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On Sunday we experienced some technical issues at Brightons Worship Centre and were unable to live stream our worship service. We have a recording that we will make available in the next couple of days by posting here.
The messages from Gayle Miller (Brightons) and Donald Meek (Slamannan) highlighted walking in the light, in obedience to God and the blessings we know in that.
Our newssheet (this week from Brightons) includes all our activities over the coming week.
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As we continue integration within the Union, we'd like to help members with email access from Slamannan, Muiravonside or Blackbraes and Shieldhill to subscribe to our e-news. This comes out occasionally, covers items already in the news sheet, and be a helpful reminder, or an early notice of events.
If you wish to be added to the e-news, then please go to this website and complete the form:
upperbraes.org.uk/enews
There is also the option to receive prayer updates/requests.
Join us this Sunday 11am at both ministry centres as we continue in our new teaching series on the letter of 1 John, as well as mark the retirement of Ian Baillie, our Pastoral Assistant of the last 6 years. Sunday groups for children and young people restart, and our prayer times continue (10.15[B], 10.40[S]).
Join us as we gather for live prayer online! Watch via our YouTube channel and Facebook page as members of our congregation take your prayer requests and pray for them live. Let us know ideas for prayer requests in the Live Chat.
Another option is to join our "Brightons Church Prayer" Zoom Room, where you can say a prayer out loud and others on the YouTube live stream will also hear it!
Please contact us via the church email address or Facebook page to get the login details for the Zoom prayer room.
HERE ARE SOME TIPS FOR JOINING THE ZOOM ROOM:
(1) Should you be watching on YouTube whilst you call the Zoom Room, please MUTE YouTube as otherwise we might get feedback and/or you might get distracted by the time delay or by your voice.
(2) Please do SPEAK UP when you pray, so that you are clearly heard by everyone else.
(3) Please make sure your mobile is not on "speaker phone" setting for the Zoom call, as it might also generate feedback.
(4) Once you are finished your prayer, you can end your call or stay on the line to hear the other prayers and/or pray again.
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Thanks for being with us tonight, everyone! God bless you all
Welcome Jill, Jean, Pat, George, Marion
Do let us know if you are joining us
Amen
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Amen! Blessings on you all in 2025.
Good evening and welcome to the first TLP of 2025!
Welcome Caroline
Evening everyone!
Good evening
Hello, everyone!
A final reminder of tonight’s Live Prayer Session starting at 8.15pm, available on all platforms. 🙏=💪.THURSDAY LIVE PRAYER SESSION: 8.15pm, available on all platforms.
It’s the start of a New Year and our first as the newly formed Upper Braes Parish Church. What a great opportunity so why not start it the right way and join our weekly prayer session from the comfort of your own home.
You can either listen in or contribute a wee prayer of your own at the time or even submit one in advance to info@upperbraes.org.uk which can be read out for you.
THURSDAY LIVE PRAYER SESSION: 8.15pm, available on all platforms.
It’s the start of a New Year and our first as the newly formed Upper Braes Parish Church. What a great opportunity so why not start it the right way and join our weekly prayer session from the comfort of your own home.
You can either listen in or contribute a wee prayer of your own at the time or even submit one in advance to info@upperbraes.org.uk which can be read out for you.
VERSE OF THE DAY: Today's verse comes from the passage Rev Monica preached from last Sunday
"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin" 1 John 1:7 (NIV)
Amen 🙏🏼
Our messages on Sunday at Brightons and Slamannan Ministry Centres were based on 1 John 1 - Jesus is the light of the world; the light that conquers darkness; walk in His light. As things start up again after the Christmas break check our our newssheet (this week from Slamannan) for ways we might help you walk in that light. tinyurl.com/36fb7sk9
Welcome to the livestreamed service from the Brightons Ministry Centre of Upper Braes Parish Church in Falkirk, led this week by Rev. Monica MacDonald.
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Order of Service
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(Organ playing beforehand with notices)
Welcome and Intimations (Jean Meekm, Depute Session Clerk)
Gathering Moment / Mission Praise 38 - As we are gathered, Jesus is here
Call the Worship (Rev. Monica MacDonald)
Hymn: MP 491 ~ O Come all ye faithful
All together time
Hymn: Mission Praise 116 ~ Down from His Glory
Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer (Rev. Monica MacDonald)
Choir: Mission Praise 50 ~ Be still for the presence of the Lord
From Scripture : 1 John Ch 1 vs 1 to 1 John Ch 2 vs 2 (Lesley Mann)
Hymn: Mission Praise 210 ~ Hark the glad sound
Message (Rev. Monica MacDonald)
Hymn: Mission Praise 94 ~ Come let us sing of a wonderful love
Prayer for others (Annabella Nimmo)
Hymn: Mission Praise 656 (i) ~ The Lord is King! Lift up thy voice
Benediction and Threefold Amen
Doxology: Oh may the God of heaven above walk with us every day
(Music with notices playing afterwards)
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A video and written summary of the message will be uploaded to the "Sermons" page of our website:
www.upperbraes.org.uk/sermons/
Note: For copyright reasons, portions of this video might be muted on some platforms for replay views.
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Music: www.bensound.com.
Prayers and support for my orphanage here in Kenya we really have some challenges like lack of food shelter and clothing and lack of clean water