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Greenbank Parish Church, Edinburgh
Sunday 1st November 2026
All Saints Day and CrossReach Sunday
Twenty-third 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
Introit: Lo, round the throne, by Henry G Ley
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship (Psalm 43: 3–5)
Hymn 448: Lord, the light of your love is shining [Tune: Shine, Jesus, Shine] [Band]
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Young Church
Hymn: This little light of mine [Band]
Reading: Psalm 107:1–7, 33–37 (OT pp570–571, 571–572) [Reader: Gillian Sweetman]
Hymn 534: Make me a captive, Lord [Tune: Leominster]
Reading: Matthew 23: 1–12 (NT p24) [Reader: Rona Sommerville]
Anthem: Give us the wings of faith, by Ernest Bullock
Address by guest speaker Ewan Hastings of CrossReach
Hymn 747: Jerusalem the golden [Tune: Ewing]
Prayer of thanksgiving and for others, prepared and led by John Ferguson
Hymn 740: For all the saints, who from their labours rest [Tune: Sin Nomine]
Benediction, with sung Amen at Hymn 822
Organ