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Interdenominational
Scottish Church Service
Pentecost Sunday, June 3, 2001
The honored guests marching to the
church service on Sunday, June 4, led by the Bishop, representatives of
the 78th Fraser Highland Regiment, Richard Carmichael of Carmichael and
his standard-bearer, with other honored clan chiefs following.
Call to Worship: The
Rev. Ruth Bradbury LaMonte
Procession of Pipes, Tartans, Dignitaries
and Clergy
Greetings In Christ’s Name: The
Rt. Rev. John M. Taylor
Presentation of the Tartans: The
Rev. Arthur Conaway
On behalf of all Scots away from
Scotland, we present these tartans before Almighty God and ask His
blessing on these His servants.
The Blessing: The
Rt. Rev. John M. Taylor
Almighty God, who hast promised that in
all places where Thou dost record Thy Name, Thou will meet with Thy
servants to bless them. Fulfill now Thy promises, and make us joyful in
Thy house of prayer, that our worship, being offered in the Name of Thy
Son, and by the guidance of Thy spirit, may be acceptable unto Thee, and
profitable unto ourselves. Bless, we beseech Thee, these tartans, that
they may be unto us and unto all men, a token of the faith of our father
and the sign of our service to Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Hymn: Morning
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Collect of the Day: The
Rev. Arthur Conaway
New Testament Lesson: Acts
2: 1-11 The Rev. Ruth Bradbury LaMonte
Psalm 104: 25-32
or 37 The Rev. Gary Morrison
Gospel: John
20: 19-23 or 14: 8-17 The Rev. Arthur Conaway
Homily: The
Rt. Rev. John M. Taylor
The Lord’s Prayer: The
Rev. Gary Morrison
Flowers of the Forest Roll: The
Rev. Ruth Bradbury LaMonte
Please stand as the names are read and
Flowers of the Forest is played.
The Flowers of the Forest: Karen
McKenzie, Piper
Hymn: Amazing
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Benediction: The
Rt. Rev. John M. Taylor
May the blessing of light be on you,
light without and light within. May the blessed sunlight shine on you
and warm your heart ‘til it glows like a great peat fire, so that the
stranger may come and warm himself at it, and also a friend. And may the
light shine out of the two eyes of you, like a candle set in the window
of the house, bidding the wanderer to come in out of the storm. And now
may the Lord bless you all, and bless you kindly. Amen.
Clan representatives taking their tartan to
the Kirking for the Blessing of the Tartan
A note on the Blessing of
the Tartan
I was told whenever the blessing is being read clansmen are to hold onto
a piece of their tartan, whether grabbing a handful of kilt or scarf or
whatever. This is to honor our ancestors who were forbidden to
wear the kilt and had to hide small pieces of it away or bake it into
their bread when the English were in the vicinity. The men, who
hold the tartan flags for the blessing, dip them forward during the
blessing. They also dip the flag forward as the names of the
Flowers of the Forest of their clan are read and clan members stand
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