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Greenbank Parish Church, Edinburgh
Sunday 14th December 2025
Third Sunday in Advent
In-Person and Livestreamed Worship, 10.30am
Worship Leaders: Rev Ian Gilmour
Organist: Alberto Massimo
Order of Service
(Hymns are from CH4 and readings are from NRSV, except where stated otherwise)
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship
[Please bring Christmas gifts forward during the hymn]
CH3 Hymn 186: Infant holy, infant lowly [Tune: Infant Holy]
Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer
Lighting the 3rd Advent candle
Carol 1 – Hymn 282 (vv1,2,3): ‘Christmas is coming!’ the Church is glad to sing [Tune: Advent Ring]
Nativity
Carol 2 – Hymn 300: The Virgin Mary had a baby boy [Tune: The Virgin Mary]
Nativity
Reading: James 5: 7–10 (The Message Bible)
Nativity
Carol 3 – Hymn 310: See him lying on a bed of straw [Tune: Calypso Carol]
Reading: Matthew 11: 2–11 (The Message Bible)
Nativity
Carol 4 – Hymn 302: It was on a starry night [Tune: A Starry Night]
Prayers for others, led byKirsty and Isla Htet-Khin
Nativity
Carol 5 – Hymn 309: Still the night [Tune: Stille Nacht]
Nativity
Carol 6 – Hymn 301: Hark! the herald angels sing [Tune: Mendelssohn (Bethlehem)]
Benediction