To mark our last episode of 2020, todays Sunday Reflections is a special episode of lessons and carols.  

Presented by Amanda, we have readings from several of our Church Family with carols provided by Pamela and Jamie. It's a singalong format this week so you can join in with Seonaid who provides the vocals. It's been a real team effort this week so thanks to everyone who contributed. 

🎵MUSIC:   Various Christmas Carols Performed by Pamela Amatller and Jamie McGinley Sung by Seonaid Scott  'Oh Holy Night' Performed by Linlithgow Rugby Club Male Voice Choir

The fourth Sunday in advent is always marked by our annual Nativity Service and, as with everything in these challenging times, this years is a bit different!

So for this weeks edition in our Sunday Reflections series, our nativity comes to you from Bowmains Farm - thanks to all our young people who helped make it possible, to Robert and his team.....and to our star donkeys!

Along with Amanda, Mhairi has a Christmas message while Claire provides our bible reading. And it wouldn't be Christmas without an appearance from our Puppets!

MUSIC:

Various Christmas Carols

Performed by Pamela Amatller and Jamie McGinley

'In The Bleak Midwinter'

Performed by Keith & Kristyn Getty

©Getty Music

This week we mark the 3rd Sunday in advent with reflections and thoughts from Amanda. It's Freya, Lewis and Andrews turn to light our advent candles while Mhairi leads is in prayer and Hannah provides our reading.  

We also have details of our online Christingle and Christmas Day events - all are invited to join us on Zoom as we celebrate the joy of Christmas together.

MUSIC

'Love Came Down At Christmas' 

Performed by Alex Mejias

©2009 5pm Records

Performed by Carlyle Fraser

©The Orchard Music

'This Could Be The Worst Day I've Ever Had'

Performed by Sammy Horner

Sunday Reflections is our weekly series providing some time of thought, news and reflection for our Church Family and community.  

We continue our countdown to Christmas with thought and reflections from Amanda while Kerry leads us in prayer. Our reading this week comes courtesy of Pamela with our advent candles lit by Ruth and Hannah.   

🎵MUSIC:   'Come Thou Long Expected Jesus' 

Performed by Christmas Colours ©Maranatha! Music 

Performed by Kings Kaleidoscope ©BEC Recordings

Sunday Reflections is our weekly series providing some time of thought, news and reflection for our Church Family and community.

This week, we're marking the start of advent with the lighting of our first advent candle courtesy of the youngest member in our Church family. We also have contributions from Mhairi, Kerry and Moira while Amanda leads us in Holy Communion. 

🎵MUSIC:  

'O Come O Come Emmanuel', Performed by Phil Keaggy ©Myrrh Records

'O Come O Come Emmanuel', Performed by For King & Country, ©Word Entertainment

Sunday Reflections is our weekly series providing some time of thought, news and reflection for our Church Family and community.

This week, Amanda has the last in her series on stewardship with this week's topic 'money'. Mhairi leads our prayers with Diane providing our reading from John's gospel.

🎵MUSIC:  

'This Is A Holy Place', Performed by New Scottish Hymns, ©New Scottish Hymns

'When I Survey (The Wondrous Cross)', Performed by Kathryn Scott, ©Integrity Music

Sunday Reflections is our weekly series providing some time of thought, news and reflection for our Church Family and community.  

This week's edition is led by Mhairi, our student minister who's been reflecting on the parable of the talents from Matthews gospel. Amanda shares her thoughts on how this affects our lives with Ruth providing our reading and Jamie leading us in prayer.   

🎵MUSIC:   'Take My Life (And Let It Be)', Performed by Chris Tomlin, ©Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC 'In Christ Alone', Performed by Kristy Getty & Alison Krauss, ©2002 Thankyou Music

To mark Remembrance Sunday, we have a special podcast in our Sunday Reflections series.   During this episode, we have a 2 minute silence for reflection and we have our act of remembrance at the Parish War Memorial lead by Diane, Andrew and Freya. Amanda is also joined by some of our Church Family who share why they choose to remember, army chaplain Rev Mike Goodison and Mhairi who leads us in prayer.  

🎧Want to listen instead? Sunday Reflections is uploaded to our podcast stream which you can find on Apple, Spotify and other podcast services. Just search ‘Old Kirk Podcast’ and you'll find us.  

📞If you know anyone not online then let them know about our telephone service. Just call 01506 536797 and the audio from this weeks reflection will play automatically.  

🎵MUSIC:   'O God Our Help In Ages Past' Performed by Unison Kinneil Band 'The Last Post' Performed by Unison Kinneil Band 'Lament' and 'Amazing Grace' Performed by Unison Kinneil Band 'Benedictus from The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace' Performed by John Gilmour

Sunday Reflections is our weekly series providing some time of thought, news and reflection for our Church Family and community.  

This week's theme is peace and we join Amanda as she reflects on the book of Ecclesiastes and how it can guide us in these challenging times.    

🎵MUSIC:   'Come People Of The Risen King' Performed by Keith & Kristyn Getty; ©2007 Thankyou Music 'Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace' performed by Dragon School, Oxford; ©BBC

Sunday Reflections is our weekly series providing some time of thought, news and reflection for our Church Family and community.  This is out 11 October edition which you may notice is a little late - apologies!

Our lockdown story comes from Fraser who gives an update on whats going on at the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway where he volunteers. Along with Amanda and Mhairi, Moira provides our reading.   

🎵MUSIC:  '10,000 Reasons' Performed by Matt Redman; ©2012 sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records,  'God Most High' performed by New Scottish Hymns; ©New Scottish Hymns