WORSHIP AT IONA ABBEY

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

During the season (March to early November), staff, volunteers and guests lead morning and evening services in the Abbey Church, focusing on welcome, justice and peace, healing, commitment and communion. All our services are ecumenical, including Sunday Communion. These services are open to all, wherever you are from.

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.

Information about services during Holy Week and Easter (1st – 7th April) will be available here shortly.

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 (March to early November)

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: Creation Liturgy
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.