What we do

Choir and instrumentalists rehearsing for West Gallery Worship

Worship

We are a small, friendly church with a Sunday attendance of about 20 and we are always looking for new members of all ages. So why not give us a try?

Most Sundays the Eucharist is celebrated at 9.30am using the 1982 Scottish Liturgy and a variety of traditional and modern hymns.

On the 4th Sunday of the month we hold a joint communion service at 11.00am, led alternatively by one of our clergy or a Methodist minister.

You are warmly invited to coffee in the Crush Hall after the morning service every Sunday.

Also on the 4th Sunday of the month we meet at 6.00pm for Sunday@Six, worship in a variety of styles led by members from both congregations and the wider community. Recent Sundays@Six have included a West Gallery Music event, an African evening, and a celebration of King James 400.

There are occasional variations in this pattern of worship, and other services are held at appropriate times of the year, especially at Christmas and in Holy Week, so we encourage you to click this link for details, or use the “What’s on now” icon.

Music

We have a small four-part choir that sings a setting and occasional anthems at the Sung Eucharist and leads the congregation in the hymn singing, and also participates in Sunday@Six. The choir meets for practice in the Church Lounge on most Fridays from 7–8pm and would welcome new members who are able to attend services and practices on a regular basis. If you are interested, please contact Myra Tarr (phone 01383 723989 or email myra@mtarr.co.uk).

Susan Masson is our Musical Consultant, and she and Myra Tarr are our organists. They are also on the rota to play for the Methodist Service at 11.00am. Music is provided by a Allen “Protégé” digital electronic organ, which was installed in 1997.

Giving

In recognition of the debt owed to both congregations, we contribute financially both to the Methodist Church and to Holy Trinity, Dunfermline, the latter towards the Rector’s stipend and travel expenses. We also contribute approximately 15% of our income to provide for the Bishop and all the costs of administering the diocese. We are group members of the Scottish Episcopal Church Mission Association, and contribute to the Bishop’s Annual Lent Appeal and the SEC Provincial Community Fund.

Collections taken at the Christmas Carol Services are for Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS), and we also donate about 10% of our yearly giving to charities. Those selected for 2011 were: Help for Heroes; Mission to Seafarers Scotland; Marie Curie Nurses; the Your Oasis project in the Dunfermline Kingsgate Centre; National Trust for Scotland’s appeal to save Arduaine Gardens. During 2011 we have also given to The Mango Tree.