WORSHIP AT IONA ABBEY

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

Staff and guests lead morning and evening services, focusing on welcome, justice and peace, healing, commitment and communion. These services are open to all.

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 Relig Oran, and St. Michael’s Chapel facing east.

The rhythm for worship of the Iona Community on Iona, is as follows:

Morning Worship times

Morning worship is daily
Sunday: 10:30am
Monday – Saturday: 9:00am

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. All are welcome to receive the bread and wine.

Evening Worship times

Evening worship is at 7:30pm
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: Agape Service
Thursday: Service of Commitment
Friday evening: No evening service
Saturday evening: Service of Welcome

*The service of prayer for healing includes prayers for individuals who have requested it, and prayers for the world.

Contact +44 (0)1681 700 404 for up-to-date information.

You’ll discover more about Iona Community worship on our islands centres and online on our Prayer and Worship page