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Greenbank Parish Church, Edinburgh
Sunday 23rd August 2026
Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost
In-Person and Livestreamed Worship, 10.30am
Worship Leaders: Rev Ian Gilmour and Emma McMillan
Organist: Alberto Massimo
Order of Service
(Hymns are from CH4 and readings are from NRSV, unless otherwise specified)
Organ: Festival Voluntary by Flor Peeters
Festal Flourish by Gordon Jacob
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship
Hymn 202: Stand up and bless the Lord [Tune: Carlisle]
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Baptisim of Hamish and Flora Gray
Blessing (Hymn 796)
Young Church
Baptismal Hymn 631: (vs 1-3) A little child the Saviour came [Tune: Commandments]
Reading: Isaiah 51: 1–6 (OT pp691-692) [Reader: Brendan Whitty] (God's enduring salvation)
Hymn 161: O God, our help in ages past [Tune: St Anne]
Reading: Matthew 16: 13–20 (NT p17) [Reader: Elspeth Whitty] (The profession of Peter's faith)
Sermon
Hymn 774: Jesus, name above all names [Tune: Naida Hearn] [The Band]
Prayers of thanksgiving and for others, Prepared and led by Frances Broomfield
Hymn 514: Onward! Christian Soldiers [Tune: St Gertrude]
Benediction, with sung Amen at Hymn 822
Organ: "Every Road through life is a long long road......keep right on to the end of the road, though you're tired and weary, still journey on, till you come to your happy Abode..." by William Dillon and Harry Lauder (arr. A Massimo)