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pentecost 20+

24/10/2025

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Our services this Sunday are at Morebattle, led by Rev Colin, and at Yetholm, led by Graeme Watson. Both services are at 10am. All welcome.
  • There will be a communion service at Yetholm tonight at 6pm.
  • Craft Group meets at Yetholm Kirk on Mondays from 2pm. All welcome.
  • 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 Roxburgh Cluster meeting will be on Wednesday 29th October at 2pm at Kelso Old.
  • The Guild meets on Thursday 6th November at 2pm at the Morebattle Institute. The speaker is Mrs Debbie Playfair-Hannay, and her topic is ‘From the Borderlands to the battlefields’. All welcome.
  • Sarah Cook will be ordained and inducted to Jedburgh & Oxnam l/w Ale & Teviot on Thursday 6th November. Time to be advised.
  • Kelso Old are holding a Quiz on Friday 7th November. Please see the notice.
Next Sunday we have our services at Yetholm (led by Rev Colin) and Linton (led by Debbie Brown), both at 10am. We will also hold a service at Hownam Kirk at 3pm to mark its official closure, though services can continue until it is sold.
The following are the orders of service for tomorrow:
Yetholm
Call to Worship
God has set this day before us,
A day set apart, a day of rest and praise.
God has set our lives before us,
A time in which to love, to learn and to serve.
God has sent his Spirit among us,
To open our eyes and lift our hearts.
Let us worship God.
Hymn 185 – Come, Children, Join and Sing
Prayer of Adoration/ Confession/ Lord’s Prayer
Short talk
Readings – Joel 2. 23-32
                        Luke 18. 9-14.
Hymn 625 - O Thou Who Camest from Above
Weekly Prayer
Sermon
Hymn 189 – Be Still
Dedication of Offering
Prayers of Thanksgiving & Intercession 
477 – Lo, he comes with Clouds Descending
Benediction
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Morebattle
From the routines of work and leisure,
we have come to worship God.
With the weight of the world heavy on our hearts,
we have come to worship God.
For we trust in God’s power and presence,
so let us worship God with heart, mind, soul and strength.
Hymn 100 – O Lord, thou art my God and King
Prayer of Adoration/ Confession/ Lord’s Prayer
Reflection
Readings – Joel 2: 23-32 (Pg 913)
                        Luke 18: 9 – 14 (Pg 1052)
Hymn 493- it’s me, it’s me, O Lord
Weekly Prayer
Merciful God, help us when praying to be like the tax-collector, who was honest and contrite in his prayers. We call on the name of the Lord so that we too might experience your forgiveness and salvation. Today as we go, help us to entrust the past to your mercy, the present to your love and the future to your wisdom. Amen
Sermon
Choir Anthem
Dedication of Offering
Hymn  555 – Amazing Grace
Prayers of Intercession
Hymn 130 – Ye servants of God
Benediction

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harvest Brunch

17/10/2025

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We welcome everyone to our United Harvest Brunch service this week led by Rev Colin. This will be held at Yetholm Kirk. Wait behind for brunch after the service. 
  • There will be a retiring offering offering for Gaza.
  • Blythswood Shoe Boxes should be handed in by today.
  • Craft Group meets at Yetholm Kirk on Mondays from 2pm. All welcome.
  • 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 Roxburgh Cluster meeting will be on Wednesday 29th October at 2pm at Kelso Old.
  • Kelso Old are holding a Quiz on Saturday 7th November. Please see the notice.
  • Colin raised over £1500 from his ‘Camino’. Thanks to all who contributed.
Next Sunday we have our services at Morebattle (led by Rev Colin) and Yetholm (led by Graeme), both at 10am. There will also be a communion service at Yetholm at 6pm, led by Rev Colin.
 
Call to Worship
Sow for yourselves righteousness.
For it is time to seek the Lord.
Bring the first fruits of all your produce.
For it is time to seek the Lord.
Reap steadfast love.
For it is time to seek the Lord.
Hymn 147 – All creatures of our God and King (1,2,4,7)
Prayer of Adoration and Confession/Lord’s Prayer
Reflection 1
Hymn 181 – For the beauty of the earth
Readings – Ruth 2: 1-10 (Pg 268)
                        Galatians 5: 16-25 (Pg 1172)
                        Luke 6: 43 – 45 (Pg 1035)
Hymn 230 -  Praise God for the Harvest
Weekly Prayer
Almighty God,  We ask for your help and guidance as we journey through life and give thanks and praise for the many blessings we have received. Help us to know and experience the Fruit of the Spirit in our lives showing love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  Amen
 
Reflection 2
Hymn 238 – Lord, bring the day to pass
Prayers of Dedication and Intercession 
Response: The land has yielded its harvest our God has blessed us.
Hymn 229 – We plough the fields and scatter
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Harvest communion

10/10/2025

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We welcome everyone to our United Harvest Communion service at Morebattle this week led by Rev Colin.
  • Craft Group meets at Yetholm Kirk on Mondays from 2pm. All welcome.
  • 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
  • Colin successful completed his walk to Santiago. Any sponsorship money should be handed in asap.
  • The wedding of Ben Moffat and Victoria Stewart will take place on Friday 17th October at Morebattle Kirk.
  • There will be a concert by the Berwick Male Voice Choir at Yetholm Kirk on Saturday 18th October at 7pm. Entry by donation.
  • The annual Blythswood Shoe Box Appeal is underway, making a difference to someone living in poverty this Christmas. All boxes to be handed in by 19th October please.
Next Sunday we have our United Harvest Brunch at Yetholm at 10am, led by Rev Colin.
 
Call to Worship
O Lord, our God, how great you are;
all the world depends on you:
Praise the Lord our God!
You make trees and grasses grow;
you provide the food we need:
Praise the Lord our God!
Seed to harvest, wheat to bread,
all our gladness comes from you:
Praise the Lord our God!

Hymn 233 – Come, ye thankful people, come
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
 
Readings – Deuteronomy 24: 17-22 (Pg 202)
                        John 6: 25 – 35 (Pg 1070)
Hymn 231 For the fruits of all creation
Weekly Prayer
Creator God, at this harvest time we acknowledge that all good gifts around us are sent from heaven above. Help us to receive them gratefully, to use them wisely and to share them unselfishly as good stewards of your bounty. We come again to your table to share the bread and wine believing in your words that we will never grow hungry or thirsty as we seek to follow you. Amen
 
Sermon
Choir Anthem
Prayers of Dedication & Intercession 
Apostles’ Creed (Hymn 628)
Invitation to Communion
Hymn 19 – Ye gates

Communion
Hymn 518 – Lift up your hearts
Benediction
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pentecost 17+

3/10/2025

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We welcome everyone to our services this week. Rev Colin will take the service at Yetholm at 10am and the Harvest service at Linton at 3pm. Note the later time! Please stay for refreshments after the service at Yetholm. We remind visitors to sign the Visitors’ Book.
  • Craft Group meets at Yetholm Kirk on Mondays from 2pm. All welcome.
  • 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 first meeting of the Cheviot Churches Guild will be on Thursday 9th October at 2pm in Morebattle Institute. Rev Colin will speak on the theme ‘Living Stones’. All are welcome
  • The funeral of Joanne Gray will be held at Morebattle Kirk on Friday 10th October at 11.30am. Burial in cemetery thereafter.
  • Colin successful completed his walk to Santiago. Any sponsorship money should be handed in asap.
  • The Crossreach catalogue is now available for perusal in the Morebattle and Yetholm churches. If you wish to order Christmas cards or calendars    please use the order form provided by 10th October.
  • Morebattle Harvest Service next week. Flowers, fruit & veg and tinned/packaged goods for the Harvest service can be left at the back of the church before Saturday 11th October when the church will be decorated. All tinned and packaged items will be donated to Kelso Foodbank.
  • The wedding of Ben Moffat and Victoria Stewart will take place on Friday 17th October at Morebattle Kirk.
  • Thanks to all who donate to the Foodbank. It is short of the following: tins of meat, vegetables (tin) Potatoes (tin), jam, cereal, jars of pasta sauce, desserts.
  • Advance notice of a concert by the Berwick Male Voice Choir at Yetholm Kirk on Saturday 18th October at 7pm.
  • The annual Blythswood Shoe Box Appeal is underway, making a difference to someone living in poverty this Christmas. Please see posters. All boxes to be handed in by 19th October please.
 
Next Sunday we have our United Harvest communion at Morebattle at 10am, led by Rev Colin.

Orders of Service for Yetholm, followed by that for Linton:
Call to Worship
Be for us a companion on the Way
Be our guide at crossroads
Our breath in weariness
Our refuge on the Way
Our shade in heat
Our light in darkness 
Hymn 213 - Every new morning 
Prayer of Adoration/ Confession/ Lord’s Prayer
Short talk
Readings – Lamentation 3: 19-26 (Pg 826)
                        Luke 17: 5 – 10 (Pg 1051)
Hymn 153 - Great is thy faithfulness
Weekly Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank you that because of your great love and your never-failing compassions we can join with those who have gone before, stating today, "Great is your faithfulness, O God". We pray that you will increase our faith as we join with those whose hope and trust is in you. Amen
Sermon
Hymn 349 - In our lives plant seeds of love
Dedication of Offering
Prayers of Thanksgiving & Intercession 
644 - O Jesus I have promised
Benediction
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Call to Worship
Be for us a companion on the Way
Be our guide at crossroads
Our breath in weariness
Our refuge on the Way
Our shade in heat
Our light in darkness 
Hymn 153 - Great is thy faithfulness
Prayer of Adoration/Confession/ Lord’s Prayer
Readings – Lamentation 3: 19-26 (Pg 826)
                        Luke 17: 5 – 10 (Pg 1051)
Hymn 230 - Praise God for the harvest
Weekly Prayer
Sermon
Hymn 213 - Every new morning (Uplifting of offering)
Dedication of Offering
Prayers of Thanksgiving & Intercession 
Hymn 229 - We plough the fields
Benediction


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