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Greenbank Parish Church, Edinburgh
Sunday 26th July 2026
Ninth Sunday After Pentecost
In-Person and Livestreamed Worship, 10.30am
Worship Leader: Rev Ian Gilmour
Organist: Alberto Massimo & Carlo Massimo
Order of Service
(Hymns are from CH4 and readings are from NRSV, unless otherwise specified)
Organ First and Last movements of Trio Sonata no 6 by J. S. Bach [Improvisation of a fugue by Carlo Massimo]
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship (Psalm 119)
Hymn 511: Your hand, O God, has guided [Tune: Thornbury]
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Young Church
Hymn 539: I want Jesus [The Band] [Tune: Sojourner]
Reading: Romans 8: 26–39 (NT p154) [Reader: Clare Campbell]
Hymn 527: Lord, make us servants of your peace [Tune: O Waly Waly]
Reading: Matthew 13: 31–33, 44-52 (NT p14) [Reader: Kathleen Patrick]
Rhapsody for Piano and Organ: By Clifford Demarest [Played by Carlo Massimo on the Piano and Alberto on the Organ]
Communicants: Andrew Craig, Neale Dutton, Max Robertson, Lee Spence
Blessing (Hymn 796)
Sermon
Hymn 509: Jesus calls us! [Tune: St Andrew]
Prayers of thanksgiving and for others, prepared and led by Anne Kinnear
Hymn 517: Fight the good fight [Tune: Duke Street]
Benediction, with sung Amen at Hymn 822
Organ Live Wire by Iain Faringdon [played by Carlo]