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Zoom Quiz for Coffee Shop
St. Cuthbert’s Coffee Shop at Morebattle is holding a Zoom Quiz next Saturday 18th July at 7.30pm. It will be open to all. Cost £5 per individual or £15 per team/household. Monies raised will go towards re-opening the coffee shop and further improvements. To take part just log in to their GoFundMe page and donate your entry fee. Please leave a message, including your name and email address, in order to receive your Zoom invitation.
The Communicant
The new edition of The Communicant is now available on the Diocesan website, via the link below. http://www.edinburgh.anglican.org/publications/the-communicant/
Sunday options for worship
Reflections at the Quay ended last week. Other options for worship are New Every Sunday at 7.30am on Radio Scotland and Sunday Worship at 8.10am on Radio 4. Both are available thereafter on BBC Sounds. Songs of Praise is on BBC1 at 1.15pm.
Church Open for Private Prayer
The church will be open for private prayer from Monday June 29th. It will be open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday between 12.00pm and 2.00pm. A leaflet will inform you of the requisite guidelines. When you pick up this leaflet, please do not put it back - either take it with you or place it in the recycling bin by the rear exit. There is a video on the website which talks you through the process.
This Sunday (5th July), Christians across Scotland will once again join together in prayer at 7pm in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We pray: Living God, you are our Creator and our Maker. You have made us in your image And sustained us in past days. Guard us and keep us as we remember those days. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. Living God, you are our Redeemer and our Deliverer. You reconcile all things through Christ Jesus, The image of the invisible God. Hold our lives in your safe keeping at this present time. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. Living God, you are the giver of the gift of the Spirit. You breathe into us the very breath of life And renew us by your Holy Spirit. Lead us into the future, through Christ and by your Spirit. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. Living God, as you have been with us in past days, Be with us today and in all the days to come. Grant that we may face the future Assured that nothing can separate us from the love of God. Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
Galashiels Foodbank
A little video showing how the Foodbank has adapted to coronavirus changes and introducing some of those who are helping. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwmRz3wknj4
Let us see you
One of the most touching things for me when watching the services is to see your faces sharing the peace. If you can possibly send one of these videos in, please do, it's lovely to see you. If it is just a short video saying "peace be with you" you can send it over email, or via WhatsApp if you know how to do that - if you don't, please just give me a ring and we will work out how. Please also send us either a wee video or an email telling us how you are - and we can share it either in the notices or in a special video on youtube.
Communion wafers
These are still available in the church porch. If you need more just pick up a little pot and, if possible, leave your empty one near the box for re-use once sanitised.
DVDs and CDs
DVDs and CDs of the services are available for anyone who has no internet access. Just let us know.
Light a candle
And, here's a lovely idea from Liz. Would you like to join in with lighting a candle every day at 7. 30 pm and pray for the world and all our friends and families as we share this difficult and life-changing time together. We do this out of love for all
Keeping in touch
Keeping in touch It's important to 'keep in touch' with each other when actual touch becomes difficult and precious. These notices will continue to go out weekly and, if you have anything you'd like to pass on to your fellow parishioners, please feel free to email me and I'll pop it in. Perhaps you took a photo of lovely spring flowers. Perhaps a sentence or phrase from one of the readings or hymns really 'spoke' to you. Please keep it short and sweet and send it to me, patblackledge1@btinternet.com . Christian names only will go on the notices though anonymity is an option if preferred. Just get in touch. People have been putting up rainbow pictures to help raise a smile as others go past on their rare outings.
EcoCongregation Scotland – Annual General Meeting 2020 The EcoCong Scotland AGM was supposed to take place in Helensburgh on Saturday 25th April. Due to the Coronavirus situation it was held as scheduled on Zoom with between 80 and 90 participants all logged in from their own homes. After a few teething difficulties the main session got under way at around 11.15, chaired by Mary Sweetland with her usual efficiency. “Registered” EcoCongregations in Scotland now total 500 but only about 150 are fully paid-up “Members”. Since the new graded award scheme started in 2017 sixteen Bronze, fifteen Silver and five Gold Awards have been made to date. EcoCongregation Scotland expenditure is running at about £164K and income, mainly from Scottish Government and support centrally from denominations, at £160K; membership subscriptions account for a relatively small part of income. This is to be addressed by Trustees with a view to encouraging more registrations to be converted into full Membership. After the AGM formalities there was opportunity to break out into smaller groups for further discussion. The session ended at around 1.15. Altogether an interesting experience and a worthwhile use of technology.
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Tweed Forum Carbon Club
The Old Melrose-based Tweed Forum has joined forces with Forest Carbon to form Tweed Forum Carbon Club, offering a chance for people to support tree planting projects in the Scottish Borders and North Northumberland and offset their carbon footprint. Individuals can pledge contributions on a sliding scale based on household size with one ton of carbon offset equating to at least four trees. So far Forest Carbon has planted 7 million trees in the UK certified under the Woodland Carbon Code. For further information log on to https://tweedforum.org/tweed-forum-carbon-club (This link is also being sent to the EcoCongregation network)
Ecosia Search Engine Ecosia is a search engine just like google - but whereas Google's profits go to Google, Ecosia's profits go entirely to planting trees. Whether you use Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or whatever, you can set Ecosia as your search engine, and every time you search something, it contributes towards the planting of a tree. So far it is used by 8 million people and has planted 69 million trees.
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