Lossiemouth Church of Scotland

Rev. Geoff McKee will lead (or take part in) Services during Easter week, in Lossiemouth, as follows:

Thursday 18th April

Maundy Thursday at St Gerardine’s High Church at 7:30 pm (Holy Communion Service)

Friday 19th April

Vigil at St Gerardine’s High from 12 noon – 3:00 pm (All welcome for quiet prayer and reflection)

Good Friday Service at St James’ Church at 7:30 pm (A Service of Loss and Lament)

Sunday 21st April

Easter Sunrise Service (Lossiemouth Combined Churches) at East Beach, Lossiemouth from 05:45am.  As churches in Lossiemouth together, we will gather on the East Beach to watch the sunrise and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.

This will be a short communion service and all are welcome.

Easter Sunday at St James’ – 10:00 am

Easter Sunday at St Gerardine’s High – 11:30 am

You would be most welcome to attend all or any of these Services and we hope to see you.

25-26 “You don’t have to wait for the End. I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. The one who believes in me, even though he or she dies, will live. And everyone who lives believing in me does not ultimately die at all. Do you believe this?”

John 11:25-26
from The Message by Eugene H. Peterson

New elders were ordained at St James’ Church of Scotland, Lossiemouth on 31 March 2019 by Rev. Geoff McKee.

From right to left: William Smith, Katherine Robertson and Peter Brash.

We look forward to welcoming you to the 2 main joint services over Christmas within the linkage of St Gerardine’s High Church and St James’ Church. Our minister, Rev. Geoff McKee, will be leading the worship on both these occasions.

Christmas Services

Christmas Eve Watchnight Service at St James at 11:15pm

Mulled wine and shortbread will be served in the Fellowship Hall from 10.30pm. Please come along early to enjoy some social time together.

Christmas Day Service at St Gerardine’s High Church at 10:00am

This is the annual combined Christmas Day service shared among St James’, St Gerardine’s and the United Free Church. Everyone welcome.

Other services

The service on Sunday 23 December 2018 at 10:00am is in St James’ (link to location map).

It is a service of Nine Lessons and Carols. Come and hear the Christmas story with readings from the Old Testament (Genesis and Isaiah) and the New Testament (from the Gospels of Luke, Matthew and John). We’ll also light 4 of our Advent candles during the service (this being the 4th Sunday of Advent).

It’s also a chance to sing some favourite Christmas Carols.

After the service, we’ll have tea and coffee in the Fellowship Hall, to which everyone is welcome.

We hope you will be able to join with us.

The service on Sunday 30th December at St James’ is at 10:00am when the service will be taken by St James’ Kirk Session.

We hope to see you at one or more of these services.

We wish you health and happiness this Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

John 3:16 (New International Version)

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

St James’ Church Christmas Concert 2018 will take place on Tuesday 11th December at 7.30pm in the Church.

Refreshments will be served in the hall afterwards.

Who will be performing at the concert?

• The Praise Group,
• The Prospects,
• Good News Club Singers, and
• Various solos/groups and instrumentalists

Tickets (including refreshments) are £5.00 from Buckley’s Newsagents (children get in free) or you can pay at the door.

Everyone is welcome and there’s plenty of room.

Hope to see you there!

Please note that, for Remembrance Sunday, the Service will be at St. Gerardine’s High this year – at 11.30am – preceded by the service at the War Memorial at 10.45am.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.

Laurence Binyon, For The Fallen