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Towards Our New Parish morning worship in Newhaven Church.

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Minister:  Rev. John Tait
Organist:  Iain Mackinnon

Welcome and Intimations

Call to Worship

Hymn  124  Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation

Prayer of Adoration, confession, supplication & the Lord’s Prayer

First thoughts

Hymn  462  The King of Love my Shepherd is

Scripture readings:                Reader:  Beryl Curlett

Old Testament:  1 Samuel 16:  1-13
New Testament:  John 9:  1-11, 13-16, 24-25 & 35-39

Hymn  722  Spirit of God, come dwell within me

Sermon

Hymn  158  God moves in a mysterious way

Spoken Doxology  (all remain standing)

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 dedicating offering

Prayer of thanksgiving & intercession

Hymn  557  O Love that wilt not let me go

Benediction and Threefold Amen.

Closing Voluntary – Adagio.   August Freyer   (1801-1883)

Picture: Tissot, James, 1836-1902. Blind Man Washes in the Pool of Siloam, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57306 [retrieved March 22, 2023]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brooklyn_Museum_-_The_Blind_Man_Washes_in_the_Pool_of_Siloam_(Le_aveugle-n%C3%A9_se_lave_%C3%A0_la_piscine_de_Silo%C3%AB)_-_James_Tissot.jpg.

INTIMATIONS     

Sunday Services: Next Sunday, 2 April, we will have our Palm Sunday service.
The Easter Day service will be a joint service held in Starbank Park at 10.30. (Please see the church magazine for details of the various Holy Week services.)

The Stated Annual Meeting of the congregation will be held today after the service.

Church Family: The funeral service for the late William Greig will be held tomorrow, Monday 27 March, at 12 noon in the Warriston Lorimer Chapel.

We are sad to report the death on 13 March of Edith Carnie of Admiralty Street. It was Edith’s wish that there would not be a funeral service. We give thanks for Edith’s life and send our condolences to her sons, other family and friends.

Church Magazine: Copies of the latest magazine are available today for distributors and those who do not get an electronic copy by email.

Trinity Primary School: This coming Friday, 31 March, the school will be in the church for the first time since 2019, for their Easter Assembly at 9:30. You are welcome to come along and support them and help welcome parents and grandparents.

Church Garden: There will be a tidy-up of the church garden next Saturday, 1 April, from 10.00am. All volunteers welcome.

Leith Festival Gala Day 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

Churches’ Weekend away 1^st to 3^rd September: Newhaven members are returning to Barcaple near Castle Douglas, again this year in the first weekend in September.  This is an ideal opportunity for us to get to know each other better. Four from South Leith enjoyed their time there last year. There are energetic activities for those who want that. There are large grounds to explore and it is hoped that a trip to nearby Kirkcudbright will be possible. The weekend is relaxed and there are informal times of worship but generally the time is yours.  However we encourage all to get involved in the teambuilding exercises on Sunday.  I should be most grateful if I could get a note of those interested in coming as soon as possible. We need 30 people to guarantee exclusive occupation of the centre. This is open to anyone from any of our three churches. The cost for over 14s is £110 with instructed activities extra (£46 for full day and £28 per half day).  For 7-13 year olds the cost is £78 and for 2-6 year olds it is £34.  We will need to hire a minibus and if anyone can help with that it would be appreciated. Full details will be available at the joint service. Please contact   johnhodge222@btinternet.com or call me on 07850 772223.

Newhaven church has a vacancy for a Café Assistant: If you know of anyone who might be interested in this please see a copy of the advert on the way out of the church or speak to the Session Clerk for more details. The closing date for applications is 31 March.

Towards our New Parish

Joint worship Newhaven, North Leith and South Leith

Third Sunday in Lent

Minister:  Rev. John Tait

Organist:  Iain Mackinnon

Welcome and Intimations

Call to Worship

Hymn  59: Oh, come, and let us to the Lord

Prayer of Adoration, confession, supplication and the Lord’s Prayer

First Thoughts  – Update on WaterAid            Jimmy Hudson

Hymn  525:  Have you heard the raindrops?

Scripture Readings:               Reader:  Tim Bell

Old Testament:  Exodus 17:  1-7
New Testament:  John 4:  5-15, 20-21, 23-24

Hymn  550:  As the deer pants for the water

Sermon

Hymn  719:  The one who longs to make us whole
                       (Tune:  Forest Green  No. 304)

Spoken Doxology

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 dedicating offering

Prayer of thanksgiving and Intercession

Hymn  622:  We sing a love that sets all people free

Benediction and Threefold Amen.

Closing Voluntary: March of the Israelites.    Michael Costa  (1810-1884)

Picture: Moses Striking the Rock, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=49970 [retrieved March 7, 2023]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moses_striking_the_rock_in_the_desert.jpg.

INTIMATIONS     

Sunday Services: We look forward to members of the congregations from Newhaven and South Leith joining us here next Sunday, 19 March, for our next joint service.
The Stated Annual Meeting of the congregation will be held on Sunday 26 March after morning worship.

Church Family: We are sad to report the death on 8 March of William Greig of Downie Grove, Corstorphine. Our thoughts and prayers are with Scott and Nicola Mackenzie and family.

Church Magazine: Contributions for the next church magazine should be at the church office by this coming Tuesday morning, 14 March, at latest.

Friday March 17^th   7.30pm– Quiz Night at Newhaven: To help our 3 congregations to get to know each other we are having a Quiz Night on Friday 17th March, 7.30pm at Newhaven Church.

Don’t worry about getting a team together as everyone will be put into teams.

We will be having ‘Pot Luck Puddings’ so donations of Desserts would be appreciated on the night, along with a couple of volunteers to organise and serve Tea and Coffee. 

Please email towardsournewparish@gmail.com if you can help.

Churches’ Weekend away 1^st to 3^rd September: Newhaven members are returning to Barcaple near Castle Douglas, again this year in the first weekend in September.  This is an ideal opportunity for us to get to know each other better. Four from South Leith enjoyed their time there last year. There are energetic activities for those who want that. There are large grounds to explore and it is hoped that a trip to nearby Kirkcudbright will be possible. The weekend is relaxed and there are informal times of worship but generally the time is yours.  However we encourage all to get involved in the team building exercises on Sunday.  I should be most grateful if I could get a note of those interested in coming as soon as possible. We need 30 people to guarantee exclusive occupation of the centre. This is open to anyone from any of our three churches. The cost for over 14s is £110 with instructed activities extra (£46 for full day and £28 per half day).  For 7-13 year olds the cost is £78 and for 2-6 year olds it is £34.  We will need to hire a minibus and if anyone can help with that it would be appreciated. Full details will be available at the joint service. Please contact   johnhodge222@btinternet.com or call me on 07850 772223.

Second Sunday in Lent

Minister:  Rev. John Tait

Organist:  Iain Mackinnon

Welcome and Intimations

Call to Worship

Hymn  112  God, whose almighty word

Prayer of Adoration, confession & supplication

Scripture Readings:    Readers:  Eileen & Kedison Njotu

Old Testament:  Genesis 12:  1-4a

Hymn  81 –  I to the hills will lift mine eyes

Scripture Reading:

New Testament:  John 3:  1-17

Hymn  118 – Womb of life and source of being 
                                        (Tune: Lewis Folk Melody, No. 510)

Sermon

Hymn  593 – She sits like a bird

Spoken Doxology 

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 dedicating offering

Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Hymn  519 – Love divine, all loves excelling

Benediction and Threefold Amen

Closing Voluntary: March from Egmont   Ludwig van Beethoven   (1770-1827)

INTIMATIONS     

Sunday Services: This month’s joint service will take place as usual on the third Sunday, the 19^th and will be held here in North Leith church.   We are therefore here on each Sunday in March.
The Annual Meeting of the congregation will be held on Sunday 26 March after morning worship.

Church Family: The funeral service for Mrs Sophia Robertson formerly of Prince Regent Street, takes place tomorrow, Monday 6 March at 10.30 at Warriston Cloister Chapel.

Session Meeting: The next Kirk Session Meeting will be held on Wednesday 8 March at 7.30pm in the Session House.

Leith Churches Together Lunch-time Service: The next LCT lunch-time Service will be held at Pilrig St. Paul’s (on the corner of Pilrig St. and Leith Walk) at 1pm on Thursday, 9^th March.   As usual please bring your own lunch and tea and coffee will be available.   All welcome.

Church Magazine: The next magazine should be produced before Holy Week and Easter.  Please send contributions to the church office by Tuesday 14 March at latest.

New Parish Social Event: There will be a joint congregations’ social evening in Newhaven church on Friday 17 March at 7.30pm. It will be based round having a fun quiz.
This will be a great opportunity to get to know better new friends from Newhaven and South Leith churches. Please note the date in your diary and come along and enjoy the evening.

Turkey & Syria Earthquake: The total donated to the Turkey and Syria Earthquake Emergency Appeal was £207 before addition of income tax recovery.   Thanks to those who donated.

Welcome and Intimations

Call to Worship

Hymn  172  Sing for God’s glory

Prayer of Adoration, confession and supplication

First Thoughts

Hymn  493  It’s me, it’s me, O Lord

Scripture Readings: Reader: Reader Annie Addison
Old Testament: Psalm 32
New Testament: Matthew 4: 1-11

Hymn  337  Forty days and forty nights

Sermon

Hymn  485  Dear Lord and Father of mankind

Spoken Doxology  (all remain standing)

Sing to the Lord of heaven and earth,
whom angels serve and saints adore,
the Father, Son, and Spirit blest
to whom be praise for evermore.

Prayer dedicating offering

Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Hymn  553  Just as I am  (Tune: Saffron Walden)

Benediction and Threefold Amen

Closing Voluntary – Communion   Louis Niedermeyer   (1802-1861)

PICTURE: JESUS MAFA. Jesus is tempted – Matthew 4:1-11, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=48312 [retrieved February 22, 2023]. Original source: http://www.librairie-emmanuel.fr (contact page: https://www.librairie-emmanuel.fr/contact).

INTIMATIONS     

Sunday Services: We are very pleased to welcome Rev John Tait as our new Locum Minister leading our worship today.

Lenten Bible Study: Rev Rob Mackenzie is again leading a Zoom Bible Study during Lent. There will be five sessions beginning tomorrow, Monday 27 February, and ending on Monday 27 March.  The material is based round the film West Side Story. If you are interested in attending please speak today to the Session Clerk.

Newhaven Bible Study: Newhaven church continues to run a bible study on Zoom on Wednesday evenings. Currently it is looking at spirituality using passages from John’s gospel. If you are interested ask the Session Clerk or Jimmy Hudson for the link.

World Day of Prayer Service Friday 3 March: The service this year has been written by the women of Taiwan and the theme is “I have heard about your faith” based on Ephesians 1:15-19.
The local service will be held at 2pm in Inverleith St Serf’s Church (entry via the Church Centre door on Clark Road).There will be a chance to meet for chat and refreshments afterwards. All welcome.

Session meeting: The next Kirk Session meeting will be held on Wednesday 8 March at 7.30pm in the Session House.

New Parish Social Event: There will be a joint congregations’ social evening in Newhaven church on Friday 17 March at 7.30pm. It will be based round having a fun quiz.
This will be a great opportunity to get to know better new friends from Newhaven and South Leith churches. Please note the date in your diary and come along and enjoy the evening.

Turkey & Syria Earthquake: If you would like to make a donation via the church to the Turkey and Syria Earthquake Emergency Appeal there is a retiring offering again today.

Church Magazine: The next magazine should be produced before Holy Week and Easter. Please send contributions to the church office by Tuesday 14 March at latest.

Church Family: The funeral service for Sophia Robertson will take place on Monday 6 March at 10.30 at Warriston Cloister Chapel.

Joint worship with Newhaven and South Leith

11am South Leith Parish Church

Minister: Rev. Ron Smith

Organist: Iain Mackinnon

Welcome and Intimations

Call to worship

God loved the world so much that he gave his only and beloved son
Everyone who believes and follows him shall not perish but live the life eternal

This is the day the Lord has made
Let us rejoice and be glad in it

Hymn  378  Praise to the Holiest in the height

Prayer of Approach and Lord’s Prayer

First Thoughts

Hymn  76  How can I ever thank the Lord

Scripture Readings: Reader: Jenny Martin
Old Testament: Exodus 34: 29-35
New Testament: Matthew 17: 1-9

Sermon

Hymn  557  O Love that wilt not let me go

Spoken Doxology (all remain standing)

Sing to the Lord of heaven and earth,
whom angels serve and saints adore,
the Father, Son, and Spirit blest
to whom be praise for evermore.

Prayer of Dedication for the offering

Prayers for the World

Hymn  97  O God, you search me and you know me

Benediction and Threefold Amen

Closing Voluntary – Pilgrims chorus from Tannhäuser.    Richard Wagner  (1813-1883)

PICTURE: JESUS MAFA. Transfiguration, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=48307 [retrieved February 8, 2023]. Original source: http://www.librairie-emmanuel.fr (contact page: https://www.librairie-emmanuel.fr/contact)

INTIMATIONS   

Sunday Services: We are pleased to welcome Rev Ron Smith to lead our worship today.

Next Sunday, 19 February, will be our next joint service at South Leith church at 11.00am. (NO service in North Leith church that day.)

On Sunday 26 February we will welcome Rev John Tait as our new Locum Minister to lead us in worship.

Church Roll: We are sad to report the death at Victoria Manor Care Home on 8^th February of Margaret Borthwick of Laverockbank Road.
The funeral will take place on Friday 24 February at 11am in the Lorimer chapel at Warriston Crematorium.
Our thoughts and prayers are with George and their family.

We are also sad to report that Sophia Robertson of Prince Regent Street, and lately resident at Marian House nursing home, died on 7^th February. Sophia was 103. Funeral arrangements are not yet available.

The funeral of Ian Low of Dudley Gardens who died at the end of January has been arranged for 10.30 am at Warriston Crematorium on Thursday 23 February.

Christmas Appeal: The total raised for the Red Cross Afghanistan Crisis Appeal was £953 (including income tax recovery).
Thank you to all who donated.

Turkey & Syria Earthquake: The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has set up an appeal to bring help to Turkey and Syria. It is very easy to give to the appeal which is widely advertised. If you prefer to make a donation via the church, there will be a retiring offering today and on Sunday 26 February.

Children and families: Sandy Edwards, Youth Worker at Newhaven church, has sent us a list of activities coming up there. If anyone would like to attend, be part of the events or find out more please speak to the Session Clerk or contact Sandy on newhavenchurchyw@gmail.com

Please pass on this information to any families with children who may be interested.

• Friday 17 February – Preschool Messy Church 3:30pm-5:00pm
• Saturday 11 March – Inflatables
• Friday 17 March – Messy Church 4pm-6pm
• Friday 7 April – Good Friday Messy Church 3pm-5pm
• Friday 19 May – Games afternoon 4pm-6pm
• Friday 16 June – Preschool Messy Church 3:30pm-5:00pm

Lenten Bible Study: Rev Rob Mackenzie is planning to hold another Zoom Bible Study during Lent this year. 

There would be five sessions and it would begin on the week beginning 27th February and end on the week beginning 27th March.  It could be on Mondays or Wednesdays.
The material is based round the film West Side Story.
If you are interested in attending please speak to the Session Clerk.

Minister: Rev. Matthew Bicket

Organist: Iain Mackinnon

Welcome and Intimations

Call to worship

God in this time of worship,

Open our minds, hearts and souls to your presence.

God in this time of worship,

Give us a sense of what it means to be salt and light, remind us of our call to enhance the world around us.

God at the end of this time of worship,

Send us back out to the world, as salt and light, ready to let Your light shine through us.

Hymn  120  God, we praise you, God we bless you

Prayer of Approach (ending with Lord’s Prayer said by all)

Hymn 559  There is a Redeemer

Scripture Readings: Reader: Reader Shirley Hopkins
Old Testament: Psalm 112: 1-9
New Testament: Matthew 5: 13-20

Sermon

Hymn 542  Lord, speak to me that I may speak

Spoken Doxology (all remain standing)

Sing to the Lord of heaven and earth,
whom angels serve and saints adore,
the Father, Son, and Spirit blest
to whom be praise for evermore.

Prayer of Dedication for the offering

Prayers for the World

Hymn 248  For my sake and the Gospel’s, go

Benediction and Threefold Amen

Closing Voluntary – Prelude in A minor.   Francesco Durante.   (1684-1755)

INTIMATIONS

Sunday Services: We are pleased to welcome Rev Matthew Bicket to lead our worship today.

Next Sunday, 12 February, Rev Ron Smith will conduct our service.

Sunday 19 February will be our next joint service at South Leith church at 11.00am. (NO service in North Leith church that day.)
On Sunday 26 February we will welcome Rev John Tait as our new Locum Minister to lead us in worship.

Leith Churches Together: The next LCT lunch-time service takes place this coming Thursday, 9th February, at 1pm in Ebenezer United Reform Church, Bangor Road.  Tea and coffee will be served but please bring your own lunch and stay and chat after worship.

Church Roll: For those who remember Ian Low of Dudley Gardens, we are sorry to report that Ian died on 29 January.

The funeral has been arranged for 10.30 am at Warriston Crematorium on Thursday 23 February.

Christmas Appeal: The total raised for the Red Cross Afghanistan Crisis Appeal was £953 (including income tax recovery).
Thank you to all who donated.

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  510   Jesus calls us here to meet him

Prayer of Approach and Confession

Old Testament Reading:  Micah 6: 1-8 (Reader, Gerry O’Neil)

Hymn  600   Spirit of God, unseen as the wind

Gospel Reading:  Matthew 5: 1-12

Sermon

Hymn  362   Heaven shall not wait

The Communion

Words of Invitation

In the beginning, God made the world; made it and mothered it; shaped it and fathered it; filled it with seed and with signs of fertility; filled it with love and its people with ability. 

THE WORLD BELONGS TO GOD, THE EARTH AND ALL ITS PEOPLE ARE GOD’S!

. . . .  And when the time was right, God sent the Son. 

THE WORD WHO BECAME FLESH WAS ONE OF US: FLESH OF OUR FLESH. 

. . . He sets before us bread and wine and invites us to this table. 

THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE ALL WILL BE MADE WELL AGAIN. 

 . . . The peace of God be always with you

AND ALSO WITH YOU

Hymn  19   Ye gates, lift up your heads on high 

1 Ye gates, lift up your heads on high;
ye doors that last for aye,
be lifted up, that so the King of glory enter may.
But who of glory is the King? The mighty Lord is this:
even that same Lord that great in might and strong in battle is;
even that same Lord that great in might and strong in battle is.

2 Ye gates, lift up your heads; ye doors, doors that do last for aye,
be lifted up, that so the King of glory enter may.
But who is he that is the King, the King of glory? who is this?
The Lord of hosts, and none but he, the King of glory is.
The Lord of hosts, and none but he, the King of glory is.

Allelujah, allelujah,
allelujah, allelujah, allelujah,
Amen, amen, amen.

Now we pray in words which Jesus himself taught us, saying:

GOD IN HEAVEN,
YOUR NAME IS TO BE HONOURED.
MAY YOUR NEW COMMUNITY OF HOPE
BE REALISED ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.
GIVE US TODAY THE ESSENTIALS OF LIFE,
RELEASE US FROM OUR WRONGDOING
AS WE ALSO RELEASE THOSE WHO WRONG US.
DO NOT TEST US BEYOND OUR MEANS,
SAVE US FROM ALL THAT IS EVIL;
FOR YOU EMBRACE JUSTICE, LOVE AND PEACE,
NOW AND TO THE END OF TIME, AMEN.

We come to this meal at your invitation, God, bringing nothing, expecting everything.  We are united with all your followers, women and men, down through the ages as with them we declare:

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, GOD OF LOVE AND PEACE,
HEAVEN AND EARTH ARE FULL OF YOUR GLORY.
HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST!
BLESSED IS THE ONE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF GOD. HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST!

 . . . On the night when he was betrayed, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said:

‘THIS IS MY BODY WHICH IS FOR YOU: DO THIS AND LIVE OUT MY MEMORY’. 

In the same way he took the cup after supper, saying:

‘THIS CUP IS THE NEW COVENANT OF PEACE IN MY BLOOD: DO THIS AS OFTEN AS YOU DRINK IT IN MEMORY OF ME’.

(We Share the Bread and Wine)

Hymn  530   One more step along the world I go

Blessing
Threefold Amen.

Closing Voluntary        Et Resurrexit. WA Mozart (1756-1791)

Intimations

Sunday Services: We are pleased to welcome Rev Dr Martin Scott to lead our worship today.

Next Sunday, 5 February, Rev Matthew Bicket will conduct our service.

Christmas Appeal: The total raised for the Red Cross Afghanistan Crisis Appeal was £953 (including income tax recovery).
Thank you to all who donated.