St. Mark's Church is a member of the Scottish Episcopal Church within the Anglican Communion.

You can find us in the Murray area of East Kilbride, Scotland.

We're just opposite Kwikfit, near the Murray Roundabout at 1 Telford Road, Murray, East Kilbride. G75 0HN

We try to be an inclusive, modern, Eucharistic, catholic congregation and we would like to welcome you to come and join us.

Worship Next Sunday

St. Mark’s Prayer for Vision

Heavenly Father, you created us and redeemed us; day by day You sustain and love us; we pray for Your guidance upon us and seek Your will for this congregation. Pour Your Spirit upon us we pray. Give us ears to listen, eyes to see and hearts of courage, so that empowered by the hope You give us and working together in love, we may faithfully follow Your will for us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Introductory Hymn

Processional Hymn

Sentence

Answer me when I call, O God, defender of my cause; have mercy on me and her my prayer. (Ps. 4:1;)

Collect

Almighty God, you have created the heavens and the earth, and ourselves in your image. Teach us to discern your hand in all your works and to serve you with reverence and thanksgiving; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Gloria: GE

OLD TESTAMENT READING:

Jeremiah 11: 18 - 20  

11:18 It was the LORD who made it known to me, and I knew; then you showed me their evil deeds. 19 But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. And I did not know it was against me that they devised schemes, saying, "Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will no longer be remembered!" 20 But you, O LORD of hosts, who judge righteously, who try the heart and the mind, let me see your retribution upon them, for to you I have committed my cause.

Psalm 54

Refrain:          The Lord sustains my life.

54:1 Save me, O God, by your name, and vindicate me by your might. 2 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

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3 For the insolent have risen against me, the ruthless seek my life; they do not set God before them.4 But surely, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.

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5 He will repay my enemies for their evil. In your faithfulness, put an end to them. 6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good.

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7 For he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and shall be for ever. Amen.

NEW TESTAMENT: James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a

3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be boastful and false to the truth. 15 Such wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish. 16 For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. 18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace. 4:1 Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you? 2 You want something and do not have it; so you commit murder. And you covet something and cannot obtain it; so you engage in disputes and conflicts. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.

Gradual Hymn

Alleluia! Alleluia

Let the little children come to me, says the Lord, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. (Mark 10:14;)

Alleluia!

GOSPEL:   Mark 9: 30 - 37

9:30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; 31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again." 32 But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him. 33 Then they came to Caper'naum; and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you arguing about on the way?" 34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest. 35 He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all." 36 Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, 37 "Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me."

Offertory Hymn

Eucharistic Prayer I

Sanctus: GE

Communion Hymns

Post-Communion Sentence

Remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age, says the Lord.           (Matt:28.20;)

Post Communion Prayer 24a.

Prayer after Communion

Ruler of the universe, all creation yearns for its fulfilment in your Son. May we who have shared in holy things grow into maturity in him. This we ask in the name of the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Blessing

The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord: and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen

Final Hymn

Notices:

Wednesday: Holy Communion 10.30 am.

Saturday: Car Boot Sale: 2-4pm.

Next Sunday: Sung Eucharist 10.30 am.

Healing Service

Church Decorating: 6^th October

Harvest Thanksgiving: 7^th October

AGM Reports: Please will everyone responsible for any group or activity within the congregation submit a report of the annual activities which will be included in the AGM papers. (by the end of September please)

Regular Social Life at St.Mark's

Last Saturday of the Month:           Coffee Morning 10 am.- Noon

2nd and 4th Thursday of the Month  Friendship Circle 2 - 3.30 pm.

Every two Months on a Friday          Quiz Night

Annually                                       Burn's Supper

                                                  Murder Mystery Dinner

                                                  Harvest Thanksgiving in October

                                                  St. Andrew's-tide Ceilidh

Seasonal Festivals                          Holy Week and Easter Services

                                                  Christmas Carol Service

                                                  Christmas Midnightmas

Church Hall

Sunday                Coffee and Tea after Worship 10.30 am.

                          Studio32 Drama School 2 pm

                          East Kilbride Wargames Group 6 pm

Monday                Zumba 7 pm.

Tuesday               Baby Yoga NHS 10 am. - Noon

                          Studio32 Evening

Wedensday           Coffee and Tea after Worship 10.30 am.

                          Studio32 Evening

Thursday              Friendship Circle Afternoon

                          Studio32 Evening

Friday                  Church Social Nights

Satruday              Slimming World 10 am - 1 pm.

                          Coffee Mornings