Sunday Service – 16th May 2021
Please click below to listen to a recording of the Sunday service for 16th May from Kirkgate Church, Saltcoats, with preaching by Mr Andrew Bruce.
Reading: John 17: 6-19
This week’s hymns are:
CH4 438: The head that once was crowned with thorns
CH4 174: God of great, and God of small
CH4 502: Take my life, Lord, let it be
Intimations – w/c Sunday 16th May 2021
Here are the Intimations for w/c Sunday 16th May 2021
1. Our Sunday service is held in the church hall at 10.30am, with a second service at 11.45am, and our midweek Thursday service is also at 10.30am. If you wish to attend you must reserve a seat in advance by calling Mima McSwan on 01294 602410 as our numbers are still limited. The 10.30am Sunday service will also be available live via YouTube, with a recording available shortly afterwards. The pre-recorded audio service is also available via the Twilio phone service (01294 444201) and all good podcasting sites.
2. Starting this week, our informal Zoom chat session will only be held on a Tuesday morning, between 10.30 and 11.30am. For those without internet access you can also dial in to the chat session using a special phone number – all the joining details are shown in the sidebar opposite and are also in the Messenger.
3. Sunday 16th marks the end of Christian Aid Week, and normally we would have had a lunch or other fundraising event in support of it. As that’s not possible at present, we are asking folk to consider making a donation directly to Christian Aid – details are on their website at www.christianaid.org.uk and in last month’s Kirkgate Messenger.
4. The Church of Scotland’s General Assembly will be held online starting next Saturday, 22nd May, and running through to its close on the following Thursday afternoon. The proceedings will be live streamed and available for everyone to watch on the Church of Scotland website. This year’s Assembly includes a major report on the Tuesday afternoon by the Faith Nurture Forum on Presbytery Plans and the reduction of future ministries.
Sunday Service – 9th May 2021
Please click below to listen to a recording of the Sunday service and intimations for 9th May from Kirkgate Church, Saltcoats, led by Rev Nigel Chikanya.
Reading: John 15: 9-17
Sermon: Greater Love
This week’s hymns are:
CH4 644: O Jesus I have promised
CH4 115: Love is the touch of intangible joy
CH4 547: What a friend we have in Jesus
Intimations – w/c 9th May 2021
Here are the Intimations for w/c Sunday 9th May 2021
1. Our Sunday service is held in the church hall at 10.30am, with a second service at 11.45am, and our midweek Thursday service is also at 10.30am. As before you must reserve a seat in advance by calling Mima McSwan on 01294 602410. The 10.30am Sunday service will be available live via YouTube, with a recording available shortly afterwards – viewing details are on the website. The pre-recorded audio service is still available via the Twilio phone service and podcasting sites.
2. Our informal Zoom chat sessions continue on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings every week, between 10.30 and 11.30am. Joining details are on the website and in the Messenger.
3. The Kirk Session will meet via Zoom on Thursday 13th May at 7.30pm. Papers have been circulated by the Session Clerk.
4. The global “Thy Kingdom Come” prayer event will take place from 13th – 23rd May 2021. South Beach Baptist Church are attempting to inspire churches across North Ayrshire to come together in unbroken 24/7 prayer throughout the ten days between Ascension and Pentecost, having a joint, ecumenical “virtual” prayer room with an on-line sign up for the 10 days between 13th and 23rd May. Full details are on the website below with several links for the sign-up, a local virtual prayer wall and Zoom sessions.
Thy Kingdom Come – Prayer Event
Thy Kingdom Come prayer event, 13th-23rd May 2021
A group based in Irvine, as part of 24-7 Prayer Scotland, are calling it Thy Kingdom Come – Homecoming and are attempting to inspire churches across North Ayrshire to come together in unbroken 24/7 prayer throughout the ten days between Ascension and Pentecost, having a joint, ecumenical “virtual” prayer room with an on-line sign up for the 10 days between 13th and 23rd May. As part of the 24-7 Ayrshire prayer team, we would like to highlight the prayer event “Thy Kingdom Come” starting soon.
This is now an annual event and the prayer focus this year is that:
1) those who do not yet know Jesus to encounter Him and
2) those who have lost their faith, especially in the hardships of this past year, to come back home. We are each being encouraged to pray for 5 people.
Please find the website details below for further information.
www.24-7scotland.com/thy-kingdom-come-homecoming
Sign up sheet and resources
They have set aside the 10 day block and are asking people to sign up to pray for one hour over the period from 9am on the 13th May (Ascension) to 9am on Sunday 23rd May (Pentecost). This is done through the National 24/7 website. There are loads of resources to encourage and help people to pray on the above websites. You are directed to a range of these ideas and resources via a special virtual prayer wall which has ideas and links for individuals and groups to use.
Prayer Gatherings
You are invited to join together for half an hour of prayer each day on Zoom. This will take place at 2pm on the Thursdays and at 7.30pm on the other days. Click here for the Zoom link.
There are lots of resources for families, for youth and for use in churches, and it would be great to hear of other activities which have been organised. If you have any other questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with the local organisers.
Blessings
Sheena Lygate, part of the 24/7 Irvine Prayer Team (sheenalygate@outlook.com) and
Gordon Shanks (admin support, technical questions here please: shankssaltcoats@gmail.com)
Kirkgate: By Request – May 2021
Click below to listen to the May edition of our Kirkgate: By Request programme – an hour of favourite hymns and music. It is also available on all good podcasting sites and our Twilio phone service – 01294 444201 and selecting Option 2*. We hope you enjoy listening to it.
Requests, dedications or feedback for the next edition should be sent to requests@kirkgatechurch.org.uk by Sunday 30th May please. The next edition will be broadcast on Sunday 6th June at 7pm.
*Please Note: There may be a short pause in the middle of the programme whilst part 2 loads up when listening on the phone service.
Sunday Service – 2nd May 2021
Please click below to watch a recording of the Sunday service for 2nd May from Kirkgate Church, Saltcoats, led by Rev Nigel Chikanya.
Reading: John 15: 1-8
Sermon: The True Vine
This week’s hymns are:
CH4 604: Holy Wisdom, Lamp of Learning
CH4 556: I need thee every hour
CH4 562: Through the love of God, our Saviour
Intimations – w/c Sunday 2nd May 2021
- Our Sunday service is held in the church hall at 10.30am, with a second service at 11.45am, and our midweek Thursday service is also at 10.30am. As before you must reserve a seat in advance by calling Mima McSwan on 01294 602410. The 10.30am Sunday service will be available live via YouTube, with a recording available shortly afterwards – viewing details are on the website. The pre-recorded audio service is still available via the Twilio phone service and podcasting sites.
- Our informal Zoom chat sessions continue on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings every week, between 10.30 and 11.30am. Joining details are on the website and in the Messenger.
- The May edition of the Kirkgate Messenger is now available to view on our website and has been emailed out those members for whom we hold an email address and posted out to those that have requested it. The audiobook version is also available now.
- The May edition of the Kirkgate: By Request programme will be available from tonight (2nd May) from 7pm on the website, phone and podcasting channels.
- The Kirk Session will meet via Zoom on Thursday 13th May at 7.30pm.
- We hope that our members in Saltcoats enjoyed their afternoon teas this week – judging by the photos we’ve received you certainly seem to have enjoyed it! The final batch of our Afternoon Teas will be delivered this coming Wednesday, 5th May, to all of our members who live in Stevenston, Kilwinning, Irvine, Dreghorn and Springside. The deliveries should be made before 1pm. For any queries about it, please contact Margaret Cassidy on 01294 605535, mobile: 07833 348947, or by emailing her on m-cassidy2@sky.com.It would also be great that when you receive it, you maybe take some photos of yourself enjoying it, and send them to messenger@kirkgatechurch.org.uk so that we can share a selection of them in the church magazine.
Kirkgate Messenger – May 2021 Audiobook version
The audiobook of the May edition of our Kirkgate Messenger magazine is now available to listen to by clicking the link below. It is also available on our Twilio phone service (01294 444201 / Option 3) and all good podcasting sites.
Kirkgate Messenger – May 2021
Please click here to view the May 2021 edition of the Kirkgate Messenger.
This edition has been posted out to those who requested a hard copy and it also been emailed out to members for whom we hold an email address. A big thank you to all the advertisers who continue to support us – please support them if you can. The audiobook version will be available later next week.
Articles for the next edition are required by Sunday 30th May.
