Live services return to Mayfield Salisbury Church on 9 July 2023
Previous service:
Welcome to this Service of Worship
Second Sunday after Pentecost
11 June 2023 at 10.45am
Led by Revd Dr Sandy Forsyth
with the congregation in the sanctuary and online
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WELCOME! This congregation is part of the Church of Scotland: we are
Reformed in our understanding of Christian faith, Presbyterian in how we
form our community, and a member of the worldwide family of the
Christian Church. Whether you are in regular attendance at worship or this
is one of your first visits, you are very welcome as part of this community
and today’s service of worship. God bless you. If you would like to keep in
touch, please complete the Connection Card on the back page or email
AS A DIVERSE PEOPLE, THE CHURCH
GATHERS TO WORSHIP ALMIGHTY GOD
Organ Voluntary
Welcome and Church News
The Grace
Preparatory Silence for Worship
Introit - Oculi omnium
Words: Psalm 144:15
Music: Charles Wood (1866 to 1926)
Oculi omnium in te sperant Domine:
et tu das escam illorum in tempore
opportuno.Gloria tibi Domine. Amen
[The eyes of all wait upon thee,
O Lord; and thou givest them their
meat in due season. Glory be to
thee, O Lord. Amen]
Call to Worship - (from Micah 6:6-8)
Leader: What shall we bring into the presence
of our God, as our worship and praise?
All: Shall we bring him all that we have,
as ‘burnt-offerings’, as a ‘sacrifice’?
Leader: God has told us what is good,
and what he expects of us.
All: To do justice. To love mercy.
To walk humbly with him.
Hymn 482
Come, Let us To the Lord our God
(t. Kilmarnock)
Prayer of Approach & Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be done, on earth as
it is in heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread. And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors. And lead
us not into temptation, but deliver
us from evil. For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
Hymn 510
Jesus Calls Us Here to Meet Him
(t. Lewis Folk Melody)
Reading Hosea 6:1 - 6
Read by Jean MacGilchrist
(OT p.853)
A Call to Repentance 6 ‘Come, let
us return to the LORD; for it is he
who has torn, and he will heal us;
he has struck down, and he will
bind us up. 2 After two days he will
revive us; on the third day he will
raise us up, that we may live before
him. 3 Let us know, let us press on
to know the LORD; his appearing is
as sure as the dawn; he will come
to us like the showers, like the
spring rains that water the earth.’
Impenitence of Israel and Judah
4 What shall I do with you, O
Ephraim? What shall I do with you,
O Judah? Your love is like a
morning cloud, like the dew that
goes away early. 5 Therefore I
have hewn them by the prophets,
I have killed them by the words of
my mouth, and my judgement
goes forth as the light. 6 For I
desire steadfast love and not
sacrifice, the knowledge of God
rather than burnt-offerings.
Anthem - Ave verum corpus
Words: attr to Pope Innocent VI (d 1342)
Music: Edward Elgar (1857 to 1934)
Ave, verum corpus natum
Ex Maria Virgine:
Vere passum, immolatum
in cruce pro homine:
Cuius latus perforatum
Vero fluxit sanguine:
Esto nobis praegustatum,
mortis in examine.
O clemens, O pie, O dulcis Jesu,
Fili Mariae.
[Hail the true body, born
of the Virgin Mary:
You who suffered and were sacrificed
on the cross for the sake of man.
From whose pierced flank
flowed water and blood:
Be a foretaste for us
in the trial of death.
O merciful, O Jesus,
Son of Mary.]
Reading Matthew 9: 9 - 13
Read by Jean MacGilchrist
(NT p.8)
The Calling of Matthew 9 As
Jesus was walking along, he
saw a man called Matthew
sitting at the tax booth; and
he said to him, ‘Follow me.’
And he got up and followed
him. 10 And as he sat at dinner
in the house, many tax-
collectors and sinners came
and were sitting with him and
his disciples. 11 When the
Pharisees saw this, they said
to his disciples, ‘Why does
your teacher eat with tax-
collectors and sinners?’ 12 But
when he heard this, he said,
‘Those who are well have no
need of a physician, but those
who are sick. 13 Go and learn
what this means, ‘I desire
mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have
come to call not the righteous
but sinners.’
Reader: For the Word of
God revealed through Scripture.
ALL: Thanks be to God
Hymn 553 Just as I Am
(t. Saffron Walden)
Sermon
How are You Different?
Revd Dr Sandy Forsyth
This God, by Gerard Kelly,
from ‘Spoken Worship’ (2007)
Pause for Reflection
Prayer of Dedication
and for Others
Invitation to the Table
Hymn 19
Ye Gates, Lift Up Your Heads on High
(t. St George’s Edinburgh)
Thanksgiving
Leader: The Lord be with you
All: And also with you
Leader: Lift up your hearts
All: We lift them to the Lord
Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God
All: It is right to give our thanks and praise
Breaking of Bread
Leader: Jesus, Lamb of God,
All: have mercy on us
Leader: Jesus, bearer of our sins,
All: have mercy on us
Leader: Jesus, redeemer of the world,
All: grant us your peace
Sacrament of Holy Communion
The Peace
Hymn 675
Now Let Us From This Table Rise
(t. Rockingham - Communion)
Closing Responses
Leader: Nourished by the Lord’s Supper
All: Let us be renewed by his healing
Leader: Fed by his Word revealed to us
All: Let us go in his strength
Leader: Rooted in his resurrection life
All: Let us live always in his presence
Benediction and Threefold Amen
Organ Voluntary
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THIS MORNING’S CHOIR MUSIC
The short introit from the early
twentieth century is in late romantic
style. It shows the typical
craftsmanship of the Irish composer,
Charles Wood. It is a gentle,
contemplative setting, leading to
a burst of sound for the ‘Gloria.’
Elgar’s melodic setting of the
traditional Eucharist hymn, ‘Ave
verum corpus,’ (Opus 2 no1) is an
early work originally for a setting
of ‘Pie Jesu’ but arranged by him
some years later into its present
form. Each verse is sung by a
female solo voice and then repeated
by the chorus and ending with a
brief coda.
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NEWS AND INTIMATIONS
1. FUNDRAISING TEA FOR
TRUSSELL TRUST - COME FOR
TEA AND CAKES Sunday 18 June
3:30-5:30 pm, Craigmillar Park
Bowling Club, 34 Gilmour Road
Bring and share teatime treats.
Tombola and Home Baking
stalls - Bring & Buy Trussell
Trust www.trusselltrust.org
supports a network of Foodbanks
- cash on the day, or online
donations on their website very
gratefully received. Over last
12 months in Scotland, 250,000
food parcels were distributed,
including 90,000 for children
In Edinburgh over the last 12
months, 12,822 food parcels
were distributed by the 7 city
food banks; 50% more than the
previous year.
2. OPEN TO ALL Coffee and
tea will be served in the Bill
McDonald Hall at the close of
the Sunday services. Everyone
is very welcome.
3. COFFEE AND BLETHERS will
next meet on Thursday 22 June
from 2.00pm until 3.30pm in the
Bill McDonald Hall. Bring along
friends and neighbours. All are
very welcome!
4. PASTORAL CARE Anne
Mulligan is the principal contact
point for pastoral matters. The
contact details remain the same
as before -
(phone 07587 043 191). Please
contact Anne if you have any
pastoral issues or concerns and
/or if you wish anyone to be
remembered in the confidential
prayer chain or wish to be
added to the email circulation list.
5. SOUND DESK The
volunteers on the sound desk
have managed very well so far
this year, but we have no one to
cover October. Is there anyone
out there who perhaps has
retired from this task, who could
offer to do even one Sunday?
The dates are 1st,8th,15th, 22nd
and 29th October (there WOULD
be 5). We would be most grateful.
Rosemary Currie 667 6494 or
0781 048 3035 sound desk admin.
6. CHILDREN AND YOUNG
ADULT WORKER We welcome
Bettina Hather who has been
appointed to the post of Children
and Young Adult Worker until
the end of 2023. Her contact
details are as follows - email:
Phone number: 0778 319 0114
7. GIVING – QR CODE Our
Quick Response code is a handy
way of using your smart ‘phone
or tablet’s QR app to link you to
our Giving Page. Once you
have joined the Giving Page
safeguards are still operative.
PLATES: Those who would
have wished to use it may
make use of the offering plates
situated in the vestibule and
halls entrance, at the close of
the service. Regular and one-
off donations are possible
online at www.give.net/20311853
or please contact our Freewill
Offerings Treasurer, Hugh
Somerville on 0131 466 2446
or
8. LOUISE CUNNINGHAM
This will be chamber group
soprano Louise’s final service
of the term as she and
husband Glen prepare to
welcome their first baby
towards the end of the month.
Louise is grateful for all the kind
wishes she has received from
members of the choir and
congregation, and looks forward
to returning along with the rest
of the group in September.
Forthcoming Deadlines
Order of service for next week:
Thursday at 6.00pm
Next parish magazine Grapevine:
Friday 7 July at 6.00pm
Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church holds a CCLI Streaming License: #88916
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