food and the Mission provided each of the children with new clothing, shoes and a knitted teddy bear to take home with them. Pray that God’s Holy Spirit will move in the hearts and lives of these precious

children and their families; that they will know God’s love and desire to know Him as their Saviour and friend.

Remember the children who are on the Maasai Seeds of Hope programme being supported through school, many of whom fled to the Mission seeking help to avoid early marriage, FGM (Female Genital Mutilation), child labour, abuse; or because they are orphans, fatherless or from very poor families.

 MALAWILyn Dowds is seeking to expand the work of the David Gordon Memorial Hospital in Livingstonia.  The hospital currently needs a dentist, a second clinical officer in anaesthetics and nurses.  Lyn has been in discussion for a new Eye Ward and theatre, in order to make use of the experience of the Ophthalmology Clinical Officer in doing cataract and other surgical procedures. Pray for Lyn, as along with colleagues, she seeks to expand the work of the

hospital.  Pray for hospital staff who are studying and undertaking exams.  Pray for the ongoing challenges and the commitment needed to provide

healthcare in Malawi. Give thanks that Johnny and the children, along with Lyn’s parents (on a short

visit to Malawi), all arrived safely in Livingstonia after travelling from South Africa by car. 

Sadly Lyn’s uncle (her mother’s brother) died on Monday (10th).  Please remember the family at this difficult time. 

 INDIA

Rev John Faris (Minister of Trinity Cork and Aghada) and Linda Jackson (former PCI missionary in India) will be going on a short visit to India, departing Ireland this Friday 14th.  They will be attending the official opening of a renovated library and computer suite at the Gujarat United School of Theology in Ahmedabad.  Whilst in India, Linda will visit Woodstock School, Mussoorie where she served from 1996 to 2009. Give thanks for the renovated library and computer suite at the Gujarat

United School of Theology and pray that the many students who will use it in the years ahead will benefit greatly.

Pray that John and Linda will each have a safe and trouble-free trip. Christopher and Nivedita Benjamin are currently on home assignment in the Gujarat Diocese of the Church of North India, where they are visiting different congregations and sharing about their ministry in London. Pray for Christopher and Nivedita as they travel within Gujarat. Pray that their Home Assignment will bring encouragement to them and those

they meet.  NEPALUnited Mission to Nepal (UMN) report that the full hearing for the Stay Order over the property ownership which was scheduled to be heard on Monday (10th) at the Supreme Court, did not take place and was moved to the withhold list.  UMN requested a new hearing date and this is now scheduled for 16th March 2015.  Despite their disappointment, UMN staff trust in Gods perfect timing for this.

UMN is holding a Board meeting on 16th and 17th November.  Apart from their on-going oversight to the governance of UMN, the Board will also be carrying out a review of the next strategic plan. Pray for good discussion, insight and direction for the work of UMN. Pray for safe travel for UMN Board members travelling to and from the

meeting.  WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORSJohn Hamilton of Wycliffe Bible Translators has been thinking about the Ebola Outbreak feature in last week’s Prayerline!

He writes, “It’s a sad fact: minority language communities are often the last to receive important health information.  But, thanks to language development work undertaken by Wycliffe members, things are changing!

Clare Orr (Newtownbreda Presbyterian) and her colleague Elisabeth are literacy workers in Senegal, a country on the edge of the Ebola affected area in West Africa.  Their role is to help minority language communities learn how to use their written language.  This may be by teaching adults and children how to read and write, or by producing booklets on sustainable farming or important health information.”

Clare and Elisabeth write, “A lot of awareness raising about Ebola is going on across Senegal on the radio and TV.  However, many people in the villages don't speak enough French, Senegal's official language, or Wolof, the most widely-used

national language, to understand the message.  This is why we are trying to reach them through documents and information in their own languages.  Those who are able to read in their language can always read the information aloud for those who can't. Currently, there are no cases of Ebola in Senegal.

Awareness raising posters have been prepared and are being used in four minority languages - Manjaku, Bandial, Diola Fonyi and Gusilay. Please pray that this work will contribute to keeping Senegal Ebola free. 

Have you started looking for Christmas cards and gifts? 

The Fairtrade stall will open again TODAY

(after the morning service during tea/coffee) 

Catalogues will also be available

if you wish to order anything 

Speak to Julie Wright or Raing McCullough

for more information 

would like to invite you to a

Victorian Christmas Afternoon Teawith Christmas Music and Christmas Gift Stall

onSaturday 13th December 2014

from 2.30pm to 4.30pm

in the Musgrave Hall, Fisherwick ChurchProceeds in aid of PW Projects 2014/15

Suggested Donation £7.00Tickets available from any member of the PW

Christmas is on its way..so why not treat yourself or someone elseto a collection of songs by Gary McDowell.

There are 2 different CDs available.

A Song to You….£10 & Open Doors….. £5

The CDs are available at the rear of the church at the library near the sofas

Just take a CD and drop the money in the box!

Attention Youth!!We are continuing our new

youth program for 11-18 year olds TONIGHT

and we want you there.Where?

Fisherwick Church HallsWhen?

5.30pm -6.45pm Fun, Food & Fellowship

FISHERWICK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHAddress 4 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DJ Telephone 02890 666683

Email office@fisherwick.net Web www.fisherwick.net