Weekly Intimations for 30th August

This week our intimations are being posted separately from the main service. You an listen to them by clicking here, or continue reading below. They will also be available on our phone service by selecting Option 3.

Hello everyone and welcome to the intimations for this Sunday, the 30^th August, from Kirkgate Parish Church in Saltcoats. Things are a wee bit different this week as we have our Sole Nominee, Rev Nigel Chikanya preaching for us. The service will be available to view as a video from 10am on Sunday morning here on our website. It will also be available as the usual audio file on our phone service and podcasting sites.

All members and adherents to the church roll have been sent a printed ballot paper with instructions on how to return it, but in summary, it needs to be returned to Vivien Bruce our Session Clerk and Returning Officer no later than 5pm on Saturday 5^th September. Her address is on the letter and website if you wish to post it or hand deliver it.

Alternatively the church hall will be open at the following times for ballot papers to be handed in:
Tuesday 1st Sept: 2.30-3.30pm
Thursday 3rd Sept: 10.30-11.30am
Friday 4th Sept: 6.00-7.00pm

So hopefully one of those times or options will be suitable. If you have any problems in returning the ballot paper, please contact Vivien who will try to assist you.

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For members of the Kirk Session, a reminder that there will be a short but important meeting via Zoom on Sunday 6^th September at 1pm, the purpose of which is to verify and count the votes received for or against our sole nominee, before announcing the result. Meeting details and how to join the Zoom call have been emailed out by the Session Clerk, but there is also a phone number available for any elders without internet facilities to dial in to the meeting – contact Vivien Bruce for details of that.

The next Kirkgate By Request programme will be available next Sunday evening and Sun 30th Aug is the last day to send your requests or dedications in for it, you can email me at requests@kirkgatechurch.org.uk.

Sun 30th Aug is also the last day for anyone wishing to contribute an article for the next Kirkgate Messenger – please send it to Elizabeth McMahon. The magazine won’t be published till around Sunday 13^th Sept to allow us to include updates on the vacancy results.

All members should also have received a letter with full information on our restarting of Sunday and midweek services. We will be reopening the church for our Sunday services next Sunday, the 6^th September but with limited capacity – with 2m social distancing, numbers are limited to just 20 people in the large hall, including the preacher, organist and those on duty. Initially there will be two short services available both lasting 30 minutes – one at the slightly earlier time of 10.30am and the other at 11.45am. The Thursday services will also start on 10^th September at 10.30am. To attend you will need to book a seat in advance by contacting Mima McSwan on 01294 602410. Please do not turn up without booking a seat as space may not be available. The full letter and explanatory FAQ document is available to view on our website. We will still have the online services available via our website next week – if all goes to plan, we should initially have a live feed from the church hall of the 10.30am service, but we’re still working out the full technical details for getting the service published everywhere – bear with us if there’s a delay in getting it all uploaded, as we wrestle with some new equipment!

These are all the intimations for this week and we hope that you enjoy this week’s service by Nigel Chikanya when it broadcasts – you’ll recognise a few local scenes in it.

Sunday Service – 23rd August – from our Interim Moderator

Our locum preacher, Mr Brian Murray is still on holiday this week, so our audio service today once again comes from West Kilbride Parish Church and our Interim Moderator Rev James McNay. You can also watch the extended video version of the service on West Kilbride’s streaming service from 10.30am at kirkgatechurch.org.uk/live2/

This week’s hymns are:
212: Morning has broken
192: All my hope on God is founded

You can also listen to the service on our local-rate phone number, 01294 444201 – please encourage anyone you know who does not have online access to give it a go. After the brief welcome message plays you have two options – Press 1 for the weekly service, or Press 2 to listen to the Kirkgate: By Request programme. After a short pause of around 15 seconds, the programmes will start playing.

There is still some space available in the next Kirkgate: By Request programme – email any dedications or requests to requests@kirkgatechurch.org.uk by next Sunday please.

We will be reopening the church in a limited capacity for Sunday Services on Sunday 6th September. Full details about this have been posted out to all members, along with a ballot paper, for completion after next Sunday’s service when Nigel Chikanya will preach as our Sole Nominee The ballot paper on whether you wish to elect our Sole Nominee Nigel Chikanya to be our new minister must be returned to us by 5pm on Saturday 5th Sept in order to be counted,  Full details on how to do this are in the covering letter.

Sunday Service – 16th August – from our Interim Moderator

Our locum preacher, Mr Brian Murray is having a well-deserved break for the next two Sundays, so our audio service today comes from West Kilbride Parish Church and our Interim Moderator Rev James McNay. You can also watch the extended video version of the service on West Kilbride’s streaming service from 10.30am at kirkgatechurch.org.uk/live2/

This week’s hymns are:
590: Holy Spirit, Gift Bestower
110: Glory be to God the Father

You can also listen to the service on our local-rate phone number, 01294 444201 – please encourage anyone you know who does not have online access to give it a go. After the brief welcome message plays you have two options – Press 1 for the weekly service, or Press 2 to listen to the Kirkgate: By Request programme. After a short pause of around 15 seconds, the programmes will start playing.

Sunday Service – 9th Aug – from our locum

Please click below to listen to the Sunday Service for 9th August by Mr Brian Murray.

You can follow the service by downloading this Order of Service.

This week’s hymns are:
485: Dear Lord and Father of mankind
260: Eternal Father, strong to save
737: Will your anchor hold

You can also listen to the service on our local-rate phone number, 01294 444201 – please encourage anyone you know who does not have online access to give it a go. After the brief welcome message plays you have two options – Press 1 for the weekly service, or Press 2 to listen to the Kirkgate: By Request programme. After a short pause of around 15 seconds, the programmes will start playing.

Sunday Service – 2nd August 2020

Please click below to listen to the Sunday Service for 2nd August by Mr Brian Murray.

You can follow the service by downloading this Order of Service.

This week’s hymns are:
124: Praise to the Lord
694: Brother, Sister, Let me serve you
132: Immortal, Invisible

You can also listen to the service on our local-rate phone number, 01294 444201 – please encourage anyone you know who does not have online access to give it a go. After the brief welcome message plays you have two options – Press 1 for the weekly service, or Press 2 to listen to the Kirkgate: By Request programme. After a short pause of around 15 seconds, the programmes will start playing.

A new episode of the Kirkgate: By request programme will be broadcast tonight at 7pm.

Sunday Service – 26th July – from our locum

Please click below to listen to the Sunday Service for 26th July by Mr Brian Murray.

You can follow the service by downloading this Order of Service.

This week’s hymns are:
519: Love divine, all loves excelling
466: Before the throne of God above
465: Be thou my vision

Our phone-based service, 01294 444201, continues to prove popular – please encourage anyone you know who does not have online access to give it a go. After the brief welcome message plays you have two options – Press 1 for the weekly service, or Press 2 to listen to the Kirkgate: By Request programme first broadcast on Sunday 5th July. A new episode of it will be available next Sunday evening. After a short pause of around 15 seconds, the programmes will start playing.

Sunday Service – 19th July – from our locum

Please click below to listen to the Sunday Service for 19th July by Mr Brian Murray.

You can follow the service by downloading this Order of Service.

This week’s hymns are:
553: Just as I am
MP 181: God forgave my sin
555: Amazing Grace

Our phone-based service, 01294 444201, continues to prove popular – please encourage anyone you know who does not have online access to give it a go. After the brief welcome message plays you have two options – Press 1 for the weekly service, or Press 2 to listen to the Kirkgate: By Request programme first broadcast on Sunday 5th July. There will be a short pause of around 15 seconds, and then the programmes will start playing.

Sunday Service – 12th July – from our locum

Please click below to listen to the Sunday Service for 12th July by Mr Brian Murray.

You can follow the service by downloading this Order of Service.

This week’s hymns are:
130: Ye Servants of God
523: Lord, you have come to the seashore
286: Tell out my soul
(After the benediction, The Blessing – https://youtu.be/PUtll3mNj5U)

Our phone-based service, 01294 444201, continues to prove popular – please encourage anyone you know who does not have online access to give it a go. After the brief welcome message plays you have two options – Press 1 for the weekly service, or Press 2 to listen to the Kirkgate: By Request programme first broadcast on Sunday 5th July. There will be a short pause of around 15 seconds, and then the programmes will start playing.

Sunday Service – 5th July – from our locum

Please click below to listen to the Sunday Service for 5th July by Mr Brian Murray.

You can follow the service by downloading this Order of Service.

This week’s hymns are:
124: Praise to the Lord
Only by Grace (Graham Kendrick)
540: I heard the voice of Jesus say

Our phone-based service, 01294 444201, continues to prove popular – please encourage anyone you know who does not have online access to give it a go. After the brief welcome message plays there will be a short pause of around 15 seconds, and then this week’s service (42 minutes) will start playing.

Please remember that Kirkgate: By Request will ‘broadcast’ here on the website at 7pm tonight, and will be available to listen to for a few weeks at least. To incorporate the new Kirkgate: By Request podcast, a menu system will be added to the phone service later this afternoon – where you’ll need to Press 1 to listen to the weekly service, or Press 2 for the Request programme.

Sunday Service – 28th June – from our locum

Please click below to listen to the Sunday Service for 28th June by Mr Brian Murray.

You can follow the service by downloading this Order of Service.

This week’s hymns are:
129: The Lord is King, lift up your voice
513: Courage, brother, do not stumble
465: Be thou my vision

Our phone-based service, 01294 444201, continues to prove popular – please encourage anyone you know who does not have online access to give it a go. After the brief welcome message plays there will be a short pause of around 15 seconds, and then this week’s service (40 minutes) will start playing. Next week, to incorporate the new Kirkgate: By Request podcast, a menu system will be added to the phone service – where you’ll need to Press 1 to listen to the weekly service, or Press 2 for the Request programme.

If you want a request in next week’s first Kirkgate: By Request podcast then you need to email requests@kirkgatechurch.org.uk by the end of today (Sunday 28th July) – it’s looking like there’s still room to squeeze in a couple of requests if you’re quick! The programme will appear here next Sunday at 7pm, as well as on facebook and the phone service.

As you will have heard on the news, the government has relaxed some of the COVID-19 restrictions applying to churches. Congregations will only be able to reopen their buildings if and when they can safely meet a large set of principles outlined by the Church of Scotland – including enabling social distancing, and cleaning and disinfecting the building after every occasion. As such, it is unlikely that our customary pattern of worship is likely to be permitted in church buildings for quite some time and therefore at present Kirkgate Church will remain closed for the forseeable future.