St Colmon Parish Church

Welcome

St Colmon is a rural church set in the Stinchar Valley, one of the most beautiful parts of Ayrshire.

Sunday Worship 10:00 am

The parish covers four villages: Colmonell, Barrhill, Pinwherry and Lendalfoot. St Colmon Parish Church is united with the neighbouring Ballantrae Parish Church. Ballantrae and St Colmon Parish Church is keen to welcome locals and visitors as we learn more about what our faith means to us and how we can better serve God in our communities and in the world.

Sunday worship in Colmonell takes place at 10.00 am every week.

Refreshments are served in the Kirk Hall after the service.

A Service in St Colmon Kirk Hall is held on 4th Sunday of every month at 10.00 am and provides easy access for those with mobility problems.

A service is held in Barrhill Memorial Hall on the on the third Sunday of March, June, September and December at 3pm and will reflect the Church year.

Sunday worship in Ballantrae Church is at 11.30 am every week.

On Wednesdays we hold our Coffee in the Kirk Hall in Colmonell from 10.30 am – 12 noon.

If you require any further details or the services of the Minister, please do not hesitate to contact the Minister, Rev’d Theo Corney or Session Clerk, Mrs Claire Strain.

Reflection

Trinity Sunday 2025
Proverbs: 8: 1-4, 22-31
John 16: 12-15
Hymns: Holy, Holy, Holy, Father we love you, Thou whose almighty Word, Lead us heavenly Father

This morning we considered the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. We looked at how it is considered to be a benchmark of orthodoxy and why a grasp of it helps us to understand the nature of God. The Christian faith is monotheistic and proclaims that there is one God. It also proclaims that God has eternally existed in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The three persons are undivided and of one substance. The New Testament very much speaks of these three aspects of Gods nature working together in creation, redemption and sanctification. Though the word Trinity is never found in scripture the doctrine is derived from prayerful reflection on God’s nature as revealed in the bible. The Nicaean creed is the result of an early church council which met in the year 325, and after prayerful reflection on scripture came up with the formula to commend to the church for teaching, instruction and recitation. I read the creed as well as commenting on a number of scripture passages which show the God who is three yet one including Matthew 28: 19, 2 Corinthians 13: 14, John 16 verse 13 onward, 1 Corinthians 12: 4-6, Galatians 4: 6, 1 Peter 1: 1-2.
No analogies seem to work when describing the Trinity, but I find pictures helpful. Especially ones that have three parts interlocking, the idea of a triangle (which ceases to be when one corner is missing), and St Patricks shamrock (one leaf with three equal parts).
May you be blessed as you reflect on this bible doctrine and rejoice that all three parts of the trinity love us and are working for our spiritual benefit.

Every blessing,

Y Parch/The rev`d Theo Corney
Ballantrae L/w St Colmon

News

BALLANTRAE AND ST COLMON CHURCH

Service of Union

Thursday 10th April 2025

7 pm in St Colmon Kirk

followed by refreshments in St Colmon Kirk Hall

Christmas 2024

11th December 12.00 pm Joint Ballantrae and St Colmon Church Soup Lunch at St Colmon Kirk Hall

24th December 11.30 pm Watchnight Service at Ballantrae Church

25th December 10.00 am Christmas Day Service at Ballantrae Church

Remembrance Services 2024

Colmonell War Memorial

Sunday 10th November 2024:

9.30 am Act of Remembrance at Colmonell War Memorial

10.00 am Service of Remembrance at St Colmon Church

3.00 pm Act of Remembrance at Barrhill War Memorial

Monday 11th November 2024:

11.00 am Act of Remembrance at Pinwherry Auld School Garden

Ballantrae and St Colmon: Basis of Union

To see the Edict from the Presbytery of the South West to be read out in Church on Sunday 20 Oct 2024 and Sunday 27 Oct 2024 go to Documents.

There will be a congregational meeting and ballot after the service in St Colmon Church on 3rd November 2024 to approve the Basis of Union

October 2024

Wednesday 2nd October at 12 noon:

Joint Ballantrae and St Colmon Harvest Lunch, St Colmon Kirk Hall

Sunday 6th October at 10am:

Harvest Thanksgiving Service in St Colmon Church. Donations welcome for Crossreach and Girvan Food Bank.

Sunday 20th October at 10am:

Celebration of Holy Communion in St Colmon Church

The church from the west, autumn

Detail of window by Louis Davis, showing Knockdolian Hill, Craigneil Castle and the River Stinchar. To see all the stained glass windows click here: St Colmon Stained Glass Windows

250th Anniversary Exhibition, Colmonell Church

A collage of pictures from the 250th Anniversary Exhibition held in October 2022. More can be seen in Photo Gallery

Presbytery Mission Plan 2023

To see the approved Presbytery Mission Plan click here Ayr Presbytery Draft Mission Plan ver 1_6 APPROVED January 2023

The plan can also be found on the Documents page, along with other related documents.

To see Ballantrae and St Colmon Newsletters go to the Documents page.

Every Wednesday we hold our Coffee in the Kirk Hall in Colmonell from 10.30 am – 12 noon for anyone who would like to attend. This is an informal gathering to share ideas and have a natter.

Latest News/Blog

Christmas Services 2023 1st December 2023
Remembrance Services 2023 1st November 2023
Turkey Syria Earthquake Appeal February 2023 24th February 2023
Cosy Spaces at the Church Hall Nov 2022 – March 2023 25th November 2022
250th Anniversary Exhibition October 2022 23rd November 2022
Newsletter Christmas 2022 22nd November 2022

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