Third Sunday of Easter
Leaders: Rev. Jennifer Booth and Tim Linford
Organist: Iain Mackinnon
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship (from Psalm 30 – see over)
Sing praise to the LORD, O you, his faithful ones,
AND GIVE THANKS TO HIS HOLY NAME
For his anger is but for a moment,
HIS FAVOUR IS FOR A LIFETIME.
Weeping may linger for the night,
BUT JOY COMES WITH THE MORNING.
Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me.
O LORD, BE MY HELPER.
My soul will praise you and not be silent
O LORD, MY GOD, I WILL GIVE THANKS TO YOU FOR EVER!
HYMN 172 Sing for God’s glory – don’t have copyright for this hymn
Prayer of Approach and the Lord’s Prayer
First thoughts
HYMN 550 As the deer pants for the water
Readings: Psalm 30 and St John’s Gospel Ch. 21: v1-19 – Annie Addison
Sermon
HYMN 532 Lord, you have come to the seashore – don’t have copyright for this hymn
Spoken Doxology
To Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
the God whom we adore,
be glory, as it was, and is,
and shall be evermore.
Dedication of the Offering
Prayers for the World
Kyrie Eleison (x3)
HYMN 458 At the name of Jesus
Benediction and Threefold Amen
Closing Voluntary: Worthy is the Lamb. The Messiah. GF Handel (1685-1759)
Picture: Duccio, di Buoninsegna, -1319? Jesus Appears on Lake Tiberias, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN.
INTIMATIONS
Services: We welcome Jennifer Booth and Tim Linford from South Leith church to lead our worship today.
Next Sunday, 8 May, John Hodge will lead our worship.
The following week, on Sunday 15 May, we will have a service to mark the beginning of Christian Aid week followed by a bread & cheese lunch in the hall in aid of Christian Aid.
Please speak to Jimmy Hudson if you can deliver CA donation (delivery only) envelopes in a part of our parish.
It would be helpful to know in advance approximately how many people are coming for the lunch. You can let Margot Hudson know at church or by email. However, if you make a last minute decision on the 15th May, please come along. We will be very happy to see you.
hudsonz@blueyonder.co.uk
Towards Our New Parish: We have a new website which contains information about the plans for our new proposed parish of Newhaven, North Leith and South Leith. Regular Steering Group updates will be found there. Please visit it at https://towardsournewparish.com
(It can also be accessed from our North Leith website https://northleithparishchurch.co.uk )
Session meeting: The Session will meet on Wednesday 11 May at 7:30pm in the Session House.
Leith Churches Together lunch time service: The next service will be on Thursday 12 May at 1pm at Pilrig St Paul’s church. All welcome. Remember to bring your own food for lunch.
