Weekly intimations and worship information for Duddingston Parish Church.
Sunday 26th October 2025
Service at 10:30am
A Warm Welcome to all visitors
who are Worshipping with us today.
We welcome the Rev. Susan Galloway
“Be Pray-ers”
Call to Worship: inspired by Psalm 84
Leader – How beautiful are the places where you dwell, O Lord!
All – This house cannot contain your glory; even the heavens are bursting with the goodness of your presence!
Leader – Happy are those who find their strength in you.
All – Hear our prayers this day, Lord God, as we proclaim your praises to all the earth!
Hymns: 152, 52, 546, “Come risen Lord” 465
Come risen Lord and deign to be our guest
1 Come, risen Lord, and deign to be our guest;
nay, let us be thy guests; the feast is thine;
thyself at thine own board make manifest,
in thine own sacrament of bread and wine.
2 We meet as in that upper room they met;
thou at the table, blessing, yet dost stand:
‘This is my body’: so thou givest yet;
faith still receives the cup as from thy hand.
3 One body we, one body who partake,
one church united in communion blessed;
one name we bear, one bread of life we break,
with all thy saints on earth and saints at rest.
4 One with each other, Lord, for one in thee,
who art one Saviour and one living Head;
then open thou our eyes, that we may see;
be known to us in breaking of the bread.
After the Benediction:
Amen, Amen, Alleluia, Amen
Readings: Psalm 84:1-7 OT page 609
Luke 18:1-14 NT page 259
Today’s Music notes:
As the Bible is brought in you will hear part of the Kyrie Eleison (Lord and mercy, Christ have mercy) from Franz Schubert’s (1797 – 1828) second mass. Composed in less than a week it is one of Schubert’s best known small works.
Our music for reflection by Alan Menken (b 1949) is “Tale as Old as Time” from Beauty and the Beast. Sung in the film by Dame Angela Lansbury (born 100 years ago this week), its message underlines the Christian message that love endures, restores, and makes all things new.
After our service Teas and Coffees will be served in the Millar Hall.
Everyone is welcome.
The offering is being uplifted at the plates at the door thank you.
Have you browsed the shelves in the Millar Hall? As well as our fiction section we have a factual section!! The gospels of Mark and John are available in a magazine format. Do take, borrow and hand these on!! (There is no charge)
Online Services from our website : duddingstonkirk.org.uk
A selection of weekly services can be viewed from the website.
Each week Kirk News can be viewed and accessed from the website.
Dates for your diary
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of this congregation will be held here today at the close of public worship to consider the Basis of Union and a Basis of Reviewable Charge with the congregation of Richmond Craigmillar Parish Church, and if so resolved, to approve.
The Christmas Shoebox Launch is on Sunday 28th Sept.
Leaflets and boxes (£1) will be made available after the service in the garden room every Sunday from 28th September to 2nd November
The Collection of shoeboxes will be: –
Sunday 2nd November after the service in the garden room
Monday 3rd to Friday 7th November in Church Hall 7- 8pm
Sunday 9th November in the Millar or Church Hall 10 – 10.30am (last Sunday)
Sunday 16th November: -Service of Dedication as the boxes begin their journey.
Craft & Fellowship Group Mondays
7pm in the Millar Hall (Garden Room)
Come along enjoy a chat and a cup of tea! You don’t need to bring a craft project, if you would like bring your knitting, sewing, any craft then please do!
For further information email Lucy in the office or speak to Denise.
The Boys Brigade will soon be starting back and are looking for Boys in P2 to P6 to join the juniors / anchors, but they are open to older new Boys too. Contact the office for further details.
Dr Neil’s Garden Trust
WINTER TALKS Thursday 6th November at 7.30 pm in the Millar Hall. The speaker on this occasion will be Kath Hay, currently Managing Editor of a local community magazine and Head of PPA Scotland (Professional Publishers Association).
Kath has chosen to tell us about Hugh Miller who came from Cromarty and became a world famous geologist. Hugh Miller was a key figure in Edinburgh society.
Everyone is welcome. There is no charge but donations to the garden charity will be gratefully received.
Christmas Wreath Making Workshops
These very popular workshops are on offer and will be taken jointly by Alan our gardener and Anne McCrossan.
They will be held in the Millar Hall (Garden Room cafe) on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th December from 12 noon to 4pm.
The cost is £50 per person and includes all materials and trimmings. The materials provided are natural and grown here in the garden as are some of the trimmings. Festive refreshments are provided.
Places are limited and booking is essential. If you would like to book a place or need further information please email Dorothy Blacklock
CHURCH FLOWERS GOING GREEN
The floral foam used to arrange flowers is particularly bad for the environment. As we are an eco-congregation, I am proposing to arrange the church flowers without floral foam at least twice a month which means we will often have a simple vase of flowers.
There are still several blanks on the flower calendar in the church vestibule. If you would like to donate flowers for a particular week, then please write your name on the calendar. The amount you donate is entirely up to you but as a guide I generally spend £20-£25 per week. Please put the money in an envelope clearly marked “flower fund” with the relevant date on it and place it in the offering plate a couple of weeks before your chosen date. Many thanks. Anne McCrossan.
The Garden Room is open!
Times of opening are 10am to 4pm on Thursdays and
Fridays and 1pm to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
Garden Room Volunteers required Would you be like to volunteer in the Garden room or know someone who would like to?
Please contact Carol the Garden Room manager or call in to see her. There is such a variety of people who visit the cafe and it is lovely to meet so many visitors.
VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
Girlguiding provides a safe environment for girls to try new things, make friends and most importantly have fun and earn lots of badges! At the moment 114th Guides does not have enough volunteers to return after the holidays. Could you help? Perhaps you were a volunteer previously or a Brownie or Guide when you were younger? Could you return to support the next generation of girls experience how it feels to be part of something special? No previous experience required as training will be provided. Cannot commit to attending a meeting every week? That’s ok we have flexible opportunities too!
To find out more, get in touch with Kirsty Lewis,
Abercorn Division Commissioner, Girlguiding Edinburgh
E-Mail – Kirsty
To watch the A2Z film of the History of Duddingston Kirk , celebrating 900 years please follow this link.
https://bit.ly/900a2z or use the QR code.
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Duddingston Matters
The monthly magazine has been emailed to those on our distribution list. If you have not received your copy this month or would like to receive it by email please drop me an email at the Office.
Lucy: office@duddingstonkirk.org.uk
As part of our work to save paper and to extend the flow of information the Kirk News will be available every week at https://duddingstonkirk.org.uk/kirk-news/
Amos Cards : Have you noticed the stands in the Garden Room and Kirk?
Amos is a Christian Charity whose aim is to spread God’s love through the distribution of unique cards. These cards, produced by volunteers, bring comfort and help people to share their own and God’s love. They are free so please take some for yourself, family and to pass on to friends!
A full Selection of cards can be viewed and ordered online.
View online at : amoschristiantrust.org Thank you
BIBLE READING NOTES are available from Duty Elders at the Kirk Door. These notes are prepared by the Minister for the Congregation.
Bible reading notes are also available on the website: here.
Stillness Services are held in the Kirk every Wednesday from 10 am to 10:30 am.
The service includes music, a reading and prayer and offers time to sit in peaceful silence.
There is also an opportunity for individual prayer at the close of the service.
Following the service all are welcome to stay for tea/coffee in the Garden Room
MAGAZINE If you would like to receive Duddingston Matters by electronically then please email Lucy in the Office. office@duddingstonkirk.org.uk
ONLINE SERVICES Both The Sunday and the Wednesday Stillness services are available to view on the church website homepage or here
Our thanks to all those who have made this happen and in the leading of our worship.
CHURCH OFFICE
Church Office : This is in the Manse basement, Thursday and Friday 9am-1pm.
You are welcome to drop in!
The office phone number is : 0131 259 3761. office@duddingstonkirk.org.uk
Outside Kirk office hours for time sensitive issues please call 07542 507967
Interim Moderator Rev Dr Iain May: minister@duddingstonkirk.org.uk
Session Clerk: Norman MacLeod: sessionclerk@duddingstonkirk.org.uk
website: https://duddingstonkirk.org.uk/
Lucy
