IMPORTANT INFORMATION
June 2020: COVID-19 UPDATE
Whilst the Scottish Government has indicated that churches may now reopen for times of private prayer it has been decided that for the time being Kirkgate will remain closed as there are still too many constraints to allow us to safely reopen. As such there will be no midweek or Sunday Services, or any group meetings in Kirkgate until further notice. Thank you for your patience.
Donate online to Kirkgate Church
The Church of Scotland has set up a new online giving system, where you can donate to your local congregation or to the Church of Scotland’s general fund.
You can access this by clicking this link:
https://cos.churchofscotland.org.uk/donate/
Whether you are a church member who wants to continue to give your regular offering, or a friend to the Church who is moved to contribute to our ongoing work, your support is gratefully appreciated.
To donate to Kirkgate, please select ‘Donate to a Congregation’ and type ‘Ardrossan & Saltcoats Kirkgate’ in the search box.
Thank you for your support.
Sunday Service – 9th Aug – from our locum
Please click below to listen to the Sunday Service for 9th August by Mr Brian Murray.
You can follow the service by downloading this Order of Service.
This week’s hymns are:
485: Dear Lord and Father of mankind
260: Eternal Father, strong to save
737: Will your anchor hold
You can also listen to the service on our local-rate phone number, 01294 444201 – please encourage anyone you know who does not have online access to give it a go. After the brief welcome message plays you have two options – Press 1 for the weekly service, or Press 2 to listen to the Kirkgate: By Request programme. After a short pause of around 15 seconds, the programmes will start playing.
Kirkgate: By Request – August 2020
Click below to listen to the second edition of our Kirkgate: By Request podcast – 60 minutes of favourite hymns and music chosen by you. It is also available on our Twilio phone service – 01294 444201 and selecting Option 2*. We hope you enjoy listening to it.
Requests, dedications or feedback for the next edition should be sent to requests@kirkgatechurch.org.uk by Sunday 30th August please. Alternatively please phone or write to Stuart or Brian – details are in the Kirkgate Messenger. The next edition will be broadcast on Sunday 6th September.
*Please Note: There may be a short pause in the middle of the programme whilst part 2 loads up when listening on the phone service.
Sunday Service – 2nd August 2020
Please click below to listen to the Sunday Service for 2nd August by Mr Brian Murray.
You can follow the service by downloading this Order of Service.
This week’s hymns are:
124: Praise to the Lord
694: Brother, Sister, Let me serve you
132: Immortal, Invisible
You can also listen to the service on our local-rate phone number, 01294 444201 – please encourage anyone you know who does not have online access to give it a go. After the brief welcome message plays you have two options – Press 1 for the weekly service, or Press 2 to listen to the Kirkgate: By Request programme. After a short pause of around 15 seconds, the programmes will start playing.
A new episode of the Kirkgate: By request programme will be broadcast tonight at 7pm.
Podcasting
You can now find all of our Weekly Services and the Kirkgate: By Request programme on all of the following podcasting services:
Anchor
Apple Podcasts
Breaker
Google Podcasts
PocketCasts
Radio Public
SpotifySunday Service – 26th July – from our locum
Please click below to listen to the Sunday Service for 26th July by Mr Brian Murray.
You can follow the service by downloading this Order of Service.
This week’s hymns are:
519: Love divine, all loves excelling
466: Before the throne of God above
465: Be thou my vision
Our phone-based service, 01294 444201, continues to prove popular – please encourage anyone you know who does not have online access to give it a go. After the brief welcome message plays you have two options – Press 1 for the weekly service, or Press 2 to listen to the Kirkgate: By Request programme first broadcast on Sunday 5th July. A new episode of it will be available next Sunday evening. After a short pause of around 15 seconds, the programmes will start playing.
Sunday Service – 19th July – from our locum
Please click below to listen to the Sunday Service for 19th July by Mr Brian Murray.
You can follow the service by downloading this Order of Service.
This week’s hymns are:
553: Just as I am
MP 181: God forgave my sin
555: Amazing Grace
Our phone-based service, 01294 444201, continues to prove popular – please encourage anyone you know who does not have online access to give it a go. After the brief welcome message plays you have two options – Press 1 for the weekly service, or Press 2 to listen to the Kirkgate: By Request programme first broadcast on Sunday 5th July. There will be a short pause of around 15 seconds, and then the programmes will start playing.
Trailer for Kirkgate: By Request, episode 2
Click below for the trailer for the next edition of our Kirkgate: By Request podcast, to be broadcast on 2nd August. Please send any requests or dedications before Sunday 26th July to requests@kirkgatechurch.org.uk, or contact Stuart or Brian by phone or letter.
Sunday Service – 12th July – from our locum
Please click below to listen to the Sunday Service for 12th July by Mr Brian Murray.
You can follow the service by downloading this Order of Service.
This week’s hymns are:
130: Ye Servants of God
523: Lord, you have come to the seashore
286: Tell out my soul
(After the benediction, The Blessing – https://youtu.be/PUtll3mNj5U)
Our phone-based service, 01294 444201, continues to prove popular – please encourage anyone you know who does not have online access to give it a go. After the brief welcome message plays you have two options – Press 1 for the weekly service, or Press 2 to listen to the Kirkgate: By Request programme first broadcast on Sunday 5th July. There will be a short pause of around 15 seconds, and then the programmes will start playing.
It’s a Fair Question
It’s a Fair Question is the title of a series of discussions being hosted by the new Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Right Rev Dr Martin Fair. In his latest edition, prompted by the Black Lives Matter movement, the question is “What is it like to be black in Scotland?” and one of the participants is Rev Mandy Ralph, who was our locum minister a few years back and is now minister at Annbank and Tarbolton Churches.
Click below to watch the programme, or click this link for more background: https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/news-and-events/news/2020/church-urged-to-be-more-vocal-about-racism
Kirkgate: By Request – July 2020
Click below to listen to our first Kirkgate: By Request podcast – 60 minutes of favourite hymns and music chosen by you. It is also available on our Twilio phone service – 01294 444201 and selecting Option 2*. We hope you enjoy listening to it.
Requests, dedications or feedback for the next edition should be sent to requests@kirkgatechurch.org.uk by Sunday 26th July please. Alternatively please phone or write to Stuart or Brian – details are in the Kirkgate Messenger. The next edition will be broadcast on Sunday 2nd August.
All our weekly services (from beginning of June) and this By Request podcast are now also available to download/listen to via https://anchor.fm/kirkgate-church and other podcast providers such as Spotify. We’re still waiting on it getting added to Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts though – hopefully later this week.
*Please Note: There may be a short pause in the middle of the programme whilst listening on the phone.
