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Greenbank Parish Church, Edinburgh
Sunday 13th September 2026
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
In-Person and Livestreamed Worship, 10.30am
Worship Leader: Emma McMillan
Organist: Alberto Massimo
Order of Service
(Hymns are from CH4 and readings are from NRSV, unless otherwise specified)
Organ: 2nd movement from Organ Sonata no1 and the last movement from Sonata no 3, by Felix Mendelssohn
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship (Psalm 103)
Hymn 68: O thou my soul [Tune: Kilmarnock from CH4 69]
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Young Church
Hymn 493: It's me, it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer [Tune: It's me, O Lord] [Praise Band]
Reading: Genesis 50: 15–21 (OT pp 49-50) [Reader: Morag Waring] (Joseph reconciles with his brothers)
Hymn 528: Make me a channel of your peace [Tune: Prayer of St. Francis] (Channel of Peace)
Reading: Matthew 18: 21–35 (NT p19) [Reader: David Allan] (A parable of forgiveness)
Sermon
Hymn 693: Help us forgive, forgiving, Lord [Tune: Belmont from CH4 688]
Prayer of thanksgiving and for others, prepared and led by Duncan Macniven
Hymn 622: We sing a love that sets all people free [Tune: Woodlands]
Benediction, with sung Amen at Hymn 822
Organ: March from the Occasional Oratorio, by Handel