Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Sunday 16 February

Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Sunday 16 February 2014
Welcome to Greyfriars Kirk
You are warmly invited to remain behind for coffee and sandwiches, served at
the back of the church beneath the organ at the end of the service.
Hymns, and other numbered items, can be found in the purple hymnbooks
located in the seats in front of you. We invite you to join in saying and singing
the parts of the service printed in italics, and to say Amen after the prayers.
Introit:
To thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul, my God I trust in thee.
Psalm 25: 1
Sergei Rachmaninof (1873-1943)
Call to Worship
Hymn 119: O God, thou art the Father of all that have believed
Tune: Durrow
Call to Prayer
Prayers of Approach, Confession and Forgiveness
Kyrie eleison.
Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
Tune at Hymn 777
Collect for the day:
Almighty and ever-living God, your Son Jesus Christ healed the sick and
restored them to wholeness of life. Look with compassion on the anguish
of the world, and by your power make whole all peoples and nations;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen
A time for all
Hymn 710: 'I have a dream', a man once said
Tune: Repton
The Word of God
Old Testament: Deuteronomy 30: 15 – 20
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 3: 1 – 9
OT, p. 231
NT, p. 211
Reader: Leslie Munro
Hymn 63 (Psalm 100): All people that on earth do dwell
Tune: Old 100th
Gospel: St Matthew 5: 21 – 26
NT, p. 7
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord,
All:
Thanks be to God.
Anthem: Cantique de Jean Racine
O Word, truly one with the Most High,
our only hope,
eternal daylight of the earth and heavens,
as we break the silence of the peaceful night,
Saviour Divine, turn your eyes towards us!
Répands sur nous le feu
Anoint us with the fire
de ta grâce puissante,
of your all-powerful grace,
que tout l'enfer fuie au son de ta voix.
and may Hell flee at the sound of your voice.
Dissipe le sommeil d'une âme languissante, Dispel the drowsiness from our listless souls
qui la conduit à l'oubli de tes lois!
which makes them forgetful of your laws!
Ô Christ, sois favorable à ce peuple fidèle
O Christ, look kindly on this faithful flock
pour te bénir maintenant rassemblé.
now met together here to bless your name.
Reçois les chants qu'il offre
Hear our voices as they praise
à ta gloire immortelle,
your everlasting glory,
et de tes dons qu'il retourne comblé!
and may we leave enriched with all your gifts.
Verbe égal au Très-Haut,
notre unique espérance,
Jour éternel de la terre et des cieux,
de la paisible nuit nous rompons le silence,
Divin Sauveur, jette sur nous les yeux!
Jean Racine (1639-1699)
tr. D. Chapman (b. 1949) and others
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Sermon
Affirmation: We belong to God, creator of all that is and all that is to come,
abundant provider of the gifts in this life and the gifts in our own hearts. It is
God alone who gives life, who is generous beyond measure with grace and blessing.
We follow Christ, whom God sent to teach and heal, to show us the way to live,
with love and trust, joy and generosity. In this faith Jesus gave of himself,
even his very life. He was crucified and buried; yet God raised him from death,
and he lives among us, and grants his spirit to us.
We live by that Holy Spirit, and entrust ourselves to her guidance and strength.
As members of the church, the Body of Christ, we commit ourselves to lives of love
and justice, rejoicing in the power of forgiveness, the reality of resurrection, and
the mystery of eternal life.
Amen
The Offering
Glory to God the Father, the unbegotten One;
All honour be to Jesus, his sole begotten Son;
And to the Holy Spirit - the perfect Trinity.
Let all the worlds give answer, ‘Amen, so let it be’.
Tune: Moville, at Hymn 814
Prayers of Thanksgiving, Intercession and Commitment
Sung Response:
Adoramus te, Domine Deus. Adoramus te, Domine Deus.
Adoramus te, adoramus te, adoramus te.
Tune at Hymn 750
The Lord’s Prayer
Words at Hymn 652
Hymn 153: Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father
Tune: Faithfulness
Benediction
Amen
Tune at Hymn 823
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh (Church of Scotland), Scottish Charity number SC003761
NOTES
The Kirk web site is at www.greyfriarskirk.com. Please visit it for up-to-date
information on all our activities.
The Minister, Richard Frazer, is happy to meet anyone to discuss any matter.
Please telephone him at 667-6610 to arrange an appointment, or our office at
225-1900 to arrange for a visit from him, whether you are a member or not.
The Gaelic Service at 12.30 pm today will be led by Mr Iain MacKinnon.
We record with sadness the death of Joan Hay, a member of our congregation
and an elder. Her funeral will be here in the Kirk this Tuesday, 18 February, at
12 noon, followed by light refreshments at the west end of the Kirk before
a service of committal at Mortonhall at 1.30 pm.
This month's meeting of the Kirk Session has been cancelled. Next month's will
take place on Tuesday 18 March.
Mid-Week Prayers on Thursday, 1.10 – 1.30 pm.
Please join us when you can for 20 minutes of quiet prayer and reflection.
The next Nitekirk, offering ways to explore our spiritual experience through
music, reflection, silence, creativity and conversation, will take place in the Kirk this
Friday, 21 February, from 8 pm to 11 pm. Visitors may come and go at any time.
The various activities for this occasion are on the theme of 'Freedom'.
Next Sunday (23 February):
Morning Service at 11.00 am – Rev Dr Richard Frazer
Gaelic Service at 12.30 pm – Mr Roddy John MacLeod
Forthcoming Services
Sunday 2 March at 11.00 am – joint service of Holy Communion in Greyfriars
with our local ecumenical partner churches Augustine United
and St Columba's by the Castle – Rev Dr Richard Frazer,
Rev Fiona Bennett, and Rev Zachary Fleetwood.
Paul Moffat, a member of our congregation, will be undertaking the Camino de
Santiago pilgrimage walk in Spain after Easter, to raise funds for the Grassmarket
Community Project and for the Kirk. If you would like to help by sponsoring
him, you will find a sponsorship sheet on the table at the Kirk door.
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh (Church of Scotland), Scottish Charity number SC003761