Happy New Year to everyone.

Sunday Service for 4th January 2026 at 10.45am with Rev Katrona Templeton

Opening Voluntaries include:
A New Year Carol – Britten
Shepherd’s Farewell – Berlioz
Pastorale from Messiah – Handel

Welcome & Intimations

CH4 160: Praise my soul the king of heaven
CCLI Song # 800443 – Henry Francis Lyte | John Goss.
© Words & Music: Public Domain

Prayer
All Age Talk

CH4 277: Hark the glad sound the Saviour comes
CCLI Song # 1748391 – Philip Doddridge | Thomas Clark
© Words and Music: Public Domain

Offering: The Lamb – John TavenerReadings: Genesis 1: 1-5 and John 1:1-5

CH4 161: O God, our help in ages past
CCLI Song # 43152 – Isaac Watts | William Croft
© Words & Music: Public Domain

Sermon

CH4 526: This is a day of new beginnings
CCLI Song # 2803661 – Brian Arthur Wren | Clement Cotterill Scholefield
Words: © 1983, 1987 Stainer & Bell Ltd. Music: “St Clement” – Public Domain

Prayer

CH4 519: Love divine, all loves excelling
CCLI Song # 7059415 – Charles Wesley | David Evans | Rowland Hugh Prichard
© Words & Music: Public Domain

Benediction
Closing Voluntary: Postlude on Hyfrodyl – Lloyd Larson

Licensing – CCL: #154670, Streaming Plus Licence: #1454711, PRS DML for Worship: LE-0037137. All hymns are played as original content and sung by the congregation of Kirkgate Parish Church during the live broadcast.