Welcome to our services at Yetholm (10am) and Morebattle (11.15) on 4th Sunday of Advent.
·       A service of lessons and carols will be held in Morebattle this Sunday (22nd) at 3pm. Followed by mulled wine/ tea.
·       Retiring Offering at our Christmas services will be for the work of Crossreach.
·       Christmas Eve is on Tuesday, and there will be our carol service at Hownam at 6pm and our Watchnight service at Linton at 11.30pm.
·       United Christmas Day service will be at 10am at Yetholm.
·       We are saddened by the death of Bill Thomson, elder and former Session Clerk. His thanksgiving service will be on Wednesday 8th January at 1.30pm at Morebattle Kirk.
·       There will be no craft group or coffee morning or prayer service over the festive period.
·       Next Sunday our services will be at Yetholm (10am) and Morebattle (11.15), and will be led by Trish Gentry
·       Rev Colin wishes everyone a very blessed Christmas and kind wishes for 2025.
 
Lighting of Advent Crown - Like a candle flame
 
Call to Worship
God who spoke to Mary and Elizabeth,
speak your Word to us now.
God who blessed them with new life,
bless us with great expectation.
God who gave them songs of praise to sing,
receive our joyful praise.
 
Hymn 320 – Joy to the world
 
Prayer of Adoration & Confession
Lord’s prayer
 
Jesse tree
 
Readings – Micah 5: 2-5a (Pg 933)
                        Luke 1: 39-45 (Pg 1026)
 
Hymn 300 – The virgin Mary
 
Prayer
Everlasting God, we share today with Mary and Elizabeth their love and joy as the waiting for Jesus’s birth nears its end. Quieten our hearts and lives so that we can hear your voice amongst the hustle and bustle of everyday life as Christmas approaches. Lord Jesus be our peace, we pray. Amen
 
Reflection
 
Hymn 319 – Of the father’s love begotten
 
Prayers of dedication and intercession
 
Hymn 303 – It came upon the midnight clear
 
Benediction

Welcome to our services at Yetholm (10am) and Morebattle (11.15) on 3rd Sunday of Advent.
·       The Yetholm Village Choir hold their Christmas Concert on Sunday at 4pm at Yetholm Kirk. Accompanied by the Yetholm Colliery Band.
·       The Yetholm Primary School Christmas service is on Monday 16th December at 9.15am at Yetholm Kirk.
·       The Craft Group meet on Mondays at 2pm in Yetholm Kirk.
·       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 Kirk.
·       Morebattle Primary School will sing carols round the tree at the Institute on Tuesday at 5.45pm
·       Our Quiet Service will be on Wednesday 18th December at 5pm at Morebattle Kirk.
·       Advent Study Group meets on Thursday 19th December at 10.30am in the Manse. All welcome.
·       Morebattle Primary School Service will be this coming Friday at 9am at Morebattle Kirk.
·       A service of lessons and carols will be held in Morebattle next Sunday (22nd) at 3pm. Followed by mulled wine/ tea.
·       Next Sunday our services will be at Yetholm (10am) and Morebattle (11.15), for the 4th Sunday of Advent. 

Lighting of Advent Crown 

Call to Worship
In this season of expectation
we prepare to welcome Christ
Into the bustle of our lives
and the hard-to-find moments of solitude
we prepare to welcome Christ
Into our hearts, and those often-hidden parts of our lives
we prepare to welcome Christ
 
Hymn – Hills of the North rejoice (words on screen)
 
Prayer of Adoration & Confession/Lord’s prayer
 
Readings – Zephaniah 3: 14-20 (Pg 947)
                        Luke 3:7- 18 (Pg 1029)
 
Hymn 285 – The angel Gabriel
 
Prayer
Merciful God, who sent John the Baptist to proclaim the Good News that the Lord our God is with us and that He is mighty to save. Help us as we go forward to be true heralds of the coming of Christ and to proclaim the Gospel through all we do and say. Amen
 
Sermon
 
Hymn 543 – Longing for light (vv 1,2,4,5)
 
Prayers of dedication and intercession
 
Hymn 291 – When out of poverty is born
 
Benediction

Welcome to our services at Yetholm (10am) and Morebattle (11.15) on 2nd Sunday of Advent.

• The Craft Group meet on Mondays at 2pm in Yetholm Kirk.
• 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
• Advent Study Group meets on Thursday 12th December at 10.30am in the Manse. All welcome.
• The Yetholm Village Choir hold their Christmas Concert next Sunday at 4pm at Yetholm kirk. Accompanied by the Yetholm Colliery Band.
• Final total for Sponsored walk is £1,007 (plus over £100 from Gift Aid).
• Foodbank needs: Pk rice, Jam, tinned meat, custard, sponge puddings, selection box, Christmas crackers
• Next Sunday our services will be at Yetholm (10am) and Morebattle (11.15), for the 3rd Sunday of Advent.

 
Lighting of Advent Crown - Hymn 284 – Hope is the candle (v2)  (MB)/
Like a candle flame (Y)
 
Call to Worship
In our watching and in our waiting
God is alive in us
In our questioning and in our hoping
God is alive in us
In our travelling and in our homecoming
God is alive in us
 
Hymn 473 - Thy Kingdom come – on bended knee
 
Prayer of Adoration & Confession/Lord’s prayer
 
All-age talk
 
Readings – Isaiah 40: 1-11 (Pg 723)                 
                        Luke 3:1–6 (Pg 1029)
 
Hymn 336 – Christ is our light
 
Prayer
Loving God, as we continue our Advent journey in faith, we ask you in hope to comfort us in our needs and keep us close to your heart. We thank you that your word stands forever and that all mankind will see your salvation. Amen
 
Sermon
 
Hymn 281 – People look east
 
Prayers of Dedication and Intercession
 
Hymn 477 – Lo, he comes with clouds descending
 
Benediction