Welcome to this Service of Worship from Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church
Fifth Sunday After Epiphany Sunday 6 February 10.45am
There are only two ways to live
your life. One is as though nothing
is a miracle. The other is as though
everything is a miracle.
Albert Einstein
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 Voluntary
Welcome & Church News
The Grace
Preparatory Silence for Worship
Introit - View me Lord
Words: by Thomas Campion (1567 – 1620)
Organ Voluntary
Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr BWV663
JS Bach (1685-1750)
Welcome & Church News
The Grace
Preparatory Silence for Worship
Introit - O Holy Jesus
Words: A prayer of St Richard of Chichester
Music: Leonard J. White (1910 - 1970)
O holy Jesus, most merciful Redeemer,
friend and brother, May I know Thee
more clearly, Love Thee more dearly,
And follow Thee more nearly. Amen.
Call to Worship - Jesus Calls Us
From words of Joanna Harader
One: Jesus calls us to hearing
and healing, to service and solidarity;
All: Jesus calls us to love.
One: Jesus calls us
to advocacy and action, to gifting and grace;
All: Jesus calls us to justice.
One: Jesus calls us,
to song and silence, to praise and prayer;
All: Jesus calls us to worship
One: Let us hear the call of Christ.
All: Let us be joyful and worship Him together.
Hymn 550 As the deer pants for the water
(t. As the deer pants)
As the deer pants for the water,
so my soul longs after you.
You alone are my heart's desire,
and I long to worship you.
You alone are my strength, my shield,
to you alone may my spirit yield.
You alone are my heart's desire,
and I long to worship you.
I want you more than gold or silver;
only you can satisfy.
You alone are the real joy-giver,
and the apple of my eye.
You're my friend and you are my brother,
even though you are a King.
I love you more than any other,
so much more than anything.
Martin J. Nystrom (b.1956)
Prayer of Approach, Confession & Lord’s Prayer - Reuben Addis
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 251 I, the Lord of sea and sky
(t. Here I am, Lord)
I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin
my hand will save.
I, who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?
Here I am, Lord.
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord,
if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.
I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have borne my people's pain.
I have wept for love of them.
They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone,
give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my Word to them.
Whom shall I send?
I, the Lord of wind and flame,
I will tend the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them.
My hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide
till their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them.
Whom shall I send?
Daniel L. Schutte (b.1947)
First Reading Isaiah 6:1 - 8
Read by Mike Sharp
A Vision of God in the Temple
6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a
throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple.
2 Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings:
with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered
their feet, and with two they flew. 3 And one called to another
and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth
is full of his glory.’
4 The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who
called, and the house filled with smoke. 5 And I said: ‘Woe is me!
I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a
people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the
Lord of hosts!’
6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that
had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. 7 The
seraph touched my mouth with it and said: ‘Now that this has
touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted
out.’ 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I
send, and who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I; send me!’
Anthem - Thou Art The Way
Words: G W Doane (1799 – 1859)
Music: Christopher Steele (1939 – 1992)
Thou art the Way: by thee alone
from sin and death we flee;
and they who would the Father seek
must seek him, Lord, by thee.
Thou art the Truth: thy word alone
true wisdom can impart;
thou only canst inform the mind
and purify the heart.
Thou art the Life: the rending tomb
proclaims thy conquering arm;
and those who put their trust in thee
nor death nor hell shall harm.
Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life:
grant us that Way to know,
that Truth to keep, that Life to win,
whose joys eternal flow.
Second Reading Luke 5:1-11
Read by Mike Sharp
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
5 Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,
and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God,
2 he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen
had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 He got into
one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to
put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught
the crowds from the boat. 4 When he had finished speaking, he
said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep water and let down your
nets for a catch.’ 5 Simon answered, ‘Master, we have worked
all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will
let down the nets.’
6 When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their
nets were beginning to break. 7 So they signalled to their partners
in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and
filled both boats, so that they began to sink. 8 But when Simon
Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, ‘Go away from
me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!’ 9 For he and all who were with
him were amazed at the catch of fish that they had taken; 10
and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were
partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid;
from now on you will be catching people.’ 11 When they had
brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
Hymn 502 Take my life, Lord, let it be
(t. Nottingham)
Take my life, Lord, let it be
consecrated, glad, and free;
take my moments and my days,
let them flow in ceaseless praise.
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.
Take my voice, and let me sing
always, only, for my King;
take my intellect and use
every power as you shall choose.
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.
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)
Sermon – ‘Waiting for a Miracle’
Revd Dr Sandy Forsyth
Hymn 533 Will you come and follow me
(t. Kelvingrove)
Will you come and follow me
if I but call your name?
Will you go where you don't know
and never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown,
will you let my name be known,
will you let my life be grown
in you and you in me?
Will you leave yourself behind
if I but call your name?
Will you care for cruel and kind
and never be the same?
Will you risk the hostile stare
should your life attract or scare?
Will you let me answer prayer
in you and you in me?
Will you let the blinded see
if I but call your name?
Will you set the prisoners free
and never be the same?
Will you kiss the leper clean,
and do such as this unseen,
and admit to what I mean
in you and you in me?
Will you love the 'you' you hide
if I but call your name?
Will you quell the fear inside
and never be the same?
Will you use the faith you've found
to reshape the world around,
through my sight and touch and sound
in you and you in me?
Lord, your summons echoes true
when you but call my name.
Let me turn and follow you
and never be the same.
In your company I'll go
where your love and footsteps show.
Thus I'll move and live and grow
in you and you in me.
Percy Dearmer (1867-1936)
Prayer for Others
Reuben Addis
Hymn 529 Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go
(t. Warrington)
Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go,
my daily labour to pursue,
thee, only thee, resolved to know
in all I think, or speak, or do.
The task thy wisdom hath assigned
oh, let me cheerfully fulfil,
in all my works thy presence find,
and prove thy good and perfect will.
Thee may I set at my right hand,
whose eyes my inmost substance see,
and labour on at thy command,
and offer all my works to thee.
Give me to bear thy easy yoke,
and every moment watch and pray,
and still to things eternal look,
and hasten to thy glorious day;
For thee delightfully employ
whate'er thy bounteous grace has given,
and run my course with even joy,
and closely walk with thee to heaven.
Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Closing Responses - From 1 Thessalonians 5:13 - 22
One: Let us go to live in peace with each other;
All: To encourage what is good and reject all evil;
One: To strengthen the fainthearted and support the weak;
All: To help those who suffer and to honour everyone;
One: To love and to serve the Lord;
All: And be joyful in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Blessing
Threefold Amen
Organ Voluntary
Fanfare Kenneth Leighton (1929-88)
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THIS MORNING’S CHAMBER GROUP MUSIC Richard of Chichester
was Chancellor of Oxford University in the early 13th century. He
was canonised in 1262. This famous prayer is said to have been
uttered on his deathbed in 1253. The simply setting of 1947 by an
Anglo –Catholic schoolmaster is a mellifluous melody, repeated with
a soprano descant. Christopher Steele combined his composition
life with a career as a teacher at Cheltenham College and elsewhere.
What appears as a basic simple tune is set to sumptuous and
sometimes unexpectedly dissonant harmonies. The first verse in
a minor key sets out the tune for baritone solo. The second is for
unaccompanied chorus, and the third for the men with a descant.
The final unison verse moves into the major key with an abrupt
shift of key towards the conclusion
THIS MORNING’S ORGAN MUSIC JS Bach's extended setting of the
Lutheran metrical Gloria (Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr - All Glory be
to God on high) is from the collection known as the Leipzig Chorales.
The melody, richly decorated, is played by the left hand. The
distinguished composer Kenneth Leighton wrote a huge amount of
organ and choral music, in addition to orchestral and chamber music.
He was Reid Professor of Music at the University of Edinburgh, and
lived in Queen's Crescent, very near to this church.
NEWS AND INTIMATIONS
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! If you are
new to Mayfield Salisbury, you’re welcome to ask a member of the
welcome team in the vestibule to walk through with you.
PASTORAL CARE – NEW CONTACT DETAILS!!! As winter approaches perhaps
you would now like to have a visitor assigned to you or receive regular
phone calls. Do you know of anyone who is ill or going into hospital and
would benefit from a visit from our pastoral care team? Please contact Kay
on 07587 043 191 or
CHRISTIAN AID – MARMALADE! It’s that time of year again so if you’re
making marmalade, please consider putting a little aside for Christian Aid.
We hope to be able to hold our popular sale again sometime soon, and
judging by the speed with which the marmalade vanished from our stall in
the Autumn, it’s in high demand! Don’t worry if you’re short of empty jars –
we have a plentiful supply to give away. If you would like any please
contact Kate O’Brien on 1031 667 4362, or
Thank you!
THE TRADECRAFT STALL will be back next Sunday (13 February). Remember
to bring along some real money as we will have a tempting selection of
teas, coffee, biscuits and chocolate for sale!!!
MIDWEEK PRAYERS You are most welcome to attend a time of peace,
prayer and reflection in the church sanctuary, this Tuesday at 10.00am.
YOUTH GROUP
Youth Group 6 February We will be meeting in the Youth Room for a
discussion night about our community and core values! P6-S1 from 6:00-
7:00pm, and S2-S6 from 7:15-8:30pm.
Youth and children volunteers needed for 27 February!
This will be a joint service at 1030am led by young people from the
congregation. Hillary is looking for young musicians (of all levels and
abilities) to join with our music group that morning, as well as those
wanting to help out with readings and prayers in the service. If this sounds
like something you'd like to be involved with, please contact Hillary by 13
February at the latest. There will be an optional meeting following the 930
service this morning in the Lower Hall for those interested in getting
involved!
Pancake Breakfast Youth Fundraiser - 27 February: We will be having a
Pancake Breakfast Youth Fundraiser in the halls following the youth-led
service on 27 February to which all are welcome! All donations will go
toward the Youth Programme, including the upcoming Youth Weekend
Away in June. Please be advised that attendees will be required to sit at
tables, and while efforts will be made to maintain distance, attendees may
end up sitting closer to others compared to the usual 1m; spaces will be
limited to hall capacity; contact details will be collected upon entrance to
the halls. If you have any questions, please get in touch with our youth
worker, Hillary Leslie.
Youth Weekend Away Youth Weekend Away - P6-S6 youth are invited to
the Youth Weekend away from 3-5 June 2022 at the Whitaugh Park Rock
UK Centre - a weekend of outdoor adventure activities! Registration
deadline is 15 March. Flyers are available: please speak with Hillary if you
have any questions.
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
would 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
Books for the Journey
Steve Aisthorpe, Re-Wilding the Church (2020)
John Bell, Living with the Psalms (2020)
Alistair McIntosh, Riders on the Storm: The Climate Crisis
and the Survival of Being (2nd Ed., 2021)
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
Some images from Pixabay under licence.
Forthcoming Deadlines
Order of service for next week: Thursday at 6.00pm.
Next Grapevine: Friday 4 March at 6.00pm.
Ecotip:
Borrow From Friends: If you only need something temporarily,
ask if a friend or neighbour would loan it to you.
Message from the Ministers and Session Clerks of Craigmillar Park,
Mayfield Salisbury and Priestfield congregations
As you know, Presbytery have issued proposals for consultation on a
draft Presbytery Mission Plan based on a focus for mission and the
better expression of the Gospel in Edinburgh and recognising the reality
of the challenges in resources which the Church of Scotland now faces.
The proposals for Edinburgh involve creating new Mission Districts
from the merging of parishes into new unions, and the potential
formation of team ministries within a reduced number of paid ministry
posts, as instructed by the 2021 General Assembly.
As congregations we will have an opportunity to discuss these proposals
and consider whether we wish to take them forward as they relate to us,
or to propose alternative solutions to the challenges the Church faces,
including how to reduce the number of ministries as required. The
proposal at a local level is that the congregations of Craigmillar Park,
Mayfield Salisbury and Priestfield form a union to support a new wider
parish, served by two full-time ministers that are centrally funded.
Our ministers and session clerks met recently for an informal discussion
ahead of talks within and across our congregations. Without seeking to
influence the direction of these congregational conversations in any way,
we felt it important to meet and share with you our initial thoughts.
Overall, our meeting was friendly, enthusiastic and positive. We recognised
the challenges faced by the Church and Edinburgh Presbytery in drawing
up the plan for consultation, and the considerable amount of work that
has gone into it. Whilst questions were raised about the nature and
priorities of the plan as a whole, the suggested union at a local level
resonated with previous thinking to a significant extent.
We saw potential for the new union to bring together different social
groups, as well as all of our gifts, skills, experiences, age groups,
resources and activities, in ways that might enhance God’s mission in
the community. There are potential opportunities as well to deploy
the ministry posts and physical resources in creative and dynamic ways.
There would, of course, need to be many areas for discussion over how
the union - and any buildings - might be sustained into the future. There
would be issues to address over the structure of the new parish and the
role of the two nationally funded ministerial posts. How might we best
use the buildings that would be retained? What might the worship
arrangements be? How would the Kirk Session, finances and business
aspects be run? How do we knit together the new congregation
harmoniously, recognising the different histories and backgrounds we
each have?
These are all issues for the coming months. However, our initial
meeting agreed that:
• change was required and had to be undertaken.
• any discussions should proceed in a spirit of openness and as
equal partners
• a shared vision and future mission was important: indeed,
central to how we embed the Church in our local communities.
Over the coming weeks, we will each be reflecting on the proposals and
the detailed issues. We will have discussions within our respective
congregations and with the relevant Presbytery committee, and as the
proposals firm up, we will look to work across the congregations as
appropriate in a collaborative way.
Whatever the final structure of the new Mission Districts and parishes
ends up being, we are all agreed that we need to seize the opportunities
this restructuring presents and look forward to engaging with each other
positively in the weeks and months ahead. May God bless us all as we
look forward in love and in hope.
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