Welcome to Old High St Stephen's Church, Inverness

Month: June 2025

OHSS Sunday Service – 29 June 2025

Minister : Rev James Bissett

Music : Louis Jones

Reader : Christine Mackenzie

Welcome and Intimations

Call to Worship

Hymn 489 : Come Down o Love Divine

Prayer

Introductory Thought

Hymn 532 : lord You have Come to the Seashore

Reading :         Luke 9 :51-62

Hymn 50 (Psalm 78) : The Praise of the Lord our God

Sermon

Hymn 195 : Here to the House of God We Come

Prayer

Hymn 250 : Sent by the Lord am I

Benediction

Funeral Announcement – Mrs Alison Rose Burgess (MacKay)

Mrs Burgess, of Darnaway Road, died on Sunday 22 June 2025 at home.

The funeral service will be held at St Stephen’s Church, Southside Road Inverness, IV2 4XA on Monday 7 July 2025 at 9.30am.

Further details from the funeral director Messrs D Chisholm & Sons (01463) 712255.

OHSS Sunday Service 22 June 2025

Welcome and Intimations

Minister : Rev James Bissett

Music : Alyn Ross

Reader : Derick Robertson

Introit

Call to Worship

Hymn 510 Jesus Calls us Here to Meet Him

Prayer

Introductory Thought

Hymn 530 one More Step along the World I go.

Reading 1 Kings 19:1-15a
               Galatians 3:23-29

Hymn 32 (Psalm42) As Pants the Heart for Cooling Streams

Sermon

Hymn 718 We Cannot Measure How You Heal

Prayer

Hymn 706 For the Healing of the Nations

Benediction

OHSS Sunday Service – 15 June 2025

Minister : Rev Tommy MacGregor

Music : Pam McCulloch

Reader : Malcolm Steven

Welcome and Intimations

Introit –  CH4 65: Jubilate everybody

Call to Worship:

M:   We have come to worship God, the living God,

All:      Who calls prophets and teachers to bear witness.

M:   We have come to praise God, the almighty God,

All:      Who answers the forces of hatred and hurt with the power of grace.

M:    We have come to worship God, all-gracious God,

All:      Who chooses even you and me,

           to receive and carry the Word of life and hope.

           All glory to God! AMEN

Hymn: CH4 63: All people that on earth do dwell

Prayer of approach

Sermon introduction to the Trinity

Hymn CH4 132: Immortal, Invisible, God only wise

Reading       John 15:26-27; 16:4-7 & 12-15

Hymn: CH4 619/620: Spirit of the living God (Sung as one hymn)

Sermon: The Trinity

Hymn: CH4 161 O God our help in ages in past

Prayer of intercession & Lord’s Prayer

Hymn CH4 154: O lord my God, when I in awesome wonder

Benediction

Funeral Announcement – Mrs Mary Home

Peacefully in Raigmore Hospital on Thursday 5th June 2025, Mary Macaulay Home (nee MacDonald), aged 80 years, Inverness and formerly Carloway, Isle of Lewis (retired staff nurse).

Beloved wife of the late Peter Home, much loved mum of John and Mhairi, devoted gran of Sean, Carla, Eilidh and Scott and great gran of Leon and Luisa, also loving mother-in-law of Shona and Michael.

Funeral Service on Tuesday 17th June 2025 at 12 noon in Inshes East Church, Inverness; thereafter to Kilvean Cemetery. All welcome to attend. No flowers please. Donations in memory of Mary towards Mòd Ionadail Inbhir Nis (Inverness local mod) may be given at the door. Livestream available on church website.

OHSS Sunday Service 8 June 2025

Minister : Rev Susan Cord

Music : Ron Stevenson

Reader : Janet Robertson

Welcome and Intimations

Call to Worship

Hymn 608          Spirit of truth and grace

Prayer and Lord’s prayer

Introductory thought

Hymn 593          She sits like a bird, brooding on the waters

Readings             Genesis 11:1-9

                                Acts 2:1-21

Hymn 600          Spirit of God, unseen as the wind

Sermon

Hymn 616          There’s a spirit in the air

Prayer

Hymn 622          We sing a love that sets all people free

Benediction

St Stephen’s Church – Choral Music on 17 June 2025

We invite you to a beautiful choral evening taking place in an atmospheric church. This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy enchanting music in a stunning setting and share a memorable experience with the community.

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OHSS Sunday Service – 1 June 2025

Minister : Rev James Bissett

Music : Andrew Stevenson

Reader : Roy Pederson

Welcome and Intimations

Introit

Call to Worship

Hymn 449 : Rejoice! the Lord is King

Prayer

Introductory Thought

Hymn 624 : In Christ There is no East or West

Reading :         Acts 16 : 16-34

Hymn 61 : Oh Sing a New Song to the Lord

Sermon

Hymn 479 : View The Present through the promise

Prayer

Hymn 519 : Love divine, all loves excelling

Benediction

There will be a short service at Southside Nursing Home following this service.

OHSS June 2025 Newsletter

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