Welcome to this Service of Worship
Sacrament of Baptism of
Eilidh Georgia Mackay
Sunday 30 October 2022 at 10.45am
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AS A DIVERSE PEOPLE, THE CHURCH GATHERS
TO WORSHIP ALMIGHTY GOD
Organ Prelude
When the Saints go marching in, Rebecca Groom te Velde (b. 1956)
All Saints, David Thorne (b. 1950)
Welcome and Church News
The Peace
Preparatory Silence for Worship
Introit - O quam gloriosum
Words: Antiphon at first Vespers for the feast of All Saints
Music: Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 to 1611)
O quam gloriosum est regnum,
in quo cum Christo gaudent omnes Sancti!
Amicti stolis albis,
sequuntur Agnum, quocumque ierit.
O how glorious is the kingdom
in which all the saints rejoice with Christ,
clad in robes of white
they follow the Lamb wherever he goes.
Call to Worship
From Luke 19:1-10
Leader: With Zacchaeus and the pressing crowds,
All: We look to see Jesus.
Leader: With the lonely and the lost,
All: We look to see Jesus.
Leader: With those seeking meaning and forgiveness,
All: We look to see Jesus.
Leader: Walk with us to that viewpoint, Lord
All: As we worship you today
Hymn 103 Fill Your Hearts with Joy and Gladness
(t. Rhuddlan)
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.
Sacrament of Baptism of
Eilidh Georgia Mackay
The Aaronic Blessing – Hymn 796
The Lord bless you and keep you:
The Lord make His face to shine upon you,
and be gracious unto you
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace
Hymn 530 One More Step Along the World I Go
(t. Southcote)
Young people can leave for activities at Young Church
Reading Psalm 119:137 - 144
Read by Kay McIntosh DCS (OT p581)
137 You are righteous, O LORD, and your judgements are right. 138 You
have appointed your decrees in righteousness and in all faithfulness. 139
My zeal consumes me because my foes forget your words. 140 Your
promise is well tried, and your servant loves it. 141 I am small and
despised, yet I do not forget your precepts. 142 Your righteousness is an
everlasting righteousness, and your law is the truth. 143 Trouble and
anguish have come upon me, but your commandments are my delight. 144
Your decrees are righteous for ever; give me understanding that I may live.
Anthem: Let us now praise famous men
Words: Ecclesiasticus 44
Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 to 1958)
Let us now praise famous men and our fathers that begat us such as did
bear rule in their kingdoms men renowned for their power leaders of the
people by their counsel and by their knowledge such as found out musical
tunes and recited verses in writing All these were honoured in their
generation and for the glory of our times but some there be which have no
memorial who have perished as though they have never been. Their bodies
are buried in peace but their name liveth for evermore.
Reading St Luke 19:1 - 10 Read by Kay McIntosh DCS (NT p79)
Jesus and Zacchaeus 19 [Jesus] entered Jericho and was passing through it.
2 A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax-collector and was
rich. 3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he
could not, because he was short in stature. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed
a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way.
5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus,
hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.’ 6 So he hurried
down and was happy to welcome him. 7 All who saw it began to grumble
and said, ‘He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.’ 8 Zacchaeus
stood there and said to the Lord, ‘Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will
give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back
four times as much.’ 9 Then Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to
this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man
came to seek out and to save the lost.’
Hymn 533 Will You Come and Follow Me?
(t. Kelvingrove)
Sermon
‘Zacchaeus – Repented, Included, Changed’
Revd Dr Sandy Forsyth
Hymn 555 Amazing Grace
(t. Amazing Grace)
Prayers for Others
Hymn 740 For All the Saints
(t. Sine Nomine) Verses 1-2, 6-8
Closing Responses - From Luke 19:1-10
Leader: You can heal,
All: Christ has touched you.
Leader: You can love,
All: Christ has sought you.
Leader: You can give yourself away.
All: Christ has called you.
Leader: You can break the barriers from which others suffer.
All: Christ has visited your house.
Leader: Christ is in you and around you.
All: Christ will set you free.
Benediction and Threefold Amen
Organ Postlude
For All the Saints, arr. Wilbur Held (1914-2015)
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THIS MORNING’S CHOIR MUSIC ‘O quam Gloriosum’ by the Spanish
Renaissance composer Victoria is a dramatic (albeit restrained) setting of a
text for All Saints. After a joyful, largely chordal, opening, the composer
underlays the simple upper setting of ‘gaudent’ (they rejoice) with waves of
running sound. He then employs inventive text painting on ‘sequuntur’
(they follow’) as the vocal entries imitate each other in succession. We are
currently celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Ralph Vaughan Williams, one
if the foremost composers of the Twentieth century. His anthem is a
unison song written over a constant marching accompaniment which only
relents briefly for the words ‘Their bodies are buried in peace.’ This piece
also uses key changes, sometimes quite extreme, to carry the text.
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NEWS AND INTIMATIONS
0 - NEW COLLEGE FESTIVAL OF BOOKS AND BELIEF The New College Festival of
Books & Belief will take place between Thursday 3 and Saturday 5 November
in the Assembly Hall on The Mound, with many authors and playwrights
speaking, including Rowan Williams, S.J. Parris and James Robertson. For the
full programme and tickets, pick up a flyer at the rear door of the church, or
visit https://www.ed.ac.uk/divinity/new-college-festival/about-us
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. CELEBRATORY SERVICE FOR BOB MAIDEN – our good friend Bob,
husband of Pamela Molyneaux, passed away a few weeks ago. A
celebratory, thanksgiving service for his life will be held at Bob’s home
church, Colinton Parish Church, on Saturday 10 December at 2.30pm,
followed by refreshments. Pamela would like to extend an open invitation
to friends from Mayfield Salisbury to be there – you’d be very welcome.
3. FUNERAL SERVICE FOR IRENE SCOTT Irene was a longstanding
member of Salisbury Church and then Mayfield Salisbury after the union,
and a regular worshipper at our 0930 service. Having passed away last
week, her funeral service will be held at 10am on Thursday 3 November in
the church, followed by a committal at Craigmillar Castle Park Cemetery at
11am. All friends are welcome. Please keep in your prayers her husband
John, daughters Shona and Sheila, and the wider family.
4. THURSDAY CLUB continues on Thursday at 2.00pm. This week, there
will be a piano recital and singalong with Susan Wooding - followed by tea
and fellowship. All are very welcome!
5. ANNUAL LEAVE Hillary Leslie, Youth Worker will be on annual from 17
October to 5 November inclusive.
6. THE WILDLIFE AND ENVIRO-NMENTAL SOCIETY OF MALAWI
Celebrating 75 years supporting schools and community conservation in
Malawi. Buy our 2023 calendar and support us! Price £11.50 (or £14.00 incl
p+p) Top quality design and print Superb photos Special offer on note
cards. Pack of 5 stunning A6 notecards with envelopes £3.50 if purchased
with calendar £15 for Calendar + 1 pack notecards. Sold by the Friends of
WESM Blantyre
Watkinson 0131 667 6360
7. GIFT SERVICES - SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2022 The congregation
donates to six major recipients and an idea of the needs of two of them are
listed below.
Salvation Army in North Edinburgh Toys and gifts suitable for children
from babyhood to teens are most welcome. Headphones, footballs, football
accessories, toiletries, age-appropriate tee-shirts or other clothing,
stationery items, 10+ lego and graphic novels make suitable presents for
the older children.
HMP Edinburgh for the children of prisoners Items as above are also
suitable for this recipient. Cash is useful to this recipient enabling the
officer in charge to buy items to fill gaps that become evident during
sorting.
Gifts should be unwrapped, please, although wrapping paper, Sellotape
and gift cards are appreciated by the recipients. With thanks, but alcohol,
second-hand items or second-hand clothing cannot be placed.
Anne Graham 0131 667 6331
8. YOUNG ADULT (20s-40s) GROUP – SLAINTE Join us each month as we
gather for community, fellowship and faith exploration. Our next meetings
take place on Mondays 7 Nov and Wed 7 Dec.
9. 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
10. MIDWEEK PRAYERS You are most welcome to attend a time of
peace, prayer and reflection in the church sanctuary, this Tuesday at 10.00am.
11. 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.
12. YOUTH GROUP Please note that Youth Group will not take place this
evening, 30 October. Youth activities will resume next week with the Youth
Group on Sunday 6 November.
13. ‘LIVING THE QUESTIONS’ – NEW COURSE TO EXPLORE CHRISTIAN
FAITH A new course is about to start to explore Christian faith, led by the
three ministers at Mayfield Salisbury, Priestfield and Craigmillar Park and
hosted by each of the churches. It is based on the ‘Living the Questions’
material, which is produced by some well-known progressive theologians
from both sides of the Atlantic, such as Brian MacLaren and John Bell. The
material encourages growing in faith by discussion of big questions
relating to faith and the world, rather than the teaching of doctrine. The
course will run for six Wednesday evenings from 7.00pm to 8.30pm,
starting on 9 November and ending on 14 December. You would be very
welcome! To register or to find out more, speak to one of the three
ministers or email them. For Mayfield Salisbury –
14. MUSICAL CONCERT FOR ADVENT ON 11 DECEMBER Our choir and
Chamber Group will present an evening of Advent and Christmas music on
11 December. We would be delighted if we were joined by other singers
from Mayfield Salisbury and indeed from Priestfield and Craigmillar Park, to
make an extra special joint musical event. While you would not need to be
brilliant sight readers, and there will be a chance to learn the music, a
degree of musical literacy would be required. Rehearsals would be
principally on Thursday evenings starting on 17 November. If however
there were a number of people who would want to take part but who
cannot attend on Thursdays Walter would arrange some additional
rehearsal at other times. If you would like to take part or to ask any
questions about it, please let Walter know as soon as possible so that he
can firm up on rehearsal dates. Walter Thomson, Choirmaster.
15. PAPERBACK BOOKS The Ecogroup is collecting paperbacks in good
condition for a Paperback Book Exchange planned for Sunday 20
November. Please leave contributions in the boxes in the Entrance Hall
(underneath the coat pegs).
16. MEDICINE BLISTER PACKS RECYCLING 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 which
can send blister packs to Haddington for forwarding to a firm which
recycles. Blister packs can be collected in a box (labelled) in the Entrance Hall.
17. CHRISTIAN AID APPEAL We are grateful to everyone who supported
our Christian Aid lunch on 16 October, and to all who gave so generously.
So far, we have raised a magnificent £2,596, and every penny will help
make a difference to the lives of our neighbours in some of the world’s
poorest communities – so they can thrive, not just survive. If you have
brought a donation for Christian Aid this morning, please put your
envelope in the offering plate in the main entrance, or hand it to a member
of the Christian Aid team. Thank you!
18. GIVING – QR CODE 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 safeguards are still operative.
PLATES: Those who would have wished to use it may make use of the
offering plates 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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