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Don't forget to check for NEWS , which includes regular updates on matters relevant to Colonsay which have been discussed at Presbytery level. The latest update to this site was posted on 13 June 2021.
Join us by Zoom: please email byrne[AT]colonsay.org.uk if you would like to join Zoom worship on Sundays until further notice, at 10.30 - 11.00 You will be very welcome - a lot of people join up to ten minutes early, for some informal chat.
We are pleased that our church building has been re-opened, although all services can still be joined live on Zoom. We are most grateful to Dr. Alastair Scouller who leads us in our Zoomed worship each week; we appreciate the chance to congregate and the turnout is very healthy - thank you, Alastair. Please contact byrne[AT]colonsay.org.uk for a joining invitation.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Our church building was re-opened in accordance with guidelines as of 20th September 2020. Only a very few people can attend, but for details please contact byrne[at]colonsay.org.uk . As far as regular worship is concerned, we intend to continue with the very successful Zoom services as conducted throughout 2020 by Dr Alastair Scouller. Our manse will back in use for 2021 and we will once again welcome our visiting ministers and preachers. We intend to make arrangements so that services will continue to be shared by Zoom, and even if the church has to be closed again it will be possible to lead worship from the manse. Where Covid causes doubt (in chart below) services will still take place, by Zoom and possibly in the church itself, details will be posted up locally.
For clarification: We are actively researching a simple system for Zoom that will be very "low-tech" but which will be flexible enough to meet changing circumstances and which will include all members of our congregation, even those who maintain self-isolation. Our 2021 rota is given below; it may have to be tweaked but we do hope that our manse will be in use again just as soon as regulations and prudence permit.
You are very welcome to this website, which reflects Christianity as it exists in Colonsay today and which is not restricted to any one denomination. The site includes information and news about the living faith in Colonsay, but we hope that it will also grow to include plenty of information about the history and development of Christianity locally. In particular, we hope that this site will help to forge and maintain a bond between the island and its diaspora, the descendants of those very many people who left its shore to found a new and successful life elsewhere.
Colonsay is remarkably ecumenical and local congregations of the Baptist Church and the Church of Scotland habitually participate in joint worship. Please note that everyone is welcome, and please do not hesitate to bring your children - the congregation will normally include persons from a variety of traditions, including the Anglican, Episcopalian, Methodist and Roman Catholic faiths. The schedule is given below - everything else can be reached from the links above. Services are also flagged-up upon the notice-boards at the shop and Old Waiting-room. For any further details, please phone 01951 200320
N. B. If any week below is BLANK it means that there may be no service, but that would be very unusual. Revised details can be obtained as follows, but if you attend by Zoom please just connect as usual. We are always glad to hear from ministers who might be interested in joining our circulation list for vacant dates. Please contact 01951 200320 or email byrne@colonsay.org.uk .
Very important note (if you happen to be making a donation by cheque): The Bank of Scotland will not credit any cheque to our account unless it is made out to this precise payee: Colonsay & Oronsay Church of Scotland. Even better, please request our BACS details.
COLONSAY JOINT CHURCHES 2021
| Date | Venue | Church of Scotland | |
| Jan 03 | Scalasaig | Dr. Alastair Scouller | by zoom |
| Jan 10 | Scalasaig | Dr. Alastair Scouller | by zoom |
| Jan 17 | Scalasaig | Dr. Alastair Scouller | by zoom |
| Jan 24 | Scalasaig | Martin Waddell | by zoom |
| Jan 31 | Scalasaig | Dr. Alastair Scouller | by zoom |
| Feb 07 | Scalasaig | Dr. Alastair Scouller | by zoom |
| Feb 14 | Scalasaig | Dr. Alastair Scouller | by zoom |
| Feb 21 | Scalasaig | Martin Waddell | by zoom |
| Feb 28 | Scalasaig | Geoffrey Hinder |
by zoom |
| Mar 07 | Scalasaig | Crawford Langley |
by zoom |
| Mar 14 | Scalasaig | Crawford Langley |
by zoom |
| Mar 21 | Scalasaig | Rev. Mike Rattenbury |
by zoom |
| Mar 28 | Scalasaig | Rev Carol Rattenbury |
by zoom |
| EASTER | Scalasaig | Rev. Cliff Jackson |
by zoom |
| Apr 11 | Scalasaig | Dr. Alastair Scouller |
by zoom |
| Apr 18 | Scalasaig | Rev. Anne Ross | by zoom 24/02/21 |
| Apr 25 | Scalasaig | Dr. Alastair Scouller | by zoom |
| May 02 | Scalasaig | Dr. Alastair Scouller | by zoom |
| May 09 | Scalasaig | Jan Sutch Pickard | by zoom 27/02/21 |
| May 16 | Scalasaig | Rev. Simon Crouch | confirmed 27/02/21 |
| May 23 | Scalasaig | Rev. David Coleman | confirmed 26/02/21 |
| May 30 | Scalasaig | Rev. Jason Lingiah | confirmed 28/03/21 |
| Jun 06 | Scalasaig | Rev. Cliff Jackson | confirmed 20/02/21 |
| Jun 13 | Scalasaig | Rev. Cliff Jackson | confirmed 20/02/21 |
| Jun 20 | Scalasaig | Rev. Philip Noble | |
| Jun 27 | Scalasaig | Revs. P and A Ross | confirmed 20/02/21 |
| Jul 04 | Scalasaig | Joyce Nicholl | by Zoom? |
| Jul 11 | Scalasaig | Martin Waddell | 28/11/20 |
| Jul 18 | Scalasaig | Rev. John Cook | 2/12/20 |
| Jul 25 | Scalasaig | Rev. Jim Begg | 1/7/20 |
| Aug 01 | Scalasaig | Prof. Paul Nimmo | 1/7/20 |
| Aug 08 | Scalasaig | Rev. Douglas Irving | |
| Aug 15 | Scalasaig | Rev. Douglas Irving | |
| Aug 22 | Scalasaig | Jan Sutch Pickard | 30/04/21 |
| Aug 29 | Scalasaig | Katherine Rennie | 28/11/20 |
| Sep 05 | Scalasaig | Katherine Rennie | 28/11/20 |
| Sep 12 | Scalasaig | Martin Waddell | 28/11/20 |
| Sep 19 | Scalasaig | Martin Waddell | 28/11/20 |
| Sep 26 | Scalasaig | Rev. Richard Frazer | 14/01/21 |
| Oct 03 | Scalasaig | ||
| Oct 10 | Scalasaig | Rev. Simon Crouch | 1/12/20 |
| Oct 17 | Scalasaig | ||
| Oct 24 | Scalasaig | Geoffrey Hinder | 10/01/21 |
| Oct 31 | Scalasaig | Rev. Barry Hughes | 30/04/21 |
| Nov 07 | Scalasaig | ||
| Nov 14 | Scalasaig | ||
| Nov 21 | Scalasaig | ||
| Nov 28 | Scalasaig | ||
| Dec 05 | Scalasaig | ||
| Dec 12 | Scalasaig | Geoffrey Hinder | 1/7/20 |
| Dec 19 | Scalasaig | Dr Alastair Scouller | |
| Dec 24 | Scalasaig | Dr Alastair Scouller | |
| Dec 26 | Scalasaig |
The Church of Scotland parish of Colonsay and Oronsay (No. 211300) is a registered Scottish Charity No: SC031271