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3rd April 2022
Passion Sunday
Leaders: Rev. Jennifer Booth and Tim Linford
Organist: Graeme Brownlee
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship
The world belongs to God
THE EARTH AND ALL IT’S PEOPLE
How good and lovely it is
TO LIVE TOGETHER IN HARMONY
Love and faith come together
JUSTICE AND PEACE JOIN HANDS
If the Lord’s disciples keep silent
THESE STONES WOULD SHOUT ALOUD
God, open our lips
AND OUR MOUTHS SHALL PROCLAIM YOUR PRAISE
Hymn 512 To God be the glory
1 To God be the glory, great things he has done!
So loved he the world that he gave us his Son,
who yielded his life an atonement for sin,
and opened the life-gate that all may go in.
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
Let the earth hear his voice!
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
Let the people rejoice!
Oh, come to the Father, through Jesus the Son,
and give him the glory! Great things he has done!
2 O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood,
to every believer the promise of God;
for every offender who truly believes,
that moment from Jesus a pardon receives.
3 Great things he has taught us, great things he has done,
and great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son:
but purer, and higher, and greater will be
our joy and our wonder, when Jesus we see.
Prayer of Approach ending with the Lord’s Prayer
First Thought Tim Linford
Hymn 380 There is a green hill far away
1 There is a green hill far away,
outside a city wall,
where the dear Lord was crucified,
who died to save us all.
2 We may not know, we cannot tell
what pains he had to bear;
but we believe it was for us
he hung and suffered there.
3 He died that we might be forgiven,
he died to make us good,
that we might go at last to heaven,
saved by his precious blood.
4 There was no other good enough
to pay the price of sin;
he only could unlock the gate
of heaven, and let us in.
5 Oh, dearly, dearly has he loved,
and we must love him too,
and trust in his redeeming blood,
and try his works to do.
Scripture Readings: Psalm 126 and John 12: 1-8 – Diane Ratcliffe
Sermon Tim Linford
Hymn 392 When I survey the wondrous cross
1 When I survey the wondrous cross
on which the Prince of Glory died,
my richest gain I count but loss,
and pour contempt on all my pride.
2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
save in the death of Christ, my God;
all the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to his blood.
3 See! from his head, his hands, his feet,
sorrow and love flow mingled down;
did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
or thorns compose so rich a crown?
4 Were the whole realm of nature mine,
that were an offering far too small;
love so amazing, so divine,
demands my soul, my life, my all.
Doxology – spoken together
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
praise God all creatures here below;
praise God, the Trinity of love,
before, beneath, around, above.
Prayer of Dedication for the Offering
Prayers for the World
Christ of the cross, we come to you
For you alone can make us whole
Hymn 159 Lord for the years
1 Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided,
urged and inspired us, cheered us on our way,
sought us and saved us, pardoned and provided,
Lord of the years, we bring our thanks today.
2 Lord, for that word, the Word of life which fires us,
speaks to our hearts and sets our souls ablaze,
teaches and trains, rebukes us and inspires us:
Lord of the word, receive your people’s praise.
3 Lord, for our land, in this our generation,
spirits oppressed by pleasure, wealth and care;
for young and old, for commonwealth and nation,
Lord of our land, be pleased to hear our prayer.
4 Lord, for our world; when we disown and doubt him,
loveless in strength, and comfortless in pain;
hungry and helpless, lost indeed without him:
Lord of the world, we pray that Christ may reign.
5 Lord, for ourselves; in living power remake us,
self on the cross and Christ upon the throne;
past put behind us, for the future take us,
Lord of our lives, to live for Christ alone.
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Closing Voluntary
Picture
‘Anointed’, Pittman, Lauren Wright
from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN
INTIMATIONS
Sunday Services – We welcome the Rev. Jennifer Booth and Tim Linford from South Leith who are leading our service today. We also welcome Graeme Brownlee who is at the organ today.
Next Sunday, 10 April, our worship will be led by Alastair Sutherland from Newhaven.
The service on Easter Sunday, 17 April, will be a joint one and take place in Starbank Park at 10:30.
Annual Congregational Meeting – Please stay for tea/coffee and the annual meeting today after the service. Copies of the Annual Report & Accounts and the minutes of last year’s Annual Meeting are available in the church.
Church Magazine – Copies of the latest magazine are available today for distributors and others who do not get it electronically.
Sharing with other churches:
Daily Prayer group: If you would like to join a local churches WhatsApp mobile phone group, organised by Rev John Tait, to receive a short daily prayer, please speak to Annie or Anne.
Monthly Prayer Diary: If you would like to receive a monthly prayer list, compiled by Newhaven Church, please speak to Annie or Anne.
Weekly Bible Study: If you are interested in joining a Bible Study meeting organised by Newhaven and held on Wednesday evenings by Zoom please speak to Anne or Jimmy.
A prayer for Passion Sunday 3 April
from Christian Aid’s Prayers for Ukraine
God of all peoples and nations,
Who created all things alive and breathing,
United and whole,
Show us the way of peace that is Your overwhelming presence.
We hold before you the peoples of Ukraine and Russia,
Every child and every adult.
We long for the time
When weapons of war are beaten into ploughshares
When nations no longer lift up sword against nation.
We cry out to you for peace;
Protect those who only desire and deserve to live in security and safety
Comfort those who fear for their lives and the lives of their loved ones
Be with those who are bereaved.
Change the hearts of those set on violence and aggression
And fill leaders with the wisdom that leads to peace.
Kindle again in us a love of our neighbour,
And a passion for justice to prevail and a renewed recognition that we all play a part in peace.
Creator of all hear our prayer
And bring us peace. Make us whole.
Amen
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27th March 2022
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Minister: Rev. John Tait
Organist: Iain Mackinnon
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship
Hymn 110 Glory be to God the Father
1 Glory be to God the Father,
glory be to God the Son,
glory be to God the Spirit, –
great Jehovah, Three in One!
Glory, glory, glory, glory
while eternal ages run!
2 Glory be to him who loved us,
washed us from each spot and stain!
Glory be to him who bought us,
made us kings with him to reign!
Glory, glory, glory, glory
to the Lamb that once was slain!
3 Glory to the King of angels,
glory to the Church’s King,
glory to the King of nations!
Heaven and earth, your praises bring;
glory, glory, glory, glory
to the King of Glory bring!
4 ‘Glory, blessing, praise eternal!’
Thus the choir of angels sings;
‘Honour, riches, power, dominion!’
Thus its praise creation brings;
glory, glory, glory, glory,
glory to the King of kings!
Prayer of Approach, ending with Lord’s PrayerFirst Thought
Hymn 182 Now thank we all our God
1 Now thank we all our God,
with heart and hands and voices,
who wondrous things has done,
in whom his world rejoices;
who from our mothers’ arms
has blessed us on our way
with countless gifts of love,
and still is ours today.
2 Oh, may this bounteous God
through all our life be near us,
with ever-joyful hearts
and blessed peace to cheer us,
and keep us in his grace,
and guide us when perplexed,
and free us from all ills
in this world and the next.
3 All praise and thanks to God
who reigns in highest heaven –
the Father and the Son
and Spirit – now be given:
the one, eternal God,
whom earth and heaven adore;
for thus it was, is now,
and shall be evermore
Readings: Joshua 5: 9-12 and 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21 – Beryl Curlett
Sermon
Hymn 489 Come down O Love Divine
1 Come down, O Love Divine
seek out this soul of mine,
and visit it with your own ardour glowing;
O Comforter, draw near,
within my heart appear,
and kindle it, your holy flame bestowing.
2 O let it freely burn,
till earthly passions turn
to dust and ashes, in its heat consuming;
and let your glorious light
shine ever on my sight,
and clothe me round, the while my path illuming.
3 Let holy charity
my outward vesture be,
and lowliness become my inner clothing;
true lowliness of heart,
which takes the humbler part,
and o’er its own shortcomings weeps with loathing.
4 And so the yearning strong,
with which the soul will long,
shall far outpass the power of human telling;
we cannot guess its grace,
till we become the place
wherein the Holy Spirit makes a dwelling.
Doxology – spoken together
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 of Dedication for the Offering
Prayers for the World
Hymn 551 In heavenly love abiding
1 In heavenly love abiding,
no change my heart shall fear:
and safe is such confiding,
for nothing changes here:
the storm may roar without me,
my heart may low be laid;
but God is round about me,
and can I be dismayed?
2 Wherever he may guide me,
no want shall turn me back;
my Shepherd is beside me,
and nothing can I lack.
His wisdom ever waketh,
his sight is never dim:
he knows the way he taketh,
and I will walk with him.
3 Green pastures are before me,
which yet I have not seen;
bright skies will soon be o’er me,
where darkening clouds have been.
My hope I cannot measure:
my path to life is free:
my Saviour has my treasure,
and he will walk with me.
Benediction
Closing Voluntary – Prelude in C major. JS Bach (1685-1750)
INTIMATIONS
Sunday Services – We welcome the Rev. John Tait who is leading our service today.
Next Sunday, 3 April, our worship will be led by Rev Jennifer Booth and Tim Linford from South Leith.
Annual Congregational Meeting – This will take place next Sunday in the church after the morning service; copies of the Annual Report & Accounts and the minutes of last year’s Annual Meeting are available today.
Sharing with other churches
Thursday afternoon meeting at South Leith Halls – the next meeting will be on Thursday, 7 April, at 2:00pm.
Daily Prayer group: If you would like to join a local churches WhatsApp mobile phone group, organised by Rev John Tait, to receive a short daily prayer, please speak to Annie or Anne.
Monthly Prayer Diary: If you would like to receive a monthly prayer list, compiled by Newhaven Church, please speak to Annie or Anne.
Weekly Bible Study: If you are interested in joining a Bible Study meeting organised by Newhaven and held on Wednesday evenings by Zoom please speak to Anne or Jimmy.
On the second anniversary of the announcement of the first lockdown, Lord Wallace, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland released this prayer.
Through your Son who, even now, prays for us.
Hear us, as we cast our memory back
And remember the first announcement of Lockdown.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Living God, we call to you
Through your Son who, even now, prays for us.
Hear us, as we recall all we have endured as a Nation
In the years that have passed since then.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Living God, we call to you
Through your Son who, even now, prays for us.
Hear us, as we stand in the dark shadows
With all who have suffered the deepest loss.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Living God, we call to you
Through your Son who, even now, prays for us.
Hear us, as we give thanks for all who have sustained us by their service:
Nurses and carers; doctors and researchers; delivery drivers and vaccinators.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Living God, we call to you
Through your Son who, even now, prays for us.
Hear us and grant to us light, that we may journey into the days that lie ahead
In the sure knowledge that, come what may, you are always with us.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
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20th March 2022
Newhaven, North Leith, and South Leith Parish Churches
Joint Service
Third Sunday in Lent
Leader: Rev Peter Bluett
Organist: Iain Mackinnon
South Leith Music Group
Welcome and Intimations – Anne Lamont, North Leith Session Clerk
Introit – ‘In the Lord I’ll be ever thankful’ – South Leith Choir
Call to Worship
Hymn 510 Jesus calls us here to meet him
1 Jesus calls us here to meet him
as, through word and song and prayer,
we affirm God’s promised presence
where his people live and care. Praise the God who keeps his promise;
praise the Son who calls us friends;
praise the Spirit who, among us,
to our hopes and fears attends.
2 Jesus calls us to confess him
Word of life and Lord of all,
sharer of our flesh and frailness,
saving all who fail or fall.
Tell his holy human story;
tell his tales that all may hear;
tell the world that Christ in glory
came to earth to meet us here.
3 Jesus calls us to each other, vastly different though we are;
creed and colour, class and gender
neither limit nor debar.
Join the hand of friend and stranger;
join the hands of age and youth;
join the faithful and the doubter
in their common search for truth.
4 Jesus calls us to his table rooted firm in time and space,
where the Church in earth and heaven
finds a common meeting place.
Share the bread and wine, his body;
share the love of which we sing;
share the feast for saints and sinners
hosted by our Lord and King.
Opening Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer – Tim Linford, South Leith
First Thoughts – ‘New Parish’ Update – Karen McKay, Interim Moderator, North Leith and Chair, New Parish Steering Group
Hymn 549 How deep the Father’s love for us (Music Group)
1 How deep the Father’s love for us,
how vast beyond all measure,
that he should give his only Son
to make a wretch his treasure.
How great the pain of searing loss;
the Father turns his face away,
as wounds which mar the chosen One
bring many souls to glory.
2 Behold the man upon a cross,
my sin upon his shoulders;
ashamed, I hear my mocking voice
call out among the scoffers.
It was my sin that held him there,
my pardon he accomplished;
his dying breath has brought me life –
I know that ‘it is finished’.
3 I will not boast in anything,
no gifts, no power, no wisdom;
but I will boast in Jesus Christ,
his death and resurrection.
Why should I gain from all of this?
I cannot give an answer;
but this I know with all my heart,
his wounds have paid my ransom.
Readings: Old Testament: Psalm 63: 1-8 – John Hodge, Newhaven
New Testament: Luke 13: 1-9 – Margot Hudson, North Leith
Hymn 553 Just as I am without one plea
1 Just as I am without one plea,
but that your blood was shed for me,
and that you call us, ‘Come to me’,
O Lamb of God, I come.
2 Just as I am – though tossed about
with many a conflict, many a doubt,
fightings and fears within, without,
O Lamb of God, I come.
3 Just as I am you will receive,
will welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;
because your promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come.
4 Just as I am – your love unknown
has broken every barrier down–
now to be yours, and yours alone,
O Lamb of God, I come.
5 Just as I am, of that free love
the breadth, length, depth, and height to prove,
here for a season, then above –
O Lamb of God, I come.
Reflection – What does the New Parish mean to you?
Colin MacNeill (Newhaven), Stewart Lowe (North Leith),
and Gavin Booth (South Leith) will respond
Music for Reflection – South Leith Music Group
Doxology – spoken together
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.
Prayers for Others and Dedication
Hymn 547 What a friend we have in Jesus
1 What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
oh, what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer!
2 Have we trials and temptations,
is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged:
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful,
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness:
take it to the Lord in prayer.
3 Are we weak and heavy-laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Jesus is our only refuge:
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do your friends despise, forsake you?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he’ll take and shield you;
you will find a solace there.
Blessing
Closing Voluntary – Trumpet Voluntary. Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
INTIMATIONS
Sunday Services – North Leith welcomes all, and especially congregational members from Newhaven and South Leith, to today’s joint service led by Rev Peter Bluett. Please join us for tea/coffee in the hall after the service.
We send best wishes to Rev Iain May and Ann, who are currently self-isolating.
Next Sunday, 27 March, Rev John Tait will lead worship at North Leith.
North Leith Church Magazine – Contributions for an Easter magazine should be sent to the church office nlpc-office@btconnect.com by this Tuesday (22 March) morning.
Newhaven Annual Congregational Meeting – Newhaven’s Annual Meeting will take place in person in the church hall on Monday 28th March at 7.00pm.
North Leith Annual Congregational Meeting – This will take place on Sunday 3 April in the church after the morning service; copies of the Annual Report & Accounts will be available next Sunday and are available electronically at any time on request to the church office.
Sharing with other churches:
Lenten Bible Study: continues on Monday 21 March, 7:30 pm led by Rev Rob Mackenzie, based round the film Mary Poppins Returns. All welcome; speak to Anne to get more details andthe Zoom Link.
Thursday afternoon meeting at South Leith Halls – the next meeting will be this Thursday, 24 March, at 2:00pm.
Daily Prayer group: If you would like to join a local churches WhatsApp mobile phone group, organised by Rev John Tait, to receive a short daily prayer, please speak to your Session Clerk.
Monthly Prayer Diary: If you would like to receive a monthly prayer list, compiled by Newhaven Church, with contributions from other churches, please speak to your Session Clerk.
Weekly Bible Study: If you are interested in joining a Bible Study meeting organised by Newhaven and held on Wednesday evenings by Zoom please speak to your Session Clerk.
Helping Ukraine
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the recent North Leith retiring offerings for The Church of Scotland Ukraine Appeal. The amount raised, including tax recovery, was £512.
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13th March 2022
Second Sunday in Lent
Leader: John Hodge
Organist: Iain Mackinnon
Welcome & Intimations
Call to Worship
The world belongs to God
The earth and all its people
How good it is, how wonderful
To live together in unity
Love and faith come together
Justice and peace join hands
If Christ’s disciples keep silent
These stone would shout aloud
Open our lips O God
And our mouths shall proclaim your praise.
Hymn 125 Lord of all being, throned afar
1 Lord of all being, throned afar,
thy glory flames from sun and star;
centre and soul of every sphere,
yet to each loving heart how near!
2 Sun of our life, thy quickening ray
sheds on our path the glow of day;
Star of our hope, thy softened light
cheers the long watches of the night.
3 Our midnight is thy smile withdrawn,
our noontide is thy gracious dawn,
our rainbow arch thy mercy’s sign;
all, save the clouds of sin, are thine.
4 Lord of all life, below, above,
whose light is truth, whose warmth is love,
before thy ever-blazing throne
we ask no lustre of our own.
5 Grant us thy truth to make us free,
and kindling hearts that burn for thee,
till all thy living altars claim
one holy light, one heavenly flame.
Prayer of Approach to God
First Thought
Hymn 600 Spirit of God unseen as the wind
Spirit of God, unseen as the wind,
gentle as is the dove;
teach us the truth and help us believe,
show us the Saviour’s love!
1 You spoke to us long, long ago,
gave us the written word;
we read it still, needing its truth
through it God’s voice is heard.
Chorus
2 Without your help we fail our Lord,
we cannot live his way;
we need your power, we need your strength,
following Christ each day.
Chorus
Readings: Luke 13: 31-35 and Philippians 3: 12 – 4: 1 –Linda Mckee
Message
Hymn 251 I, the Lord of sea and sky don’t have copyright for this hymn
Doxology – spoken together
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.
Hymn 159 Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided
1 Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided,
urged and inspired us, cheered us on our way,
sought us and saved us, pardoned and provided,
Lord of the years, we bring our thanks today.
2 Lord, for that word, the Word of life which fires us,
speaks to our hearts and sets our souls ablaze,
teaches and trains, rebukes us and inspires us,
Lord of the word, receive your people’s praise.
3 Lord, for our land, in this our generation,
spirits oppressed by pleasure, wealth and care;
for young and old, for commonwealth and nation,
Lord of our land, be pleased to hear our prayer.
4 Lord, for our world; when we disown and doubt him,
loveless in strength, and comfortless in pain;
hungry and helpless, lost indeed without him,
Lord of the world, we pray that Christ may reign.
5 Lord for ourselves; in living power remake us,
self on the cross and Christ upon the throne;
past put behind us, for the future take us,
Lord of our lives, to live for Christ alone.
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Closing Voluntary – March from Scipio GF Handel (1685-1759)
INTIMATIONS
Sunday services: We welcome John Hodge, Session Clerk at Newhaven, to lead our service today.
Next Sunday, 20 March, joint service with Newhaven and South Leith here in North Leith church.
Lenten Bible Study: Monday 14 March This year again Rob Mackenzie from Leith St Andrews is leading a weekly course based round a film, this time Mary Poppins Returns. All welcome; send a messageto Anne to get more details andthe Zoom Link.
Church Magazine: Contributions for an Easter magazine should be sent to the church office, nlpc-office@btconnect.com by the morning of Tuesday 22 March.
Thursday Afternoon Meeting: In 2017 our Thursday Fellowship joined with the above meeting at South Leith because numbers at both meetings were small.
The meetings have restarted and are held on Thursdays at 2.00 pm in South Leith Halls, Henderson Street. The next meeting will be on 24th March. If you are free and able please come along.
Daily Prayer group: If you would like to join a local churches WhatsApp mobile phone group, organised by Rev John Tait, to receive a short daily prayer, please speak to Annie or Anne.
Monthly Prayer Diary: If you would like to receive a monthly prayer list, compiled by Newhaven Church, with contributions from others, please speak to Annie or Anne.
Weekly Bible Study: If you might be interested in joining a Bible Study meeting organised by Newhaven and held on Wednesday evenings by Zoom please speak to Anne or Jimmy.
Retiring Offering – Helping Ukraine: The Church of Scotland, through its partners in Eastern Europe, is well-placed to bring help to those displaced by the conflict into several neighbouring countries. There will again be a retiring offering today for this Church of Scotland Appeal.
Rooms for Refugees – If you have an empty spare room and would like to help Ukrainian refugees, please get in touch with Rooms for Refugees , who match up refugees fleeing war and violence with hosts in this country.
Thanks, Jenny Martin
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6th March 2022
Minister: Rev. Iain May
Organist: Iain Mackinnon
Theme: ‘Temptation’
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship
Hymn 337 Forty days and forty nights
1 Forty days and forty nights
thou wast fasting in the wild;
forty days and forty nights
tempted, and yet undefiled.
2 Sunbeams scorching day by day;
chilly dewdrops nightly shed;
prowling beasts about thy way;
stones thy pillow; earth thy bed.
3 Shall not we thy sorrows share,
learn thy discipline of will,
and, like thee, by fast and prayer
wrestle with the powers of ill?
4 And if Satan, vexing sore,
flesh and spirit should assail,
thou, his vanquisher before,
wilt not suffer us to fail.
5 Watching, praying, struggling thus,
victory ours at last shall be;
angels minister to us
as they ministered to thee.
Prayer of Approach, ending with Lord’s Prayer
First Thought
Hymn 191 Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you
Do not be afraid,
for I have redeemed you.
I have called you by your name;
you are mine.
1 When you walk through the waters I’ll be with you,
you will never sink beneath the waves.
2 When the fire is burning all around you,
you will never be consumed by the flames.
3 When the fear of loneliness is looming,
then remember I am at your side.
4 When you dwell in the exile of the stranger,
remember you are precious in my eyes.
5 You are mine. O my child; I am your Father, and I love you with a perfect love.
Scripture Readings: Psalm 91: 1-2 & 9-16 and Luke 4: 1-13 – Tim Bell
Sermon
Hymn 443 He is Lord
1 He is Lord, he is Lord;
he is risen from the dead, and he is Lord;
every knee shall bow, every tongue confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord.
2 He is love, he is love;
he has shown us by his cross that he is love;
all his people sing with one voice of joy
that Jesus Christ is love.
3 He is Life, he is Life,
he has died to set us free and he is life;
and he calls us all to live evermore
for Jesus Christ is life.
4 He is King, he is King;
he will draw all nations to him, he is King;
and the time shall be when the world shall sing
that Jesus Christ is King.
Doxology – spoken together
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 of Dedication for the Offering
Prayers for the World
Hymn 352 O for a thousand tongues, to sing
1 O, for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer’s praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace!
2 Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
that bids our sorrows cease;
’tis music in the sinner’s ears,
’tis life, and health, and peace.
3 He breaks the power of cancelled sin,
he sets the prisoner free;
his blood can make the foulest clean,
his blood availed for me.
4 He speaks, and, listening to his voice,
new life the dead receive,
the mournful broken hearts rejoice,
the humble poor believe.
5 Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb,
your loosened tongues employ;
ye blind, behold your saviour come;
and leap, ye lame, for joy!
6 My gracious Master and my God,
assist me to proclaim,
to spread through all the earth abroad
the honours of thy name.
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Closing Voluntary – March from Egmont Op84 Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
INTIMATIONS
Sunday services: We welcome back Rev Iain May, Minister at South Leith Church, to lead our service today.
Next Sunday, 13 March, we will welcome John Hodge, Session Clerk at Newhaven, to lead our worship.
Lenten Bible Study: This year again Rob Mackenzie from Leith St Andrews will be leading a course based round a film, this time Mary Poppins Returns, starting this coming Monday, 7 March. All welcome; send a messageto Anne to get more details andthe Zoom Link.
Kirk Session meeting: The Session will meet on Wednesday 9 March, 19:30 (by Zoom).
Leith Churches Together Lunchtime Worship: Thursday 10 March at 1pm at Ebenezer UF Church in Bangor Road. All welcome. Remember to bring your own lunch food.
Thursday Afternoon Meeting
In 2017 our Thursday Fellowship joined with the above meeting at South Leith because numbers at both meetings were small. A few of our members were attending up until the start of the Covid pandemic.
This meeting has restarted and is now meeting fortnightly although there is a small number attending. At present there is no syllabus arranged but sometimes there will be a speaker.
Meetings are held on Thursdays at 2.00 pm in South Leith Halls, Henderson Street. The next meeting will be on 10th March. If you are free and able please come along.
Daily Prayer group: If you would like to join a local churches WhatsApp mobile phone group, organised by Rev John Tait, to receive a short daily prayer, please speak to Annie or Anne.
Monthly Prayer Diary: If you would like to receive a monthly prayer list, compiled by Newhaven Church, with contributions from others, please speak to Annie or Anne.
Weekly Bible Study: If you might be interested in joining a Bible Study meeting organised by Newhaven and held on Wednesday evenings by Zoom please speak to Anne or Jimmy.
Weekend Away: Newhaven church is holding a residential weekend away at Castle Douglas on 14 – 16 September. Members of North & South Leith are invited to join them. Projected numbers are needed by mid March. To find out more about this please speak to Anne.
Helping Ukraine – Message from the Presbytery Moderator
All of us will have been appalled by the events continuing to unfold in Ukraine over these last days. The scale of suffering and fear is immense. Many of you may well have made your own arrangements to make a donation.
The Church of Scotland, through its partners in Eastern Europe, is well-placed to bring help to those displaced by the conflict in several countries. Through Presbytery special funds, donations have been made to this official Church of Scotland appeal, and also to the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain, in solidarity with St Andrew Ukranian Catholic Church in Leith, and its priest the Rev Fr Vasyl Kren.
We continue to urge your prayers for all caught up in this war, on every side, and for those who are seeking to bring aid, and to bring peace.
Blessings and peace,
Revd Julia Wiley, Moderator
We will have a retiring offering this Sunday and next Sunday for those who would like to contribute to this Church of Scotland Appeal to help the people of Ukraine.
in 2019. (Evgeniy Maloletka/Bloomberg News)
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27th February 2022
Minister: Rev. Jessie Fubara-Manuel
Organist: Iain Mackinnon
Call to Worship – (Psalm 97: 1-6)
The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad;
let the distant shores rejoice.
Clouds and thick darkness surround him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Fire goes before him
and consumes his foes on every side.
His lightning lights up the world;
the earth sees and trembles.
The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
before the Lord of all the earth.
The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and all peoples see his glory.
Hymn 160 Praise my soul the king of heaven
1 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;
to his feet thy tribute bring;
ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
who like me his praise should sing?
Praise him! Praise him!
Praise him! Praise him!
Praise the everlasting King.
2. Praise him for his grace and favour
to our fathers in distress;
praise him, still the same for ever,
slow to chide, and swift to bless:
Praise him! Praise him!
Praise him! Praise him!
glorious in his faithfulness.
3. Father-like he tends and spares us;
well our feeble frame he knows;
in his hands he gently bears us,
rescues us from all our foes;
Praise him! Praise him!
Praise him! Praise him!
widely as his mercy flows.
4. Frail as summer’s flower we flourish;
blows the wind and it is gone;
but, while mortals rise and perish,
God endures unchanging on.
Praise him! Praise him!
Praise him! Praise him!,
Praise the high eternal One.
5. Angels, help us to adore him;
ye behold him face to face;
sun and moon, bow down before him,
dwellers all in time and space.
Praise him! Praise him!
Praise him! Praise him!
Praise with us the God of grace.
Prayer of Approach, ending with Lord’s Prayer
First Thought
Hymn 510 Jesus calls us here to meet him
1 Jesus calls us here to meet him
as, through word and song and prayer,
we affirm God’s promised presence
where his people live and care. Praise the God who keeps his promise;
praise the Son who calls us friends;
praise the Spirit who, among us,
to our hopes and fears attends.
2 Jesus calls us to confess him Word of life and Lord of all, sharer of our flesh and frailness,
saving all who fail or fall.
Tell his holy human story;
tell his tales that all may hear; tell the world that Christ in glory
came to earth to meet us here.
3 Jesus calls us to each other, vastly different though we are; creed and colour, class and gender
neither limit nor debar.
Join the hand of friend and stranger;
join the hands of age and youth;
join the faithful and the doubter
in their common search for truth.
Scripture Readings: (Reader: Annie Addison)
Old Testament: Psalm 99 and New Testament: Luke 9: 28-36
Sermon
Hymn 336 Christ is our light! the bright and morning star
1. Christ is our light! The bright and morning star
covering with radiance all from near and far.
Christ be our light, shine on, shine on we pray
into our hearts, into our world today.
2. Christ is our love! baptized that we may know
the love of God among us, swooping low.
Christ be our love, bring us to turn our face
and see in you the light of heaven’s embrace.
3. Christ is our joy! transforming wedding guest!
Through water turned to wine the feast was blessed.
Christ be our joy; your glory let us see,
as your disciples did in Galilee.
Doxology – spoken together
To God the Father, God the Son,
and God the Spirit, three in one,
praise, honour, might and glory be
from age to age eternally.
Prayer of Dedication for the Offering
Prayers for the World Jimmy Hudson
Hymn 396 And can it be, that I should gain
1 And can it be that I should gain
an interest in the Saviour’s blood?
Died he for me, who caused his pain-
for me, who Him to death pursued?
Amazing love! how can it be
that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
2 ‘Tis mystery all: the Immortal dies!
Who can explore his strange design?
In vain the first born seraph tries
to sound the depths of love divine.
‘Tis mercy all! Let earth adore,
let angel minds inquire no more.
3 He left his Father’s throne above,-
so free, so infinite his grace-
emptied himself of all but love,
and bled for Adam’s helpless race;
‘tis mercy all, immense and free;
for O my God, it found out me!
4 Long my imprisoned spirit lay
fast bound in sin and nature’s night;
thine eye diffused a quickening ray;
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
my chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed thee.
5 No condemnation now I dread;
Jesus, and all in him is mine!
Alive in him, my living Head,
and clothed in righteousness divine,
bold I approach the eternal throne,
and claim the crown, through Christ, my own.
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Closing Voluntary – Marche Religieuse – Magic Flute. WA Mozart (1756-1791)
Intimations
Sunday Services – We welcome Rev Jessie Fubara-Manuel, associate minister at South Leith church, to lead our worship today.
Next Sunday, 6 March, we will welcome back Rev Iain May.
World Day of Prayer, Friday 4th March 2pm: Inverleith St Serf’s is holding a World Day of Prayer service on Friday March 4 at 2pm. All are welcome. Those attending the service should come to the Church Centre entrance on Clark Road. They ask that masks are worn. COVID restrictions permitting, refreshments will be served after the service.
There is also a streamed service; for the link see http://www.wdpscotland.org.uk/wdp-services-2022/
Kirk Session meeting: The next Session meeting will take place on Wednesday 9 March at 19:30 (by Zoom).
Sharing with other churches:
Thursday Afternoon Meeting – In 2017 our Thursday Fellowship joined with the above meeting at South Leith because numbers at both meetings were small. A few of our members were attending up until the start of the Covid pandemic.
This meeting has restarted and is now meeting fortnightly although there is a small number attending. At present there is no syllabus arranged but sometimes there will be a speaker.
Meetings are held on Thursdays at 2.00 pm in South Leith Halls, Henderson Street. The next meeting will be on 10th March. If you are free and able please come along.
Daily Prayer group – If you would like to join a local churches WhatsApp mobile phone group, organised by Rev John Tait, to receive a short daily prayer, please speak to Annie or Anne.
Monthly Prayer Diary – If you would like to receive a monthly prayer list, compiled by Newhaven Church, with contributions from others, please speak to Annie or Anne.
Weekly Bible Study – If you might be interested in joining a Bible Study meeting organised by Newhaven and held on Wednesday evenings by Zoom please speak to Anne or Jimmy.
Weekend Away – Newhaven church is holding a residential weekend away at Castle Douglas on 14 – 16 September. Members of North & South Leith are invited to join them. Projected numbers are needed by mid March. To find out more about this please speak to Anne.
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20th February 2022
Joint service of Newhaven, North Leith and South Leith congregations at South Leith church at 11:00am.
Intimation
Services – Sunday 27th February Jessie Fubara-Manuel, Associate Minister from South Leith will be taking the service.
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13th February 2022
Minister: Rev. Peter Bluett
Organist: Iain Mackinnon
Opening Voluntary – Andantino con moto. Stephen Heller (1813-1888)
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship
(from Iona Abbey Worship Book)
The God of heaven has made a home on earth
Christ dwells among us and is one with us
The highest in all creation lives among the least
Christ journeys with the rejected and welcomes the weary
Come now all who thirst
And drink the water of life
Come now all who hunger
And be filled with good things
Come now all who seek
And be warmed by the fire of love
Hymn 147 All creatures of our God and King
1 All creatures of our God and King,
lift up your voice and with us sing
alleluia, alleluia!
Bright brother sun with golden beam,
clear sister moon with softer gleam:
O praise him, O praise him,
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
2 Swift rushing wind, so wild and strong,
high clouds that sail in heaven along,
O praise him, alleluia!
New-breaking dawn, in praise rejoice,
and lights of evening, find a voice:
3 Cool flowing water, pure and clear,
make music for your Lord to hear,
alleluia, alleluia!
Fire, with your flames so fierce and bright,
giving to all both warmth and light:
4 Dear mother earth, who day by day
unfolds God’s blessings on our way,
O praise him, alleluia!
All flowers and fruits that in you grow,
let them his glory also show:
5 And all who are of tender heart,
forgiving others, take your part,
O praise him, alleluia!
All who long pain and sorrow bear,
praise God and cast on him your care:
6 And you, most kind and gentle death,
waiting to hush our fading breath,
O praise him, alleluia!
You homeward lead the child of God,
and Christ our Lord the way has trod:
7 Let all things their Creator bless,
and worship God in humbleness,
O praise him, alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
and praise, the spirit, Three in One:
Prayer of Approach, ending with Lord’s Prayer
First Thought
Hymn 555 Amazing Grace
1 Amazing grace! how sweet the sound
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
was blind but now I see.
2 ‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
and grace, my fears relieved;
how precious did that grace appear
the hour I first believed!
3 Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
’tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home.
4 The Lord has promised good to me,
his word my hope secures;
he will my shield and portion be
as long as life endures.
Scripture Readings: Psalm 23 and John 8: 1-11 – Stewart Lowe
Sermon
Hymn 528 Make me a channel of your peace
1 Make me a channel of your peace. Where there is hatred let me bring your love;
where there is injury, your pardon, Lord;
and where there’s doubt, true faith in you.
Oh, Master, grant that I may never seek
so much to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved, as to love with all my soul.
2 Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there’s despair in life, let me bring hope;
where there is darkness, only light;
ad where there’s sadness, ever joy.
3 Make me a channel of your peace.
It is pardoning that we are pardoned,
in giving of ourselves that we receive;
and in dying that we’re born to eternal life.
Doxology – spoken together
To God the Father, God the Son,
and God the Spirit, three in one,
praise, honour, might and glory be
from age to age eternally.
Prayer of Dedication for the Offering
Prayers for the World
Hymn 465 Be thou my vision, O Lord, of my heart
1 Be thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
naught be all else to me, save that thou art;
thou my best thought in the day or the night,
waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
2 Be thou my Wisdom, be thou my true Word;
I ever with thee, and thou with me, Lord;
thou my great Father: thine own I would be;
thou in me dwelling, and I one with thee.
3 Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight;
be thou my dignity, thou my delight,
thou my soul’s shelter, and thou my high tower;
raise thou me heavenward,
O Power of my power.
4 Riches I heed not, nor earth’s empty praise,
thou mine inheritance, now and always;
thou, and thou only, the first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my treasure thou art.
5 High King of Heaven, after victory won,
may I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Closing Voluntary – Communion. Louis Niedermeyer. (1802-1861)
Intimations
Sunday Services – We welcome Rev Peter Bluett, minister at Newhaven church, to lead our worship today.
Next Sunday, 20 February, there will be a joint service of Newhaven, North Leith and South Leith congregations at South Leith church at 11:00am. This will be the first joint service of the three congregations and will mark the beginning of ‘old’ and new friendships and closer working together.
In the afternoon, after the service, starting at 12:30, there will be a joint Sessions’ conference at Newhaven Church.
Daily Prayer group – if you would like to join a local churches WhatsApp mobile phone group to receive a short daily prayer please speak to Annie or Anne.
A prayer for racial justice and diversity
from the Church of Scotland website.
Lord Jesus Christ,
who crossed boundaries and borders,
help us to love our neighbours and break down barriers in our communities.
Wounded Healer,
who made blind eyes see and deaf ears hear,
enable us to perceive the reality of racism,
bigotry and racial injustice in ourselves and our society.
Prince of Peace,
Inspire us to celebrate difference and reconcile division
and help re-imagine this world as a place where justice and peace kiss
and freedom abounds.
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6th February 2022
Minister: Rev. Iain May
Organist: Iain Mackinnon
Opening Voluntary – Prayer from Rienzi. Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship
Hymn 111 Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty
1 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty!
early in the morning our song shall rise to thee;
holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
2 Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
God ever living through eternity.
3 Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
though the sinful human eye thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
perfect in power, in love, and purity.
4 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!
all thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea;
holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity
Prayer of Approach, ending with Lord’s Prayer
First Thought
Hymn 485 Dear Lord and Father of mankind
1 Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
forgive our foolish ways;
reclothe us in our rightful mind,
in purer lives thy service find,
in deeper reverence, praise.
2 In simple trust like theirs who heard,
beside the Syrian sea,
the gracious calling of the Lord,
let us, like them, without a word
rise up and follow thee.
3 O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
O calm of hills above,
where Jesus knelt to share with thee
the silence of eternity,
interpreted by love!
4 With that deep hush subduing all
our words and works that drown
the tender whisper of thy call,
as noiseless let thy blessing fall
as fell thy manna down.
5 Drop thy still dews of quietness,
till all our strivings cease;
take from our souls the strain and stress,
and let our ordered lives confess
the beauty of thy peace.
6 Breathe through the heats of our desire
thy coolness and thy balm;
let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still, small voice of calm!
Scripture Readings: Psalm 138 and Luke 5: 1-11 – Shirley Hopkins
Sermon
Hymn 533 Will you come and follow me
1 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?
2 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?
4 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?
5 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.
Doxology – spoken together
To God the Father, God the Son,
and God the Spirit, three in one,
praise, honour, might and glory be
from age to age eternally.
Prayer of Dedication for the Offering
Prayers for the World
Hymn 448 Lord, the light of your love is shining
1 Lord, the light of your love is shining
in the midst of the darkness, shining;
Jesus, Light of the world, shine upon us,
set us free by the truth you now bring us.
Shine on me, shine on me:
Shine, Jesus, shine, –
fill this land with the Father’s glory;
blaze, Spirit blaze,-
set our hearts on fire.
Flow, river, flow,
flood the nations with grace and mercy;
send forth your word,-
Lord, and let there be light!
2 Lord, I come to your awesome presence,
from the shadows into your radiance;
by your blood I may enter your brightness,
search me, try me, consume all my darkness.
Shine on me, shine on me.
3 As we gaze on your kingly brightness,
so our faces display your likeness,
ever changing from glory to glory,
mirrored here may our lives tell your story.
Shine on me, shine on me.
Blessing
Threefold Amen
Closing Voluntary – Prelude in A minor. Francesco Durante (1684-1755)
INTIMATIONS
Sunday Services – We welcome Rev Iain May, minister at South Leith Church (and, as most of you will recall, former elder at North Leith), to take our service today.
Next Sunday, 13 February 2022, Rev Peter Bluett, minister at Newhaven church will lead our worship, and we look forward to welcoming Peter to North Leith.
On Sunday 20 February there will be a joint service of Newhaven, North Leith and South Leith congregations at South Leith church at 11:00am. This will be the first joint service of the three congregations and will mark the beginning of ‘old’ and new friendships and closer working together.
Leith Churches Together Lunchtime Service – The next lunchtime service will take place this Thursday, 10 February, at 1pm, in North Leith hall. All welcome. Please bring your own lunch food so that we can continue fellowship together after the service.
Daily Prayer group: if you would like to join a local churches WhatsApp mobile phone group to receive a short daily prayer please speak to Annie or Anne.
A Prayer for the week from the Church of Scotland web-site
Loving God thank You for the readings and the teaching of the scripture today.
Encourage us to believe in You and in ourselves
so that we may carry out the work You would have us do.
We pray for the planet You made.
Where there is war bring peace, and guide people through storms, droughts or any challenging situation.
We pray for the people of the world, may they know Your grace in their lives.
We pray for those who are ill, dying or supporting someone through these times.
May they find comfort knowing that Your loving arms are waiting for them and for those left behind,
give them the knowledge that You are there for them too.
We pray for our church in a time of change.
There will be people who are hurt, but help us all, to focus on Your uniting love.
All these prayers we offer in the name of Your Son, our saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.
