On Monday 25th October at 7:00 PM Rev. Tony Foley will be inducted at St. Andrew's Church, West Linton. Numbers are limited and you should contact your session clerk if you would like to attend.
Following is the official notice of induction issued by Presbytery:
Notice is hereby given that the Presbytery of Melrose and Peebles has received a Call from this congregations of West Tweeddale addressed to Rev Tony Foley to be the new minister. This Call has been sustained as a regular Call, and has been accepted by him. More
Sunday Service - 17th October
Welcome to our service for Sunday 17th October. Today's service is once again largely a live recording from a service
held in Skirling Church on 10th September and is led by Rev. Pamela Strachan. With
singing still done behind masks, we have again used
prerecorded music for the hymns.
We
would like to involve the community as much as possible in these
services so if you have any suggestions or feedback, or would like to
participate in or offer pictures for future services please e-mail
isobel@skirlinghouse.com
The full versions of all five pieces of
music included in the Sunday Service for the 17th October are available
through YouTube. They are listed here. Click on the
titles to listen to them on YouTube.
You can also buy pieces 1, 2, 4 and 5 on Apple iTunes and piece 1 on Amazon.
Lectures from the Near East School of Theology in Beirut
On Tuesday 31st August and Thursday 2nd September Professor Peter Ford from the Near-East School of Theology – Beirut gave two excellent Zoom lectures looking at Christian – Muslim relations for participants largely from the Presbytery of Melrose and Peebles. Both lectures were followed by Q & A sessions and they were recorded so that you can watch them here.The reading list that Peter refers to in his lectures can be accessed by clicking on More... below.
1. Do we worship the same God? Yes! . . . and No . . ..
The text of the chat (Q&A) was also recorded and you can view it by clicking here. The document that Peter shared during his lecture can be viewed here.
2. Are the barriers between us too high? No . . . but it takes some work . . ..
The text of the chat (Q&A) was also recorded and you can view it by clicking here. The document that Peter shared during his lecture can be viewed here.
These lectures have been supported by a donation of £300 from Melrose and Peebles Presbytery, towards the cost of running the generators at NEST for the lectures. If you would like to make a donation of support towards developing the partnership between Melrose and Peebles Presbytery and NEST please visit the NEST Partnership Just Giving page.
On 22nd August we held a Communion Service in the graveyard area of Newlands Old Church. This was the first ever joint service of the new linking of West Tweeddale and involved the ministers from both original groups of parishes.
If you were unable to attend then you can view the service here and get a flavour of the joyous occasion that it was.
Stitches for Survival
Stitches for Survival
If you knit, sew, stitch or craft will you help create a banner of climate messages to influence negotiators at COP26?
Use any green or blue fabric or thread. Make pieces 60 cm (24 ins) by 100 cm (40 ins). Make as many pieces as you wish.
1.5 miles long this will represent the 1.5°C target in the Paris agreement. After COP26 the banner will be repurposed to make blankets for refugee communities.
The contributions can be as simple or
as artistic as can be 30 September closing date.
Carlops, Newlands and Kirkurd, and West Linton Church Newsletters
Carlops
With the three churches in Upper Tweeddale (Skirling, Broughton and Tweedsmuir), now linked with the three churches in the West Linton group (St. Andrews West Linton, Carlops, and Kirkurd and Newlands) we are publishing the latest editions of the Carlops Church newsletter, the Newlands and Kirkurd newsletter and the West Linton newsletter here and churches in the West Linton area are making our own Kirk Matters available to their community.
News and newsletter pages for each church are also accessible through a panel to the right of the Kirk Matters page and also to the right of the News page.
Donate to the Church
With limited numbers in the two of our churches that are currently open, we are facing a growing challenge to fund our services, pastoral care and support, and the maintenance of our buildings and facilities.
The Church of Scotland has a web page which allows you to contribute specifically to the local funds required for this work. If you would like to help out please go to the Donate to the Church page, click on Donate to a Congregation, type in the name of the congregation and proceed from there.
If you buy from Amazon then another way of donating is through Amazon Smile. Skirling and Broughton are now registered with Amazon Smile so if you click on one of the links below and place an order then a commission will go to our churches.
Broughton Kirk at 10am
Tweedsmuir Kirk at 10am
Skirling Kirk at 11.30am
Coming Soon...
Induction of Rev. Tony Foley
Monday
25 October 2021
Coming Soon... Induction of Rev. Tony Foley Monday 25 October 2021
On Monday 25th October at 7:00 PM Rev. Tony Foley will be inducted at St. Andrew's Church, West Linton. Numbers are limited and you should contact your session clerk if you would like to attend. 
