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Greenbank Parish Church, Edinburgh
Sunday 22nd February 2026
First Sunday in Lent
Uniformed Organisations Service
In-Person and Livestreamed Worship, 10.30am
Worship Leader: Rev Ian Gilmour
Organist: Alberto Massimo
Order of Service
Theme: Friendship
(Hymns are from CH4 and readings are from NRSV, unless otherwise specified)
Organ
Movements from the Water Music, by G F Handel
Welcome and Intimations
Call to Worship
Hymn 547: What a friend we have in Jesus [Tune: Converse]
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Beavers
Hymn 792: Our God is a God who makes friends [Tune: Our God] [The Band]
Reading: 1 Samuel 18: 1–5 (OT p270) [Reader: Explorer Scout]
Brownies
Reading: Mark 9:50 (Good News Bible) [Reader: Explorer Scout]
Cubs
Scouts
Reflection
Hymn 165 : Praise to the Lord for the joys of the earth [Tune: Bonnie George Campbell]
Prayers of thanksgiving and for others, led by Explorer Scouts
Hymn 182: Now thank we all our God [Tune: Nun Danket]
Benediction, with sung Amen at Hymn 822
The National Anthem
Piper