Category: Sunday Worship

Guild Sunday & 1st Sunday of Advent

Organ Preludes – Variations on “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”
Entry of Choir, Minister, Guild Members participating in Service.
Choir Introit – Make way, make way for Christ the King
Welcome and Intimations Session Clerk
Call to Worship: Psalm 133
Hymn 699: Thou whose almighty word
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Moment with children (including Lighting of the Advent Candle, and the Candle Song)
Children’s Hymn 589: See him lying on a bed of straw
Offering uplifted by Helen and Sheena
Anthem “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”
Bible Readings: Matthew 2:1-12 Sheena Bowman, Matthew 10:1-10 Helen Daly, Matthew 28: 16-20 Cathie Bryden
Hymn 455: Make me a captive Lord
Guild Projects: Caring for Mother Earth in Bolivia
All Friends Together
“We need each other” – Rev Kevin de Beer
Hymn 19: All praise to our redeeming Lord (tune Kilmarnock)
Prayer of Intercession Liz Morton
Hymn 102: Come Thou long expected Jesus
Benediction and three-fold Amen

Entry of choir & minister
Welcome and Intimations (session clerk)
Choir Introit I’m not ashamed to own my Lord 
Call to worship: Psalm 46 (selected portions)
Hymn 41 At the Name of Jesus (Bible is placed in pulpit)
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Baptism with the sung blessing “The Lord Bless You”
Children’s Hymn 25 All to Jesus I surrender
Offering uplifted by duty team
Anthem Dear Lord and Father of mankind 
Reading/s Malachi 3:1-6, Romans 6:1-11 and Matthew 3:13-17
Hymn 315 I will sing the wondrous story
Sermon – Named
Hymn 501 O Jesus I have promised
Prayer of Intercession
Hymn 549 Our eyes have seen the glory
Benediction and three fold amen (Sung)

Remembrance Sunday

Entry of choir & minister
Welcome and Intimations (session clerk)
Choir Introit “God of our fathers”
Call to worship:
Hymn 560 Praise my soul (Bible is placed in pulpit)
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Time with Children
Children’s Hymn 6 Ah Lord God
Offering uplifted by duty team
Anthem “Pacem” by Lee Dengler
Reading/s 1 Samuel 16:14-23 and 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Hymn 50 Be still for the presence of the Lord
Sermon
Hymn 496 O for a thousand tongues to sing
Prayer of Intercession
Hymn 51 Be Thou my vision
Benediction and three fold amen (Sung)

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Organ preludes 
Aria – Noel Rawsthorne
Pie Jesu – Faure
Improvisation on St Anne – Archer

offering
Aria – Caldecate

Recessional
For Colours – Highland Cathedral
Exit – Memorial Piece – Parry