Fourth Sunday of Easter 2021

William

Welcome to this online service of worship from Mayfield Salibury Parish Church. View the video below or alternatively directly on YouTube HERE

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Sunday 25 April 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C4DdqHMz-M

Led by Revd Dr Sandy Forsyth & Hillary Leslie and Heather and Freya Mole, Kate Pearson, Walter Thomson, Louise Thomson, Mayfield Salisbury Youth, and the congregation in church and online

A downloadable PDF order of service based on the PowerPoint presentation is available here

AS A DIVERSE PEOPLE, THE CHURCH GATHERS TO WORSHIP ALMIGHTY GOD

Call to Worship
From Psalm 23

Leader: Come, lie down in green pastures.
All: We trust the Shepherd.
Come, walk beside the still waters
We follow the Shepherd.
Come, do not fear even the darkness.
We are protected by the Shepherd.
Come, let goodness and mercy be with you.
We live in the Shepherd’s care.

Hymn 194 This is the Day

This is the day,
this is the day that the Lord has made,
that the Lord has made.
We will rejoice,
we will rejoice and be glad in it
and be glad in it.
This is the day that the Lord has made,
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
This is the day,
this is the day that the Lord has made.

This is the day,
this is the day when he rose again,
when he rose again.
We will rejoice,
we will rejoice and be glad in it,
and be glad in it.
This is the day when he rose again,
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
This is the day,
this is the day when he rose again.

This is the day,
this is the day when the Spirit came,
when the Spirit came.
We will rejoice,
we will rejoice and be glad in it,
and be glad in it.
This is the day when the Spirit came.
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
This is the day,
this is the day when the Spirit came.

Music: Fijian traditional melody, arr. John L. Bell (b. 1949)
Instrumental arrangement by Eilie Blackwood
Sung and played by Mayfield Salisbury Youth

Old Testament Reading – Psalm 23 Heather Mole

1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters;
3 he restores my soul.
He leads me in right paths
for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
I fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff—
they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
my whole life long.

New Testament Reading - John 10:11-18 Freya Mole

Jesus said: 11 ‘I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
12 The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away—and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.

17 For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.’

Reflection with Hillary Leslie
Jesus the Good Shepherd

Repeated Prayer

Craft and Prayer Activity

Hymn The Lord's My Shepherd

The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want.
He makes me lie in pastures green.
He leads me by the still, still waters,
His goodness restores my soul.

And I will trust in You alone.
And I will trust in You alone,
For Your endless mercy follows me,
Your goodness will lead me home.

He guides my ways in righteousness,
And he anoints my head with oil,
And my cup, it overflows with joy,
I feast on his pure delights.

And though I walk the darkest path,
I will not fear the evil one,
For you are with me, and your rod and staff
Are the comfort I need to know.

From Complete Mission Praise 25th Anniversary Music Edition, 2009)
Words: Psalm 23, adapted Stuart Townend
Music: Stuart Townend
Sung by Louise Thomson

Reflection with Sandy Forsyth
Jesus the Good Shepherd

Hymn My God is So Big
Sung three times, with actions!

My God is so big, so strong and so mighty,
There's nothing that he cannot do.
My God is so big, so strong and so mighty,
There's nothing that he cannot do.

The rivers are his, the mountains are his,
The stars are his handiwork too.
My God is so big, so strong and so mighty,
There's nothing that he cannot do.

From Junior Praise (c) 1986,
Compiled by Peter Horrobin and Greg Leavers, arr. Phil Burt
Sung by Walter Thomson

Prayer with 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, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Closing Responses
Adapted from a prayer by Mary Petrina Boyd

Leader: Loving Shepherd, you know each of our names,
All: You care for us.
When we face darkness and pain,
You walk beside us.
When we hunger for your love,
You feed us at your table.
When we are lonely,
You fill us with your presence.
Our cup overflows with your grace,
May your goodness and mercy follow us
all the days of our lives.

Blessing and Amen

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INTIMATIONS

CHANGE TO WORSHIP PATTERNS – IMPORTANT NOTICE The service next week (2^nd May) will be at 10:45am and will be a more traditional format. Thereafter, the services will alternate week by week between 9:30 and 10:45.

We understand that this may be confusing at times so please do call the church office (0780 801 1234) at any time or check the website www.mayfieldsalisbury.org for further information.

To begin with, the dates and times are:

Sunday 2^nd May 45am Traditional Service

Sunday 9^th May 30am All Age Worship

Sunday 16^th May 45am Traditional Service

PLEASE NOTE Due to current restrictions, The Minister, Revd Dr Sandy Forsyth is regrettably unable to meet after the service today. Please feel free to be in contact by telephone 0131 667 1286 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

SUPPORT MAYFIELD SALISBURY CHURCH Regular and one-off donations, now possible through: give.net/20311853

ANNUAL LEAVE The Pastoral Assistant, Kay McIntosh, from 25 April - 1 May inclusive.

CALLING THOSE WITH AN INTEREST IN DEVELOPING THE CHURCH’S ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE! We’re delighted to be hosting a Zoom session to explore how we can better express our faith and our church through our website and social media, particularly in these times as we emerge from the pandemic. We would love you to be there. It will be on Wednesday 28 April at 7.30pm and will be led by Dr Pete Phillips. Pete is Research Fellow in Digital Theology at Durham University and Head of Digital Theology at Premier Radio. He advises the Scottish online church, Sanctuary First, and local churches and denominations in England on their digital presence. All very welcome – please contact Sandy on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to be part of it.

OUR E-MAIL PRAYER CHAIN HAS BEGUN! If you or anyone that you know would like prayers to be offered to God for a particular person or situation, there is a group of members waiting to do so. Our Pastoral Assistant, Kay McIntosh, has kindly agreed to be the initial co-ordinator, and all prayer requests should normally be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or handwritten and placed in the prayer box at the church door. An email will go out from Kay once a week on a Monday with the prayer requests set out. If you would like to receive the weekly email and to pray for those situations, please also get in touch with Kay. As Kay is on holiday this week, any prayer requests this week should be sent to the minister at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The prayer request that you send could either be confidential (e.g. ‘please pray for a woman who…’), or it could name the person if you have their permission for that to be so. It could also be for a local or world situation. Praying for others within and beyond Mayfield Salisbury via the prayer chain will be a powerful way to build relationships of care within our church and in the wider community, and to see prayer answered. It would be wonderful to see the prayer chain flourish, so please do engage with it as much as possible.

YOUTH WORSHIP Tonight, 25 April, we will meet on Zoom for a Youth Worship service at 7pm. Please bring some art supplies (anything you like to use. . .colouring pens, paint, collage materials etc) as we gather together with music, prayer and time for reflection! For the Zoom log-in information, please contact Hillary.

PASTORAL CARE It is indeed good news that we are now allowed to visit friends outside in the garden. If you are a pastoral visitor, please abide by the official guidelines and remember to record where and when you visited, just in case. If you know of anyone who is ill or going into hospital, please notify Sandy, our Minister. Kay McIntosh - Pastoral Assistant

ECO UPDATES Please read our Eco Group page on the church website here: www.mayfieldsalisbury.org/eco

CORNERSTONE BOOKSHOP If you are looking for a book to help you on your inward journey, expand your knowledge of Christian history, doctrine or the Bible, then please support our local bookshop Cornerstone Books.

The physical store is closed during Level 4 restrictions, but purchases can be made at www.bookshop.org - nominating Cornerstone for all your book buying needs. More information at: www.cornerstonebooks.org.uk

Books for the Journey

Walter Brueggemann, Virus as a Summons to Faith, (2020)

Steve Aisthorpe, Re-Wilding the Church, (2020)

Jonny Baker & Cathy Ross, Imagining Mission with John V. Taylor (2020)

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Forthcoming Deadlines

Order of service for next week: Thursday at 6.00pm.

Next Grapevine: Friday 25 June at 6.00pm.

Please send submissions to the Church Manager, William Mearns.

Phone: 0780 801 1234 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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