WORSHIP
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SERVICESWe are now back in our church buildings for in-person services, at the earlier time of 10am. There are a number of guidelines which must be followed by everyone attending a service and these are set out below. Before attending a service, please read and follow these carefully as they are for your own and everyone else’s protection.
A service recording is available later on Sunday here and as sound recording on CD - please contact us if you would like to receive one. Participating in a service online, or through a sound recording, is worship just as much as doing so in a church building. We hope we can approach this new phase with our usual good humour and helpfulness. |
Sunday service 6 June 2021
A livestream of our service on Sunday, 6 June 2021 in Yester Church, for you to join in.
Thank you to everyone contributing to our service. The readings are taken from 1 Samuel ch 3 vs 1-20 and Psalm 139 vs 1-6, 13-18.
During the service, you are invited to join in with these hymns (using Church Hymnary, fourth edition. Canterbury Press 2005):
543 Christ, be our light
97 O God, you search me and you know me
533 Will you come and follow me.
All our previous services can be found here.
Thank you to everyone contributing to our service. The readings are taken from 1 Samuel ch 3 vs 1-20 and Psalm 139 vs 1-6, 13-18.
During the service, you are invited to join in with these hymns (using Church Hymnary, fourth edition. Canterbury Press 2005):
543 Christ, be our light
97 O God, you search me and you know me
533 Will you come and follow me.
All our previous services can be found here.
Guidelines for all attendees at in-person services
- These guidelines apply to everybody, no matter if you have already received a Covid-19 vaccination or not.
- In order to comply with social distancing, we regrettably can only accommodate a limited number of people in a church building at the same time.
- If you would like to attend a service, please call Paul Sales on 01620 811260, by Friday evening. If you would like to attend, and the service is already ‘booked out’, we will offer you a space in the next available service. If you do not call ahead, we regrettably cannot guarantee that there will be a space for you on arrival. We sincerely regret that we currently need to operate within these restrictions, but they are the only way to keep us all as safe as possible.
- To assist the NHS test and protect system, we are required to take a contact name and phone number for everyone who attends a service, which will be confidentially kept for 21 days.
- Please only attend in person if you are not currently in quarantine or isolating because of a risk of covid, do not currently have any symptoms of the illness or have tested positive for it, or if you live in a simple or extended household with someone who falls into any of these categories.
- Everybody is required to use hand sanitizer on arriving at and leaving the church. Everybody, with the exception of those with underlying health conditions, and children under the age of 5, are legally required to wear a face covering over their mouth and nose while in the building.
- In order to enable social distancing, stewards will guide you to a place. We are sorry if we can’t offer you your usual favourite spot. Please do not move closer to people from other households.
- From 7 June, congregational singing (while wearing facemasks) will be permitted again.
- We can’t currently use communal Bibles, hymn books or service sheets. If you would like to use a Bible in the service, please bring your own.
- Handshaking at the door, and other physical contact, are not currently possible. If you would like to speak with the minister about any questions or issues, please give her a call instead.
- If you would like to make a financial offering, please consider doing so by bank transfer. Otherwise, please place your offering in the plate provided in the church on arrival or before you leave. We are not currently able to collect the offering during the service as usual.
Upcoming services
All services are led by our minister, the Rev Anikó Schütz Bradwell, unless otherwise specified.
Sunday, 6 June, 10am, in-person service at Yester Church, livestreamed here and with a recording available later on Sunday.
Sunday, 13 June, 10am, in-person service at Bolton Church, with a recording available here later on Sunday, led by the Rev Jim Black.
Sunday, 20 June, 10am, in-person service at Yester Church, livestreamed here and with a recording available later on Sunday.
Sunday, 27 June, 10am, in-person service at Saltoun Church, with a recording available here later on Sunday.
Sunday, 4 July, 10am, in-person service at Yester Church, livestreamed here and with a recording available later on Sunday.
Sunday, 11 July, 10am, in-person service at Bolton Church, with a recording available here later on Sunday.
Sunday, 18 July, 10am, in-person service at Yester Church, livestreamed here and with a recording available later, led by John Macfarlane and Jenny Riddell.
Sunday, 25 July, 10am, in-person service at Saltoun Church, with a recording available here later on Sunday, led by the Rev Jim Black.
Sunday, 1 August, 10am, in-person service at Yester Church, livestreamed here and with a recording available later, led by Cressida Douglas-Miller and Paul Sales.
Sunday, 8 August, 10am, in-person service at Bolton Church, with a recording available here later on Sunday.
Sunday, 15 August, 10am, in-person service at Yester Church, livestreamed here and with a recording available later on Sunday.
Sunday, 22 August, 10am, in-person service at Saltoun Church, with a recording available here later on Sunday.
Sunday, 29 August, 11.30am, joint in-person service at Humbie Church, with a recording available here later on Sunday.
All services are led by our minister, the Rev Anikó Schütz Bradwell, unless otherwise specified.
Sunday, 6 June, 10am, in-person service at Yester Church, livestreamed here and with a recording available later on Sunday.
Sunday, 13 June, 10am, in-person service at Bolton Church, with a recording available here later on Sunday, led by the Rev Jim Black.
Sunday, 20 June, 10am, in-person service at Yester Church, livestreamed here and with a recording available later on Sunday.
Sunday, 27 June, 10am, in-person service at Saltoun Church, with a recording available here later on Sunday.
Sunday, 4 July, 10am, in-person service at Yester Church, livestreamed here and with a recording available later on Sunday.
Sunday, 11 July, 10am, in-person service at Bolton Church, with a recording available here later on Sunday.
Sunday, 18 July, 10am, in-person service at Yester Church, livestreamed here and with a recording available later, led by John Macfarlane and Jenny Riddell.
Sunday, 25 July, 10am, in-person service at Saltoun Church, with a recording available here later on Sunday, led by the Rev Jim Black.
Sunday, 1 August, 10am, in-person service at Yester Church, livestreamed here and with a recording available later, led by Cressida Douglas-Miller and Paul Sales.
Sunday, 8 August, 10am, in-person service at Bolton Church, with a recording available here later on Sunday.
Sunday, 15 August, 10am, in-person service at Yester Church, livestreamed here and with a recording available later on Sunday.
Sunday, 22 August, 10am, in-person service at Saltoun Church, with a recording available here later on Sunday.
Sunday, 29 August, 11.30am, joint in-person service at Humbie Church, with a recording available here later on Sunday.
EVENING SERVICESEvery eight weeks, we are holding an Evening Service, jointly with Yester, Bolton and Saltoun Church. These services are sometimes more reflective, sometimes more creative, and all are welcome to attend. New dates will be published soon.
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WEDDINGSWe are pleased to offer the use of our church buildings and the service of the Minister for the marriage of members of the congregation, their families and anyone who lives within the community who wishes to make Christian vows of love and faithfulness.
If you would like to get married in our church, please contact the Minister who is happy to discuss your plans on an informal basis, before making any other arrangements. |
BAPTISMIf you would like your child or yourself to be baptised in our church, please contact the Minister to make further arrangements.
Our congregations gather for worship on Sunday morning at 11am, alternating between Saltoun Church, Bolton Church and Yester Church in Gifford. We will usually celebrate the sacrament of Holy Baptism as part of one of these services. Your family and friends are very welcome to join us in this celebration. |