September 13th 2026

Firstly - after a slight technical hitch - the video which Gordon McInally made of Colin's service is now available to view. You can access it by going to the 'News' page of website - click HERE. Thanks to Gordon for doing this!

This week the service at Morebattle will be led by Debbie Brown & the services at Yetholm/Kelso Old by Graeme Watson.

Notices for the week:

• Volunteers needed to man the Cheviot Churches Stall at Yetholm Show on Saturday 3rd October. Please contact Susan Stewart if able to help at this event even if just for an hour. There is a box in each church for donations of jams etc to sell at show please. Thank you
  
• Cheviot Magazine - the closing date for Autumn edition is Sunday 20th September.
• Andante Choir return to Yetholm Church on Sunday 27th September at 3pm Entry by donation. All Welcome. 
• Macmillan Coffee Morning in Wauchope Hall Town Yetholm at 1030 on Saturday 26th September. Entry by donation. All Welcome. 
• Messy Church will take place on Saturday 19th Sept from 10 -12noon in Yetholm Church. All welcome and all children must be accompanied by a parent or carer please.

Order of Service for Morebattle 13th September 2026 including Guild Rededication
Call to Worship (please join in where the words are in bold)
Let us worship God today, for God is great
God has blessed us with life, with faith, and with community.
Let us worship God today, for God is good
God forgives us, he encourages us and loves us.
Let us worship God today
Because we are God’s people.
 Hymn 124 – Praise to the Lord
 Prayers of Adoration and Confession
 Reading – Isaiah 40:28-31 (page 725)
 Hymn 161 – O God, our help in ages past (verses 1,2,3 and 6)
 Reading – Genesis 50:15-21 (page 57)
 Weekly Prayer
Merciful God, as we seek to put our trust in you, we willingly bow our knees before you and confess with our voices that Jesus is Lord. Help us to be an example to others and show us the practical steps we need to take to develop consistency and integrity in all that we do in our lives. Amen
 Lives of faith
 Guild Members’ Act of Dedication
In faith, we dedicate ourselves to you, through worship, prayer and action; to serve you faithfully, to love you with all our heart, all our soul and all our mind, and to love one another as your Son, Jesus Christ, has shown his love for us. Renew us and refresh us as members of the Guild, as we continue to build your kingdom and reach out to others. Bless all that we do in your name, whose we are and whom we serve. Amen
 Choir Anthem
 Dedication of Offering
 Hymn 21 – Lord, teach me all your ways
 Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
 Hymn 522 – The church is wherever God’s people are praising
 Benediction.

Yetholm/Kelso Old - Order 13th September
Call to Worship (from Psalm 103)
Let us praise the eternal God!
Let all that is within us--
body, emotions, mind, and will--
praise God’s holy name!
Despite our failures, He forgives and releases us.
More than any doctor, He heals our diseases.
When we are famished and weak,
He fills us with good and beautiful things,
satisfying our needs, and restoring our strength.
Let us   praise the eternal God!
Sing songs from a grateful heart,
and remember all that He has done for us.
Hymn 68 – O Thou My Soul, Bless God the Lord.
Prayers of Approach/ Confession /Lord’s Prayer
Reflection
Readings – Exodus 14. 19-31.
                       Matthew 18. 21-35.
Hymn 133 Source and Sovereign, Rock and Cloud
Sermon
Hymn 502 – Take my life, Lord, let it be
Offering. Prayers of Dedication & Intercession
Hymn 540 I Heard the Voice of Jesus
Benediction.