Palm Sunday
Minister: Rev. John Tait
Organist: Iain Mackinnon
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship
God’s love is eternal and touches every situation
Unruffled by danger or opposition Jesus offers new life to all
Come O Lord into the midst of our confusion
Fill us with your love and your peace.
Let us worship God
Hymn 123 God is love: let heaven adore him
Prayers of Adoration, confession, supplication & the Lord’s Prayer
First Thoughts
Hymn 367 Hosanna, loud hosanna
Scripture readings: Reader: Shirley Hopkins
Old Testament: Psalm 118: 1-2 & 19-29
Hymn 279 Make way, make way for Christ the King
New Testament: Matthew 21: 1-11
Sermon
Hymn 365 Ride on! ride on in majesty!
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.
Prayer dedicating offering
Prayer of thanksgiving and intercession
Hymn 359 He came down that we may have love
Benediction and threefold Amen
Closing Voluntary – Praise his awful name. Louis Spohr (1784-1859)
INTIMATIONS
Sunday Services: Next Sunday, 9 April, the Easter Day service will be a joint service held in Starbank Park at 10.30. If the weather is bad the service will be in Newhaven church.
The following Sunday, 16 April, will be our normal joint service at Newhaven church at 10.30.
Holy Week Services: North Leith will be hosting a Maundy Thursday service in the church at 7pm on 6 April. Please join us.
South Leith will have a service on Wednesday evening at 7pm and the church will be open on Good Friday between noon and 3pm.
Newhaven will have a Good Friday evening service at 7pm and a Messy church that day between 3 and 5pm.
Please see the church magazine for more details on all the various Holy Week services
Easter Sunday evening: There will be an informal Easter Songs of Praise at 7pm in the Session House led by Jen Robertson of Newhaven church. This is sure to be a joyous and uplifting occasion. All welcome.
Care Home Services: After Easter we plan to start a short monthly service at Trinity House Care Home in Craighall Road. The first one will be on Tuesday, 11 April at 2.30pm. If you are able to help with this, even on an occasional basis, please speak to John Tait or the Session Clerk.
Church Family: For those who missed last week’s intimation, we are sad to report the death on 13 March of Edith Carnie of Admiralty Street. There will not be a funeral service.
Church Magazine: Copies of the latest magazine are available today for anyone who has not yet seen it.
Leith Festival Tea Tent: We are looking for volunteers to help on Saturday 10th June at the Leith Festival tea tent which is run by the Church of Scotland Leith Churches.
We require people for the following duties:-
- Transport tables and chairs before 8.30am and after 4pm
- Help set up from 8.30am and clear up after 4pm
- Be on the stall from 9.30am until 4pm
- Supply home baking
- Help make the filled rolls
If you can help in any way please contact Michelle Doig towardsournewparish@gmail.com
