Welcome to this Service of Worship from Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church
Fifth Sunday of Lent Sunday 3 April at 10.45am
‘For I know the plans I have for you,’
declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper
you and not to harm you, plans to
give you hope and a future.’
Jeremiah 29:11
WELCOME TO MAYFIELD SALISBURY PARISH CHURCH
This congregation is part of the Church of Scotland:
we are Reformed in our understanding of Christian faith,
Presbyterian in how we form our community, and a
member of the worldwide family of the Christian Church.
Whether you are in regular attendance at worship or this
is one of your first visits, you are very welcome as part of
this community and today’s service of worship. God bless
you. If you would like to keep in touch, please complete
the Connection Card on the back page of the printed
order or email
AS A DIVERSE PEOPLE, THE CHURCH GATHERS
TO WORSHIP ALMIGHTY GOD
Organ Voluntaries
Two settings of the Passion Chorale
1. by Piet Kee (1927-2018)
2. by Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Welcome & Church News
The Grace
Preparatory Silence for Worship
Introit - Drop, drop slow tears
Words: Phineas Pletcher (1582 – 1650)
Music: Orlando Gibbons (1583 -1625)
Drop, drop, slow tears, and bathe those beauteous feet,
which brought from heaven the news and Prince of Peace.
Cease not, wet eyes, his mercies to entreat;
to cry for vengeance sin doth never cease.
In your deep floods drown all my faults and fears;
nor let his eye see sin, but through my tears.
Call to Worship
One: Into our worry, into our fear, into our helplessness:
All: May Your Kingdom come
One: Into our thinking, into our praying, into our singing:
All: May Your Kingdom come
One: Into our hearts, into our souls, into our hands:
All: May Your Kingdom come.
We offer our worship, Lord God.
Hymn 715 Behold! the mountain of the Lord
(t. Glasgow)
Behold! the mountain of the Lord
in latter days shall rise
on mountain tops above the hills,
and draw the wondering eyes.
To this the joyful nations round,
all tribes and tongues, shall flow;
up to the hill of God, they'll say,
and to his house we'll go.
The beam that shines from Zion hill
shall lighten every land;
the King who reigns in Salem's towers
shall all the world command.
Among the nations he shall judge;
his judgements truth shall guide;
his sceptre shall protect the just,
and quell the sinner's pride.
No strife shall rage, nor hostile feuds
disturb those peaceful years;
to ploughshares men shall beat their swords,
to pruning-hooks their spears.
No longer hosts, encountering hosts,
shall crowds of slain deplore:
they hang the trumpet in the hall,
and study war no more.
Come then, O house of Jacob! come
to worship at his shrine;
and, walking in the light of God,
with holy beauties shine.
Scottish Paraphrases (18,)1781
Isaiah 2: 2-5
Prayer of Approach, Confession & The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day
our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is
the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Hymn 161 O God, our help in ages past
(t. St Anne) Omitting v5
1 O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
our shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal home!
2 Under the shadow of thy throne
thy saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is thine arm alone,
and our defence is sure.
3 Before the hills in order stood,
or earth received her frame,
from everlasting thou art God,
to endless years the same.
4 A thousand ages in thy sight
are like an evening gone;
short as the watch that ends the night
before the rising sun.
6 O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
be thou our guard while troubles last,
and our eternal home.
Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
Reading Isaiah 43:16 - 21
Read by Sheena McDonald
16 Thus says the LORD,
who makes a way in the sea,
a path in the mighty waters,
17 who brings out chariot and horse,
army and warrior;
they lie down, they cannot rise,
they are extinguished, quenched like a wick:
18 Do not remember the former things,
or consider the things of old.
19 I am about to do a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.
20 The wild animals will honour me,
the jackals and the ostriches;
for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
21 the people whom I formed for myself
so that they might declare my praise.
Anthem - God so loved the world
Words: John 3, 16 - 17
Music: John Stainer (1840 - 1901)
God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that who
so believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. God
sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world but that the
world through Him might be saved
Reading John 12:1 - 8
Read by Sheena McDonald
Mary Anoints Jesus 12 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany,
the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 2 There
they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at
the table with him. 3 Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure
nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was
filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his
disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, 5 ‘Why was this
perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the
poor?’ 6 (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he
was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into
it.) 7 Jesus said, ‘Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it
for the day of my burial. 8 You always have the poor with you, but you do
not always have me.’
Hymn 577 Christ be beside me
(t. Bunessan)
Christ be beside me,
Christ be before me,
Christ be behind me,
King of my heart.
Christ be within me,
Christ be below me,
Christ be above me,
never to part.
Christ on my right hand,
Christ on my left hand,
Christ all around me,
shield in the strife.
Christ in my sleeping,
Christ in my sitting,
Christ in my rising,
light of my life.
Christ be in all hearts
thinking about me,
Christ be in all tongues
telling of me.
Christ be the vision
in eyes that see me,
in ears that hear me,
Christ ever be.
from St Patrick's Breastplate,
8th century adapted James Quinn (b.1919)
Sermon – ‘The Promise of the Future’
Revd Dr Sandy Forsyth
Hymn 502 Take my life, Lord, let it be
(t. Nottingham)
1 Take my life, Lord, let it be
consecrated, glad, and free;
take my moments and my days,
let them flow in ceaseless praise.
2 Take my hands, and let them move
at the impulse of your love;
take my feet, that I may run
bearing news of Christ your Son.
3 Take my voice, and let me sing
always, only, for my King;
take my intellect and use
every power as you shall choose.
4 Take my will -- your will be done,
may my will and yours be one;
take my heart -- it is your own,
it shall be your royal throne.
5 Take my love -- my Lord, I pour
at your feet its treasure-store;
take myself, and I will be
all for you, eternally.
Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879) (alt.)
Prayer for Others
‘United in Prayer for Ukraine’
Christian Aid & Churches Together
in Britain and Ireland
God of all peoples and nations,
Who created all things alive and breathing,
United and whole,
Show us the way of peace that is Your overwhelming presence.
We hold before you the peoples of Ukraine and Russia,
Every child and every adult.
We long for the time
When weapons of war are beaten into ploughshares
When nations no longer lift up sword against nation.
We cry out to you for peace;
Protect those who only desire and deserve to live in security and safety
Comfort those who fear for their lives and the lives of their loved ones
Be with those who are bereaved.
Change the hearts of those set on violence and aggression
And fill leaders with the wisdom that leads to peace.
Kindle again in us a love of our neighbour,
And a passion for justice to prevail and a renewed recognition that we all play a part in peace.
Creator of all hear our prayer
And bring us peace. Make us whole. Amen.
Hymn 465 Be thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart
(t. Slane)
Be thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
naught be all else to me, save that thou art;
thou my best thought in the day or the night,
waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
Be thou my Wisdom, be thou my true Word;
I ever with thee, and thou with me, Lord;
thou my great Father: thine own I would be;
thou in me dwelling, and I one with thee.
Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight;
be thou my dignity, thou my delight,
thou my soul's shelter, and thou my high tower;
raise thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.
Riches I heed not, nor earth's empty praise,
thou mine inheritance, now and always;
thou, and thou only, the first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my treasure thou art.
High King of Heaven, after victory won,
may I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
Irish, 8th century
Closing Responses
Gaelic traditional
One: Everything we have received
All: From you it came, O God
One: Everything for which we hope
All: From your love it will be given
One: Let us go in peace
All: To love and serve you, Lord
Blessing & Threefold Amen
Organ Voluntary
A setting of the Passion Chorale
JS Bach (1685-1750)
NEWS AND INTIMATIONS
THIS MORNING’S CHAMBER GROUP MUSIC The music for the introit is
best known as the five-part madrigal ‘The Silver Swan’ which was suggested
as an anthem following remarks by by SS Wesley: ‘This little piece is not
exceeded by any foreign work of its kind. It should have been an anthem,
as it deserves a better fate than occasional performance by a Madrigal
Society.’ Linking it with Fletcher’s poem contemporary with the
composition of the music works well. The anthem is the central chorus of
Sir John Stainer’s Passiontide oratorio, ‘The Crucifixion.’ He was the
organist at St Paul’s Cathedral and a professor of music at Oxford, and
extremely highly regarded and much performed during his lifetime.
OPEN TO ALL Coffee will be served in the Bill McDonald Hall at the
close of this service. Everyone is very welcome. Single use bio-
compostable cups will be provided but you are encouraged to bring your own cup!
MIDWEEK PRAYERS You are most welcome to attend a time of
peace, prayer and reflection in the church sanctuary, this Tuesday at 10.00am.
PASTORAL CARE If you now would like to have a regular visit or
phone call, please do contact me and I shall arrange that for you. If you
would like to be held in prayer or be one of the people on our confidential
prayer chain. Please do contact me with your prayer request. Please contact
Kay on 07587 043 191 or
LENTEN SWISHING What is this? Swishing is when you exchange
unwanted goods for someone else’s. During Lent the Eco Group would like
to experiment with this for clothes and accessories. Remember that sale
bargain you picked up and will never wear or that Christmas present that is
far too small. Well. if you have such an item, bring it along on Sunday
mornings during Lent and see if there is anything you might exchange it
for. All goods must be scarcely worn and clean and in good condition. If
there is something that catches your eye – please help yourself. No cost is
involved and all leftovers will be delivered to Bethany after Easter. So in
one fell swoop, you get rid of that unwanted item, save a trip to the charity
shop, reduce clothes manufacture and help with re-cycling and reducing
landfill. What could be better? Eco Group
FOREST CHURCH - EMMAUS WALK- SUN 24 APRIL FROM 2.30-5.00pm
We’ll be joining with the Penicuik churches in their Forest Church on the
Sunday after Easter to explore God in nature and walk, talk and be
together. More details to follow, but save the date and any queries at
present, feel free to contact the minister.
CONGRATULATIONS TO our Chamber Group singer, LOUISE
THOMSON who is very soon to become Louise Cunningham! Today will be
her last Sunday for a few weeks while she takes time away for her wedding
and honeymoon. Louise, very best wishes from all at Mayfield Salisbury!!!
ECUMENICAL REAFFIRMATION OF BAPTISMAL VOWS SERVICE
SUNDAY 22 MAY From 2.00pm-4.30pm, St Cuthbert’s is hosting the above
service called ‘Refresh @The Rock’. Drama Kirk and the Church of Scotland
‘Heart& Soul Jazz Band’ will be helping to lead the worship along with the
Moderator, Bishop of Edinburgh and a RC Archbishop/ Ukrainian Bishop.
Various Charities are being invited to set up a wee stall for people to visit in
the St Cuthbert’s Kirkyard [inside if bad weather] and we have been invited
to take part. Refreshments will be provided.
UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AND CHRISTIAN AID’S RESPONSE
We have all been appalled by recent events unfolding in Ukraine. As
conflict intensifies, more than a million people have fled their homes.
Leaving behind jobs, belongings and loved ones, they need shelter, food and water.
Christian Aid is working with partner organisations in the ACT Alliance (a
global faith-based coalition), to offer assistance to Ukraine refugees fleeing
deadly violence. So far, one of their ACT partners has already distributed 28
tonnes of food supplies and other lifesaving essentials to people on the
Ukrainian borders. With your help, they can do much, much more.
Christian Aid is a member of the DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee),
which brings together leading UK aid charities to raise funds quickly and
efficiently in response to large-scale disasters. The UK government has
promised to match donations to the DEC’s Ukraine Appeal up to £20
million. You can reach them: https://donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal
Disasters Emergency Committee, to donate online. Thank you.
VEGAN BAKING Members of the Eco group will be serving samples of
vegan baking for you to enjoy with your coffee after both services today.
Come along for a tasty treat!
THE CHRISTIAN AID TEAM is looking for new members! Christian Aid
exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from
poverty. They work with local partners and communities to fight injustice,
respond to humanitarian emergencies, campaign for change, and help
people claim the services and rights they are entitled to.
At Mayfield Salisbury we support them in a variety of ways, including
fundraising sales and collections, raising awareness of the issues Christian
Aid confronts, and holding special services. We are a friendly bunch who
enjoy working together. If you’d like to join us, please email Kate O’Brien at
LENT AND HOLY WEEK The arrangements for joint services during
Holy Week are that there will be five morning services from Monday 11 to
Friday 15 April held at Craigmillar Park, for 15 minutes from 7.45am
followed by breakfast. There will also be two services in the evening at
7.30pm during Holy Week, being a Maundy Thursday communion service
on 14 April at Priestfield and a Good Friday Tenebrae service on 15 April at
Mayfield Salisbury.
Also on Good Friday there will be a Walk of Witness, with readings and
prayers, from Craigmillar Park to the Methodist Church in Nicolson Square
which will follow the morning service on 15 April.
On Easter morning, we will have a breakfast in the Bill McDonald Hall at
8.30am, incorporating worship, and then a joint service in the sanctuary at
10.30am. On an entirely optional basis, there will also be a walk up
Blackford Hill for the sunrise on Easter morning at 6.00am.
YOUTH UPDATE
Youth Group Sunday 3 April We will be meeting in the Youth Room for an
evening discussing Sabbath and rest, exploring various spiritual practices
and prayer. P6-S1 from 6.00pm-7:00pm; S2-S6 from 7.15pm-8.30pm.
Youth Group Sunday 10 April 3.30pm-5.30pm - All ages Palm Sunday
outing! We will be heading to Doodles Ceramic Workshop in Marchmont to
paint some pottery together! Cost is £8 per youth. Sign-ups are required,
so please get in touch with Hillary for a registration form.
Sunday School Picnic Saturday 14 May - Save the date! The Sunday School
families will be hosting a picnic in the church garden for all young families
and children to attend on Saturday 14 May from 2.00-4.00pm. More details
will be given soon. Please contact Hillary with any initial questions.
PILGRIMAGE TO ST ANDREWS – MAIN DATE: SATURDAY 7 MAY
We’ll be completing the Fife Pilgrim Way to St Andrews in April and May,
having walked the first leg as a congregation from North Queensferry to
Dunfermline Abbey last September. The intention is to have another
congregational pilgrimage day on Saturday 7 May for the final leg from
Ceres to St Andrews, a distance of 9.5 miles. Once more, there will be the
option to walk a shorter section, or to simply join at the end, when we will
gather for a short service and then food and fellowship. In addition, the
minister will be walking the three preceding sections on Mondays in April,
and would welcome any fellow pilgrims along the way! The details are as follows:
• Dunfermline to Cardenden (14 miles) – Monday 11 April
• Cardenden to Kennoway (15 miles) – Monday 18 April (Easter Monday)
• Kennoway to Ceres (8.5 miles) – Monday 25 April
• Ceres to St Andrews (9.5 miles) – Saturday 7 May
EVENING OF PIONEER PRACTICE - JONNY BAKER THURSDAY 5 MAY 7.00PM
In the face of numerical decline in the traditional church denominations,
there is a renewed awareness of the importance of God’s mission in the
world. Do we just need to do the old things better or are we being
challenged to embrace the new: creative, innovative expressions of faith,
rooted in their context, in partnership with traditional forms?
Jonny Baker is Director of Mission Education at the Church Mission Society
in Oxford, and a renowned writer and inspirer on ‘pioneering’ forms of
mission and ministry. He is touring Scotland with musician and artist Gav
Mart – and working with local pioneers – to explore key themes of ‘Pioneer
Practice’, the name of his recent book. Mayfield Salisbury is hosting the
event for Edinburgh and the Lothians – all are welcome. Sign up on
Eventbrite here (cost £3 each) -
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-pioneer-practice-4-7-may-2022-tickets-272673472697
OFFERINGS During this time when Church attendance is restricted, you
may continue to give offerings to support the work of the Church. Please
contact our Freewill Offerings Treasurer, Hugh Somerville on 0131 466 2446
or
have put offerings in the plate during the service to do so at the close of
the service. In the halls entrance and in the vestibule, you will find a bowl or
plate marked ‘Plate Collection’. Regular and one-off donations, are still
possible online through: www.give.net/20311853
Good food for planet and people
Our diet has a big impact on our carbon footprint – food production produces a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions.
What makes a healthy and low-carbon diet? The good news is that it can
be the same thing! Studies consistently indicate that low animal
product/high plant diets are better for both health and the environment.
On a global level, the potential impact of dietary shift is enormous; a recent
study concluded that ‘transitioning toward more plant-based diets could
reduce global mortality by 6–10% and food-related greenhouse gas
emissions by 29–70%’.
Roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human
consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes (and the
associated emissions) — gets lost or wasted. Developed countries waste
almost twice as much food as developing countries, and developed
countries waste more food at retail and consumer level, due to
supermarket quality standards and consumer behaviours. Household waste
costs the average household £470 a year, rising to £700 for a family with children.
Reducing imports from outside Europe of meat, fruit and vegetables can
lower greenhouse gas emissions by 8 – 13%. Buying local will generally
result in a lower carbon footprint, unless food has been produced in a
carbon intensive way, such as heated greenhouses. Buying seasonal and
low impact or organic produce is the best bet.
Three top tips to make a positive change:
1. Eat more plants and fewer animal products
Try eating more veggie meals each week, and especially cut down on red
meat consumption - it has a far larger carbon footprint than any other food.
2. Waste less
We can waste less food by challenging food businesses on their purchasing
standards and waste. And at home, try to plan meals ahead and stick to a
shopping list. Make good use of your freezer and get creative withleftovers.
3. Source food from closer to home, which is seasonal and sustainably grown.
Swap processed, heavily-packaged food such as ready meals for fresh
produce. And if you’re a gardener, why not focus on crops such as green
‘Kenya’ beans or mange tout peas, which grow well here but are often
imported from overseas and packed in lots of plastic?
A recipe to try
Vegan Cottage Pie
This is a favourite family dish which is entirely plant-based and uses veg
which can be sourced locally. It’s also a great way to use up leftover odds
and ends: you could add a blob of pasta sauce, a spoonful of veggie chilli,
or even a drop of homemade soup to the mix. These can all be stored in
your freezer until their time comes to shine. The end result could be your
tastiest pie ever - the only problem is, you may never be able to make it
exactly the same again!
Here’s the basic recipe. Serves 6 or more.
For the base:
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 large onion
1 large leek
300g mushrooms
500g pack veggie mince
2 tbsp tomato purée
large splash of soy sauce
300ml water (or more)
1½ tsp Marmite, or to taste
3 tsp bouillon powder, or vegetable stock cubes to taste
handful of frozen peas
tin green lentils
gravy granules
For the topping:
2k potatoes, boiled and mashed together with:
85g plant-based margarine and a splash of plant milk, plus salt,
pepper and mustard to taste
1. Fry the onion, leek and mushrooms.
2. Add the veggie mince, water, tomato puree, soy sauce, Marmite
and bouillon powder.
3. Simmer for around 15 minutes or until the mince is tender and the
flavours are well-blended. Adjust seasoning to taste, adding more
bouillon/Marmite/tomato puree if you wish.
4. Add the lentils and peas; simmer for a few more minutes.
5. Add a drop more water if necessary. Thicken with gravy granules.
The mixture should be juicy but not too runny.
6. Put the mince mixture into a baking dish, top with the mashed potato
and bake at around 180C/ 350F/gas mark 4, until it’s heated through and
the top is golden brown.
Serve with a good rich gravy and some seasonal vegetables, sourced as
locally as possible – perhaps from the bottom of your garden if you’re
lucky enough to have one!
Copyright Notices
Scripture quotations are from New Revised Standard Version Bible:
Anglicized Edition, copyright © 1989, 1995 National Council of the
Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission.
All rights reserved worldwide.
Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church holds a CCLI Streaming License: #88916
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Forthcoming Deadlines
Order of service for next week: Thursday at 6.00pm.
Next Grapevine: Friday 22 April at 6.00pm.
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