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Order of Worship Sunday 24 September 2017 Greenside
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 September 2017 10:03
GREENSIDE PARISH CHURCH
ORDER OF WORSHIP 24 September 2017
Welcome and Call to Worship
Hymn 410 Jesus Christ is Risen Today
Prayer of Invocation and Lord's Prayer
Church Family Talk
Hymn 167 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
Scripture Psalm 5:1-12 (Page 544)
James 3:1-12 (Page 1214)
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
Intercessory Prayers
Hymn 181 For The Beauty Of The Earth
Sermon The Power Of The Tongue
Hymn 738 Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken
Benediction and Choral Amen
MINISTER : The Rev Alistair T Wynne BA BD
Order of Worship Sunday 17 September 2017 Greenside
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- Published on Wednesday, 13 September 2017 11:14
GREENSIDE PARISH CHURCH
ORDER OF WORSHIP 17th September 2017
THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Welcome and Call to Worship
Hymn 127 : O worship the King, all glorious above;
Prayer of Invocation and Lord’s Prayer
Church Family Talk
Hymn 68 : O thou my soul, bless God the Lord
Scripture : Genesis 50:15-21 Page 57
St Matthew 18:21-35 Page 985
Hymn 187 : There’s a wideness in God’s mercy,
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
Intercessory Prayers
Hymn 721 : We lay our broken world
Sermon : Why forgive?
Hymn 528 : Make me a channel of your peace.
Benediction and Choral Amen
Lay Reader - David Todd M.A., M.Mus., B.D.
Arts Outreach Project Leader
Order of Worship Sunday 10 September 2017 Greenside
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 September 2017 12:01
GREENSIDE PARISH CHURCH
ORDER OF WORSHIP 10 September 2017
Welcome and Call to Worship
Hymn 112 God whose almighty word
Prayer of Invocation and Lord's Prayer
Church Family Talk
Hymn 693 Help us forgive
Scripture Genesis 45: 1-15
Philemon
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
Intercessory Prayers
Hymn 528 Make me a channel of Your peace
Sermon Forgiven and reconciled
Hymn 622 We sing a love
Benediction and Choral Amen
MINISTER : The Rev Shirley Fraser
Church of Scotland - Ministries Council - assessment work
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 September 2017 10:33
Church of Scotland - Ministries Council
Discernment Scheme
Person Specification: National Assessors
Task Description
The Ministries Council is looking for people with appropriate skills to engage in assessment work as part of the Discernment Scheme related to selection of Candidates for ministry. The requirements of the job of National Assessors will be to:
- chair Local Review meetings at which decisions are made as to whether or not Applicants may proceed to a National Assessment Conference.Local Review meetings normally last up to 2.5 hrs per Applicant and Assessors are required to write up an agreed Local Review Report based on six assessment headings within 3 working days of a Review;
- work with teams of Assessors at National Assessment Conferences, assessing the suitability of Applicants for acceptance as Candidates in training for Church of Scotland ministry.Assessment Conferences last for 3 days each, during which Applicants are seen over a 30 hour period.Each National Assessor is responsible for writing a report within tight time discipline, before working with the team to consider and decide on normally a maximum of 8 applicants;
The engagement of National Assessors is on a voluntary basis, but expenses incurred in the course of the work are reimbursed at rates set from time to time by the Ministries Council.
Skills and Aptitudes
In order to complete the task, National Assessors must show aptitude for, receive training in, and reach demonstrated competence in the following core skills:
- interviewing techniques;
- listening and observation;
- assessment techniques;
- report writing
Potential Assessors will engage in a selection process and commit themselves to initial training and ongoing training on an annual basis. An appraisal scheme offering feedback and support will also be provided by the Council, and National Assessors will participate in this.
In order to complete the interviews to a satisfactory level, interviewers will also need to be able to:
- interpret body-language;
- reflect back and check out assumptions;
- elicit information about and assess Applicants’ Christian experience and commitment;
- assess Applicants’ integrity, preparedness, interpersonal and reflective skills, and awareness of issues of transition to ministry
- understand and interpret Applicants’ description of a sense of calling.
In order to complete reports to a satisfactory level, interviewers will need to be able to:
- write critically with sensitivity in an open-reporting system;
- follow guidelines for style of report-writing and meet deadlines.
Interviewers will themselves have excellent interpersonal skills, openness to giving and receiving constructive criticism, and a disciplined approach to meeting deadlines. They will also have an understanding of the ethos of the Church of Scotland and its ministries, a demonstrable Christian commitment, and an ability to empathise with the wide range of theological outlooks within the Church of Scotland.
Order of Worship Sunday 03 September 2017 Greenside
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- Published on Thursday, 31 August 2017 09:06
SONGS OF PRAISE
GREENSIDE PARISH CHURCH
SUNDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2017 AT 11AM
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Hymn 160 Praise my soul, the King of heaven
Prayer Adam King
Hymn 180 Give thanks with a grateful heart
Hymn 396 And can it be?
Reading Psalm 150 John Laing
Solo Highland Cathedral David Radin
Hymn 543 Longing for light, we wait in darkness
Hymn 448 Lord, the light of your love is shining
Choir With my whole heart
Hymn 189 Be still for the presence of the Lord
Hymn 641 Seek ye first the kingdom of God
Reading Psalm 98 Rosa Taverner
Hymn 106 Bring to the Lord a glad new song
Hymn 403 Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Solo How can I keep from singing Emma McMillan
Hymn 549 How deep the Father's love for me
Hymn 381(CH3) I will sing the wondrous story
Reflection Muriel Aird
Hymn 167 Guide me, O thou great Redeemer
Offering
Hymn 220 The day you gave us, Lord, has ended
Hymn 419 Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son
Thank you for the music Muriel Aird
Hymn 512 To God be the glory
The Grace
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