Worship

checked/ updated Oct '23 ...

Morning worship
is held on a Sunday, at 10.30, in the parish church located in Abington.
*see further below for Communion

Evening worship
AT: *Leadhills Village Hall/
monthly - last Sunday - at 5pm:
2023 - 

29 Jan  - Songs of praise service

26 Feb - Taize with communion

26 March - Easter Voices

30 April - Table Talk - 'Ah hae ma doots' - reclaiming Thomas 
28 May - Iconic - 'A circle drawn wide' - discovering God through sacred art - Andrei Rublev's 'Hospitality of Abraham'

25 June - Taize service

*30 July - summer break, no service

24 Aug - Table Talk - theme 'Meals with the Messiah' - feeding 5 000

29 Sept - Harvest theme with communion 

23 Oct - Taize service 

26 Nov - Iconic - 'The Virgin of Vladimir' - preparing for Advent - discovering God through art

17 Dec - Carol service

AND AT: *Lamington - Holy Trinity Chapel/ 
n.b. all services apart from Good Friday begin at 5pm
These are Taize-style shorter services lasting for about 35-45 minutes. 
Gentle, reflective, relaxing: take time out of the busy-busy to just be.       

These will hopefully recommence at some point in 2023/4 after the refurbishment of the chapel

Other services:
Depending upon the season of the year, extra services are also held, including -

• 'Tidings of comfort & joy' - a quiet service of reflection held close to the longest night of the year: recognising that, while Christmas is a time of joy, there is also a shadow side.  In amidst the tinsel, glitter, and lights, find space to remember loved ones lost, or put in God's hands difficult life situations. Usually held 2pm, on the second Sat of Dec.
• School services - Easter, Harvest and Christmas. Joint schools services.
• Holy Week services, as we journey with Jesus through Palm Sunday, to Good Friday, and on to the Resurrection  

Communion:
Formal quarterly communion services are held on the first Sunday of the month in:
March
June
September
December
n.b. the food bank box will be available to make donations throughout the Sundays in communion months

Other, simple acts of communion are also held during the year - watch for announcements.
For the most part, we aim to have 4 across our evening services through the year in:
Leadhills, on Maundy Thursday in the Parish Church, and at one of our 2nd Sunday services in Lamington

Home communion is available on request for the elderly, housebound, or ill - we are happy to 'extend the aisle'. An elder, representing the congregation, will usually be present.