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Greenbank Parish Church, Edinburgh
Sunday 4th October 2026
Nineteenth 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: Andante Sostenuto in A by Ernest Dicks, Prelude in C Minor by Henryk Pachulski, Chant du Matin by Gustav Merkel
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship (Psalm 80:7-15)
Hymn 233: Come, you thankful people, come [Tune: St George's Windsor]
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Young Church
Hymn 155: Think of a world without any flowers [Tune: Genesis] [Band]
Reading: Isaiah 5:1–7 (OT p644) [Reader: Keith Winton]
Hymn 229: We plough the fields and scatter [Tune: Wir Pflugen]
Reading: Matthew 21: 33–46 (NT pp22-23) [Reader: Moira Davidson]
Choir Anthem: All things bright and beautiful [Tune: John Rutter]
Sermon
Hymn 343: The reign of God [Tune: St Andrew (Tans'ur) CH4 425]
Prayer of thanksgiving and for others, prepared and led by Mary McMahon
Hymn 231: For the fruits of all creation [Tune: East Acklam]
Benediction, with sung Amen at Hymn 822
Organ: Heaven and Earth display by Mendelssohn