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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, which is held each Sunday at 11.30 in the parish church at Scalasaig. Until autumn 2016 we alternated between the two church buildings, but the Baptist Church building is now reserved for special occasions, and is still available for weddings and funerals.
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 any change will be posted on the church door and at the Post Office/Shop notice board. 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
Covid-19 coronavirus: services have been cancelled as indicated below and subject to further decision at a later date; however the church itself is open 24/7 and is a quiet place for prayer, contemplation or even to meet a friend for a chat without getting too close or entering each other's house. Feel free to contact the church at any time - these are testing times and members of the congregation are ready to give support if needed - contact the Session Clerk (as above) in the first instance.
COLONSAY JOINT CHURCHES 2020
| Date | Venue | Church of Scotland | Notable Days |
| Jan 05 | Scalasaig | Dr Alastair Scouller | Twelfth Night |
| Jan 12 | Scalasaig | ~ | Baptism of the Lord |
| Jan 19 | Scalasaig | Dr Alastair Scouller | World Religion Day |
| Jan 26 | Scalasaig | Dr Alastair Scouller | |
| Feb 02 | Scalasaig | ~ | Presentation of the Lord |
| Feb 09 | Scalasaig | ~ | Septuagesima Sunday |
| Feb 16 | Scalasaig | Dr Alastair Scouller | Sexagesima Sunday |
| Feb 23 | Scalasaig | ~ | Quinquagesima Sunday |
| Mar 01 | Scalasaig | Geoffrey Hinder | Quadragesima Sunday |
| Mar 08 | Scalasaig | Crawford Langley | 2nd Sunday in Lent |
| Mar 15 | Scalasaig | ~ | 3rd Sunday in Lent |
| Mar 22 | Scalasaig | Cancelled | Mothering Sunday |
| Mar 29 | Scalasaig | Cancelled | BST commences |
| Apr 05 | Scalasaig | Cancelled | Palm Sunday |
| EASTER | Scalasaig | Cancelled | Easter Day |
| Apr 19 | Scalasaig | Cancelled | Low Sunday |
| Apr 26 | Scalasaig | Cancelled | Chernobyl Remembrance |
| May 03 | Scalasaig | Cancelled | Press Freedom Day |
| May 10 | Scalasaig | Cancelled | World Communications |
| May 17 | Scalasaig | Cancelled | Rogation Sunday |
| May 24 | Scalasaig | Cancelled | Ascension Sunday |
| May 31 | Scalasaig | Cancelled | (wedding 29th) Whitsun |
| Jun 07 | Scalasaig | Cancelled | Holy Trinity Sunday |
| Jun 14 | Scalasaig | Cancelled | Corpus Christi |
| Jun 21 | Scalasaig | Rev. Philip Noble | Father's Day |
| Jun 28 | Scalasaig | Jeanette Sheldrick | |
| Jul 05 | Scalasaig | Joyce Nicol | |
| Jul 12 | Scalasaig | Martin Waddell | Battle of the Boyne |
| Jul 19 | Scalasaig | Rev. John Cook | Anti Sexual Violence |
| Jul 26 | Scalasaig | Prof. Paul Nimmo | |
| Aug 02 | Scalasaig | Rev. Douglas Irving | |
| Aug 09 | Scalasaig | Rev. Douglas Irving | Indigenous Peoples |
| Aug 16 | Scalasaig | Rev. Jim Begg | |
| Aug 23 | Scalasaig | Jan Sutch Pickard |
Anti Slave Trade |
| Aug 30 | Scalasaig | Katherine Rennie | "The Disappeared" |
| Sep 06 | Scalasaig | Katherine Rennie | |
| Sep 13 | Scalasaig | Martin Waddell | |
| Sep 20 | Scalasaig | Martin Waddell | |
| Sep 27 | Scalasaig | Rev Philipp Ross | World Tourism Day |
| Oct 04 | Scalasaig | Rev. Barry Hughes | |
| Oct 11 | Scalasaig | Rev. Linda Broadley | Intl. Day of the Girl |
| Oct 18 | Scalasaig | Rev. Linda Broadley | |
| Oct 25 | Scalasaig | Geoffrey Hinder | BST ends |
| Nov 01 | Scalasaig | All Hallows | |
| Nov 08 | Scalasaig | Rev. Brian Wilkinson | Remembrance |
| Nov 15 | Scalasaig | Rev. Brian Wilkinson | |
| Nov 22 | Scalasaig | Christ the King | |
| Nov 29 | Scalasaig | 1st Sunday Advent | |
| Dec 06 | Scalasaig | St. Nicholas Day | |
| Dec 13 | Scalasaig | Geoffrey Hinder | 3rd Sunday Advent |
| Dec 20 | Scalasaig | Dr Alastair Scouller | Human Solidarity Day |
| Dec 24 | Scalasaig | Dr Alastair Scouller | Watch Night |
| Dec 27 | Scalasaig | Dr Alastair Scouller | Holy Family |
Provisional details for 2021 may be found here, very provisionally ...
The Church of Scotland parish of Colonsay and Oronsay (No. 211300) is a registered Scottish Charity No: SC031271