come as you are Church Street
Macduff
Scotland
AB44 1UN
contactus@macduffparishchurch.org.uk

Pray
For Our Community Continue to pray for all those who work in the NHS and health services, and for those who have the responsibilities of leadership and decision-making.

A prayer for Sunday 3 December
First Sunday in Advent

O Lord, we thank You for this time of Advent.
A time to be still and know that You are God.
A time to prepare our hearts and minds.
We thank You for this time of peace and calm to prepare.
A time to think about what happened all those hundreds of years ago.
Let us take a moment to reflect on the star,
the star that shone as a beacon of hope over the lowly stable.
As the flame of the hope candle flickers
we give thanks for all we have.
We give thanks for our families and friends
and for the time we may be able to spend together
during Advent and at Christmas time.
We give thanks for the farmers
who will provide the food on our tables on Christmas day.
We give thanks for the stars
that pinprick the sky on a winter's night.
We give thanks for the moon
that guides our way in the darkness.
We give thanks for the beauty of nature
and the world You have made.

Amen

(From The Church of Scotland worship materials.)

Services for Advent and Christmas

  • Thursday 14 December Join us at 7pm at the Church Hall in Market Street for Carols and Candles
  • Sunday 17 December Our Gift Service will take place at 11am in Church. Please bring along donations of food and toiletries which will be distributed by the local Social Work Department. Please click here for a list of suitable items.
  • Friday 22 December Macduff Primary School will hold their annual Christmas Service at 11am in Church.
  • Sunday 24 December Our Family Service is at 11am.
  • Sunday 24 December Please come along to our Family Christingle Service at 4pm.
  • Monday 25 December Join us at 10am in church for our Christmas Morning Celebration. Remember to bring a present to show us!

Join us for worship at 11.00am on Sundays.

What you will find:

  • A warm welcome and friendly people
  • a mixture of contemporary and traditional hymns and songs
  • Junior Church activities and toddlers creche
  • praise band monthly
  • Bible-focussed preaching
  • tea and coffee following worship

Come as you are!

Live Streaming of Sunday Services

Our Sunday Morning services are available on-line as a live stream on our YouTube channel.

Click here to subscribe to our channel and get notifications of upcoming services.

Thursday Lunch Club

As part of the Warm Spaces Aberdeenshire initiative we are launching Thursday Lunch Club in Macduff Parish Church Hall. All are welcome to come along for a warming soup and sweet lunch at no charge.

The Thursday Lunch Club will operate Thursday 14 December from 12 noon to 2pm at Macduff Parish Church Hall in Market Street.

Come along for good food, chat, company and friendship in a warm space as the colder winter days set in.

Click here to see a poster for the event.

For more information on Warm Spaces Aberdeenshire click here.

Monday 30 October

COSYCOFFEE - In Partnership with Macduff Primary School

Our winter warm space project commences on Monday 30 October. The Church Hall in Market Street will be open 2.00pm - 4.30pm to provide a warm, welcoming space for members of our community to enjoy a tea or a coffee and a chat.

Please click here to see a poster for COSYCOFFEE.

Youth Groups

All Stars every Tuesday in the Macduff Parish Church Hall for babies and pre-schoolers every Tuesday 1 - 2.30pm.
Junior Jaffa every Friday during term time at Macduff Primary School for P1-3.
Jaffa approximately every fourth Friday from 16 September 7 - 8.30pm in the Macduff Parish Church Hall for P4-5.
JPlus approximately every fourth Friday from 2 September 7.30 - 9pm in the Macduff Parish Church Hall for P6-7.

Specific dates for Jaffa and JPlus can be checked by going to the Church calendar.

Presbytery of Buchan

Mission Plan 2022 Committee

Please click here to see the Mission Plan 2022 for the Presbytery of Buchan.

On Line Giving

Can't make to church this week? Connected to us but live further afield now? You can now support the work of MPC financially by giving on-line using our new PayPal button at the foot of this page even if you don t have a PayPal account. This is a great way to be part of our team! Remember that PayPal will deduct a small administration fee from your donation.

Welcome

Welcome to our website!

We are a congregation of the Church of Scotland with a passion for sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ. Our aim is that everyone in our town, parish and beyond will hear about the saving Grace of Jesus and our prayer is that many men, women, boys and girls will respond to His invitation to follow Him. We are a lively church with a lot going on for all-ages during the week, not just Sundays.

So take some time to look through this site to find out more about what s happening here. It will give you a flavour of who and what we are as a congregation. More immediate information can be found on our Facebook Page. We hope that as you browse our site and Facebook page, you will want to come and join us in worship and our other activities, but more importantly, that you may be encourage to find out more about Jesus.

Our church building has stood on its present site since 1805, overlooking the town and harbour. Adjacent to it stand the town cross and a large historic anchor, recovered from the bay, both of which together provide a symbolic reminder of the message of the church - that Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, is our steadfast anchor in life; and as our church tower was once used to guide boats into the harbour, it is our hope and prayer that Christ s light will guide you through life and, in time, into His 'heavenly harbour'.

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