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

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

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

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

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