St Paul and St John the Evangelist, Springwell Ave, Airdrie
Hello, we are the Scottish Episcopal Church for this part of North Lanarkshire. Physically we are based in Springwell Ave in Aridrie, and serve Monklands. However you can even live beyond that area and still come and worship here. Even if you have no idea what the Scottish Episcopal Church is, you can still come and worship here. You don’t need to join, or bring lines, or be baptised to come worship here.
We hope now you have found us on line you might also come and visit us in person, we would love to see you.
You are invited to join us for
Sunday Worship begins at 11.30am
mid-week said Eucharist begins at 11am on Wednesdays
please check our facebook page for this weeks service details.
Invitation
The Dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit who invites us to join in the dance of life and faith. This dove can be seen in our West Window.
Come with an open heart,
come with an open mind,
come and discover the wonder of God.
Come to worship,
come to pray,
come to explore what it means to be
precious and beloved of God.
Come to laugh,
come to cry,
come to lament and rejoice
through all the seasons of the year and of life.
Come to discover God in your everyday life,
and in the high and lows that decorate it.
Come meet God, in word and deed,
in song and liturgy,
and in that meeting
be refreshed and renewed.
Come to meet others who are also seeking,
others who will share your burdens
and help you celebrate.
Come help us find answers,
maybe even to those questions
we haven't yet asked
or are too scared to ask.
Come help us live life
to the fullness that God offers,
come challenge us
to be true to the faith we proclaim.
Come whoever you are,
wherever you are from,
come on your own,
come with family or friends.
Come for a service,
a season,
or for the rest of your life.
Come and slip quietly in and out,
come and join in -
some things or everything.
Come see if this is where
God is calling you to be.
News
Angels are God’s news carriers. This angel comes from our West Window.
The Time is Now is a new piece of GodArt in the church reflecting the Gospel readings during August. Parts of broken clocks have been used to create a temporary rood screen. A rood screen separates the people from the holiness beyond. As our Gospel readings repeat Jesus’ warning not to waste any time in …
This morning we hear from Paul as he writes to the Galatians (You can find the reading at the foot of the page) urging them to live lives enriched by the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The concept is simple, but often we find the execution harder. Love: loving our neighbours, all our neighbours, those …
For June – Pride month – rainbow ribbon is woven along our railings to show our support and solidarity for all those who count themselves among the LGBTIQ+ community. God is love and love is love.
Diocesan Makar
Detail from our Annunciation window – see more information below.
Our priest Kirstin was appointed by Bishop Kevin to be the first Diocesan Makar, you can read the appointment announcement here and follow the Diocesan Makar Facebook page at the link below.
A makar is a term from Scottish literature for a poet or bard, often thought of as a royal court poet, although the term can be more generally applied. The word functions in a manner similar to the Greek term ποιητής which means both maker and poet.
As Diocesan Makar involves melding faith and art, the detail above of our Annunciation window with Mary reading the Bible was selected as the image for this section of our web site. Of course the Bible wasn’t around then, Mary probably couldn’t read or write and certainly wouldn’t have possessed anything as precious as a book; they were for Kings, Queens and those of importance, not for a peasant girl. However to highlight how important Mary was, she is often shown in clothes, wearing jewellery, in a home, which would not have been her reality.
Spiritus Gladius is a Latin term used to express a spiritual endeavour, something that needs hard work and effort to achieve. This image can be seen in our St Paul & St John the Evangelist window.
Night Prayer for Lent 2022 can be found at the link below.
