We warmly welcome everyone to our servicetoday. A special welcome to anyone visiting with us.

Announcements

Thurs10:30amChristmas morning service
Sat11amPost-Christmas walk on Portstewart Strand
Sun11:30amPrayer Meeting
12 noonMorning Service

If you are ill or in hospital, would like some pastoral help or require the services of a minister, please contact Carolyn (07716600671) or Brian Turtle (07711595998) and they will make sure that the appropriate elder, pastoral visitor or minister is informed.

If you would like an announcement to go into the sheet, please could you give it to Carolyn by lunchtime on Thursday. Also, if you are planning an event for your organisation, please could you give the date to Carolyn to go into the church calendar.

Additional Announcements

All are welcome to our evening carol service tonight at 6:30pm.  The choir will be singing, and there will be tea coffee, mince pies and shortbread to follow.  Please feel free to invite family, friends and neighbours.  

On Thursday morning please come along to our Christmas morning service where we will be celebrating the birth of Jesus

On Saturday there will be a walk on Portstewart Strand to work off your Christmas dinner!  If you wish to join, please meet at the beginning of the Strand, where the cars are parked, at 11am.  If you have any questions or need a lift, contact Sam Gibson.

There will be no creche, Bubbles or Children’s church today or on the 28th.  However, the creche room will be available if you need to take younger children out.

There is no Sunday School or Bible Class on the 28th December or the 4th January. 

If you have any outstanding receipts or invoices to be paid, please could you forward them to the finance team by next Sunday 28th Dec, this will allow prompt payment within the current financial year.  Thank you

Coming up…

Thurs 25th Dec – Christmas morning service 

Sat 27th Dec – Post-Christmas walk on Portstewart Strand

Sun 11th Jan – Communion

Tues 13th Jan – PW

Tues 20th Jan – Equip

Tues 27th Jan – Kirk Session

Fri 6th Feb – Half night of prayer

Thurs 19th Feb – Beginning of Christianity Explored Course

Mon 3rd – Fri 7th Aug – Holiday Bible Club 2026

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ORDER OF SERVICE

Welcome and Announcements

Call to worship 

From the Squalor

Opening Prayer

(Lucy Connaughty and Lucy Ewart)

Bible Reading – Isaiah 9:1-7

(Lydia Little and Joseph Maybin)

Sunday School – Heaven’s King

Go tell it on the mountain

(Introduced by Stacy Ewart and Phoebe Little)

What I like about Christmas

(P1-P4)

Offering (Look to the skies)

(Offering collected by members of the Bible Class)

Bible Reading – Luke 1:57-80

Sunday School – Hands

(Introduced by Emily Campbell)

Praise – Hands

Prayer of intercession

(The Gibson Family)

Sing we the song of Emmanuel

Sermon

O come all ye faithful

Benediction