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WORSHIP AT IONA ABBEY

Part of our commitment when living in community on Iona is to join together in daily services.

All are welcome to explore the worship spaces in and around the Abbey: the Abbey Church with its various chapels, St. Oran’s Chapel in the Reilig Oran, and the Michael Chapel facing east.

All our services are ecumenical, including Sunday Communion. These services are open to all, wherever you are from.

During the season (March to early November), staff, volunteers and guests lead morning and evening services of worship in the Abbey Church, focusing on welcome, communion, justice and peace, healing, creation, and commitment.

Service Times from 7th November till 13th November 2026

Morning services are daily

Saturday 7th: 9.30am in the Abbey Church
Sunday 8th: 10:30am in the Michael Chapel, an ecumenical service of Holy Communion
Monday 9th – Thursday 12th: 9:30am in the Abbey Church
Friday 13th: 8am in the Abbey Church

Morning services from Monday to Saturday follow the prayers of the Iona Community. We remain standing at the end of this service to leave for the work of the day. This is a powerful reminder that our whole day is enveloped in worship.

Evening Worship times 
Monday 9th: 9pm Service for Justice and Peace
Tuesday 10th: 7.30pm Service of Prayers for Healing
Wednesday 11th: 7.30pm Service for Creation
Thursday 12th: 7.30pm Service of Commitment
Friday evening: No evening service

Winter Service Times

Morning services are usually in the Michael Chapel

Monday – Saturday: 9:30am

Morning services from Monday to Saturday follow the prayers of the Iona Community. We remain standing at the end of this service to leave for the work of the day. This is a powerful reminder that our whole day is enveloped in worship.

Sunday morning – For time & location please call 07724 387468

Tuesdays 2.30pm: Service of Prayers for Healing

Service Times during the Season (March – Mid November)

Morning services are daily

Sunday: 10:30am
Monday – Saturday: 9:00am (8:00am on Fridays)

Morning services from Monday to Saturday follow the prayers of the Iona Community. We remain standing at the end of this service to leave for the work of the day. This is a powerful reminder that our whole day is enveloped in worship.

Sunday morning

On Sunday mornings, we share an ecumenical service of Holy Communion at 10:30am.

Evening Worship times

Evening worship is at 9:00pm
Evening services follow a weekly pattern with a different focus each evening.

Sunday: Quiet Service
Monday: Service for Justice and Peace
Tuesday: Service of Prayers for Healing
Wednesday: Service for Creation
Thursday: Service of Commitment
Friday evening: No evening service
Saturday evening: Service of Welcome

You’ll discover more about Iona Community worship, including online, on our Prayer and Worship page, and our Daily Worship page.

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