WORSHIP
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SERVICESWe are now moving back into our building for some of our services. We have an in-person service at Humbie Church every fortnight, on Sunday morning at 9.30am (please see the list below for dates). A video recording of this service is available later here. In the weeks with no in-person service, a pre-recorded video service is available on Sunday mornings here, for you to follow if you wish. Sound recordings of all services are available on CD - please contact us if you would like to receive one.
Sunday Service 25 October 2020
Please find our service below, for you to join in. In the service, we are celebrating Holy Communion, to which all are invited – simply have some bread and wine ready when you would like to join in.
Thank you to Liz for the intimations, to Alex for the readings from Psalm 1 and the Gospel of Matthew ch. 22 vs. 34-46, and to Tom, Marian and Malcolm for the music. During the service, you are invited to join in with these hymns: CH4 489 Come down, O love divine CH4 656 I come with joy, a child of God CH4 622 We sing a love that sets all people free. Below the video, you can find an all age reflection on the same theme as the service: the Greatest Commandment, using Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s book ‘God’s Dream’. All our previous online services can be found on our YouTube page. |
Moving back into the church building
We are now back into the church building for some of our services. We are starting slowly and for the moment, services take place fortnightly in Humbie Church, at the usual time of 9.30am. They 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 into the church building for some of our services. We are starting slowly and for the moment, services take place fortnightly in Humbie Church, at the usual time of 9.30am. They 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.
Humbie 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, 4 October, 9.30am, in-person service in Humbie Church (when you are invited to bring donations for the Foodbank), with a recording available here afterwards
Sunday, 11 October, pre-recorded service available here from Sunday morning
Sunday, 18 October, 9.30am, in-person Harvest Thanksgiving service in Humbie Church, with a recording available here afterwards
Sunday, 25 October, pre-recorded service available here from Sunday morning, with the celebration of Holy Communion
Sunday, 1 November, 9.30am, in-person service in Humbie Church, with a recording available here afterwards
Sunday, 8 November, 10.50am, Remembrance Sunday: Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial (unless restrictions prevent: please check notices in advance!)
Sunday, 15 November, pre-recorded service available here from Sunday morning
Sunday, 22 November, in-person service in Humbie Church, with a recording available here afterwards
Sunday, 29 November, 1 Advent Sunday, pre-recorded service available here from Sunday morning, with the celebration of Holy Communion
All services are led by our minister, the Rev Anikó Schütz Bradwell, unless otherwise specified.
Sunday, 4 October, 9.30am, in-person service in Humbie Church (when you are invited to bring donations for the Foodbank), with a recording available here afterwards
Sunday, 11 October, pre-recorded service available here from Sunday morning
Sunday, 18 October, 9.30am, in-person Harvest Thanksgiving service in Humbie Church, with a recording available here afterwards
Sunday, 25 October, pre-recorded service available here from Sunday morning, with the celebration of Holy Communion
Sunday, 1 November, 9.30am, in-person service in Humbie Church, with a recording available here afterwards
Sunday, 8 November, 10.50am, Remembrance Sunday: Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial (unless restrictions prevent: please check notices in advance!)
Sunday, 15 November, pre-recorded service available here from Sunday morning
Sunday, 22 November, in-person service in Humbie Church, with a recording available here afterwards
Sunday, 29 November, 1 Advent Sunday, pre-recorded service available here from Sunday morning, with the celebration of Holy Communion
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 congregation usually gathers for worship on Sunday morning, 9.30am in Humbie Church. We will usually celebrate the sacrament of Holy Baptism as part of this service. Your family and friends are very welcome to join us in this celebration. |