Cockenzie & Port Seton OldParish Church

20/10/2024

20/10/2024

20/10/2024

Today is the last church service at Cockenzie and Port Seton Old Parish Church before the church closure.

We would like to extend a very warm welcome to all members and friends and everyone who may have been associated with our Church over the years to attend the remaining planned service.

You may have been baptised in the Church , attended Sunday School or Bible class, been or still are a member, served on the Congregational Board or Session, been married or attended weddings in the church , attended Guild meetings, Youth Club, Brownies or Guides or Cubs or Scouts in the hall or may just simply wish to come along. All will be very welcome.

October 20 th at 11.15 am

Celebration and Thanksgiving Closing Service.

13/10/2024

We are now approaching the last church service at Cockenzie and Port Seton Old Parish Church before the church closure.

We would like to extend a very warm welcome to all members and friends and everyone who may have been associated with our Church over the years to attend the remaining planned service.

You may have been baptised in the Church , attended Sunday School or Bible class, been or still are a member, served on the Congregational Board or Session, been married or attended weddings in the church , attended Guild meetings, Youth Club, Brownies or Guides or Cubs or Scouts in the hall or may just simply wish to come along. All will be very welcome.

October 20 th at 11.15 am

Celebration and Thanksgiving Closing Service.

03/10/2024

If you are planing to come along to the Harvest Festival at the Old Parish Church and hoping to bring a food donation these are the items the Food Bank particularly need at this time :

28/09/2024

We are now approaching our last 4 church services at Cockenzie and Port Seton Old Parish Church before the church closure.

We would like to extend a very warm welcome to all members and friends and everyone who may have been associated with our Church over the years to attend the remaining planned services.

You may have been baptised in the Church , attended Sunday School or Bible class, been or still are a member, served on the Congregational Board or Session, been married or attended weddings in the church , attended Guild meetings, Youth Club, Brownies or Guides or Cubs or Scouts in the hall or may just simply wish to come along. All will be very welcome.

Services will be held in the Church as follows:

September 29th at 11.15 am

October 6th at 11.15 am Harvest Festival *

October 13th at 11.15 am

October 20 th at 11.15 am - Celebration and Thanksgiving Closing Service.

*Please note Harvest Festival is service where you may, if you are able, bring along donations of tinned or packaged foods which will be donated to East Lothian Food Bank.

17/04/2024

For the attention of all members of Cockenzie & Port Seton Old Parish Church.

Hopefully you will all be aware of the plans for the proposed union of the congregations of our church in Cockenzie that of Chalmers Memorial Church, Port Seton, and have received information and a copy of the ‘Basis of Union ‘ document relating to this matter.

Please be advised that arrangements have been made by Lothian and Borders Presbytery of the Church of Scotland for the vote to take place on Sunday 28th April 2024 after the service. Please also be advised that in order to vote you need to be present in the Church on the 28th April , there is no system for proxy or postal voting. In order to vote your name has to be on the Congregation Register or have completed the appropriate adherent form.

10/12/2023

Always a great night to be had 🎵

11/10/2023

11/10/2023

We're not letting these winds and rain get to us. We are getting ready for our cosy Book Day at the Auld Kirk Hall. Saturday 21st October

Saunter along any time from 10.30, come in for a coffee, pop yourself down on a chair and listen to any of the authors we've got coming along and our great comperes asking the questions. It'll be fun and it's FREEEEEEE!

11am - Ian Donaldson
12 noon - Marylin Fergusson Vallely and her take on weddings
1pm - Catching the Past and their 'Ladies who did' (and by goodness these local ladies were inspirational)
2pm - Award winning novelist and short story writer, Dilys Rose
3pm - Bill Graham and tales from his Glaswegian childhood.

World renowned book festivals - look out!

Book sales and book swap also available.

Tyne & Esk Writers Seton Sands Holiday VillageSalt of the Earth - Preston, Seton, Gosford Heritage Connections Cockenzie & Port Seton Royal British LegionCafé Filly Port Seton Centre Visit East Lothian Dog Friendly East Lothian Prestonpans, Longniddry and Port Seton Libraries Paintbox School of Art Catching The Past What's on in East Lothian Cockenzie & Port Seton OldParish Church

06/10/2023

On Sunday 8th October, our Harvest Festival service will take place at 11.15 am in the Church.

As you are aware our Church will be closing in approximately one year’s time , with a new church to be formed from the members of our congregation and the Chalmers Church congregation.
This is therefore likely to be the last ‘ Harvest Festival ‘ to be held in the ‘Auld Kirk’ buildings, however the Old Parish Church will still be open until next year.
We would like to invite all members and friends past and present, to come and worship on Sunday and help to us make this a special Harvest service . Come along and bring the family.
All are welcome and if you are able, you are asked to bring donations of tinned and dried food which after the service will be distributed to those less fortunate than ourselves.
⛪️ Hope to see you all on Sunday. 🙏