CHRIST CHURCH MORNINGSIDE

Christ Church Morningside

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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8AM - Holy Communion

15th December
Third Sunday in Advent
Scottish Prayer Book 1929 (Page 326)
Collect, Epistle and Gospel (Page 97)

10AM - Sung Eucharist (1982)

15th December
Advent 3
Young Church begins in Church
Crèche begins in Centre

6PM - Sacred Space

15th December
Sacred Space
– Advent Communion in the Round
in Centre

This Week at Christ Church

Tuesday 10th December
9.45-11am Advent Journeys in Faith: Exploring Isaiah in Centre
2.00-4.00pm Quilting Group in Centre

Wednesday 11th December
11.00am Holy Communion (traditional language)
2.30pm Communion followed by afternoon tea in Centre
7.30-9pm Advent Journeys in Faith: Theology in Song in Centre

Thursday 12th December
1.30pm Prayer Shawl Ministry in Quiet Room
7.00pm Choir practice (trebles)
7.30pm Choir practice

Friday 13th December
9.45am Friday Fun for children birth to school (0-5) & their carers in Centre

Saturday 14th December
2.30-4.30pm Creche and Young Church Christmas Parties in Centre and Hall

Next Sunday – 15th December
8.00am Holy Communion: Third Sunday in Advent
10.00am Sung Eucharist: Advent 3
6.00pm Sacred Space – Advent Communion in the round in Centre

Advent Journeys in Faith

Tuesday mornings in Church Centre 9.45-11.00am
Tuesday 3rd, 10th and 17th December
Exploring Isaiah led by Jenny Wright
Texts from the Prophecy of Isaiah form central readings during Advent. Come and discover more about this Old Testament genre and how these texts help to form our understanding of Emmanuel, God with us.

Wednesday evenings in Church Centre 7.30-9.00pm
Theology in Song Reflecting on the hymns we sing led by Gordon Graham
Hymns Ancient and Modern, it is estimated, has sold over 150 million copies since it was published in 1861. Common Praise, the hymnbook we use at Christ Church, is its modern version and first appeared in 2000. So far, it has sold over 100,000 copies. These figures give some indication of how important hymn singing has been in the Anglican church. Hymns are far more effective at communicating the content of Christian belief to churchgoers than sermons are, and at the same time provide them with powerful expressions of faith. So it is somewhat odd that we rarely pause to reflect on the hymns we sing – what they say and how they say it.
Wednesday 4th December: Hymns of Incarnation - The doctrine of the Incarnation of God in Christ is the special focus of services of worship at Christmastime. Many familiar carols give expression to this key Christian doctrine in illuminating ways. Yet their very familiarity can lead us to overlook the message they so beautifully express. In this session we will give special attention to the poetic expression of this doctrine that is to be found in some Christmas hymns and carols.
Wednesday 11th December: Hymns of Salvation - Salvation through Christ has given rise to some of the most powerful and memorable Christian hymns. The experience to which they give voice is often one that ordinary wayfaring churchgoers would not claim for themselves. What lends these hymns special value, however, is the fact that they give those ordinary churchgoers insight into an intensity of feeling that they may never experience directly, and in this way serve to highlight the reality of God’s saving grace for us all. This session will look in detail at a few of these hymns.
Wednesday 18th December: Hymns of the Trinity - The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity – One God in three Persons – is both indispensable to orthodox Christianity, and deeply puzzling to most people. Those who are puzzled by it nevertheless frequently sing hymns that capture the essence of the doctrine in a variety of ways. In this session we will give special attention to some obviously Trinitarian hymns, and some that are less obviously so.