Bellie & Speymouth Parish Church of Scotland

Worship

Our morning worship services are normally held at 10.30 am in Bellie Church. We also hold additional services at other times during the year, including Christmas and Holy Week - please check our Facebook page for more details. All Sunday morning services are livestreamed on our Facebook page and are available for on-demand viewing after the service.

 

Our Young Church meets during Sunday services in Bellie Church Hall after the All Age talk. Week by week, up to 12 to 14 families can be represented with over 20 children, ranging from small babies to early teens. Our teens enjoy a hot chocolate during their study time, whilst parents with babies may use the creche facilities or join, perhaps with older siblings (from age 3) at Young Church. Our dedicated team of leaders ensure everyone is made welcome and age appropriate and engaging bible teaching occurs across three or four age groups of children and young people. Young Church also leads family services throughout the year at Christmas, Easter and before the Summer holidays.

The Young Church families on their Summer outing

Refreshments are normally served in Bellie Church Hall, so please join us for fellowship after the service. A warm welcome is extended to all and we always look forward to meeting new people.

The Kirk Session looks forward to welcoming you to worship at Bellie and Speymouth

Music is an important aspect of our worship at Bellie and Speymouth and hymns are normally played via our modern Allen organ, our Yahama Clavinova or through our audio visual system. In addition to our organist, worship is supported by our Praise Band on a monthly basis and at family services throughout the year. Our Praise Band was established in 2014 and its focus is more on contemporary hymns and songs.

Our Praise Band supports our Sunday worship on a monthly basis

In the last few years, we have started holding Café Kirk services during the year, where the Church is laid out with tables and the format of worship is informal.

   

Holy Communion is celebrated at four morning services per year. Our Worship Team also conducts evening services at Milnescroft Court (Hanover Sheltered Housing complex), usually on the last Sunday of the month with Communion being celebrated every second month. These services have been well received with a good number of residents attending as well as church family members who enjoy the shorter, seated service.

Bellie and Speymouth Parish Church has very strong links with the other churches in the local communities. During the local Speyfest celtic music festival, we unite with our brothers and sisters in Christ at St Andrew's Lhanbryd and Urquhart Church, Gordon Chapel (Scottish Episcopal Church) and St Mary's Roman Catholic Church for an annual “Celtic Kirk” service. Worship during Holy Week is also celebrated on an ecumenical basis.

The ecumenical Celtic Kirk service takes place every Summer in the Speyfest tented village

The Church has installed a 'loop' system for the benefit of the deaf and hard of hearing and has good disabled access. Baby changing facilities are available in Bellie Church Hall.