WORSHIP
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SERVICESWe are now moving back into our buildings for some of our services. Please see the list below for dates and venues. A video recording of the Sunday services will be available later here. On the Sunday with no in-person services in the buildings, a pre-recorded video service is available from Sunday morning here, for you to follow if you wish. Sound recordings of all Sunday services are available on CD - please contact us if you would like to receive one.
First Advent Sunday Service 29 November 2020
Please find our service below, for you to join in.
Thank you to John for the intimations, to Philip, Marian and Malcolm for the music, and to David for the readings from Isaiah ch 9 vs 2 and 6-7 and the Gospel of Mark ch 13 vs 24-37. In the service, we will celebrate Holy Communion, to which all are welcome – simply have some bread and wine ready to join in. During the service, you are invited to join in with these hymns (using Church Hymnary, fourth edition. Canterbury Press 2005): CH4 273 O come, o come, Emmanuel Advent time is here again CH4 281 People, look East The Advent journey CH4 472 Come thou long expected Jesus. All our previous online services can be found on our YouTube page. |
Moving back into the church buildings
We are now back in our church buildings for some of our services. For the moment, we are offering an in-person service at Yester Church at 11am on the first Sunday of the month only. We also offer lunchtime services at 12noon on the second Wednesday of the month at Saltoun Church, and on the fourth Wednesday of the month at Bolton Church. The decision to divide services this way is based purely on the capacity of the respective buildings with physical distancing in place. The services are shorter and follow a slightly different format from the services before lockdown. There are a number of guidelines which must be followed by everyone attending a service and these are set out at the end of this note. Before attending a service, please read and follow these carefully as they are for your own and everyone else’s protection.
At this time, we would simply like to offer in-person services for all who would like to come together in a church building for worship, and especially all who have difficulty in accessing the online services. However, I know that many of us are very anxious about larger gatherings at this time, and nobody should in any way feel pressured to attend these services in person before they feel ready to do so. All of us will have different circumstances and needs. A video recording of the service will be available on our church website from Sunday afternoon, and audio recordings are available on CD on request. Participating in a service online, or through a sound recording, is worship just as much as doing so in a church building.
On the Sundays when we do not offer a service in the church, a pre-recorded online service will be available on the website from Sunday morning, as during lockdown. These services include contributions from people around the parish: readings, music, reflections and prayers, and offer us an opportunity for more creativity in our worship. Audio recordings of all services are available on CD. If you would like to receive one, please contact us.
We hope you will understand that none of these decisions has been taken lightly. These first few weeks of in-person services will be an opportunity for us to work out the practicalities of re-opening, so please bear with us as we try to get it right. We hope we can approach this new phase with our usual good humour and helpfulness. All of the arrangements are for the current time only, and will be reviewed based on our learning and experience, your feedback, and as the wider situation around covid evolves.
We are now back in our church buildings for some of our services. For the moment, we are offering an in-person service at Yester Church at 11am on the first Sunday of the month only. We also offer lunchtime services at 12noon on the second Wednesday of the month at Saltoun Church, and on the fourth Wednesday of the month at Bolton Church. The decision to divide services this way is based purely on the capacity of the respective buildings with physical distancing in place. The services are shorter and follow a slightly different format from the services before lockdown. There are a number of guidelines which must be followed by everyone attending a service and these are set out at the end of this note. Before attending a service, please read and follow these carefully as they are for your own and everyone else’s protection.
At this time, we would simply like to offer in-person services for all who would like to come together in a church building for worship, and especially all who have difficulty in accessing the online services. However, I know that many of us are very anxious about larger gatherings at this time, and nobody should in any way feel pressured to attend these services in person before they feel ready to do so. All of us will have different circumstances and needs. A video recording of the service will be available on our church website from Sunday afternoon, and audio recordings are available on CD on request. Participating in a service online, or through a sound recording, is worship just as much as doing so in a church building.
On the Sundays when we do not offer a service in the church, a pre-recorded online service will be available on the website from Sunday morning, as during lockdown. These services include contributions from people around the parish: readings, music, reflections and prayers, and offer us an opportunity for more creativity in our worship. Audio recordings of all services are available on CD. If you would like to receive one, please contact us.
We hope you will understand that none of these decisions has been taken lightly. These first few weeks of in-person services will be an opportunity for us to work out the practicalities of re-opening, so please bear with us as we try to get it right. We hope we can approach this new phase with our usual good humour and helpfulness. All of the arrangements are for the current time only, and will be reviewed based on our learning and experience, your feedback, and as the wider situation around covid evolves.
Yester, Bolton and Saltoun Church: Guidelines for all attendees at in-person services
These are the guidelines asked of us by the Church of Scotland, in close collaboration with the Government, to keep us all safe and protected. |
Upcoming services
All services are led by our minister, the Rev Anikó Schütz Bradwell, unless otherwise specified.
Sunday, 1 November, 11am: in-person All Saints service in Yester Church, with a recording available here afterwards
Sunday, 8 November, Remembrance Sunday: a pre-recorded service with an Act of Remembrance will be available here from Sunday morning
Sunday, 22 November: a recording of the service from Humbie Church will be available here later on Sunday
Sunday, 6 December, 2 Advent Sunday, 11am: in-person Sunday service in Yester Church, with a recording available here afterwards
Sunday, 20 December, 4 Advent Sunday: our pre-recorded Nativity service will premiere here on Sunday morning
Sunday, 20 December, 4 Advent Sunday, 4pm: Blue Christmas service for all who are grieving at this time, in Yester Church
Thursday, 24 December, Christmas Eve: a pre-recorded Watchnight service will be available here
Friday, 25 December, Christmas Day: a pre-recorded Christmas service will be available here from Christmas morning
Sunday, 27 December, pre-recorded service available here from Sunday morning, with the celebration of Holy Communion
Sunday, 3 January, 11am: in-person Epiphany service in Yester Church, with a recording available here afterwards
All services are led by our minister, the Rev Anikó Schütz Bradwell, unless otherwise specified.
Sunday, 1 November, 11am: in-person All Saints service in Yester Church, with a recording available here afterwards
Sunday, 8 November, Remembrance Sunday: a pre-recorded service with an Act of Remembrance will be available here from Sunday morning
- Wednesday, 11 November, 12noon: in-person service in Saltoun Church
Sunday, 22 November: a recording of the service from Humbie Church will be available here later on Sunday
- Wednesday, 25 November, 12noon: in-person service in Bolton Church
Sunday, 6 December, 2 Advent Sunday, 11am: in-person Sunday service in Yester Church, with a recording available here afterwards
- Wednesday, 9 December, 12noon: in-person service in Saltoun Church
Sunday, 20 December, 4 Advent Sunday: our pre-recorded Nativity service will premiere here on Sunday morning
Sunday, 20 December, 4 Advent Sunday, 4pm: Blue Christmas service for all who are grieving at this time, in Yester Church
Thursday, 24 December, Christmas Eve: a pre-recorded Watchnight service will be available here
Friday, 25 December, Christmas Day: a pre-recorded Christmas service will be available here from Christmas morning
Sunday, 27 December, pre-recorded service available here from Sunday morning, with the celebration of Holy Communion
Sunday, 3 January, 11am: in-person Epiphany service in Yester Church, with a recording available here afterwards
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. |