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Join us this Sunday 11am as we continue through Advent, exploring Mary's story and the theme of Peace, at both ministry centres. We look forward to hearing from a few of our young people at the Brightons Ministry Centre. Groups for children and young people are on, as well as prayer times (10.15am BMC, 10.40am SMC). See you there!
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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Thank you all for joining with us tonight all!
Good evening and welcome to Thursday Live Prayer!
Please continue to pray for my ministry here in Kenya we really pass through many challenges like lack of food shelter and clothing for the orphans children I do care for here in Kenya
Amen 💞
Thank you, everyone.
Thursday Live Prayer 5th December 2024
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.
CCL No. 61000 - LOML LE-0018949 - Scottish Charity Number SC001385
WEEKLY LIVE PRAYER: Thursday 5th December, 8.15pm.
Available on all platforms. Listen in or even contribute a wee prayer along with your Upper Braes Parish Church family.
Verse of the day: Luke 1:13 (NIV) - "But the angel said to him: 'Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John"
Last Sunday, we started our sermon series for Advent by looking at when Gabriel visits Zechariah and Zechariah learns that he is to be obedient to God and what God is saying to him
Amen 🙏🏼
The Red Chairs in our Brightons and Slamannan Ministry Centres are our reminder of the Red Chair Event as part of the UN 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence (25 November - 10 December). Click the link for a short video prepared by our team including a prayer focus on GBV
youtu.be/DhQniJ_Qxd0
Great initiative- think the link is missing tho.
On our first Sunday in Advent the messages in both Ministry Centres (Slamannan & Brightons) focused on God knowing us and meeting with us. You can find ways to connect with God over this Advent season, through His Son's church, in our newssheets on our website News page upperbraes.org.uk/news
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 Notices (Judith Norton, Session Clerk)
Gathering Moment: Mission Praise 38 - As we are gathered
Call to Worship
Hymn: Mission Praise 1141 - You’re the Word of God the Father
All Together Time: Prayer and Lord’s Prayer*
Hymn – God’s love is the best love
Scripture Reading: Luke 1:5-25 (Judith Norton)
Message
Prayer for Others (Rev. Monica MacDonald)
Hymn: CH4 355 – You Lord, are both Lamb and Shepherd
Words of Invitation
The Choir: Jesus calls us here to meet Him
The Sacrament of Holy Communion during which we sing
Hymn: Mission Praise 435 - Lord Jesus Christ, You have come to us
Sharing the Peace and Prayer of Thanksgiving
Hymn: Mission Praise 77 - Christ triumphant ever reigning
Benediction and Threefold Amen
(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.
