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Our Aims:
At Bushvale Presbyterian Church we want to worship the one, true, living God,
and reach out with the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the local community. We
desire to provide opportunity for worship, fellowship, service and
spiritual growth. We try to teach, train and equip God's people to serve
Him better. Here is a flavour of how we seek to achieve this.
Sunday Services
Congregational life centres on the Sunday Services. These are held:
September-June: 12.00 noon
July & August: 11.00 am
During services there are normally 5 singings, from the Psalter, the
Church Hymnary (3rd Ed.), "Glory to God", and any other choruses
and songs as appropriate. There are normally 2 Scripture Readings (one from
the Old and one from the New Testament). There is opportunity for public
and private prayer, a "children's address" and an expository
Sermon.
Our worship is aided by a multimedia projector and more recently the
praise group, which consists of singers, pianist, guitars, violin, flute,
saxophone and clarinet. (in various combinations!)
Evening services are held on special occasions, including Communion,
Harvest Thanksgiving, Christmas and "Young People’s Day"
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper (Communion) is held on the last
Sundays of April and October each year, and also on the first Sunday of
January. It is also held informally on the evening of Good Friday.
A “Midweek Meeting” for Bible Study, prayer and
fellowship is held most Wednesday evenings in the Committee Room.
Other Activities
 Sunday
School
Bushvale Sunday School
is held each Sunday from 11.00 am,
and is for boys and girls of primary school age and above. There is also
Bible Class for boys and girls of secondary school age. There are currently
44 boys and girls on the roll. The teaching staff include Rev. Crowe
(Senior Bible Class), Mark Adams, Rachael Crowe, Jennifer Stevenson, Glenda
Wasson (Superintendent) and Elaine Wilson.
As well as the regular Sunday classes, an annual outing is held, and also a
party at Christmas.
"King's
Club"
This is for young
people aged 5-11, and is held on a Wednesday evening from 6.30-7.30 pm.
Jesus is the "King", and this is the club for those young people
who want to learn more about him!
 Youth
Fellowship
Youth fellowship is for
anyone aged 13+, and is run in co-operation with our neighbouring
congregation of Roseyards. About 20 young people meet each Sunday evening
for fellowship, praise, study and fun.
 Presbyterian
Women's Association
The P.W.A. at Bushvale
was founded in 1957, and celebrated its 40th anniversary in 1997. The
current President (2005-2007) is Mrs. Honor
Crowe. PWA meets on the second Tuesday night of each month.
Bowling
Club
Bushvale Bowling Club
(indoor bowls), at their own admission, would be more for fun than for
serious competition. However, friendly competition is held, both within the
membership, and with other churches of all denominations within the
locality. The Captain is Keith Rankin.
Bushvale Newsletter
The Newsletter has been
running now for a couple of years and we want to thank Mrs. Elaine Wilson
for taking on the role of editor. The newsletter comes out every 3 or 4
months and contains information on Church activities, upcoming events,
recipes, interviews, fun pages and lots more. If you wish to contribute
anything towards the Newsletter please contact Mrs. Elaine Wilson.
Ladies’
Keep Fit
The Ladies’ Keep
Fit has been running now for a few weeks and is for ‘ladies’ of
any age! Activities range from walking to aerobics to line dancing and much
more. Why not bring a friend and come along for some fun!
Men’s
Fellowship Group
Men’s Fellowship
Group is again another new group. If you are over 18 why not come along for
some fun and fellowship.
*AS WITH ALL THE ABOVE GROUPS, PLANS AND ACTIVITIES COULD POSSIBLY
VARY FROM MEETING TO MEETING. PLEASE CHECK IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT SHEET AND
NEWS UPDATE LINK EACH WEEK*
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