Worship

Sunday morning worship begins at 10:30am, attended by around 120 people of all ages, with a balance of traditional and contemporary styles. The praise is led by our enthusiastic and talented organist, keyboard player and choir leader, who is supported by a dedicated choir, and a small praise band.

Praise is selected from a wide range of sources including Church Hymnary Fourth Edition, Mission Praise (both of which are available in the pews), Taizé, Iona Community, God Welcomes All, Fischy music, etc.

Our services are enhanced by modern audio visual facilities, and the first part of worship is ‘all age’ in style, attended by our ‘Sunday Club’ youngsters who share a Bible Reading from a Children’s’ version of the Bible. Following that opening period, ‘Sunday Club’ depart for their own activities and Bible learning, but they return on a monthly basis towards the end of the service to share in the closing part of worship. On appropriate occasions, the service takes the form of ‘all age’ worship.

Four times a year, communion is celebrated, and – in addition to these occasions – communion is also celebrated following the main service, on those months when the quarterly service of communion is not scheduled. These extra celebrations of Communion, introduced during the Interim Ministry period, have proved very popular and are well attended.

Bible readings (from the Good News Bible) are usually read by members of the congregation, and frequently the prayers of intercession are also led by congregational members.

The congregation are used to creative innovation and active involvement in worship, with occasional short discussions or symbolic actions in the course of a service.

For some years now, a small Tuesday morning service has also been held. More recently this has developed into a ‘coffee and chat’ time, concluding with a short time of worship conducted by a variety of people. The midweek fellowship and worship is appreciated by those who attend and remains under review as we consider how best to develop this time of worship and fellowship for the future.

The Kirk Session’s ‘Worship, Education, and Prayer Team’ offer assistance in planning worship, and suggesting and supporting new ideas and creative engagement.

Worship is followed by tea and coffee, providing an opportunity for further fellowship and socialising.

Sunday services are live-streamed, with members unable to attend on a Sunday able to engage with worship by this means.

Below you can watch our Sunday Worship Service

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