Starts at 10 am
Morning Service
Gowrie Primary School
Our morning service commences at 10:00 am on a Sunday and concludes at around 11:30 am. The typical structure is:
- Welcome
- Songs
- Prayer
- Church news
- Bible reading
- Pastoral prayer
- Children’s talk
- Children’s song
- Song
- Bible reading
- Bible Talk
- One or two songs
Children
Sunday school
During school term, older kids (school yrs 4 – 6) meet when the announcements (i.e. church news) start and then rejoin for the Bible Talk. Younger kids (school yrs K – 3) leave after the children’s song to another room for Sunday School. A creche area with safe ministry approved carers and toys is also available for babies and toddlers.
Communion
The Lord's Supper
The Lord’s Supper takes place as part of the service every two months.
Roles and responsibilities
Roles
For any given week, the following roles are performed by different members of the congregation:
- Service Leader
- Music, led by two or three singers and four or five musicians
- Pastoral Prayer
- Bible readings
- Children’s talk
- Bible talk, predominately by the pastors but on occasion by lay leaders.