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HOW WE WORSHIP
Worship within the Church of Scotland is for everybody,
regardless of age, nationality, status or ability.
Church services and worship
The parish minister is responsible for leading worship.
Increasingly, church members including deacons, elders
and readers are involved in both planning and helping
to lead worship.
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Regular services of worship are
at the heart of the life of the Church, but congregational
life often also includes prayer groups, Sunday
schools for children, youth groups, the Guild,
social activities and support groups for people
facing problems.
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Patterns of worship vary from church to church and this
generally means that people can find a place of worship
where they feel comfortable.
Music is an essential part of worship
Music is an essential part of the Church's
worship and this, too, takes a wide variety of different
forms. Increasingly, multimedia - such as the use of
video- is used during church services to help spread
the word of God in the 21st century.
Preaching is central to the Church of
Scotland's way of worshipping God. The preacher - usually
the minister - will share a message drawn out of a passage
from the Bible. Preaching aims to help people interpret
and apply the Bible's teaching to modern life today.
Find out more about how to get in touch with your local
Church of Scotland church
here.
Holy Communion
Holy Communion, also called the Lord's Supper, is open
to all those who love the Lord Jesus Christ and have made
public profession of faith.
Young people pass the shared cup of Holy Communion
More information about the history of the Church of
Scotland - from St Columba in 597AD to the life and
work of the Church of Scotland in the 21st Century -
and a guide to our structure today is available on our
central organisation
pages.
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