St James' Church of Scotland, Lossiemouth

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Laich of Moray Parish Church (formerly Lossiemouth Church of Scotland)

Prospect Terrace, Lossiemouth, Moray IV31 6JS.

The Union of the former Parishes of (a) Lossiemouth; and (b) Duffus, Spynie and Hopeman

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Why the biggest question is: How well did you treat your neighbour?

November 22, 2020 by 2

Sunday 22 November 2020 is the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost and Christ the King Sunday.

The Lectionary readings for this week are: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 & Psalm 95:1-7a;
Ephesians 1:15-23 & Matthew 25:31-46.

The passage from Matthew – The Sheep and the Goats, and its references to the Final Judgement – is the basis of Geoff’s sermon. As usual, below you will find the Scriptures, Prayers, Audio Sermon and Musical Selection forming this week’s virtual service.

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The Parable of the Bags of Gold

November 13, 2020 by 2

This is the service for 15 November 2020, the day when St James’ Church is due to reopen for a (restricted) Sunday service at 10:00am. This is the virtual version for you.

Lectionary Scriptures, Prayers, Audio Sermon and Musical Selection are all below for you.

This weeks’ scriptures are: Judges 4:1-7 & Psalm 123; and 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 & Matthew 25:14-30. The Matthew text is the basis of Geoff’s sermon.

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Reopening of St James’ Church Building

November 10, 2020 by 2

St James’ Church building will reopen for services of worship from Sunday 15 November 2020.

The services will resume at their usual time of 10:00am.

They will be restricted in many ways – e.g. no singing; some parts of the building still closed; attendance capacity between only 19 and 32 persons, depending on how many couples and single people attend; and you must book ahead of time if you want to attend – you cannot just turn up on spec.

However, as we hope you will agree, this does feel like a step in the right direction!

A booking system is in place.

Further details have already been circulated by physical letter to members and adherents of the Church.

If you would like more information about attending one of the forthcoming services, please feel free to contact us via this website.

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Remembrance Sunday 2020

November 7, 2020 by 2

Remembrance Sunday: 08 November 2020.

Here are the Lectionary readings for this week: Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 121; John 14:1-7, 25-27; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. The sermon is based on the Thessalonians text.

The materials below include the full texts of the Lectionary readings, prayers, audio sermon and a musical selection.

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Finding hope in a world which appears to offer no future

October 31, 2020 by 2

1st November is All Saints’ Day and it falls on a Sunday in 2020.

As Rev. Geoff McKee says in today’s sermon: “This is a day of hope in the midst of a relentless pandemic.”

The Lectionary readings for All Saints’ Day are Revelation 7:9-17 and Psalm 34:1-10, 22; and 1 John 3:1-3 and Matthew 5:1-12.

The main text is from Revelation, the final Book of the Bible. Again, according to Geoff: “There is no more challenging book in the Bible than the book of Revelation.”

Geoff explains how the structure of Revelation must be understood before we can extract its full meaning. And how the particular section of the Book – about The Great Multitude in White Robes – can help us to find hope even in a world which may sometimes appear to us to have no future.

This post contains the usual materials: Lectionary readings; prayers; audio sermon; and a musical selection from Kath.

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Easter Sunday 2026 – He is Risen but how do we still have Hope?

April 5, 2026 By 2

“Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed!”

Happy Easter!

One modern-day thinker respected by the Church of Scotland in its approach to theology is Dr Timothy Keller (1950 – 2023) – see, for example, the pamphlet “What can I say?” (link to PDF download).

In a world ravaged by war, poverty and fear, on this Easter Sunday, arguably the happiest day of the year in the Christian calendar, here are some words you might like to hear – from Tim Keller.

In an interview recorded with Matt Smethurst in 2021, Tim Keller was asked if he could give any words of reassurance to Christians who are nervous about the future.

At that time, Tim was terminally ill with pancreatic cancer.

The reference to “Kathy” is to his wife.

Tim said:

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