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5th sunday after Pentecost

11/7/2025

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​We welcome everyone to our services at Morebattle and Yetholm, both at 10am. There will be refreshments after the service at Yetholm. Visitors are requested to put their names in the Visitors Book.
  • The Tractor Run starts at Shotton at 11am. Afternoon Teas from 2.30pm at the farm in aid of Breakthrough, a diabetes charity.
  • Coffee and chat at Yetholm Kirk on Tuesdays from 10.30 -12 noon. All welcome.
  • Prayer Service is on Tuesdays at 12 noon in Yetholm
  • There will be a meeting of the Roxburgh Cluster Group in Yetholm on Wednesday 23rd July at 7pm.
  • Next Sunday we have our services in Morebattle and Yetholm, both at 10am. Rev Colin will lead the service at Yetholm, and Debbie Brown at Morebattle.
Morebattle Order of Service below:
 
Call to Worship
Amid the peace and the bustle of life
We seek to know Christ’s will
Amid the activity and stillness of our church
We seek to come close to Christ
In the silence and turmoil of our hearts
We seek Christ’s peace
 
Hymn 165 – Praise to the Lord
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Lord’s Prayer
Wee Talk
 
Readings – Amos 7: 7-17 (Pg 922)
                        Luke 10: 25-37 (Pg 1042)
 
Hymn 544 – When I needed a neighbour
Weekly Prayer
Father God, we are grateful for the standards you have set for us to live by.    Thank you for the communities of which we are a part and ask you to guide us to be more aware of our neighbours’ needs. Show us ways in which we might be of help. Amen
 
Sermon
 
Choir Anthem
 
Dedication of Offering
 
Hymn  252 – As a fire is meant for burning
 
Prayers of Intercession
 
Hymn 561 – Blessed Assurance
Benediction
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pentecost 4+

4/7/2025

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We welcome everyone to our services at Linton and Yetholm, both at 10am for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost. There will be refreshments after the service at Yetholm. Visitors are requested to put their names in the Visitors Book. Rev Colin will lead worship at Yetholm and Graeme Watson at Linton.
 
Notices
  • Our evening communion will be at Hoselaw Chapel at 6pm on Sunday 6th July. Everyone welcome.
  • Craft Group meets on Mondays at 2pm in Yetholm
  • Coffee and Chat at Yetholm Kirk on Tuesdays from 10.30 -12 noon. All welcome.
  • Prayer Service is on Tuesdays at 12 noon in Yetholm
  • Food Bank needs: Tins meat, tins potatoes, tins tomato, pk rice, Cereal
  • Next Sunday, 13th July, we have our services in Morebattle and Yetholm, both at 10am. Rev Colin will lead the service at Morebattle, and Gordon McInally at Yetholm
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 Yetholm Service
Call to Worship
Sing the praises of the Lord, you faithful people; praise His holy name.
For His anger lasts only a moment,
but His favour lasts a lifetime;
Weeping may stay for the night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.
God turns weeping into dancing
and clothes us with joy.
 
Hymn 160 – Praise my soul, the King of Heaven

Prayer of Adoration/ Confession/ Lord’s Prayer
 
Talk
Readings – 2 Kings 5: 1-14 (Pg 373)
                        Luke 10: 1-11 (Pg 1041)
 
Hymn 707 – Healing river of the Spirit
Weekly Prayer
Almighty God, we pray for ourselves; as we go from your house today to start the week ahead, we ask that in all we do, we may walk more closely with you. Help us to be obedient to your voice, safe in the knowledge that the kingdom of God is within us and that your fatherly love and care knows no limit. Amen
 
Sermon
 
Hymn 97 – O God, you search me and you know me
 
Prayer of Dedication &  Intercession
 
Hymn 724 – Christ’s is the world
 
Benediction
Hymn 786 – May the God of peace go with us

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pentecost 2+

20/6/2025

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​This Sunday we have a united service at Morebattle at 10am. Rev. Peter Wood, the Presbytery Mission Officer, will lead our worship. Please note that there is NO service at Yetholm this week.
  • Craft Group meets on Mondays at 2pm in Yetholm
  • Coffee and chat at Yetholm Kirk on Tuesdays from 10.30 -12 noon. All welcome.
  • Prayer Service is on Tuesdays at 12 noon in Yetholm
  • Food Bank needs: tins meat, tins potatoes, tins tomatoes, pk rice, cereal
  • Kelso Old are holding a Strawberry Tea on Saturday 5th July from 1-4pm.
  • Rev Colin will be on holiday from Saturday 21st June – Tuesday 1st July.
  • Next Sunday Trish Gentry will lead worship in Morebattle and Rev Una Stewart in Yetholm , both at 10am.
 
Welcome & Notices
Call to Worship
Creator of the Cosmos, of eternity and of time
Be with us in this time
Saviour of the World, Healer of the nations
Be with us in this time
Breath of all that lives; of people near and far
Be with us in this time
Maker-Spirit-Son, God of here & now
Be with us in this time
That we may find new ways
to be present in your world
 
Hymn 622 - We sing a love that sets people free 

Prayers of Adoration/ Confession/ Lord’s Prayer

Informal Talk: Season of Pentecost & Presbytery

Readings :   1 Kings 19: 1-15 and Luke 8: 26-39

Hymn 550 - As the deer pants    
 
Sermon

Choir Anthem

Dedication of Offering

Hymn 718    We cannot measure how you heal 

Prayers of Thanksgiving/ Intercession
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Hymn 167 - Guide me O thou great Jehovah
Benediction
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Trinity Sunday

13/6/2025

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We welcome everyone to our united communion service at Yetholm at 10am. The table is open to all who love the Lord. Please note there will be no service at Morebattle. There will be refreshments after the service.
  • Craft Group meets on Mondays at 2pm in Yetholm
  • Coffee and chat at Yetholm Kirk on Tuesdays from 10.30 -12 noon. All welcome.
  • Prayer Service is on Tuesdays at 12 noon in Yetholm
  • The Kirk Session meets on Wednesday 18th June at 7pm at Yetholm.
  • Deadline for the summer Cheviot is Friday 20th June.
  • Rev Colin will be on holiday from Saturday 21st June – Tuesday 1st July.
  • Next Sunday we have a United service at Morebattle at 10am, when Rev Peter Wood, Presbytery Mission Officer, will lead our worship. All welcome. There will be NO service at Yetholm. 
Call to Worship
Praise the God of creation
Who made us to be in relationship
Praise the Christ of love
Who calls us friends
Praise the Spirit of peace
Who enables us to live in unity
Hymn 111 – Holy, holy, holy
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
 
Readings – Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 (Pg 641)
                       John 16: 12-15 (Pg 1084)
 
Hymn 656 – I come with joy
Weekly Prayer
Creator God, we give you thanks today for your Son who freely gave His life for us, so that we might have eternal life. One God, three Persons, we ask you to lead us into the coming week. Help us to believe that you are close by us, and that the Holy Spirit is guiding our life's journey. Amen
 
Sermon
 
Hymn 608 – Spirit of truth and grace
 
Prayer of Dedication & Intercession
 
Invitation to Communion
 
Apostle’s Creed 
 
Hymn 666 – Let all mortal flesh

Communion

Hymn 112 - God whose almighty word

Benediction
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pentecost

6/6/2025

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We welcome everyone to our services at Yetholm and Morebattle (10am).  Rev Colin will lead the Yetholm service, where we have the Kirkin’ of the Bari Gadgi and Bari Manushi and Stuart Kelly will lead the Morebattle service. Please wait for refreshments after the Yetholm service.
  • No Vigilante Service this year.
  • Craft Group meets on Mondays at 2pm in Yetholm
  • Kelso Churches Together meet on Monday at 7.30pm.
  • Coffee and chat at Yetholm Kirk on Tuesdays from 10.30 -12 noon. All welcome.
  • Prayer Service is on Tuesdays at 12 noon in Yetholm
  • The Kirk Session meets on Wednesday 18th June at 7pm at Yetholm.
  • Deadline for the summer Cheviot is Friday 20th June.
  • Our flowers beautify the church. Please consider signing up to donate flowers. There are spaces on the sheet in the vestibules.
  • Next Sunday we have a United communion service at Yetholm at 10am. All welcome
Yetholm Service below:
 
Call to Worship
God of fire and beauty
Warm us
God of peace and justice
Disturb us
God of wind and wonder
Amaze us
God of Pentecost
Kindle your love in our lives
 
Hymn 594 – Come Holy Spirit come (1,2,5,6)
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Prayer of Adoration/Confession/ Lord’s Prayer
 
Talk
 
Readings – Acts 2: 1-8, 13 (Pg 1093)
                       John 14: 8-17 (Pg 1082)
 
Hymn 600 – Spirit of God

Weekly Prayer
Father God, help us to keep our promises to serve you faithfully as we rejoice in your Holy and Life-Giving Spirit. Send him again into our hearts, into our lives, and into our troubled world. Amen
 
Sermon

Hymn 530 – One more step

Prayers of Dedication & Intercession
 
Hymn 622 – We sing a love
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Benediction
 
Yetholm Song (on screen)


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Ascension Sunday

30/5/2025

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We welcome everyone to our services at Yetholm and Linton (10am).  Rev Colin will lead the Linton service and Graeme Watson the Yetholm service. Please wait for refreshments after the Yetholm service. Please note that the Linton service is at 10am.
  • Freewill Offering Envelopes are available for uplift. Anyone who wishes envelopes speak to Romie Scott or one of the elders.
  • Craft Group meets on Mondays at 2pm in Yetholm
  • Coffee and chat at Yetholm Kirk on Tuesdays from 10.30 -12 noon. All welcome.
  • Prayer Service is on Tuesdays at 12 noon in Yetholm
  • There will be a meeting at Linton Kirk on Wednesday 4th June at 7pm to discuss its future.
  • The wedding of Lucy Ramsay and her fiancé Rory takes place at Morebattle Kirk on Saturday 7th June at 1pm
  • Next Sunday we have our services at Yetholm and Morebattle, both at 10am. Rev Colin will lead the service  at Yetholm where we have the Kirkin’ of the Bari Gadgi and Bari Manushi, and Stuart Kelly will be at Morebattle. The Vigilante Service will be held at Hownam at lunchtime. All welcome
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Linton Service below
Call to Worship
Clap your hands, all you peoples;
Shout to God with loud songs of joy.
For the LORD, the Most High, is awesome
God has gone up with a shout,
the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praises to God, sing praises
For God is the king of all the earth
Let us worship and adore.
 
Hymn 438 - The head that once was crowned
Prayer of Adoration/ Confession/Lord’s Prayer
 
Talk
 
Readings – Acts 1: 1-11
                        Luke 24: 44-53
 
Hymn 599 - Holy Spirit hear us
 
Sermon
 
Hymn 441 - Blessing and honour
(Uplifting of Offering during singing)
 
Prayers of Dedication & Intercession
 
Hymn 439 - Look ye saints
 
Benediction
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Easter 6

23/5/2025

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We welcome everyone to our services at Yetholm and Morebattle (10am).  Rev Colin will lead the Morebattle service and Arthur Bates the Yetholm service. Please wait for refreshments after the Yetholm service.
  • The Annual Stated Meeting of the congregation will take place on Monday 26th May at 7pm in Morebattle Kirk.
  • Craft Group meets on Mondays at 2pm in Yetholm
  • Coffee and chat at Yetholm Kirk on Tuesdays from 10.30 -12 noon. All welcome.
  • Prayer Service is on Tuesdays at 12 noon in Yetholm
  • There will be a meeting at Hownam Kirk on Wednesday 28th May at 7.30pm to discuss its future. A similar meeting at Linton will be on Wednesday 4th June (7pm)
  • There will be a showing of a documentary about the West Bank at Yetholm Kirk on Saturday 31st May at 3.30pm. While some of us are involved, this is not a church event.
  • Next Sunday we have our services at Yetholm and Linton, both at 10am. Rev Colin will lead the Linton service, and Graeme Watson will be at Yetholm. All welcome
Morebattle Service:
Call to Worship
Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name
Make known among the nations what he has done
Sing to him, sing praise to him
Tell of all his wonderful acts.
Glory in his holy name
Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
 
Hymn 153 – Great is thy faithfulness
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Prayer of Adoration/ Confession/ Lord’s Prayer
 
Readings – Acts 16: 9-15 (Pg 1111)
                        John 14: 23-29 (Pg 1082)
 
Hymn 528 – Make me a channel
 
Weekly Prayer
Heavenly Father, may we know the peace Jesus gave the disciples calming our troubled hearts. Help us to live life in the same way as his disciples did at that time, knowing no sense of abandonment but patiently awaiting the promised gift of the Holy Spirit.  Amen
 
Sermon
 
Choir Anthem
 
Dedication of Offering
 
Hymn 465 – Be thou my vision
 
Prayers of Thanksgiving & Intercession
 
Hymn 470 – Jesus shall reign
 
Benediction

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easter 5

16/5/2025

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We welcome everyone to our services at Yetholm and Morebattle (10am).  Rev Colin will lead the Yetholm service and Pippa Emerson the Morebattle service. Please wait for refreshments after the Yetholm service. Please remember the Morebattle service is now at 10am.
  • Thanks to all who attended and who helped at our linkage service on Wednesday evening. There was a lovely atmosphere.
  • Craft Group meets on Mondays at 2pm in Yetholm
  • Coffee and chat at Yetholm Kirk on Tuesdays from 10.30 -12 noon. All welcome.
  • Prayer Service is on Tuesdays at 12 noon in Yetholm
  • Rev Colin will be a commissioner at the General Assembly this year, which finishes on Thursday afternoon. Anna Rodwell will cover any emergencies. Please keep the meeting in your prayers.
  • The wedding of Robert Muir and Bronwen Lutz takes place at Hoselaw Chapel on Saturday 24th May.
  • The Annual Stated Meeting of the congregation will take place on Monday 26th May at 7pm in Morebattle Kirk.
  • There will be a meeting at Hownam Kirk on Wednesday 28th May at 7.30pm to discuss its future.
  • There will be a showing of a documentary about the West Bank on Saturday 31st May at 2.30pm.
Next Sunday we have our services at Yetholm and Morebattle, both at 10am. Rev Colin will lead the Morebattle service, and Arthur will be at Yetholm. Our monthly evening communion will be at Linton next Sunday at 6pm. All welcome.

Yetholm Service
Call to Worship
Praise the Lord from the heavens:
praise God in the heights above.
Praise him, sun and moon:
Praise God, all you shining stars.
Let them praise the name of the Lord:
Praise the Lord!
 
Hymn 214 – New every morning is the love
Prayer of Adoration/ Confession/Lord’s Prayer

Talk
Readings – Acts 11: 1-18 (Pg 1105)
                        John 13: 31-35 (Pg 1082)
 
Hymn 193 – God is love: his the care
 
Weekly Prayer
Loving Heavenly Father, your Son Jesus Christ gave us a new commandment, to love each other. We ask you to teach us to love our neighbours and that by serving them we might also serve you. Amen.
 
Sermon
 
Hymn SGP 111 – We are one in the Spirit
 
Prayers of Dedication & Intercession
 
Hymn 519 – Love Divine
 
Benediction

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Christian aid sunday

9/5/2025

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We welcome everyone to our services at Yetholm and Morebattle (10am) for Christian Aid Sunday. Rev Colin will lead the Morebattle service and Trish Gentry the Yetholm service. Please wait for refreshments after the Yetholm service.
  • Please note that the time for the Morebattle service will now be 10am.
  • This is Christian Aid Week. Please give generously.
  • Yetholm Village Choir hold their Spring Concert, ‘Spring Bouquet’, at St Andrew’s Church Kelso on Sunday 11th May at 4pm. Entry by donation.
  • Service of Linkage will take place on Wednesday 14th May at 7pm at Kelso Old Church. I hope there will be a good attendance from Cheviot Churches.
  • Craft Group meets on Mondays at 2pm in Yetholm
  • Coffee and chat at Yetholm Kirk on Tuesdays from 10.30 -12 noon. All welcome.
  • Prayer Service is on Tuesdays at 12 noon in Yetholm
  • Rev Colin will be a commissioner at the General Assembly this year (17-22 May). Please keep the meeting in your prayers.
Next Sunday we have our services at Yetholm and Morebattle, both at 10am. Rev Colin will lead the Yetholm service, and Pippa Emerson will be at Morebattle.

Morebattle Service:
Call to Worship
Giver of living water, we thirst for your presence.
We hope in you.
Bread of life, we hunger for your word.
We hope in you.
Holy one, you set a path before us, we seek to walk in your ways.
Let your steadfast love be upon us, as we hope in you.
 
Hymn 257 – Singing we gladly worship
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Prayer of Adoration/ Confession/Lord’s Prayer
 
Readings – Acts 9: 36-43 (Pg 1103)
                        John 10: 22-30 (Pg 1077)
 
Hymn 543 – Longing for light
 
Weekly Prayer
Lord, you are faithful to your promises.
Through the Spirit you bless us with abounding hope. When power seeks to  silence justice, give us the courage to raise our voice. When an end to poverty seems far off, renew our faith in your kingdom come on earth. When our neighbour reaches out, inspire us to respond with overflowing love. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
 
Sermon
 
Choir Anthem
 
Dedication of offering
 
Hymn 544 – When I needed a neighbour
 
Prayers of Intercession
 
Hymn 702 – Lord in love and perfect wisdom
 
Benediction

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Easter 3

2/5/2025

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We welcome everyone to our services at Yetholm (10am) and Linton (11.15). Rev Colin will lead the Yetholm service and Debbie Brown the Linton service. Please wait for refreshments after the Yetholm service.
  • The voting last week was: 53 for the linkage, 6 against and 1 abstention. Kelso Old & Sprouston voted 27 for and 1 against. The linkage will go ahead.
  • Service of Linkage will take place on Wednesday 14th May at 7pm at Kelso Old Church. I hope there will be a good attendance from Cheviot Churches.8
  • Craft Group meets on Mondays at 2pm in Yetholm
  • Coffee and chat at Yetholm Kirk on Tuesdays from 10.30 -12 noon. All welcome.
  • Prayer Service is on Tuesdays at 12 noon in Yetholm
  • The wedding of Suzanne Gray and Simon Hugill takes place on Saturday 10th May at 1.30pm at Morebattle Kirk.
  • Christian Aid Week is from 11th-17th May. If you are willing to distribute envelopes, please speak with Trish Gentry.
  • Next Sunday we have our services at Yetholm and Morebattle, both at 10am. It will be Christian Aid Sunday. Trish Gentry will lead the Yetholm service, and Rev Colin at Morebattle.
 
YETHOLM SERVICE
Call to Worship
Sing praises to the Lord, you faithful;
We will give thanks to God's holy name.
Weeping may linger for the night
But joy comes with the morning.
God has turned our mourning into dancing!
Let us praise and not be silent!
 
Hymn 424  - Blest be the everlasting God
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Prayer of Adoration and Confession/ Lord’s Prayer
 
Talk
 
Readings – Acts 9: 1-6 (Pg 1102)
                        John 21: 1 -19 (Pg 1090)
 
Hymn 412 – This joyful Eastertide
 
Weekly Prayer
Living God, Help us to recognise Jesus as did the disciples of old.  May our witness be as bold, our love as deep, and joy and amazement as real as was theirs when he appeared to them by the Sea of Galilee. Amen
 
Sermon
 
Hymn 532 – Lord, you have come to the seashore
 
Prayers of Dedication & Intercession
 
Hymn 404 – I danced in the morning
 
Benediction

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