To help with transport for our joint services, a minibus will be running on Sunday mornings. It would help us greatly if you could book a spot on it. Please contact the office or sign up at a church service. The minibus will be parked at the carpark in Kirkton of Skene and the front carpark at Trinity Church.
COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
As we gradually ease our way out of lockdown, we are continuing to worship online every Sunday and if you have a telephone, you can still join in.
Here are the details for our service on
Sunday 29nd August
Livestreaming link:
https://zoom.us/j/699368908
Or join us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Skeneparish/
The service starts at 10.30am.
This will be our last Zoom Service before returning to in-person worship at both our church buildings.
If you don't have internet access, you can dial in using your phone:
Call 0131 460 1196
The PIN number is 699368908#
We will record the service and post the video online as soon as we can.
A shortened version can also be accessed on
01224 087226.
Please continue to check back here for further regular updates, or follow our Facebook page.
Church Outdoors
On Sunday 18th July at 3pm we are hosting an Outdoor Praise and Worship service at the front of Trinity Church (in the car park and on the grass).
We will be singing some favourite hymns and enjoying being with one another. It will still be necessary to maintain appropriate physical distancing, but we will not be required to wear masks.
If you are interested in coming along, please can you let us know. You do not need to book a slot, but we would like to have an idea of numbers.
If it goes well, we will try and fit more in during the summer months.
On Sunday 18th July at 3pm we are hosting an Outdoor Praise and Worship service at the front of Trinity Church (in the car park and on the grass).
We will be singing some favourite hymns and enjoying being with one another. It will still be necessary to maintain appropriate physical distancing, but we will not be required to wear masks.
If you are interested in coming along, please can you let us know. You do not need to book a slot, but we would like to have an idea of numbers.
If it goes well, we will try and fit more in during the summer months.
Look out for your Christian Aid envelope in the coming week. If you would like to give online, click HERE.
There will be a variety of drop off locations for your envelope, if you prefer to fill it. Please remember to Gift Aid your donation if you can.
There will be a variety of drop off locations for your envelope, if you prefer to fill it. Please remember to Gift Aid your donation if you can.
To join our ZOOM prayer gathering click HERE.
To sign up for a slot in our upcoming 24/7 prayer room click HERE
and you will find resources to help you prayer HERE.
To sign up for a slot in our upcoming 24/7 prayer room click HERE
and you will find resources to help you prayer HERE.
Knitting for Malawi
The church is meantime closed so we cannot take your knitted items. Please hold on to them and we will let you know when to bring them in to us.
Download the patterns here.
The church is meantime closed so we cannot take your knitted items. Please hold on to them and we will let you know when to bring them in to us.
Download the patterns here.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The General Data Protection Regulation came into effect across the EU on 25 May 2018. The Regulation is designed to protect you and your personal data. For more information on this please click here.
The General Data Protection Regulation came into effect across the EU on 25 May 2018. The Regulation is designed to protect you and your personal data. For more information on this please click here.
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"From Now On", our Lent Course will go ahead as a conference call. We will be in touch with those who have been attending the course.
The meeting invitation is HERE. The telephone number to call is 0203 051 2874. Once you have dialled the number, you will be asked for the PIN - 2183854139.
Here are this Sunday's Orders of Service. Take the opportunity to read and reflect on the hymns and bible readings at home. You can also catch up on the intimations and find out what is happening in the life of our Church.
Church Transport - If you would like to come to Church on a Sunday morning,
but don't have transport then contact
Rona Ritchie on 01224 742597,
or contact the Church Office
on 01224 742512
but don't have transport then contact
Rona Ritchie on 01224 742597,
or contact the Church Office
on 01224 742512
1st Skene Boys' Brigade are holding a Pop Up Restaurant on
Saturday 14 March, at 7pm for 7.30pm.
Tickets costing £22.50 are on sale now.
Please contact the Church Office for more details.
Come along and support the boys as they cook for us!
Saturday 14 March, at 7pm for 7.30pm.
Tickets costing £22.50 are on sale now.
Please contact the Church Office for more details.
Come along and support the boys as they cook for us!
Guild
Meets tomorrow
Monday 9 March at 2pm at Trinity Church
Our Guest Speaker is Rev Shuna Dicks from Cults Parish Church.
Our meetings are on
the second Monday of the month
at 2pm at Trinity Church.
Click here to see this year's syllabus.
Meets tomorrow
Monday 9 March at 2pm at Trinity Church
Our Guest Speaker is Rev Shuna Dicks from Cults Parish Church.
Our meetings are on
the second Monday of the month
at 2pm at Trinity Church.
Click here to see this year's syllabus.
The 2020 World Day of Prayer service is on
Friday 6 March at 3pm at Trinity Church.
This year’s service has been written by the women of Zimbabwe and we look forward to welcoming everyone to share the challenges they have met and the hopes they have for the future.
All are welcome to come along.
Friday 6 March at 3pm at Trinity Church.
This year’s service has been written by the women of Zimbabwe and we look forward to welcoming everyone to share the challenges they have met and the hopes they have for the future.
All are welcome to come along.
24/7 Prayer Event
Our 24-7 Prayer Event is being held non-stop from
Friday 28 February until Monday 2 March.
The Prayer Room at Trinity Church will be open for you. You are invited to come and have time and space out of your busy lives and spend time in the presence of God. See Sam for the sign-up sheet.
“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer,
believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."
Mark 11:24
Knitting for Malawi
Thank you to everyone who knitted so many beautiful baby items for children born into poverty in Malawi. We will be collecting your knitting again in March 2020 so keep knitting over the winter months.
Download the patterns here.
Thank you to everyone who knitted so many beautiful baby items for children born into poverty in Malawi. We will be collecting your knitting again in March 2020 so keep knitting over the winter months.
Download the patterns here.
Join us for our Table Top Worship
on Sunday 16 February at 10am
at Trinity Church.
This is a family friendly, all age, interactive worship service.
Why not bring someone else along with you?
Our service at Skene Kirk is at the usual time of 11.15am
on Sunday 16 February at 10am
at Trinity Church.
This is a family friendly, all age, interactive worship service.
Why not bring someone else along with you?
Our service at Skene Kirk is at the usual time of 11.15am
Messy Easter Event
Wednesday 17 April from 6-7pm at Trinity Church.
Join us as we go on a journey through the events
of Holy Week, meeting some of the characters
that we don't always hear about.
All are welcome.
Messy Easter Event
Wednesday 17 April from 6-7pm at Trinity Church.
Join us as we go on a journey through the events
of Holy Week, meeting some of the characters
that we don't always hear about.
All are welcome.
Join us on Sunday 14 April for our joint all age TableTop service of worship
at Trinity Church at 10.30am.
There will be no morning service at Skene Kirk on 14 April.
Details of all our Easter Services can be found here.
Merry Christmas from
Rev Stella
and all at Skene Parish Church
Merry Christmas from
Rev Stella
and all at Skene Parish Church
Follow the signs this Advent. Come and join us as we watch and wait and pray.
(Click on the picture for more details)
Nativity Service
Our Nativity Service will be a joint service of worship on
Sunday 22 December at 10.30am at Trinity Church. Please join us.
There will be no service at Skene Kirk that morning.
Christmas Card Delivery
As in previous years, the Boys Brigade are fundraising by delivering your Christmas cards to Westhill and Kirkton of Skene addresses. Stamps cost 25p and post boxes are located at both Trinity and Skene churches.
Last posting date is Wednesday 18 December.
As in previous years, the Boys Brigade are fundraising by delivering your Christmas cards to Westhill and Kirkton of Skene addresses. Stamps cost 25p and post boxes are located at both Trinity and Skene churches.
Last posting date is Wednesday 18 December.
We will be singing your favourite carols at the following event, and you are invited to come along and share the message of Christmas with others in our community. Come along and sing with us at Pitcairn Lodge at 2pm on Thursday 19 December
The Church Office will be closed over the Christmas and New Year period and will open again on
Monday 7 January at 9am.
Monday 7 January at 9am.
Carols by Candlelight Service
Come along and join in with all your favourite carols on Sunday 15 December at 6pm at Skene Kirk. We will be singing in candlelight and our choir will be performing for us during the evening. Mince pies and mulled wine will be served after the service.
Come along and join in with all your favourite carols on Sunday 15 December at 6pm at Skene Kirk. We will be singing in candlelight and our choir will be performing for us during the evening. Mince pies and mulled wine will be served after the service.
YOU ARE INVITED TO CELEBRATE HOLY COMMUNION ON
Sunday 8 December at Skene Kirk at 11.15am.
The Communion Retiring Offerings will be split between the local branch of MacMillan Cancer Care and
the Christian Aid Appeal for Syrian Refugees displaced in Turkey.
Nativity Trail
As part of the community Christmas light switch on we will be putting on
a Nativity Trail today, Saturday 7th December.
We will be hiding some well known
figures from the Christmas Story
around the community.
Will you be able to find them all?
The clues are available in the file below.
As part of the community Christmas light switch on we will be putting on
a Nativity Trail today, Saturday 7th December.
We will be hiding some well known
figures from the Christmas Story
around the community.
Will you be able to find them all?
The clues are available in the file below.
Christmas Carol Concert
Aberdeen Orpheus Choir will be performing at
Skene Church on Friday 6 December at 7.30pm.
Tickets are now on sale from Margaret Mearns (01224 740176) or from the Church Office.
Adults £8 and Concession £5
Aberdeen Orpheus Choir will be performing at
Skene Church on Friday 6 December at 7.30pm.
Tickets are now on sale from Margaret Mearns (01224 740176) or from the Church Office.
Adults £8 and Concession £5
Advent & Christmas Services
The four-week season, which this year runs from
Sunday 2 December to Monday 24 December,
is a special time for Christians. As we wait in anticipation and excitement for the coming of Jesus we invite you to join with us at our Advent Services.
Click here for details.
Thanksgiving & Remembrance Service
Our Thanksgiving and Remembrance service allows individuals and families
in our parish to come together and give thanks for those who have died – whether
recently or not. It is an opportunity to share in our grief and to find
comfort in the God who promises to be our shepherd. A book of remembrance will be open prior to the service displaying names that have been
incorporated in previous years.
All are welcome to join us on
Sunday 17 November at 7pm at Skene Church
in our parish to come together and give thanks for those who have died – whether
recently or not. It is an opportunity to share in our grief and to find
comfort in the God who promises to be our shepherd. A book of remembrance will be open prior to the service displaying names that have been
incorporated in previous years.
All are welcome to join us on
Sunday 17 November at 7pm at Skene Church
Skene Guild Coffee Morning
is on
Saturday 16 November from 10am to 12noon at Trinity Church.
Tickets can be bought at the door on the day.
Adults £3 Children £1
Remembrance Sunday
Join us for our joint Service of Remembrance
at Skene Kirk on
Sunday 10 November at 10.50am.
Two minutes silence will be observed at 11.00am to remember and honour those
who have paid the price for our freedom.
The service will conclude at the War Memorial outside Skene Kirk.
There will be no morning service at Trinity Church on 10 November.
Join us for our joint Service of Remembrance
at Skene Kirk on
Sunday 10 November at 10.50am.
Two minutes silence will be observed at 11.00am to remember and honour those
who have paid the price for our freedom.
The service will conclude at the War Memorial outside Skene Kirk.
There will be no morning service at Trinity Church on 10 November.
Harvest Thanksgiving
will be celebrated at our joint service of worship on
Sunday 13 October at 11.15am at Skene Kirk.
Our retiring offering at the Harvest Service will be for Mary's Meals.
(Find out more here.)
Foodstuffs Appeal: We are also collecting for the Aberdeenshire North Foodbank as part of our harvest thanksgiving, and would be delighted to receive donations of the following:
UHT Milk & Powdered Milk; Boxes of Cereal; Sponge Puddings; Biscuits;
Chocolate Bars (100g are ideal); Tins of Rice Pudding; Tins of Meat (Ham, Spam, Meat with Sauces, etc);
individual Puddings (Jelly, Fruit Pots), Tins of Fruit; Tins of Ravioli, Spag Bol, etc; Snacks/ Nibbles (Cereal Bars, Pringles etc); Diluting Juice/Squash; Toiletries (Shampoo, Deodorant, etc).
They currently have plenty stock of pasta, beans, soup and tea bags.
Please bring your donations along to our Harvest Thanksgiving Service.
There will be no morning service at Trinity Church on 13 October.
will be celebrated at our joint service of worship on
Sunday 13 October at 11.15am at Skene Kirk.
Our retiring offering at the Harvest Service will be for Mary's Meals.
(Find out more here.)
Foodstuffs Appeal: We are also collecting for the Aberdeenshire North Foodbank as part of our harvest thanksgiving, and would be delighted to receive donations of the following:
UHT Milk & Powdered Milk; Boxes of Cereal; Sponge Puddings; Biscuits;
Chocolate Bars (100g are ideal); Tins of Rice Pudding; Tins of Meat (Ham, Spam, Meat with Sauces, etc);
individual Puddings (Jelly, Fruit Pots), Tins of Fruit; Tins of Ravioli, Spag Bol, etc; Snacks/ Nibbles (Cereal Bars, Pringles etc); Diluting Juice/Squash; Toiletries (Shampoo, Deodorant, etc).
They currently have plenty stock of pasta, beans, soup and tea bags.
Please bring your donations along to our Harvest Thanksgiving Service.
There will be no morning service at Trinity Church on 13 October.
Girls' Brigade & Boys' Brigade Dedication Service
is on Sunday 6 October at 7pm at Trinity Church.
Please come along and support our youth organisations.
Refreshments will be served.
This is instead of Café Worship.
Summer Services of Worship
The last of our Summer joint services of worship is next
Sunday 18 August at Skene Kirk at 10.30am.
Pick up a leaflet from either Church which gives details of dates, times and locations
Click on the picture to the right to see the details of dates, times and venues.
There is no morning service at Trinity Church next Sunday 18 August.
The last of our Summer joint services of worship is next
Sunday 18 August at Skene Kirk at 10.30am.
Pick up a leaflet from either Church which gives details of dates, times and locations
Click on the picture to the right to see the details of dates, times and venues.
There is no morning service at Trinity Church next Sunday 18 August.
TRINITY GARDEN
The summer bedding planting
at Trinity Church is tomorrow
Sunday 9 June at 2pm.
All volunteers are most welcome. Refreshments will be served.
Aberdeen Orpheus Choir will be performing at
Skene Parish Church on Friday 24 May at 7.30pm.
Tickets are now on sale (£8 Adults / £5 Concession)
from Margaret Mearns (01224 740176) or from the Church Office.
This is a popular event, so buy your tickets early.
All proceeds will go to Christian Aid.
Aberdeen Orpheus Choir will be performing at
Skene Parish Church on Friday 24 May at 7.30pm.
Tickets are now on sale (£8 Adults / £5 Concession)
from Margaret Mearns (01224 740176) or from the Church Office.
This is a popular event, so buy your tickets early.
All proceeds will go to Christian Aid.
CHRISTIAN AID WEEK
Join with us this week as we take part in the UK's longest running fundraising week.
Our community raised over £8,000 last year, which made such a difference in the fight against poverty. Will you stand with us again?
Watch out for the red envelope coming through your door.
Find out more here
Join with us this week as we take part in the UK's longest running fundraising week.
Our community raised over £8,000 last year, which made such a difference in the fight against poverty. Will you stand with us again?
Watch out for the red envelope coming through your door.
Find out more here
