Welcome to this Service of Worship
Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
2 October 2022 at 10.45am
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AS A DIVERSE PEOPLE, THE CHURCH GATHERS
TO WORSHIP ALMIGHTY GOD
Organ Prelude
Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in G Major Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Welcome and Church News
The Peace
Preparatory Silence for Worship
Introit: O Lord, Increase Our Faith
Text and music by Henry Loosemore (c. 1605 to 1670)
O Lord, increase our faith,
strengthen us and confirm us in thy true faith;
endue us with wisdom, charity, chastity and patience,
in all our adversities.
Sweet Jesu, say Amen
Call to Worship
From Psalm 66
Leader: Shout out to God, all the earth!
All: Break into joyful songs to the one true God!
Leader: Sing of the glory of His name,
All: …and offer the most magnificent praises!
Leader: Come, let us bless God together!
All: Let us praise the One who watches over us
Leader: The One keeps our feet from stumbling
All: The One who gives us life.
Hymn 147 All Creatures of our God and King
(t. Lasst ns Erfreuen) Verses 1-4 & 7
Prayer of Approach, Praise, Confession and 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 124 Praise to the Lord, The Almighty
(t. Lobe Den Herren)
Reading Psalm 66:1 – 12
Read by Robert Hillenbrand
Praise for God’s Goodness to Israel
1 Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth; 2 sing the glory of his name;
give to him glorious praise. 3 Say to God, ‘How awesome are your deeds!
Because of your great power, your enemies cringe before you. 4 All the
earth worships you; they sing praises to you, sing praises to your name.’
5 Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds among
mortals. 6 He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on
foot. There we rejoiced in him, 7 who rules by his might for ever, whose
eyes keep watch on the nations- let the rebellious not exalt themselves.
8 Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard, 9 who has
kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip. 10 For you, O God,
have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. 11 You brought us into
the net; you laid burdens on our backs;12 you let people ride over our
heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us
out to a spacious place.
Anthem Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
English words: Robert Bridges (1844 to 1930)
Music: J. S. Bach (1685 to 1750)
Jesu, joy of man's desiring,
Holy wisdom, love most bright;
Drawn by Thee, our souls aspiring
Soar to uncreated light.
Word of God, our flesh that fashioned,
With the fire of life impassioned,
Striving still to truth unknown,
Soaring, dying round Thy throne.
Through the way where hope is guiding,
Hark, what peaceful music rings;
Where the flock, in Thee confiding,
Drink of joy from deathless springs.
Theirs is beauty's fairest pleasure;
Theirs is wisdom's holiest treasure.
Thou dost ever lead Thine own
In the love of joys unknown.
Reading St Luke 17:11 - 19
Read by Robert Hillenbrand
Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers
11 On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between
Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him.
Keeping their distance, 13 they called out, saying, ‘Jesus, Master, have
mercy on us!’ 14 When he saw them, he said to them, ‘Go and show
yourselves to the priests.’ And as they went, they were made clean.
15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back,
praising God with a loud voice. 16 He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and
thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus asked, ‘Were not ten
made clean? But the other nine, where are they? 18 Was none of them
found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?’ 19 Then he
said to him, ‘Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well.’
Hymn 180 Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart
(t. Give Thanks)
Sermon
‘Thanks Be To God’
Revd Dr Sandy Forsyth
Hymn 182 Now Thank We All Our God
(t. Nun Danket)
Prayers off Dedication and for Others
Hymn 166 Lord of All Hopefulness
(t. Slane)
Closing Responses
From Psalm 52:8 - 9
Leader: I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God;
All: I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.
Leader: I will hope in Your name, for Your name is good.
All: For what you have done I will always praise You.
Benediction
Three-fold Amen
Doxology Hymn 807 (t. Old 100th)
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
Organ Postlude
Little Prelude and Fugue in G Major J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
This Morning’s Choir Music The short compact and well-crafted 17th
century introit is by Henry Loosemore. Little is known of him other than
that he was organist at King’s College Cambridge. The small amount of his
music that survives was long attributed to Orlando Gibbons. Services had
been suspended during the turbulent period of the Civil war, and
recommenced at Cambridge only after the restoration of the monarchy in
1660, so it was only in the later years of his life that Loosemore’s talents
were able to flourish. The much loved anthem is the closing chorus of
Bach’s Cantata BWV 147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' ('heart and
mind and deed and life') Robert Bridge’s words are loosely based on the
original German. The chorale melody is a simple hymn tune, which the
congregation of the time would have known well. It is decorated by a
running organ prelude against which to chorale tune is set.
NEWS AND INTIMATIONS
1. OPEN TO ALL Coffee and tea will be served in the McDonald Hall at
the close of the Sunday morning services. Everyone is most welcome.
2. YOUNG ADULT (20s-40s) GROUP - SLAINTE. Join us each month as we
gather for community, fellowship & faith exploration. Our next gathering
will be on, Monday 10 Oct, from 7-9pm in the upstairs of the Old
Bell Inn on Ratcliffe Terrace.
3. YOUTH GROUP - Sun. 2 October Faith & Mental Wellbeing Discussion
Night We will be exploring emotions and discussing how our faith can have
a positive impact on our mental wellbeing. P6-S1 from 6:15-7:15pm; S2-S6
from 7:15-8:30pm in the youth room.
4. FOODBANK DONATIONS With the great concern about the cost of
living over the winter, we are re-starting collections of tinned and dried
food (not fresh food) to give to those who will be in need. Most of the food
will be donated to the foodbank which is open on Wednesday afternoons
by our friends at Priestfield Parish Church, run via the Edinburgh Food
Project. Some will be retained here, in case anyone comes to the church
looking for food. If you would like to donate, there will be marked buckets
at the side door for bags of food to be placed in. Thank you!
5. Please support the DEC PAKISTAN FLOODS APPEAL – a message from
Christian Aid. The devastating floods in Pakistan have killed at least 1,100
people, and left more than 6 million in urgent need of humanitarian
assistance. The government of Pakistan has called for international
assistance to provide humanitarian aid, and in response, the Disasters
Emergency Committee (DEC) have launched an emergency appeal.
Christian Aid is not present in Pakistan, so are not responding directly.
Instead they are asking us to support their fellow DEC member charities.
With your prayers and your gifts, will you stand with our global neighbours
in Pakistan?
You can donate:
• Online at www.dec.org.uk/appeal/pakistan-floods-appeal
• By phone on 0330 678 1000.
• By post to Disasters Emergency Committee, PO Box 999, London EC3A 3AA
6. ANNUAL LEAVE Kay McIntosh DCS will be on annual leave from Friday
23 September to Saturday 8 October inclusive.
7. PASTORAL CARE AND THE PRAYER CHAIN During Kay’s annual leave,
all pastoral care matters and requests for the prayer chain are to be sent to
the Revd Dr Sandy Forsyth: 0131 667 1286 -
8. MIDWEEK PRAYERS You are most welcome to attend a time of
peace, prayer and reflection in the church sanctuary, this Tuesday at 10.00am.
9. THURSDAY CLUB resumes this Thursday 6 October at 2.00pm. Each
week, the club will feature a talk followed by tea and fellowship. All are
very welcome!
10. THE NEWMAN ASSOCIATION, EDINBURGH are meeting at Mayfield
Salisbury on Monday 3 October from 7.00pm to 9.30pm. Topic - The
Synod - an evening of presentations and discussion. Speaking will be Fr
John Deighan and Sr Anna Marie McGuan RSM co-ordinators of the
preparation for the Synod of Bishops for the Archdiocese of St Andrews
and Edinburgh, Fr Tom McGill co-ordinator of the preparation for the
Synod of Bishops for the Diocese of Motherwell and Rosa Murray
representing The Scottish Laity Network. All are warmly invited to attend. A
donation of £5 from non-members is requested to cover our costs.
The Newman Association is a national organisation whose members meet
regularly in local ‘circles’ to discuss and develop their understanding of the
Christian faith. Most of us are (Roman) Catholic, but Christians of other
traditions are warmly welcome as Associate Members.
11. JOIN THE CHOIR! It is lovely to have the choir and Chamber Group
back for this Sunday. The numbers of volunteers are dwindling and it would
be great to have some new voices joining us. You would be made very
welcome. We practice for about an hour on Thursday evenings and have a
run through before the 10.45 service on Sunday. While some musical
literacy is useful it is not essential and the expert members of the Chamber
Group provide support and help in learning the music. We rehearse music
for a week two ahead so if you can't manage every rehearsal and Sunday
we would still be glad to see you for what you could manage. If you are
interested or want to find out more speak to our choir leader Walter
Thomson. 0131 662 0405 and
12. PASTORAL CARE If you would like to have a regular home visit or
telephone call from one of our pastoral care team, please contact me and I
will arrange that for you. If you would like to be held in prayer, or would
like us to pray for someone you know, please make your request to Kay. If
you would like to participate in our confidential prayer chain praying for
these requests, please get in touch; prayer chain emails are sent out once a
week. You can email Kay on 07587 043 191 or
13. SOUND DESK SUPPORT It is very important that we have an effective
sound system to support our services. For over 10 years we have been
served by a set of volunteers who each take on operating the sound desk
for one month each year at the 10.45 service. Unfortunately this group has
recently reduced in number and it is unreasonable to have ask those
remaining to increase their involvement. We thus urgently need new
individuals to join the team so that we can continue to provide high quality
sound in the sanctuary. William sets up the system each Sunday (before he
moves over to operate the live streaming) and the sound desk operator
only has to operate the sliders to turn on the microphones for the minister,
lectern reader, pulpit etc. as required. Introduction and training can be
readily provided for individuals who are prepared to join the team.
16. GIVING – QR CODE Today you will see we have added a QR code to
this Order of Service and larger versions near the exit doors. Our Quick
Response code is a handy way of using your smart ‘phone or tablet’s QR
app to link you to our Giving Page. Once you have joined the Giving Page
all the usual protocols and safeguards are still operative.
Restrictions have prevented circulation of the ‘plate’ during services but
those who would have wished to use it may make use of the bowls situated
in the vestibule and halls entrance, at the close of the service. Regular and
one-off donations are possible online at www.give.net/20311853 (scan the
QR code) Or please contact our Freewill Offerings Treasurer, Hugh
Somerville on 0131 466 2446 or
Forthcoming Deadlines
Order of service for next week: Thursday – 6.00pm
Next parish magazine Grapevine: Friday 18 November at 6.00pm
Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church holds a CCLI Streaming License: #88916
Some images from Pixabay under licence.
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and hope to see you again soon.
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