Upcoming Events

Please see individual church websites in addition to this page.

November 2024

Linlithgow Christmas Market

Saturday 23 November

10.00 - 4pm

In the Low Port Centre

Christmas Unwrapped

Monday the 25th November - P5's from the 5 local schools will be joining us at St Michael's to hear all about Jesus' Birth and what it means. We would love to have some help with this event - duties include helping out on one of the 6 stations and engaging children in the story of Christmas! There is a morning session and afternoon session to choose from or stay all day! If you would like to volunteer please speak with Chloe Dunleavie at St Johns, or Steve Chaffee at St Michael's.

Linlithgow Advent Fayre

Saturday 30 November

December 2024

Christmas Services in Linlithgow are listed separately

Joint Churches Advent Service

Sunday 1 December 6.30pm at St Michael CoS Kirk hall, off the Vennel car park. Service led by St John's Church. All welcome.

Festival of Christmas Trees

Friday 6 - Sunday 8 December in St Michael's Church, Linlithgow

Friday and Saturday: 10am - 7pm.

(Note that on Saturday, 10am - 11am is quiet hour)

Sunday: 12 noon - 7pm.

Proceeds from the festival will go to Linlithgow Link, River Kids and Bethany Christian Trust

Messy Church

Saturday 7 December 3pm in Cross House, St Michael's.

Linlithgow Ladies Choir Christmas Concert

Saturday 14 December 4pm in St Michael's Church

Linlithgow Reed Band Christmas Concert

Sunday 15 December 7pm in St Michael's Church

Blue Christmas Service

Wednesday 18 December 7pm at St Michael's CoS.

A short meditative and reflective service for anyone for whom Christmas is difficult. If wished, people can write a message to hang on the Christmas tree. Refreshments available, and opportunity to talk with the ministers and each other.

Carols at Avonbridge

Wednesday 18 December
Christmas Carol Favourites at Avonbridge Church (7pm) – contact Heather Stephens here with your favourite carols!

Carols at Torphichen

For an informal Christmas singalong, head to Torphichen (St John's Hall, Manse Road) on Saturday 21st December at 7:30. And in fact, it’s a playalong too! If you can play any instrument to at least Grade 3 level, you’ll be very welcome to join the gladsome sound. Innes Duncan will ensure there’s music for you if you contact him here
with details of your instrument.

Refreshments. All welcome.

The Reverse Advent Calendar

The reverse advent calendar is back for 2024! West Lothian Foodbank seeks to help people through the festive season and spread a little festive cheer. One of the ways you can help this Christmas is to take part in the Reverse Advent Calendar. Download your calendar, grab a bag, and collect the items during November as we count down to Christmas. You don't need to get all the items, just as many or few as you want. Donations can be left at Cross House in November, or brought to St John's @ Low Port on Sunday 1 December and we will arrange to take them to West Lothian Foodbank. Speak to Alison Murray (St Michael's) or Hazel McKeller (St John's) if you need more information. Download the calendar here

St Michael's Parish church Toddler Group

Toddlers and jolly babies are on the look-out for some volunteers who would be able to help OCCASIONALLY. They have a great team but everyone needs a holiday now and then, so if you could lend a hand please get in touch with Fiona McCracken.

fiona@stmichaels-parish.org.uk

Tasks include setting up and putting away toys and equipment; welcoming the families; making tea and coffee; simple crafts and chat! Full training is available and you only need to do what you can, when you can. There's a job for everyone, and they are a friendly bunch.

Regular Events

The Revolution Has Started

Linlithgow Food Revolution, now open for business every Monday and Saturday from 10am-12:30pm in the Kirkgate Room of Cross House, St Michael's.

Dawn, Sally and their colleagues from recovery charity 1st Step will be delighted to send you packing with supplies of excess stock, all of it still in date, from M&S, Sainsburys and Aldi. The table is laden and the freezers are full – and everything’s selling at rock-bottom prices, with proceeds going to 1st Step. Revolutionary or what?

Every Thursday

St Michaels Parish Church Hall

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 St Michael's Church office for further info, Tel: 842188.

Journey in Stained Glass

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. You can also view it here.