There will be no recording of this Worship
Minister: Rev. Dr. Martin Scott
Organist: Iain Mackinnon
Welcome and Intimations
Opening Responses
The world belongs to God
THE EARTH AND ALL ITS PEOPLE
How good and how lovely it is
TO LIVE TOGETHER IN UNITY
Love and faith come together
JUSTICE AND PEACE JOIN HANDS
If God’s disciples keep silent
THESE STONES WOULD SHOUT ALOUD
God, open our lips
AND OUR MOUTHS SHALL PROCLAIM YOUR PRAISE.
Hymn 198 Let us build a house where love can dwell
Prayer of Approach and Confession [closing with]…
Our father in heaven,
Hallowed be your name
Your kingdom come, your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread
and forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Do not lead us into temptation
but deliver us from evil;
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours,
Now and forever, Amen
Introduction to the Theme
Hymn 501 Take this moment, sign, and space
Scripture Readings: Haggai 1: 15b-2:9 p. 880 Reader: Jenny Martin
Hymn 62 Sing a new song to the Lord
Gospel Reading: Luke 20: 27-35
Sermon
Hymn 500 Lord of creation, to you be all praise
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Response: Watch, watch and pray, Jesus will keep to his word
Hymn 441 Blessing and honour and glory and power
Benediction and Threefold Amen
Closing Voluntary – The Covenant of Promise. JS Anderson (1853-1945)
PICTURE – Silver Chalice from the Byzantine period, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN Original source: Wikimedia File:Byzantine_Chalice_with_Apostles_Venerating_the_Cross_-_Walters_57636_
INTIMATIONS
Sunday Services: We are pleased to welcome Rev Dr Martin Scott to lead our service today.
Next Sunday our Remembrance service will be led by Rev Ron Smith and the Guiding groups will join us. The service will start at 10.50.
Harvest Appeal: The final amount raised for the Harvest appeal for Christian Aid’s East Africa Hunger Crisis Appeal was £275.
Leith Churches Together: The next Leith Churches Together lunch-time service is this Thursday, 10th November, at St Mary’s Star of the Sea at 1pm as usual. Please remember to bring your own lunch (tea and coffee available) so that we can continue our fellowship together after worship
Seafarers’ Christmas bags: This Sunday and next, we are collecting donations for the bags. You can give money or gifts of wrapped chocolates, shortbread, fudge/ tablet, mixed sweets, and mixed nuts.
Refugees clothing appeal: Men’s anoraks etc are desperately needed for refugees in Leith and in particular those on the Ship in Leith Docks. Warm clothes for any age also gratefully accepted.
Please contact Pauline at probertson@sailors-society.org or 07713476799 to arrange to get them collected/delivered, or bring them to the church and we will pass on to Pauline.
Leith Rotary Club’s forthcoming charity concert: This will be held on Thursday evening 17 November at 7pm in South Leith Parish Church.
The concert will showcase the musical talents of the pupils at both Leith and Trinity Academies and will be in aid of Kids Operating Room (KidsOR), which gives access to word class, state-of-the-art paediatric surgeries for life saving operations on children in Africa and South America and ensures there are qualified staff to run them.
Donations on entry will be welcome.
Christmas Church Magazine: The next issue of the church magazine will be at the beginning of December. Please send items for inclusion to the church office by Tuesday 22 November at latest.
New Scots Christmas Hampers: Volunteers to deliver the Christmas Hampers should give their names to Margot Hudson and note that hampers will be available for pick up on Saturday 26 November for delivery from then at times to suit the individual volunteer.