So, in what ways can we love and serve the Lord?
There are probably as many ways as there are people in the church. Most obviously, we are here to support and encourage each other. Less obvious, perhaps, are the different things we do in our homes, workplaces and communities. We might donate to charities, or do voluntary work in our communities, or spend time prayerfully bringing our experience of the world before God. In church, we receive the gift of God’s love; out of church, we share that gift.
Worship & Mission
Our main act of worship is a celebration the the Eucharist (Holy Communion), which takes place every Sunday at 10.30 in the morning.
The service includes hymns, readings from the Bible, and prayers as well as the act of communion itself. All members of God’s church are welcome to join in this celebration of God’s presence - and to join the rest of us for a cup of tea or coffee after the service.
To find out more about the eucharist in the Scottish Episcopal Church, visit https://www.scotland.anglican.org/spirituality/worship/holy-communion/
Occasional Services include a Harvest Festival, a Carol Service shortly before Christmas, and the devotional services of Holy Week and Easter. A calendar of services is included in the ‘events’ page on this website.
Anybody who wishes to arrange a baptism or a wedding should make a request in person at a Sunday morning service.
Mission begins as worship draws to a close, with the words,
‘Go in peace, to love and serve the Lord.’
Stations of the Cross
The devotional practice of walking the ‘Stations of the Cross’ was developed by Franciscan friars in the late Middle Ages. The idea was that, as the majority of Christians had very little chance of making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and walking in the footsteps of Jesus, the Church could offer a series of representations of stages on Jesus’ journey towards the cross.
In St. Margaret’s, the stations are sculptures, hung in an anti-clockwise sequence, starting from the left of the organ, and concluding to the left of the memorial chapel. As you approach each station, you might like to use the following traditional prayer:-
We adore you, most holy Lord Jesus Christ, and we bless you;
because, by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.
