EDINBURGH NORTHWEST KIRK
SERVICE OF LOVE AND LOSS
SUNDAY, 18 JANUARY 2026
10.00 am
Minister : Reverend Dr Julia A Cato
Organist : Simon Bertram
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The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all
(congregation to stand as the Bible is brought into church)
WELCOME & INTIMATIONS
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader : God is our shelter, protection, and guide. God invites us to places of peace and beauty
All : God will restore us, and we will practise rest and restoration.
Leader : For you, O God, nourish and comfort us in times of trouble and grief.
All : You claim us as your own and call us by name. God’s compassion and grace are with us every day.
HYMN 348 Praise the one who breaks the darkness
PRAYER OF APPROACH, CONFESSION & SUPPLICATION
THE LORD’S PRAYER
ALL AGE TALK
HYMN 245 It’s a world of sunshine
FIRST READING Psalm 23 Ian Young
ANTHEM Brightest and best of the sons of the morning Malcolm Archer
SECOND READING John 1 : 29 - 42
SERMON
HYMN 565 My life flows on in endless (please remain seated)
DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God for all that love has done;
Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One. Amen.
WE REMEMBER …
PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING & INTERCESSION
HYMN 519 Love divine, all loves excelling
BENEDICTION Amen, amen, alleluia, amen
Amen, amen, alleluia, amen
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