Welcome to this Service of Worship
Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost
9 October 2022 at 10.45am
• PDF Order of Service Download HERE
AS A DIVERSE PEOPLE, THE CHURCH GATHERS
TO WORSHIP ALMIGHTY GOD
Organ Prelude
Andantino César Franck (1822-1890)
Welcome and Church News
Golden Threads Reawakened
Jackie Grant
The Peace
Preparatory Silence for Worship
Introit: Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est
Words: ancient antiphon for Maundy Thursday
Music: Ola Gjeilo (born 1978)
Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.
Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor.
Exultemus, et in ipso iucundemur.
Timeamus, et amemus Deum vivum.
Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero. Amen.
[Where charity and love are, God is there.
Christ's love has gathered us into one.
Let us rejoice and be pleased in Him.
Let us fear, and let us love the living God.
And may we love each other
with a sincere heart. Amen.]
Call to Worship
Leader: This is the day that the Lord has made.
All: This is the time for our thanks and praise
Leader: God of all, bread of heaven, living water
All: We come as the hungry, to feed on Your Word
Leader: We come as the thirsty, to drink of Your love
All: We come as the faithful, to worship Your name
Hymn 715 Behold the Mountain of the Lord
(t. Glasgow)
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 132 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
(t. St Denio - Joanna)
Reading Jeremiah 31:31 – 34
Read by Sheena McDonald (OT p746)
A New Covenant
31 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new
covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 32 It will not
be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them
by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they
broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord.
33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after
those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it
on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34
No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, ‘Know the
Lord’, for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,
says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.
Anthem - Cantique de Jean Racine
Text: Jean Racine (1639 to 1699)
Music: Gabriel Fauré (1845 to 1924)
Verbe, égal au Très-Haut, notre
unique espérance,
Jour éternel de la terre et des cieux ;
De la paisible nuit nous rompons le silence,
Divin Sauveur, jette sur nous les yeux !
Répands sur nous le feu de ta grâce puissante,
Que tout l'enfer fuie au son de ta voix ;
Dissipe le sommeil d'une âme languissante,
Qui la conduit à l'oubli de tes lois !
O Christ, sois favorable à ce peuple fidèle
Pour te bénir maintenant rassemblé.
Reçois les chants qu'il offre à ta gloire immortelle,
Et de tes dons qu'il retourne comblé !
[O Word, equal of the Most High,
Our sole hope, eternal day of earth and
the heavens,
We break the silence of the peaceful night.
Divine Saviour, cast Thine eyes upon us!
Shed the light of Thy mighty grace upon us.
Let all Hell flee at the sound of Thy voice.
Dispel the slumber of a languishing soul
That leads it to the forgetting of Thy laws!
Christ, look with favour upon your faithful people
Now gathered here to praise you;
Receive hymns offered to your immortal glory;
May they go forth filled with your gifts.]
Reading St Luke 18:1 - 8
Read by Sheena McDonald (NT p78)
Parable of the Widow and the Unjust Judge
18 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not
to lose heart. 2 He said, ‘In a certain city there was a judge who neither
feared God nor had respect for people. 3 In that city there was a widow
who kept coming to him and saying, “Grant me justice against my
opponent.” 4 For a while he refused; but later he said to himself, “Though I
have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, 5 yet because this widow
keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice, so that she may not wear me
out by continually coming.”
6 And the Lord said, ‘Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7 And will not
God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he
delay long in helping them? 8 I tell you, he will quickly grant justice to
them. And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?
Hymn 189 Be Still for the Presence of the Lord
(t. Be Still)
Sermon
‘Keep On Keeping On’
Revd Dr Sandy Forsyth
Hymn 546 Prayer is the Soul’s Sincere Desire
(t. Belmont)
Prayers of Dedication and for Others
Hymn 161 O God our Help in Ages Past
(t. St Anne) Verses 1 - 3 & 6
Closing Responses
Leader: May the grace of God uphold us,
All: the strength of God flow through us
Leader: the peace of God surround us,
All: and the love of God sustain us
Benediction & Threefold Amen
Hymn 786 May the God of Peace Go with Us
(t. Ae Fond Kiss)
Organ Postlude
Little Prelude and Fugue in F Major J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
This Morning’s Choir Music The introit is a contemporary piece of 2001
by the Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo now working in the United States,
and who is building a reputation for producing accessible but inventive
choral music. The piece draws its inspiration for the Gregorian chant
tradition, the opening phrases being for single voices or in unison.
Harmony is introduced as the work progresses.
The much loved anthem by Fauré was composed by him as a student
and won first prize in a school of church music in Paris. It shows early
signs of his melodic facility and is a precursor of the famous Requiem.
The opening tune is introduced in the long organ introduction over a
running triplet figure, before it is taken up by the parts of the choir in
sequence. A further instrumental passage leads to a more unsettled
second verse before a reprise of the opening theme for the third verse
and a quiet contemplative close.
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. THURSDAY CLUB continues on Thursday at 2.00pm. This week, we
will have the ‘Edinburgh Quiz’ – with prizes! This will be followed by tea
and fellowship. All are very welcome!
3. YOUNG ADULT (20s-40s) GROUP - SLAINTE. Monday 10
October 7-9pm in the upstairs of the Old Bell Inn on Ratcliffe Terrace.
Join us each month as we gather for community, fellowship and faith
exploration. Our next meetings will be on Mon 7 Nov, and Wed 7 Dec.
4. YOUTH GROUP SUNDAY 9 OCTOBER Christian Aid Service Night!
We will welcome a visitor from Christian Aid to learn more about the
organisation and the work that they are involved in, as well as creating
some posters for the upcoming CA lunch at MSPC! All ages are invited
from 6:15-8:00pm in the youth room.
5. 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!
6. GOLDEN THREADS REAWAKENED From a box of golden threads
that lay unopened for 70 years came an inspiring story that has been
translated into a tapestry with a powerful message which resonates with
what is happening in our world today. Themes of refugee travel and
survival, avoiding conflict, reaching out, building bridges and seeking to
make the world a better place are imagined in this creative piece woven
and collated by seventeen local women. The Golden Threads
Reawakened can be seen in the vestibule during October.
7. MIDWEEK PRAYERS You are most welcome to attend a time of
peace, prayer and reflection in the church sanctuary, this Tuesday at 10.00am.
8. MEDICINE BLISTER PACKS The Eco group have long been pursuing
the issue of recycling the blister packs which contain medication -
anything from prescribed medication to Paracetamol. Some previous
information retaking blister packs to Superdrug turned out to be
inaccurate (it's only Superdrug Pharmacies which do this.) We now have
a link via Priestfield Church which sends blister packs to Haddington for
forwarding to a firm which recycles. Blister packs can be collected in a
box (labelled) in the Entrance Hall
9. 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.
• Post: Disasters Emergency Committee, PO Box 999, London EC3A 3AA
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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.
13. 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.
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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Welcome!
We are glad to see you worship with us today
and hope to see you again soon.
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