A very warm welcome to worship in St Giles’. As an inclusive church we welcome everyone. As a congregation of the Church of Scotland we are Reformed in our understanding of the Christian faith, Presbyterian in how we make our decisions, and Ecumenical in our membership of the worldwide family of the Christian Church.

We invite you now to lay aside your cameras and devices, to put aside the noise outside, and to be fully present in this act of worship.

This service is being streamed live on YouTube, and will remain available to view via the St Giles’ website or the St Giles’ Cathedral YouTube channel. The Offering: if you would prefer to donate by text-message, please text GILES followed by your donation amount to 70480 to give that amount: e.g. to give £5 text GILES5, to give £10 text GILES10. Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message. Contactless facilities are also available near the West End exit.

During the celebration of Holy Communion, the congregation is invited to come forward to take the bread and wine: please take a piece of bread before you choose either to drink from the common cup or of one of the individual cups. Please note that we use fermented wine.

St Giles’ at Six this evening is a performance of Matthew Coleridge’s Requiem, directed by the composer. You are encouraged to register at www.eventbrite.co.uk.

On Tuesday 23rd September at 4pm, Christmas is coming early to St Giles’, as we are recording a televised service to be broadcast by the BBC. We are hoping to have a large congregation for the occasion. If you would like to attend the service, please register on Eventbrite. Doors will open at 3:15pm.

A Legacy Project for St Giles’ - Congregational Presentation: Thought has been given recently, by the Kirk Session, to what a legacy project for St Giles’ might look like building on 900 years of worship and service in the heart of Edinburgh. You are invited to a presentation today, directly following the 11am service, on what the initial stage of this will involve, and to learn how together we will also build on this for the future of St Giles’.

We give thanks for the life of Mary Jones (98) who died on Wednesday, 27th August. She was a steward and also a shop volunteer here in St Giles’ for many years. Her funeral will take place on Friday 26th September at 11am in Mortonhall Crematorium.

If anyone you know is ill at home or in hospital, and would like a visit from one of our Ministers, please get in touch with Corinne MacInnes at corinne.macinnes@stgilescathedral.org.uk or 0131 2254363 and she will arrange for a visit to take place. Further information is available at: www.stgilescathedral.org.uk CCL Licence No 980930 MRL Licence No 980947 St. Giles’ Cathedral is a registered Scottish charity SC003565 Photography, filming, and sound recording are not allowed during services. Please ensure that mobile telephones are silent.