£1079.15
The Soup and Sweet fundraising lunch last Saturday was a resounding success. As well as the fabulous amount of money raised, the hall resounded to the babble of chat and gales of laughter. A huge thank you to all who attended and spent their money. A special great thank you to Fiona, all the helpers on the day and the secret army of bakers who toiled away in their own kitchens.
Thank you all.
*** Urgent***
The Easter Day ‘Sunrise’ Service at St Blane’s is cancelled due to forecast of Storm Dave.
Stay safe everyone. See you at church at 11.00 am.
Easter Services
Holy week : Bute Churches Together at 7pm
Monday : Rothesay Christian Fellowship
Tuesday : St Andrew’s Catholic Church
Wednesday : Bute Baptist Church
Thursday : Isle of Bute Parish Church
Wednesday
Isle of Bute Parish Church 2pm : The Easter Story for Primary and Nursery children – everyone welcome.
Good Friday
Walk with the Cross : Meet 10.30am at Isle of Bute Parish Church, 11am leave to walk round the other churches with a short prayer or hymn outside each church.
St Paul’s Episcopal Church
2pm – Good Friday Service
St Andrew’s Catholic Church
3pm – Good Friday Service
7pm – Stations of the Cross
Bute Baptist Church
7pm – Good Friday Service
Holy Saturday
St Andrew’s Catholic Church
8pm – Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday
Easter Morning Service at 7am at St Blane’s Church, Kingarth
Easter Day Services in Rothesay at 11am
Isle of Bute Parish Church, High Street
St Andrew’s Catholic Church, Columshill Street
Rothesay Christian Fellowship, Bishop Street
Bute Baptist Church, King Street
St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Victoria Street
** Re-scheduled Kirk Session Meeting – 7.30pm WEDNESDAY 25TH MARCH 2026**
Friday 6th March at 2.00 pm – World Day of Prayer Service
There is an addition to the Guild syllabus.
Thursday 25th April, 2.00 pm : Guilds Together A.G.M.
Friday 20th February 2026 at 7.30 MUSICAL RECITAL featuring organ, flute, violin, and piano : music by Bach, Widor, Lefebure-Wely, Alinoni, Faure, Godard, Stravinsky and Wieniawski. Tickets priced £6 available at the door or from Print Point.
The Guild Meeting scheduled for 2.00 pm on Thursday, 19th February 2026 has been cancelled due to the funeral of an elder.
Next Sunday, 31st January 2026 will be a Communion Service.
The Guild enjoyed a great afternoon on the 22nd January with Jimmy Duncan
and the Bute Ceilidh Band.
Our organist Mr Tony Spencer died on Friday 9th January 2026 at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow.
The Celebration of Tony’s life will take place at the Isle of Bute Parish Church on Monday 19th January at 12 noon. Thereafter a committal service at Largs Crematorium at 3.00 pm for family and close friends only.
Family flowers only, donations if desired to Victoria Hospital, Rothesay.
Out of respect for Tony the Session meeting scheduled for Thursday 15th January has been postponed.
The Guild were first off the mark with a wonderful Christmas Party on Thursday afternoon.
The Church is already looking very beautiful for Christmas. Every window ledge is decorated and the Christmas tree is expected to arrive from Mount Stewart Estate towards the end of next week
Here are some of the services and events already confirmed –
Thursday 11th December : 2.00pm – Guild Christmas Party
Sunday 14th December : 11.00am – the UNICEF “Jars of Grace” will be received and after worship the donations will be counted.
Tuesday 16th December : 2.00pm – the children from the Island Nursery and Primary Schools will taking part in a “Christingle Service”, a celebration of the Light of Christ.
Wednesday 24th December, Christmas Eve : 11.00pm – “Carol Service”, followed immediately by the “Watchnight Service”.
Thursday 25th December : 11.30am – a short, family friendly “Christmas Day Service”. *please note change of time*
On various other days throughout December the Church and Church Centre will be full of children from Rothesay Joint Campus – rehearsing and performing their Nativity Plays, and enjoying their Christmas Parties.
A very joyous, lively service on the 16th November to celebrate the 1st Rothesay Boys Brigade Company and the Guild.
The Guild have started their new session – check out their programme for 2025 – 2026 here.
The Beautiful Harvest Thanksgiving display
… we provided a beautiful setting and sumptuous afternoon teas – £560 raised for Church Funds. A huge thank you to all who provided baking and helped on the day.
To catch up on The Tale of the Two Pianos see the Blog entry Monday 14th July 2025. Click here.
This was sunrise on Easter Day, 20th April 2025 at the ruins of St Blane’s Church, the ancient site of Christian Worship at the south end of Bute. Today about 30 folk from all the different congregations held a glorious, happy ecumenical service shortly after dawn. We thank Anne who was there before as and caught this stunning image.
For information on the ‘Great Harling Saga’ see the Blog Post of Monday 12th May 2025
https://isleofbuteparishchurch.org.uk/blog