“When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my Father in heaven goes into action. And when two or three of you are together because of me, you can be sure that I’ll be there.”
Matthew 18:19-20 (The Message)
Services this week
(5th-16th August)
| Day | Time | Event | Venue |
| Wednesday 5th August | 10.30am | Coffee & chat | St Magnus Café |
| Wednesday 5th August | 12 noon | Midday Prayer | St Magnus Cathedral |
| Sunday 9th August | 10am | Holy Communion (Reserved Sacrament) | St Olaf’s |
| Sunday 9th August | 10.30am | Holy Communion | St Mary’s |
| Wednesday 12th August | 10.30am | Coffee & chat | St Magnus Café |
| Wednesday 12th August | 12 noon | Midday Prayer | St Magnus Cathedral |
| Saturday 15th August | tbc | Holy Communion | Westness, Rousay |
| Sunday 16th August | 10am | Holy Communion | St Olaf’s |
| Sunday 16th August | 10.30am | Holy Communion | St Mary’s |
St Olaf’s 150th Anniversary
St Olaf’s is celebrating its 150th Anniversary this year. An Episcopalian Mission had been established in Kirkwall in 1871, meeting in the Kirkwall Volunteers’ drill hall building, and money began to be raised for a dedicated church to be built. The foundation stone was laid in November 1874 and the new church was consecrated on St Olaf’s Day (29th July) 1876.
There will be a special Anniversary Service on Sunday 23rd August at 11am.
Following the Eucharist, there will be time to take a trip down memory lane and then a shared lunch. We’d love to welcome as many members as possible – past and present – at this service.
Ecumenical Reading Group
This September, we’re continuing the ecumenical reading group for anyone who is looking for a fresh voice and inspiration to step out in faith. We’ll be reading Rewilding the Church by Steve Aisthorpe— which encourages Christians to be led by the Spirit and find a capacity way beyond imagination.
Please contact Rev Julia Meason at JMeason@churchofscotland.org.uk or Stuart Little at sglittle123@gmail.com, if you’d like to be part of the group. We’ll start on the 23rd of September at 7 pm and will be meeting fortnightly on Zoom.