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Avonbridge Church Closure

Unfortunately, the church building at Avonbridge will be temporarily closed due to electrical faults that require immediate attention. The safety of our congregation is our utmost priority, and we are taking all necessary steps to address the issue as quickly and efficiently as possible. We will reopen the church building as soon as it is safe to do so.

Inter - Church Barbecue - Sunday 17th August

Sunday 17th August 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
St Ninian's Craigmailen Church Field, Falkirk Road/Philip Avenue, Linlithgow EH49 7BQ

Longcroft Hall if wet.
All welcome!

MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW


Giving to St Michael’s

You might be wondering how you can financially support the work of St Michael’s and the wider Church of Scotland.  

 Members who currently give through the Free Will Offering Scheme and who cannot hand in their envelopes might wish to consider one of the following options:

·  You could set up a monthly standing order for regular giving – please contact either Tim Brown on finance@stmichaels-parish.org.uk or Andrew Jones on giving@stmichaels-parish.org.uk and either Tim or Andrew will send you a standing order form and advise on Gift Aid

·  You could make a one-off payment using the Stewardship button below

                                                                                                    


 

 

Prayer News Bulletin - Lorna Ferguson

Here is the latest June 2025 Prayer News Bulletin from Lorna.


Orders of Service

There are no Orders of Service available at present.

Weekly Intimations

Knowing Christ Better

Contemporary Evening Service in Kirk Hall

 The Contemporary Evening Service is held on the First Sunday of each month.

The informal and contemporary service is for anyone - churchgoers or not - who want to find hope, peace and purpose in life.

Friday Housegroup

The Friday Housegroup meets at 10am .

For further information please contact Barbara Thomson (845705).

 

 

Housegroups

For more information about fellowship groups meeting within St Michael’s, please call Kathryn Young 844853, Margaret Henderson 844787 or Barbara Thomson 845705.

The Help Centre

Offers information covering many concerns.  Wondering where to access support for yourself or another?  Tel 842646, or look at www.helpcentre.org.uk

Making Him Known to Others

Springfield Service

We meet every Sunday in Springfield School at 10.00 am

Everyone Welcome !

Prayer News Bulletin - Lorna Ferguson

Here is the latest June 2025 Prayer News Bulletin from Lorna.


Positive Pathways - Bereavement Support

This free and confidential support group for the bereaved is facilitated by trained bereavement support listeners and meets on alternate Thursdays, beginning on 14th Sept in The Adam Room, Cross House from 6.30 pm to 8 pm.

You will be warmly welcomed over a cup of tea or coffee and it is not necessary to have a church connection.

For further information call or text Sheila Rae on 07719966273 or email sheila.ruth.rae@gmail.com

Seedlings

 Every Thursday   

If you are at home with your wee ones why not come along instead of sitting in on your own.  If you're a Mum, Dad, Granny, Grandpa or babysitter just pop along to the Kirk hall for 10 am. A really warm welcome awaits with songs,crafts, a wee prayer, lots of fun and tea and coffee too. No church connection needed at all. Hope to see you there. No cost.   Please contact the office for further info, Tel: 842188.

Latest Magazine

The first edition of the new Linavon Link Magazine is now available to download from the Crosswind page.

Knitting Group

Meets first Monday of every month in Room 1, Cross House, 10.30am for knitting and chat.  All welcome.

 

CDs-Church Service

If you would like to borrow a recording of previous services, you will find CDs at the Church shop. A recording of the sermon is available weekly via podcast here.

Serving Him Together

Faith Impact Forum

Click here for a look at the latest newsletter from the Faith Impact Forum.

If you would like to subscribe to this then click here.

Crossreach

Crossreach News is available here.  More information about Crossreach itself is available on their website.

 

General Notices

Avonbridge Church Closure

Unfortunately, the church building at Avonbridge will be temporarily closed due to electrical faults that require immediate attention. The safety of our congregation is our utmost priority, and we are taking all necessary steps to address the issue as quickly and efficiently as possible. We will reopen the church building as soon as it is safe to do so.

Crosswind

The latest edition of Crosswind is available here

Linlithgow and Avon Valley Church


On 1st November 2024 St Michael's became part of a union forming Linlithgow and Avon Valley Church along with Avonbridge Parish Church of Scotland, Torphichen Kirk and  St Ninian’s Craigmailen Church,  Linlithgow.

Worship will continue in all 4 church buildings and most of our activities will continue as normal.

Our new website will be available here shortly but meanwhile please continue to visit the individual websites/Facebook pages for up to date information.

Annual Report and Accounts

Our Annual Report and Accounts for 2023 have been approved by Kirk Session and by Presbytery. 

Full details of our registration with OSCR , the Scottish Charity Regulator, can be found here. 

 

St Michael’s Stained Glass Windows

Ever wondered about the stained glass windows in St Michael's ?

"The Power of The Spirit" is a 15 min journey through the windows of the Church exploring the colour and purpose of God's creation.

The video is showing in the Sanctuary as part of our Open Church. It is also available to view here 

Open Church Volunteers

Are you interested in history?
Proud of Linlithgow and its heritage?
St Michael's is recruiting new volunteers for Open Church, which keeps the church open for locals and visitors alike throughout the week.
Get in touch at info@linavonchurch.org.uk if you could give an hour or two now and then
 

Thursday for Coffee

If you fancy a cuppa and some company, come to Cross House. Tea, coffee and baking for only £1.

Every Thursday at 10am in Room 1.

For further info contact Jill Allatt on 840680

Maintenance of our buildings

With a view to fast tracking maintenance and repair issues to all church properties, an email address, maintenance@linavonchurch.org.uk has been set up which will allow elders and members of the congregation to alert the Property Team of any issues requiring attention. A member of the team will monitor this email address from their personal laptop and pass the information to the appropriate team member for action.

To advise of a repair or maintenance issue, click on the email address and provide the following basic information to action an investigation or repair.

Which building is the issue in?

Where in the building is the problem?

Brief description of the problem.

Reported by and date the issue was discovered.

A reply response will be generated confirming that we are in receipt of the email, which is receiving the attention of the Property Team.