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Fifthteenth Sunday
after Pentecost
Sunday 5 September 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pm9jDrL4wM
…for I am the Lord who heals you.
Exodus 15:26
Jesus did not heal the sick in order to coax
them to be Christians. He healed because
it was his nature to heal.
John G. Lake
Led by the Revd Dr Sandy Forsyth,
and the congregation in church and online
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AS A DIVERSE PEOPLE, THE CHURCH GATHERS TO WORSHIP ALMIGHTY GOD
Organ Voluntaries
Welcome & Church News
Welcome to Reuben Addis and Q&A
The Grace
Preparatory Silence for Worship
Introit
This is the day
Words: Psalm 117 v24
Music: anon circa 1600
This is the day
that the Lord has made.
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
Call to Worship (from Psalm 96)
Leader: Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice!
All: Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise!
Leader: Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!
All: Let the trees of the forest sing for joy!
Let the whole of creation worship God!
Hymn 127 O Worship the King, All Glorious Above
(t. Hanover)
O worship the king all glorious above,
O gratefully sing his power and his love;
Our shield and defender, the ancient of days,
Pavilioned in splendour, and girded with praise.
O tell of his might, O sing of his grace,
Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space.
His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form,
And dark is his path on the wings of the storm.
The earth with its store of wonders untold,
Almighty, thy power hath founded of old;
Hath stablished it fast by a changeless decree,
And round it hath cast, like a mantle, the sea.
Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air; it shines in the light;
It streams from the hills; it descends to the plain;
And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain.
Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
In thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail;
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end,
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!
O measureless might, ineffable love!
While angels delight to hymn thee above,
The humbler creation, though feeble their lays,
With true adoration shall sing to thy praise.
Prayer of Approach, Praise and Confession & 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 153 Great is Thy Faithfulness
(t. Faithfulness)
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassion's, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Reading Psalm 146
Read by Hilary Watkinson
Praise for God’s Help
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God all my life long.
3 Do not put your trust in princes,
in mortals, in whom there is no help.
4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth;
on that very day their plans perish.
5 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God,
6 who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith for ever;
7 who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free;
8 the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the strangers;
he upholds the orphan and the widow,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
10 The Lord will reign for ever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord!
Anthem Locus iste
Words: Gradual at Mass for dedication of a Sanctuary
Music: Anton Bruckner (1824 to 1896)
Locus iste a Deo factus est,
inaestimabile sacramentum;
irreprehensibilis est.
[This place was made by God,
a priceless sacrament;
beyond reproach]
Reading Mark 7:31 - 37
Read by Hilary Watkinson
Jesus Cures a Deaf Man
31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre,
and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of
Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. 32 They
brought to him a deaf man who had an
impediment in his speech; and they begged him
to lay his hand on him. 33 He took him aside in
private, away from the crowd, and put his
fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched
his tongue.
34 Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and
said to him, ‘Ephphatha’, that is, ‘Be opened.’
35 And immediately his ears were opened, his
tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. 36
Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one; but
the more he ordered them, the more zealously
they proclaimed it. 37 They were astounded
beyond measure, saying, ‘He has done
everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear
and the mute to speak.’
Hymn 360 Jesus Christ is Waiting
(t.Noel Nouvelet)
Jesus Christ is waiting,
Waiting in the streets;
No one is his neighbour,
All alone he eats.
Listen, Lord Jesus,
I am lonely too.
Make me, friend or stranger,
Fit to wait on you
Jesus Christ is raging,
Raging in the streets,
Where injustice spirals
And real hope retreats.
Listen, Lord Jesus,
I am angry too.
In the Kingdom’s causes
Let me rage with you.
Jesus Christ is healing,
Healing in the streets;
Curing those who suffer,
Touching those he greets.
Listen, Lord Jesus,
I have pity too.
Let my care be active,
Healing just like you.
Jesus Christ is dancing,
Dancing in the streets,
Where each sign of hatred
He, with love, defeats.
Listen, Lord Jesus,
I should triumph too.
Where good conquers evil
Let me dance with you.
Jesus Christ is calling,
Calling in the streets,
”Who will join my journey?
I will guide their feet.”
Listen, Lord Jesus,
Let my fears be few.
Walk one step before me;
I will follow you.
Sermon
‘Healing Hands’
Revd Dr Sandy Forsyth
Hymn 718 We Cannot Measure How You Heal
(t.Ye Banks & Braes)
We cannot measure how you heal
or answer every sufferer’s prayer,
yet we believe your grace responds
where faith and doubt unite to care.
Your hands, though bloodied on the cross,
survive to hold and heal and warn,
to carry all through death to life
and cradle children yet unborn.
The pain that will not go away,
the guilt that clings from things long past,
the fear of what the future holds,
are present as if meant to last.
But present too is love which tends
the hurt we never hoped to find,
the private agonies inside,
the memories that haunt the mind.
So some have come who need your help
and some have come to make amends,
as hands which shaped and saved the world
are present in the touch of friends.
Lord, let your Spirit meet us here
to mend the body, mind and soul,
to disentangle peace from pain,
and make your broken people whole.
Prayer of
Dedication
and for Others
Hymn 512 To God be the Glory
(t. To God be the Glory)
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 hath done.
Oh, 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.
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.
Closing Responses
(From words of Teresa of Avila)
Leader: Christ has no body now on earth but ours,
All: no hands but ours, no feet but ours
Leader: Ours are the eyes,
All: through which to look out Christ’s compassion to the world
Leader: Ours are the feet,
All: with which he is to go about doing good
Leader: Ours are the hands,
All: with which he is to bless us now.
Benediction
Threefold Amen
Organ Voluntary
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THIS MORNING’S CHOIR MUSIC The introit is by an unknown
composer and was sourced from the Peterhouse Part Books
in Cambridge University Library which contain sacred works
of composers of the Tudor and Elizabethan periods. This
short and lively motet commences in canon between alto
and bass and then between soprano and tenor. At “We will
rejoice” the parts are overlaid more immediately, leading to a
firm chordal finish
It seems appropriate that the anthem for the start of a new
term should be a motet composed for the dedication of a
sanctuary.“Locus iste” is by the German composer of the
romantic period, Anton Brucker, He is best known as a great
symphonist but his smaller choral pieces are equally fine.
This motet was written for the dedication of the votive
chapel of Linz cathedral in 1856 and is one of the best
known of a series of fine motets written throughout his life.
NEWS AND INTIMATIONS
PASTORAL CARE For any urgent pastoral matters , please contact Kay McIntosh on
FORTHCOMING SERVICES From this week, we return to two services at our traditional times of 9.30am for All Age Worship (with Sunday School) and the 10.45am Service of Worship.
The provision of teas and coffees is still being investigated to make sure that those helping and those enjoying the refreshments are kept safe and we will let you know when that can resume. There is no Zoom coffee tomorrow after the Sunday service. Please do contact the church office for more information.
MIDWEEK PRAYERS You’d be very welcome for prayers and a time for peace and reflection in the church, this Tuesday at 10.00am, led this week by Kay McIntosh.
THE GUILD A new joint Church of Scotland Guild is beginning for the churches on much of Edinburgh’s south side, including our own, which you are very welcome to join. Come along to a taster session for the new beginning on Tuesday 14 September at 2pm at Marchmont St Giles, to hear Karen Gillon, The Guild Associate Secretary, talk about the Guild and moving forward into the future
CURRY AND CONVERSATION: STUDENT HOSTING EVENT AT MAYFIELD SALISBURY ON THURSDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 6.30pm – 8.30pm Mayfield Salisbury Church are hosting an ecumenical and interfaith welcome event on the evening of Thursday 16th September for postgraduate divinity students arriving next month to study at New College. It will be an informal get-together with a meal provided by the Mosque Kitchen. If you have already expressed an interest in supporting this, I will be in touch with you directly in the near future. If you have not yet done so but would like to attend to provide a welcome for these students, please let me know as soon as possible on
GRAPEVINE DELIVERY FOLDERS Please note, the delivery folders are now ready for collection from the pigeonholes
YOUTH NEWS
Youth Group 5 September 6.00pm - 7.30pm - On 5 September, the P6-S1 group is invited to join together for a treasure hunt on Blackford Hill! For more information and to sign-up, please contact Hillary.
Youth group Kick-Off Night 12 September 6.00pm – 7.30pm: All Ages (P6-S6) are invited to the church garden for our youth group kick-off night! There will be games and activities led by our older teenagers; it will be a great chance for anyone new to get to know each other, and see what we do at youth group!
PASTORAL CARE & PRAYER CHAIN Would you now like to be allocated a visitor or someone to phone you regularly? Are you going into hospital or know of someone who is ill? Do you have anything you would like to be prayed for, or included in the Prayer Chain? Contact Kay:
WILL RELIEF SCOTLAND We’re happy to be supporting Will Relief Scotland, a campaign that comes into effect every September. Participating solicitors all over Scotland set aside their fees for making or amending a will, and instead accept a donation for their services. That donation goes to four charities: Blythswood Care, EMMS International, MAF and Signpost International. These are four Scottish, Christian charities that have a shared vision to see the lives of people in need touched and transformed across the world.
If you are interested in making or amending your will as part of the campaign, for more information take a leaflet as you leave church, or visit willreliefscotland.org, the Will Relief Scotland Facebook page or phone Mairi who is co-ordinating the campaign on 01349 830777.
SUPPORT MAYFIELD SALISBURY CHURCH Regular and one-off donations, now possible through: www.give.net/20311853
Books for the Journey
Steve Aisthorpe, Re-Wilding the Church (2020)
Richard Frazer, Travels With a Stick: A Pilgrim's Journey to Santiago de Compostela (2019)
Walter Brueggemann, Virus as a Summons to Faith (2020)
Forthcoming Deadlines
Order of service for next week: Thursday at 6.00pm.
Next Grapevine: Friday 1 October at 6.00pm.
Please send submissions to the Church Manager, William Mearns.
Phone: 0780 801 1234 or email:
Copyright Notices
Scripture quotations are from New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright © 1989, 1995 National Council of the
Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by
permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
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