Dunlop Parish Church

Church News

Sunday 23rd December 2018

Minister: Rev. Alison McBrier MA, BD – Tel: 01560 673686

Scottish Charity No: 000447

 ‘Give thanks to the Lord, because He is good’

Morning Worship: Fourth Sunday in Advent - Nativity  'The Well Good News of Christmas'

Praise: One Red Candle, 320                                                 Nativity 306, 315, 304, 310, MP 740

We are pleased to be baptising Isabel Frances Thomas Miller and Aiden Alistair Sinclair Howden this morning.
A warm welcome to family and friends.

You are warmly invited to join us for tea or coffee in the servery area of the church after the service.

Christmas Appeal East Ayrshire Churches Homelessness Action: the last two Sundays we delivered two car loads of beautifully wrapped Christmas gifts, bags of food and cash donations of £255.

Janice Grant, EACHa organiser was delighted as the cash donations from Dunlop paid for 86 temporary accommodation food parcels!
Over 1500 gifts from East Ayrshire Churches will be distributed in time for Christmas.

We appreciate the support this appeal always receives from the congregation and the wider community.

There will be no Wednesday Evening Worship in January - Evening Services will resume on the first Wednesday in February 2019.

Special edition Christmas Cards
featuring two of Dunlop Kirk’s Stained Glass Windows :

The Bell Tower window and The Resurrection window
Both windows were designed by the famous stained glass artist, Gordon Webster.

The cards cost £2 each or £5 for a set of three
(They are also available blank for your own message)

Stained Glass Booklet
The booklet makes a delightful present, easily wrapped and easily posted.
£5 per copy. Available at the Church or by phoning 01560 484846

One Red Candle by Ruth Burgess

(Tune: Frère Jacques)

Each line of this song is repeated.

1.      One red candle

                    Burning slow

                    Advent weeks of waiting

                    Three to go

                    Mary’s waiting

                    Joseph too

                    Waiting for the baby

                    Coming soon

         2.      Two red candles

                  Burning slow

                  Advent weeks of waiting

                  Two to go

                  Wise men watching

                  For a star

                 Going on a journey

                 In the dark

       3.      Three red candles

                Burning slow

               Advent weeks of waiting

               One to go

               Shepherds listening

               In the night

              Will they hear the angels

              Sing tonight?

    4.      Four red candles

             Burning slow

             Soon it will be Christmas

             Not long now.

             We are waiting

             Watching too

            Soon it will be Christmas

            For me and you

Dunlop Kirk – Christmas Services and Events
All warmly welcomed

Sunday - 23 Dec 11.30am - Fourth Sunday in advent Nativity Play.

Christmas Eve: 24 Dec 11.15pm - Watchnight Service in the church.

Carols from 11.15pm; service at 11.30pm

Christmas Day 25 Dec 10.45am – short Family Service in the church.

(Please note this service is earlier than usual)

Sunday – 30 December at 11.30am - worship in the church