Lossiemouth Church of Scotland

Sunday 31 March 2024 is Easter Sunday.

Today’s service from Lossiemouth Church of Scotland is led by our Parish Minister, Rev. Geoff McKee.

The main scripture for today is Mark 16:1-8. It is posted, below, along with the other New Testament readings in the Lectionary for this week’s service.

Today’s main scripture – and other Lectionary New Testament readings for today

Main scripture

Mark 16:1-8 (from The Message Bible Translation)
The Resurrection
16 1-3 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could embalm him. Very early on Sunday morning, as the sun rose, they went to the tomb. They worried out loud to each other, “Who will roll back the stone from the tomb for us?”

4-5 Then they looked up, saw that it had been rolled back—it was a huge stone—and walked right in. They saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed all in white. They were completely taken aback, astonished.

6-7 He said, “Don’t be afraid. I know you’re looking for Jesus the Nazarene, the One they nailed on the cross. He’s been raised up; he’s here no longer. You can see for yourselves that the place is empty. Now—on your way. Tell his disciples and Peter that he is going on ahead of you to Galilee. You’ll see him there, exactly as he said.”

8 They got out as fast as they could, beside themselves, their heads swimming. Stunned, they said nothing to anyone.

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This service on Friday 29 March 2024 was led by Rev. Christine McWhirter (Associate Minister) and Rev. Anne-Marie Simpson (Ordained Local Minister).

Call to worship

One this night, as the shadows darken, we come to be present with Jesus.

With the glory of Palm Sunday behind us, and the victory of Easter yet to come, we come together in this space with humble hearts.

In this world, where many face challenges, and bring doubts and questions, we seek to share this time with them, with love and unity.

At time, the dark valleys of life can seem overwhelming.

We come to this safe and holy place.

We come as ourselves, to wait.

Jesus Christ, holy friend, we know that you are here with us.

Video recording of Good Friday service 2024 from Lossiemouth Church of Scotland

Banner image credit: John Stuart

Sunday 18 February 2024 is the First Sunday in Lent.

Our service today was led by Rev. Anne-Marie Simpson.

The video recording of today’s service can be viewed below.

Here is the video recording of the morning service in St. James’ Church for the First Sunday of Advent 2023 – 03 December 2023.

The sermon begins at about 34:30 in the recording and is based around Mark 13:24-37 (‘the little Apocalypse’).

Sunday 26 November 2023 is Christ The King Sunday. It’s the last Sunday of the year in the Lectionary Calendar. Next week sees the beginning of the Season of Advent and the lead up to Christmas.

Today, we celebrated the Sacrament of Holy Communion in our service, led by Rev. Geoff McKee.

The main reading today is Matthew 25:31-46. That text follows immediately below and then the video of today’s service from St. James’.

Today’s main scripture

Matthew 25:31-46 (from The Message Bible Translation)
The Sheep and the Goats
31-33 “When he finally arrives, blazing in beauty and all his angels with him, the Son of Man will take his place on his glorious throne. Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats, putting sheep to his right and goats to his left.

34-36 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what’s coming to you in this kingdom. It’s been ready for you since the world’s foundation. And here’s why:

I was hungry and you fed me,
I was thirsty and you gave me a drink,
I was homeless and you gave me a room,
I was shivering and you gave me clothes,
I was sick and you stopped to visit,
I was in prison and you came to me.’

37-40 “Then those ‘sheep’ are going to say, ‘Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ Then the King will say, ‘I’m telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me—you did it to me.’

41-43 “Then he will turn to the ‘goats,’ the ones on his left, and say, ‘Get out, worthless goats! You’re good for nothing but the fires of hell. And why? Because—

I was hungry and you gave me no meal,
I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
I was homeless and you gave me no bed,
I was shivering and you gave me no clothes,
Sick and in prison, and you never visited.’

44 “Then those ‘goats’ are going to say, ‘Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or homeless or shivering or sick or in prison and didn’t help?’

45 “He will answer them, ‘I’m telling the solemn truth: Whenever you failed to do one of these things to someone who was being overlooked or ignored, that was me—you failed to do it to me.’

46 “Then those ‘goats’ will be herded to their eternal doom, but the ‘sheep’ to their eternal reward.”

Note that there is a previous, similar version of today’s sermon to be found on this website, including downloadable audio version of the sermon – “Why the biggest question is: How well did you treat your neighbour?”