Tarves Kirk Sunday services currently take place, jointly with Barthol Chapel, at 10.00 am followed by coffee and a time of fellowship. The Church is laid out cafe-style, the wearing of masks is no longer required but please respect in so far as possible the wishes of anyone who wants to maintain physical distancing.
All are welcome.
If you are not able to come to the Church, you can join the service over Zoom. Just log in between 9:45 and 10.00 using the link provided.
WORSHIP IN TARVES KIRK
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SUNDAY 4 June, Trinity Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 28 May, Pentecost
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 21 May, Seventh Sunday of Easter (Ascension)
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 14 May, Sixth Sunday of Easter
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 7 May, Fifth Sunday of Easter
This Sunday, with other congregations around Scotland, we will be drawing on prayers and resources provided by members of the Chapel Royal in Scotland (Chaplains to the royal family in Scotland).
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 30 April, Fourth Sunday of Easter
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 23 April, Third Sunday of Easter
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 16 April, Second Sunday of Easter
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 9 April, Easter Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 2 April, Palm Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 26 March, Fourth Sunday in Lent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 19 March, Third Sunday in Lent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 12 March, Third Sunday in Lent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 5 March, Second Sunday in Lent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 26 February, Thinking Day
Our World: Our peaceful future.
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 19 February, Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
Transfiguration Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 12 February, Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 5 February, Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 29 January, Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 22 January, Third Sunday after Epiphany
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 15 January, Second Sunday after Epiphany
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 8 January, Epithany
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 1 January, New Year's Day
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 25 December, Christmas Day
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 18 December, Fourth Sunday in Advent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 11 December, Third Sunday in Advent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 4 December, Second Sunday in Advent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 27 November, First Sunday in Advent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 20 November
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 13 November
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 6 November
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 30 October
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 23 October
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 16 October
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 9 October
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 2 October
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 25 September
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 18 September
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 11 September
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 4 September
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 28 August
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 21 August
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 14 August
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 7 August
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 31 July
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 24 July
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 17 July
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 10 July
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 3 July
Fourth Sunday of Pentecost
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 26 June
Third Sunday of Pentecost
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 19 June
Trinity Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 12 June
Trinity Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 5 June
Pentecost
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 29 May
7th Sunday of Easter
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 22 May
6th Sunday in Easter
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 15 May
5th Sunday in Easter
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 8 May
4th Sunday in Easter
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 1 May
3rd Sunday in Easter
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 24 April
2nd Sunday in Easter
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 17 April
Easter Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 10 April
Palm Sunday — Service at Barthol Chapel, 11 am
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 3 April
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 27 March
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 20 March
Third Sunday in Lent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 13 March
Second Sunday in Lent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 6 March
First Sunday in Lent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 27 February
Transfiguration Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 20 February
Thinking Day
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SUNDAY 13 February
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 6 February
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 30 January
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 23 January
Third Sunday after Epiphany
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 16 January
Second Sunday after Epiphany
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 9 January Baptism of Christ
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 2 January
Happy New Year
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 26 December
First Sunday of Christmas, Lessons and Carols
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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FRIDAY 24 December
Christmas Eve Service 7pm
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 19 December: Zoom on Sunday
Fourth Sunday in Advent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 12 December: Zoom on Sunday
Third Sunday in Advent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 5 December: Zoom on Sunday
Second Sunday in Advent
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 28 November
First Sunday in Advent
Storm Arwen meant there could be no service today but you can click on the image below to access the Order of Service including the Reflection.
SUNDAY 21 November: Zoom on Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 14 November: Zoom on Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 7 November: Zoom on Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 31 October: Zoom on Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 22 October: Zoom on Sunday Harvest Thanksgiving Trees of Life
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
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SUNDAY 17 October: Zoom on Sunday
The service from Tarves will not be broadcast on Zoom this Sunday. Instead, people are encouraged to join the service at Udny Pitmedden at 9.45 for 10.00 am or Methlick on Zoom at 10.30 am. Links for these are in the Order of Service.
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access services with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 10 October: Zoom on Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
Click on the image below to access the Order of Service.
SUNDAY 3 October: Zoom on Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
Click on the image below to access the Order of Service.
SUNDAY 26 September: Zoom on Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 19 September: Zoom on Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
Click on the image below to access the Order of Service.
SUNDAY 12 September: Zoom on Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 5 September: Zoom on Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
Click on the image below to access the Order of Service.
SUNDAY 22 August: Zoom on Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
Click on the image below to access the Order of Service.
SUNDAY 15 August: Zoom on Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
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SUNDAY 8 August: Zoom on Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
Click on the image below to access the Order of Service.
SUNDAY 1 August: Zoom on Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
Click on the image below to access the Order of Service.
SUNDAY 25 July: Zoom on Sunday
Zoom link available from Alison Swindells Tel 851295 email aswindells@churchofscotland.org.uk
You do not need a computer to join in – you can access the service with your landline or a mobile phone.
Click on the image below to access the Order of Service.
SUNDAY 18 July: Zoom on Sunday
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SUNDAY 11 July: Zoom on Sunday
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SUNDAY 4 July: Zoom on Sunday
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SUNDAY 27 June: Zoom on Sunday
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SUNDAY 20 June: Zoom on Sunday
"I believe in Christianity as
I believe that the sun has risen.
Not only because I see it, but because
I see everything by it." C.S. Lewis
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SUNDAY 13 June: Zoom on Sunday Third Sunday after Pentecost
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SUNDAY 6 June: Zoom on Sunday Second Sunday after Pentecost
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SUNDAY 30 May: Zoom on Sunday Trinity Sunday
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SUNDAY 23 May: Zoom on Sunday All Age Worship for Pentecost
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SUNDAY 16 May: Zoom on Sunday Seventh Sunday of Easter (Sunday after Ascension) Christian Aid Week 2021 10–16 May
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SUNDAY 9 May: Zoom on Sunday Sixth Sunday of Easter Christian Aid Week 2021 10–16 May
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SUNDAY 2 May: Zoom on Sunday Fifth Sunday of Easter
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SUNDAY 25 April: Zoom on Sunday Fourth Sunday of Easter
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SUNDAY 18 April: Zoom on Sunday Third Sunday of Easter
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SUNDAY 11 April: Zoom on Sunday Second Sunday of Easter
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SUNDAY 4 April: Zoom on Sunday Easter Sunday
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SUNDAY 28 March: Zoom on Sunday Palm Sunday
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SUNDAY 21 March: Zoom on Sunday Fifth Sunday in Lent
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SUNDAY 14 March: Zoom on Sunday Fourth Sunday in Lent
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SUNDAY 7 March: Zoom on Sunday Third Sunday in Lent
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SUNDAY 28 February: Zoom on Sunday Second Sunday in Lent
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SUNDAY 21 February: Zoom on Sunday First Sunday in Lent
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SUNDAY 14 February: Zoom on Sunday
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SUNDAY 7 February: Zoom on Sunday
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SUNDAY 31 January: Zoom on Sunday
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SUNDAY 24 January: Zoom on Sunday
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SUNDAY 17 January: Zoom on Sunday
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SUNDAY 10 January: Zoom on Sunday Zoom Church vs Secret Church
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SUNDAY 3 January: Zoom on Sunday
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SUNDAY 27 DECEMBER: Zoom on Sunday
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SUNDAY 20 DECEMBER: Zoom on Sunday
Fourth Sunday in Advent
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SUNDAY 13 DECEMBER: Zoom on Sunday
Third Sunday in Advent
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SUNDAY 13 DECEMBER: Zoom on Sunday
Third Sunday in Advent
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SUNDAY 6 DECEMBER: Zoom on Sunday
Second Sunday in Advent
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SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER: Zoom on Sunday
First Sunday in Advent
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SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER: Zoom on Sunday
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SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER: Zoom on Sunday
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SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER: Zoom on Sunday
Remembrance Sunday
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SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER: Zoom on Sunday
In the Church calendar this Sunday is All Saints Day. In the Bible the followers of Jesus are frequently referred to as the saints. Sainthood in this context is not a “reward” for good living but a status conferred on followers of Jesus who experience God’s blessing as they seek to love God and their neighbours.
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SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER: Zoom on Sunday
During our Sunday services we are looking at some of Jesus’ parables. Each of these stories tells us something about God’s kingdom or reign of love. And each of these stories contains a challenge for those who hear it as well as an invitation to live differently today in accordance with God’s purposes for creation. This week our parable is more of a riddle than a story.
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SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER: Zoom on Sunday
During our Sunday services we are looking at some of Jesus’ parables. Each of these stories tells us something about God’s kingdom or reign of love. And each of these stories contains a challenge for those who hear it as well as an invitation to live differently today in accordance with God’s purposes for creation.
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SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER: Zoom on Sunday
“The heavens are telling the glory of God: and the firmament proclaims his handiwork” (Psalm 19:1)
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SUNDAY 4 OCTOBER: Zoom on Sunday
Give Thanks for the Harvest!
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SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER: Zoom on Sunday
“Do this in remembrance of me” Luke 22:19
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SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER: Zoom on Sunday
“So the last will be first and the first will be last”(Matt 20:16)
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SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER: Zoom on Sunday
“The kingdom of God may be compared to….”
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SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER: Zoom on Sunday
Foundation Rock or Stumbling Block?
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SUNDAY 30 AUGUST: Zoom on Sunday
“Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.’ “ Acts 7:33
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SUNDAY 23 AUGUST: Zoom on Sunday
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. (Matthew 16: 17-18 NIV)
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SUNDAY 16 AUGUST: Zoom on Sunday
Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.” (Matthew 15: 10-11)
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SUNDAY 9 AUGUST: Zoom on Sunday
As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. (John 15:9-10)
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SUNDAY 2 AUGUST: Zoom on Sunday
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5-2:2)
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SUNDAY 26 JULY: Zoom on Sunday
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5-2:2)
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SUNDAY 19 JULY: Zoom on Sunday
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God…And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a Father’s only son. (John 1:2,14)
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SUNDAY 12 JULY: Zoom on Sunday
“The seed cast on good earth is the person who hears and takes in the News,
and then produces a harvest beyond his wildest dreams.” St Matthew 13:23
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SUNDAY 5 JULY: Zoom on Sunday “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)
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SUNDAY 28 JUNE: Zoom on Sunday “Do this in remembrance of me” Luke 22:19
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SUNDAY 21 JUNE: Zoom on Sunday “Do not be afraid; You are of more value than many sparrows.” (Matt 10:31)
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SUNDAY 14 JUNE: Zoom on Sunday “When he [Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion for them,
because they were harassed and helpless like sheep without a shepherd .” (Matt 9:36)
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SUNDAY 7 JUNE: Zoom on Sunday “When they saw him (Jesus) they worshipped him but some doubted.” (Matt 24:17)
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SUNDAY 31 MAY: Church of Scotland Pentecost Service
You are invited to join with members of the Church of Scotland across the country and beyond in a special service for Pentecost 10.00 - 10.30 am this Sunday, 31 May. The service will be recorded in advance and will be available for viewing on the Church of Scotland website and Facebook page at 10 am on Sunday 31 May. Or you can dial in with a landline 0131 378 7895.
SUNDAY 24 MAY: Zoom on Sunday
“Do this in remembrance of me”
During this week’s service on Zoom on Sunday at 11.00am there will be an opportunity to share communion – if you would like to participate please have a piece of bread and a glass of wine/juice to hand.
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SUNDAY 17 MAY: Zoom on Sunday “No-one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends”
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SUNDAY 10 MAY: Christian Aid Week service. Love never fails.
Christian Aid Week 10 — 16 May
Today is the beginning of Christian Aid Week. Like many church activities at the moment, Christian Aid Week is being done differently and digitally this year. During this time together we’ll have space to read and listen, sing and pray, and remember and acknowledge that we are part of a global community.
You can join in daily reflections, fun quizzes and more through the Christian Aid website and we are following the Christian Aid Order of Service today.
We are neighbours near and far who are going through this coronavirus pandemic together. May our shared experience unite us in praise and prayer as one human family, separate but together in the home that is God’s world.
Gathering prayer
God of all the Earth,
be present with us now,
in each of our homes,
as we connect together.
Build us into a spiritual house,
a holy priesthood,
offering spiritual sacrifices
acceptable to you
through Jesus Christ,
our risen redeemer and healer.
Amen
Opening song
Let us build a house where all can dwell
Introduction to the song
It may seem strange to sing the lyric: ‘All are welcome in this place’ at a time when no one is welcome into our homes (except those who live there) or to collective worship in our church building. However, at this time more than ever, we are learning that the church is not the building but it is us, the people.Peter calls us living stones in his epistle. Though separate, we can build up together into a spiritual house where love can dwell, and be lived out in our everyday actions.
Prayer of confession and absolution
How many times have you washed your hands today? We approach our prayer of confession and absolution, mindful of the ritual significance of hand washing in the Bible.
Hand washing in Scripture is closely associated with innocence and cleansing from sin. (See Exodus 30:17-21, Psalm 26:6, Job 9:30, Matthew 27:24, James 4:8 to mention a few.)
You may wish to take your device to your sink as we pray this together, or bring a bowl of water, some soap and a towel to a safe distance before your computer. Or simply join in this prayer. (You can say it in 20 seconds but it may take 30.)
As we turn on the tap
we turn our hearts
towards you, O God.
As we wet our hands
renew our thoughts,
so we might be transformed.
As we lather soap
between fingers
and over all our hands,
purge from us
all that brings us harm
and might harm others.
Remove the invisible
guilt and shame
that so often keeps us from you.
As we rinse our hands,
we trust in your
overflowing grace,
making all things new.
Amen
Reading: Psalm 31
The words of the psalmist express many of the emotions that we might be experiencing during this difficult time
I come to you, Lord, for protection;
never let me be defeated.
You are a righteous God;
save me, I pray!
Hear me! Save me now!
Be my refuge to protect me;
my defense to save me.
You are my refuge and defense;
guide me and lead me as you have promised.
Keep me safe from the trap that has been set for me;
shelter me from danger.
I place myself in your care.
You will save me, Lord;
you are a faithful God.
You hate those who worship false gods, but I trust in you.
I will be glad and rejoice
because of your constant love.
You see my suffering;
you know my trouble.
You have not let my enemies capture me;
you have given me freedom to go where I wish.
Be merciful to me, Lord,
for I am in trouble;
my eyes are tired from so much crying;
I am completely worn out.
I am exhausted by sorrow,
and weeping has shortened my life.
I am weak from all my troubles;
even my bones are wasting away.
All my enemies, and especially my neighbours,
treat me with contempt.
Those who know me are afraid of me;
when they see me in the street, they run away.
Everyone has forgotten me, as though I were dead;
I am like something thrown away.
I hear many enemies whispering;
terror is all around me.
They are making plans against me,
plotting to kill me.
But my trust is in you, O Lord;
you are my God.
I am always in your care;
save me from my enemies,
from those who persecute me.
Look on your servant with kindness;
save me in your constant love.
I call to you, Lord;
don't let me be disgraced.
May the wicked be disgraced;
may they go silently down to the world of the dead.
Silence those liars—
all the proud and arrogant
who speak with contempt about the righteous.
How wonderful are the good things
you keep for those who honour you!
Everyone knows how good you are,
how securely you protect those who trust you.
You hide them in the safety of your presence
from the plots of others;
in a safe shelter you hide them from the insults of their enemies.
Praise the Lord!
How wonderfully he showed his love for me
when I was surrounded and attacked!
I was afraid and thought
that he had driven me out of his presence.
But he heard my cry,
when I called to him for help.
Love the Lord, all his faithful people.
The Lord protects the faithful,
but punishes the proud as they deserve.
Be strong, be courageous,
all you that hope in the Lord.
Were there any verses or phrases that jumped out from the passage? Any phrases that you find helpful in these difficult days?
Gospel Reading John 14:1-14
This is an extract from the long farewell that Jesus gave over the last supper, shortly after he washed the feet of the disciples with his own hands. Even though we are now in the Fifth Sunday of Easter, these words have a poignancy and power for us to absorb and process this Christian Aid Week Sunday
Jesus the Way to the Father
14 “Do not be worried and upset,” Jesus told them. “Believe in God and believe also in me. 2 There are many rooms in my Father's house, and I am going to prepare a place for you. I would not tell you this if it were not so. 3 And after I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to myself, so that you will be where I am. 4 You know the way that leads to the place where I am going.”
5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going; so how can we know the way to get there?”
6 Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one goes to the Father except by me. 7 Now that you have known me,” he said to them, “you will know my Father also, and from now on you do know him and you have seen him.”
8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father; that is all we need.”
9 Jesus answered, “For a long time I have been with you all; yet you do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. Why, then, do you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe, Philip, that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I have spoken to you,” Jesus said to his disciples, “do not come from me. The Father, who remains in me, does his own work. 11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. If not, believe because of the things I do. 12 I am telling you the truth: those who believe in me will do what I do—yes, they will do even greater things, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask for in my name, so that the Father's glory will be shown through the Son. 14 If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.
Song
Be still for the presence of the Lord
Response
Look at your hands. Have a good look.
However your hands look to you, they are most certainly clean in these days of regular hand washing to prevent spreading the coronavirus.
Our hands really are the most remarkable and useful tools, involved in so much of what we do and how we do things, even in these days of social distancing.
The psalmist writes of committing his spirit into God’s hands, and at times of being in God’s hands. He also describes his desire to be delivered from the hands of his oppressors and from a hidden invisible net that threatens to entangle him.
Our hands have become even more significant in these days of physical distance. We might long to hold the hand of a person we can no longer touch.We pray for the hands of medics to bring healing and comfort. We are grateful for hands stacking shelves and delivering groceries and post. And we are extra wary of everything our hands touch that comes from outside our own home.
This Christian Aid Week we also think of how our hands can be far from idle. Though not handing out envelopes or hosting Big Brekkies or the many things we usually busy ourselves with this week, our hands can still reach out virtually to our neighbours around the world. Neighbours in refugee camps and cramped living conditions, neighbours without adequate hand-washing facilities, neighbours who face the devastating impact of coronavirus with even less of the medical resources we have struggled to access here.
We reach out by clasping our hands together in prayer for our neighbours, and holding our hands open before God as we declare our needs and concerns for their wellbeing and our own.
We also reach out by participating in this digital Christian Aid Week, through making our online donations and sharing the stories from Christian Aid partners, working on the ground to be the hands and feet of love in action. If you wish, you can make a donation online to help vulnerable communities at caweek.org/payin.
Let us pray together using our open hands.
Prayer of lament and intercession
God our refuge,
we come to you with open hands,
some of us with hearts full of questions,
some of us bruised by bereavement,
some of us fearful of what the future holds,
all of us stunned by the events of this year.
Draw close to us now in each of our homes
as we place our honest questions and hopes
into your open, resurrected, yet scarred hands.
God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
With the honesty of the psalmist,
the wrestling questions of Job,
and the lament of the prophets,
we bring to you our questions or our silence.
(Hold your index finger and, in silence, ask the question that most burdens your heart or simply sit in silence before God.
Hold the silence together.)
God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Hear the cry of our hearts, Lord,
silent and aloud,
for bereaved neighbours, near and far.
Comfort those pained by being absent,
and hold close those who are hurting alone.
(Hold your ring finger and pray for comfort for those you know who are bereaved or simply sit in silence before God.
Hold the silence together.)
God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
In this season of Easter,
renew us with resurrection hope
that while weeping lingers in this night,
joy will come with the morning.
(Hold your middle finger and in the silence tell God what you are most looking forward to in the future or simply sit in silence before God.
Hold the silence together.)
God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
On this Christian Aid Week Sunday,
we pray for and with communities
across the world who are
most vulnerable to coronavirus.
We pray for people living in refugee camps
and city slums,
with limited sanitation facilities,
who are unable to wash their hands regularly,
and have little opportunity to isolate from others.
We pray for Christian Aid partners
working to provide soap and buckets,
communicating clear, accurate information,
raising the voices of the most vulnerable
and ensuring they are kept as safe as possible.
(Hold your thumb as you pray for the most vulnerable, those closest to God’s heart, or simply sit in silence before God.
Hold the silence together.)
God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For those of us who are self-isolating,
which can sometimes feel like we aren’t doing
anything, remind us that we are all doing our part,
and saving lives by staying at home.
(Hold your little finger and ask God for what you need, or simply sit in silence before God.
Hold the silence together.)
God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for much wisdom and resources
for those in local and national authority
for all frontline and key workers
here in Britain, Ireland and across the world.
(Put your hands together and pray for the many frontline workers and volunteers and for Christian Aid partners working to help others across the world, or simply sit in silence before God.
Hold the silence together.)
God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
As we have clapped to honour them,
we clap our hands now in praise
of your glorious creation,
and with the hope that the first shoots
of another possible world are coming into view.
(Clap your hands in praise of God’s glorious creation and with the hope of new possibilities for the world.)
God in your mercy, hear all our prayers.
Amen
Song
Be Thou My Vision
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
for ever.
Amen
Closing blessing
As we wash our hands again, we say our blessing together:
May the presence of the Creator refresh you,
may the comfort of the Son renew you,
may the inspiration of the Spirit restore you
to be love in action, even from a distance, in our neighbourhoods, near and far,
this day and for evermore.
Amen
Closing offering
If you wish to make a donation to Christian Aid, you can do so online at caweek.org/payin
SUNDAY 3 MAY: “I am the gate for the sheep”
SUNDAY 26 APRIL: “Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil”
SUNDAY 19 APRIL — Second Sunday of Easter: Peace
SUNDAY 12 APRIL — Easter Sunday: Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!
SUNDAY 5 APRIL — Palm Sunday: God’s steadfast love endures forever!
SUNDAY 29 MARCH – Passion Sunday: “Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil”
SUNDAY 22 MARCH: “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors”
Worship is held in Tarves Church at 10.00 am on a Sunday. This service is open to all and you can be sure of a friendly welcome, whether you are a member, or have never been to church before. Our formal communion services are held twice a year, on the first Sunday in May and the last Sunday in October. We also offer a shorter communion service after worship, usually on the last Sunday of the month.
Children
We recognise that young children cannot be expected to keep quiet and still throughout a whole service and a children’s corner is available with a library and toys.
Fellowship
Thanks to the efforts of a number of willing volunteers, tea and coffee are served after the service except on Sundays where there is communion. This provides an opportunity to get to know others in the congregation.
Look at your hands. Have a good look.
