CHRIST CHURCH MORNINGSIDE

Christ Church Morningside

Service Sheet 24/01/2021

Welcome to the website of Christ Church Morningside, Edinburgh. We are set in the midst of a lively area just south of the city centre, with a door open to seekers, visitors and members alike, and are committed to engagement with and in the local community and wider world.

Christ Church is within the Diocese of Edinburgh, one of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church and thus also part of the Anglican and Porvoo Communions. We welcome people from all Christian traditions and none.

If you want to find out more about being married or having your child baptised here, we would love to hear from you. See the Weddings and Baptism sections in LIFE EVENTS for more information.

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Services at Christ Church

Dear friends,
As you will know, the Scottish Government has recently updated the guidance regarding how best to respond to the current health crisis.
After very careful reflection, the Standing Committee of Christ Church, in consultation with the Clergy, has taken the difficult decision to stop in-person services at Christ Church with immediate effect.
This sadly means that there will not be any services on Christmas Day.
We do know that this may come as very disappointing news, however, on balance we believe that this is the right way forward.
We will be continuing with online services, the next one being on Sunday morning at 10am on 3rd January. More details of the other services will be sent to you in the near future.
We do hope that you will still manage to have a peaceful and blessed Christmas.
We would encourage everyone to remain in touch with family and friends as best you can, via telephone, online and all other safe means. We must remain as connected to one another as possible through these challenging times.
May God's peace be with you this week as we celebrate the birth of our Lord, Who is with us now and always.
Stuart Valentine
People's Warden

Listen to the Christ Church virtual choir

Christ Church Choir

as well as the previously recorded:

Ubi Caritas

MORE IN THIS SECTION - KEEP IN TOUCH | OUR SUNDAYS | THIS WEEK AT CHRIST CHURCH | LATEST NEWS (see below)

Keep in touch

The office as a building will have to close from 24th December at lunchtime but we will continue to work from our homes. A temporary mobile number replaces the office phone number: 07718 278 145
You can call and/or leave a message, we will get back to you as soon as we can. The office will be in regular contact with the Clergy, Wardens and Pastoral Co-ordinator.
We are setting up networks within the church community to do our best to assist those who need help in obtaining groceries or other essential supplies as well as offering regular telephone contact. If you are in need of assistance, please call 07394 912 623.
For any other questions, please contact in the first instance the People's Warden, Stuart Valentine, by email: p-warden@6a.org.uk or phone: 07823 774755

Our Sundays

The Covid19 Virus outbreak has led us into extraordinary times and we might not always be able to gather together for worship. At such times when we are not able to celebrate the Eucharist at church we can unite ourselves spiritually by praying at the same time from our homes.

A Said Eucharist will be celebrated at 10am in the Rectory and broadcast to the congregation via zoom (video conferencing platform). You are invited to join in the Eucharist online as it is celebrated. Use the service sheet to join in (see button above).

Young Church will meet through video conference at 10 am - please contact our Families' Networker for further details: alex@6a.org.uk

Prayer Book Compline service through zoom (video conferencing platform) at 6.30pm (join from 6.20pm). An email with information on how to join has been sent to all members of the congregation. If you require further assistance, please let the office know.

Click on the images below to find out more about our Sunday Services

*8AM - Holy Communion

*24 January
Third Sunday after Epiphany
Scottish Prayer Book 1929 (Page 326)
Collect, Epistle and Gospel (Page 120)
*this service has not yet resumed

10AM - Said Eucharist (1982)

**24 January
Epiphany III
Young church meets on zoom
**due to current restrictions this service is only held on zoom (broadcast from Rectory)

6.30PM - Said Compline

24 January

join from 6.20pm via zoom
please contact the office
for more details

See College of Bishops' advice on coronavirus https://www.scotland.anglican.org/coronavirus-updates/

Online Church Services

As part of the ongoing response to the Coronavirus pandemic the Scottish Episcopal Church (SEC) will be broadcasting video coverage of Eucharistic services via its website, social media channels and YouTube channel. The web page for the broadcast is located at www.scotland.anglican.org/broadcast-sunday-worship
Services will be broadcast at 11am on Sunday, to coincide with when many people would normally be worshipping if church services had not been suspended.
The website will also contain a downloadable video and audio format of the service. A new service will be broadcast every Sunday on the SEC website, to allow all congregations to worship. We are aware that some congregations will offer their own version of online worship, but others will not have the means or resource to attempt this, hence this province-wide broadcast.
In advance of the broadcast of each provincial service, the Liturgy will be available to download from the SEC website. We are conscious of the need to offer as much assistance as possible to those who have no access to the internet, and we encourage people to distribute the video/audio recordings and the Liturgy widely within their own personal networks. In households with no internet or playback capacity, people who can be helped by others through the provision of printed materials will have the opportunity to read the words of the Liturgy to themselves close to the appointed time, praising God along with others in the Church.
“Prayer is an important part of the tradition and spiritual life of the people of God,” said Bishop Mark. “In hard times and good times, quietly being before God with the people we love in our hearts encircles us all in God’s everlasting love and the promise of hope and salvation.”
The service will be available online after its first broadcast, followed by a new one each week.
For more information about other televised services, go to: https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-03-18/bbc-online-virtual-church-service/

This Week at Christ Church

See "Keep in touch" section above