This Week’s Announcements
This Sunday (21st December 2025)
11.30am Christmas Family Service. Children's Choir and Youth choir participating. Speaker - John Gamble
6.00pm Prayer Meeting
6.30pm Carols by Lamplight followed by Seasonal Treats in the Church Hall. A collection plate will be available at the door of the Church Hall should you wish to contribute to a Christian charity
This Week:
Wednesday: No prayer Meeting or Midweek Bible Study
Thursday: 10.00am Christmas Day Service
Next Sunday (28th December 2025):
11.30am Rev A Smyth. Phil and Rachel Morgan will contribute to the service - speaking about their work with the Chinese community in Bristol.
6.30pm Rev A Smyth
Dates for Your Diary
There will be no prayer Meeting or Bible Study on Wed 31st Dec
Sun 4th Jan
11.30am New Year Service
6.30pm New Year Communion Service
Tue 6th Jan
7.30pm Kirk Session Meeting
Prayer Points:
‘And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.” Luke 1 v 46-50
On this fourth Sunday of Advent let us pray for a renewal in our lives of knowing God’s everlasting love for us. Pray for a greater desire in our hearts to show this love to others this Christmas time. “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” John 15 v 12,13
Continue to pray for the remaining outreach opportunities that will take place in Carryduff this Christmas. Pray for the Christmas Family Service, Carols by Lamplight Service and Christmas Morning Service. Give thanks for the gifts that God has given to those who will sing, play, read and preach in these services.
Give thanks for the faithfulness of God in Carryduff Presbyterian Church throughout 2025. Pray for God’s guidance, wisdom and blessing upon our church as the new year begins.
Remember in prayer the emergency services in our nation who work continuously to keep our communities safe and to provide urgent medical care to those in need. Pray that they will experience God’s care upon their lives as they work and that they will find time to come together with family and friends this Christmas.
Lift up in prayer our brothers and sisters who are celebrating Your birth in the shadows of fear, violence, and restriction. While many of us gather in safety, we remember those who must meet in secret or who face physical danger for professing Your name.
Please refer also to PCI website https://presbyterianireland.org/prayer
General Announcements:
Pre Loved Books: Please remember our bookshelves in the halls foyer which are well stocked with a variety of Christian literature.
Please browse and borrow, take to keep or take and give away to friends!
Malawi Gift Cards: Malawi Gift cards in lieu of Christmas presents are now available with the money raised going to provide baby milk in Malawi. Such milk is for babies whose mothers have died or are unable to provide breast milk. The powder milk is needed for 6 months until the baby is weaned. A tin of powder milk cost £10 and provides milk for 5 days. Please see Stephanie Crawford or Maurice Patterson for those gift cards.
Heating Requests: if you have any hall or church heating requests please contact Sam Whiteside.
Connect: Connect runs every Thursday morning from 10.30am. We provide tea and coffee, scones, games of pool, armchair aerobics, crafts and many other activities. We also like to sit and chat over a coffee. Why not come along and join in? Everyone will be made very welcome. If you require any further information please speak to Heather Campbell or Danny Todd.
Hall Rota September - December 2025
Opening Rota September 2025 - January 2026
