Worship, Sun 26 May

This morning, alongside worship, we held our Stated Annual Meeting.

Our readings today were:
Ps 67 and Acts 16:1-15

Worship picked up the theme of 'being open':
of God's open-hearted love for humanity;
of the Psalmist's open proclamation of praise to God;
of Paul and his companions being open to God changing their travel plans;
of Lydia being open-minded and wanting to find out more about God;
and as all were open about sharing their faith...

Through allowing themselves to be open to listening for, and to, God, all were blessed by God, and in turn became a source of blessing to others.

During our SAM after worship, the theme of 'being open' was reflected in the many activities the congregation is involved in, the community connections outwith the congregation, and and the willing hands helping to enable us to 'be church' from Wiston to Wanlockhead. The accounts were received by the congregation and our Treasurer, Stuart, was warmly thanked for his work on our behalf, as well as Heather for her excellent Gift Aid work.