Community
"Jesus came not to be served, but to serve"
“St Michael is kind to strangers” is the motto of the town of Linlithgow, and St Michael’s has played an active part in the community for centuries. Our crown spire, a modern representation of Jesus’ crown of thorns, and a symbol of hope, can be seen for miles around. We play an active role in the annual Riding of the Marches and the Children’s Gala Day each June, and community leaders gather in St Michael’s on Remembrance Sunday each year. St Michael’s is a place of comfort for the bereaved, and of celebration at weddings and baptism.
Our church banners on Cross House let the community know what is happening within our walls, we also work hard to be a church without walls. We work closely with the Linlithgow Young People’s Project, West Lothian Foodbank and Bethany Trust.
Much of what we do is on our website and you may have heard a lot about it, however a lot of our work is invisible. For example we have a team of church visitors who are out and about visiting those who are often housebound. We also offer bereavement support and there is a small support group for those going through IVF.
Each year at the end of October, we hold a service for memory and thanksgiving for all those who have suffered loss, to which everyone is welcome to attend. Please be in touch with us if we can be of assistance to you.
Bereavement Support
Living through Grief. Grief is a natural healing process, not an illness. The death of someone we love can be devastating and is the most painful and complex loss we are ever likely to experience.… read more
Sunshine Sing - along for memory
Caring for those living with memory loss and their carers. In our Kirk Hall on the second Thursday of each month from 12.00pm til 1.30pm. Join us for a light lunch and then an hour of singing for… read more
Pastoral Care
In Acts 20:28 Paul says, "So keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock which the Holy Spirit has placed in your care. Be shepherds of the church of God which he has made his own through the… read more
Memory and Thanksgiving
This service for the bereaved is held once a year at the beginning of November. Music, prayers and readings with an opportunity to light a candle in memory of the one you love. The service is followed… read more
Caring Cafe
The Caring Cafe provides a meeting place in the heart of our community that gives people with dementia and their carers a chance to meet others in a similar situation. Our church volunteers help at… read more
Dementia Sensitive Worship
This takes place within Linlithgow Care Home on the first Tuesday of each month . Further info from Val at the Church Office – 01506 842188. Here is a song filmed in St Michael's… read more
Help Centre
The Help Centre Website www.helpcentre.org.uk seeks to provide information and support for anyone with a problem, which is proving difficult for them to… read more
West Lothian Foodbank
We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to… read more
