Wilf’s Place

09/09/2026

Tim Hatton says that “I’ve washed and prepped the grapes 🍇 blueberries 🫐 & raspberries; nipped oot to get the milk 🥛 & fruitshoots; and made a sample of today’s craft.” Roondaboot is going to be fun 🤩 this afternoon. See you at 1:30 🕜 at the Burnfoot Hub! Can you guess what the story will be??

03/09/2026

On 1st Sept we entered the new Season of Creation and at Café Church this week the Wilf’s Place congregation marked the Feast of Creation in Christ. The lectionary readings gave us 4️⃣ contrasting biblical 📖 perspectives on creation: the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis; psalm 148 where all of creation itself praises God; St Paul’s famous speech at the Areopagus in Athens; and the dramatic opening verses of John’s Gospel. Then an open discussion ensued that touched on: mystery, the environment, biblical truth vs mythological story, Jesus Christ as creator as well as redeemer, etc. It’s fair to say that there were as many different points of view as there were people in the room 😉 but we all gave thanks 🙏 that we are part of the Holy Trinity’s ongoing creation narrative and have the gift 💝 of life.

02/09/2026

Can you guess from the photos what we heard about in storytime at Roondaboot today? Yes, you’re right, Jacob’s Ladder 🪜 🪽. Good times 😊

02/09/2026

Yeah Tim Hatton joined the rest of the Borders Area Council at St Ebba’s in Eyemouth. It was good to worship together and discuss important matters.

We had a great Borders' Area Council yesterday- our annual trip to St Ebba's in Eyemouth for a meeting that finishes with fish suppers or whatever is your preferred fried item. The highlight of the Area Council year! Grace, Fee, Tim and Lesley also with us but not in pic.

01/09/2026

Tim Hatton is at St Cuthbert’s Episcopal Church Hawick this morning as the Coffee Morning drop in is restarting after its summer break. Do call in if you’re passing by for a cuppa ☕️ a biscuit 🍪 and a wee blether. We’ll be here until about 12noon

30/08/2026

Today all the churches in Hawick & District came together for the Annual Summer Service at Volunteer Park. A dozen from St Cuthbert’s Episcopal Church Hawick and Wilf’s Place took part, out of just under 200 worshippers overall, including a good contingent from the Whitchester Christian Centre. Our very own Stephen Jones read the Old Testament reading 📖

29/08/2026

St Cuthbert’s Open Church is well underway. Come on down, we’re here until about 12:30 🕧👇

29/08/2026

++ TODAY ++ St Cuthbert’s Open Church ++ TODAY ++

One week today our dear friends at St Cuthbert’s Episcopal Church Hawick will be holding another of their regular Open Church events. Wilf’s Place people will be there and we hope that you will be able to join us 👇

27/08/2026

At church this week the Wilf’s Place congregation had an emotional time. The readings took us to Mount Horeb, where Moses ‘turned aside’ and God called to him out of a burning 🔥 bush. We wondered how God can still speak to us today in the most unexpected places? In the gospel reading from Matthew, Jesus told us each to “take up their cross and follow me”, an uncompromising 💯% commitment. Really? We weren’t sure. Thankfully, in the third reading, good ol’ St Paul provided us with some teaching on how to follow Jesus. In Romans 12:9-21 we heard the Marks of a True Christian that, though challenging, were practical and objective.

26/08/2026

Roondaboot is back for a new 🆕 school year! And today we heard about Abraham and made a lovely craft that showed his wife Sarah hiding in the tent ⛺️ and laughing 😆