Minister: Rev. Peter Bluett
Organist: Graeme Brownlee
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship
(from Iona Abbey Worship Book)
We gather here in your presence God
In our need, and bringing with us the needs of the world
We come to you, for you come to us in Jesus
And you know by experience what human life is like
We come with our faith and with our doubts
We come with our hopes and our fears
We come as we are, because you invite us to come
And you have promised never to turn us away
Hymn 212 Morning has broken – no copyright
Prayer of Approach and Lord’s Prayer
First thought
Hymn 112 God, whose almighty word
Scripture Readings: Eileen and Kedison Njotu
Old Testament: Psalm 23
New Testament: 1 John 4: 7-19
Sermon
Hymn 465 Be thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart
Spoken Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
praise him, all creatures here below;
praise him above, ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Dedication of the Offering
Prayers for Others and Dedication
Hymn 259 Beauty for brokenness
Benediction and Threefold Amen
Closing Voluntary
INTIMATIONS
Sunday Services: We are pleased to welcome Rev Peter Bluett from Newhaven church who is leading our worship today.
We are also pleased to welcome back Graeme Brownlee at the organ covering for our organist who is on holiday.
Next Sunday, 18 September, Rev Ron Smith will take our service and we will be joined by some Newhaven members who have not gone on the church weekend away.
The following Sunday, 25th, will be the next Newhaven, North Leith and South Leith joint service, and will be here at North Leith.
Church family: We are sorry to report the death of one of our members, Florence Dick, formerly of Ashville Terrace and latterly resident at Queensbay Lodge care home, who died on 29 August at the age of 94. The funeral service will be at Seafield Crematorium on Friday 23 September at 1.00pm.
Kirk Session Meeting: The Session will meet on Wednesday 28 September (please note change of date) at 7.30pm in the Session House. Papers for the meeting are available in the vestibule for Session members.
