CHURCH GROUPS
AND ACTIVITIES
CURRENT NEWS
Sundays in Advent 2025:
2nd 3rd & 4th Sundays in Advent
Our services for Advent continue on the
next three Sundays with readings from the lectionary
(the 4th Sun of Advent will be an All-Age service);
we will draw on a range of seasonal music
during Advent, Christmas and Epiphany.
Black Isle East - Church Groups
The Deepen and Create (MAJN) groups
restarted in September 2025 and continue till just before Christmas - the Crafts group has paused till the New Year; the Explore group concluded recently and will resume in February 2026 -
please see below for details.
Visitors welcome!
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Black Isle East Church has activities and groups that meet throughout the week.
EXPLORE
Explore your faith. Find out more about faith, God and the Bible by coming along to our Explore group and our Summer Special events.
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Explore Group meets on 1st and 3rd Wednesday
afternoons in Cromarty (six sessions from September 3rd 2025 - refreshments will be served - all welcome! (Free entry).
-> this Explore group has paused for the winter break and resumes in February 2026.
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Summer Specials take place in Rosemarkie Church in the summer. This year, in 2025, William Mather shared on on the theme "Seeing the Special in the Ordinary" and MAJN shared on the theme "Make a Joyful Noise!" - introducing the new Church of Scotland Hymnbook "God Welcomes All."
DEEPEN
Deepen your faith. Join our weekly Bible Studies and Prayer Meetings.
Bible Study meets on Thursday at 3pm in Fortrose - contact the minister for details - restarts from 11th September 2025.
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Prayer Meeting takes place on Thursday evenings at 7pm - 7:30 pm on Zoom - contact the minister for details - restarts from 4th September 2025.
'Killearnan Summer' by William Mather - Oil on Canvas (42x59cm)
CREATE
Celebrate the arts and creativity in our church.
Make a Joyful Noise our music group, meets on Thursday afternoons at 4:15 - 5:15 pm in the Church - the Spring session - restarts from 17th September 25.
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Make a Joyful Noise, MAJN, supports the congregational singing and adds items in different seasons: Advent/ Christmas; Lent to Easter; in the late spring we look outwards through Pentecost and a World Church focus; in the summer we support the "Summer Specials."
The Crafts Group meets at 2pm on Tuesday afternoons in the Seaforth Hall.
-> the Crafts group has paused for the winter break and resumes in 2026.
The Crafts Group produces crafts for different seasons of the year.
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Visual artists share their work from time to time in the liturgy of our Sunday services and at Summer & Autumn Specials.
CREATIVE COLLECTIVE
The Creative Collective exists as a forum to stimulate projects and inspire the creative activities of the church in the Sunday worship but also in other aspects of church and community life.
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The Creative Collective is an occasional group which meets a few times a year with a focus in early Autumn towards Advent/Christmas, in the new year towards Lent/Passion/ Easter and after Easter towards Ascension/ Pentecost and the 'Summer Specials'.
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Autumn 2025 During the autumn, the MAJN music gruop will be preparing seasonal music for Adlvent / Christmas - contemporary hymns and carols, (including Scottish carols), and items from 100 Carols for Choirs -
as well as familiar hymns and carols from Church Hymnary 4.
'Fun on the Beach' by William Mather - Oil on Canvas (50x76cm)
CONNECT
Connect globally and nationally to other Christian charities and organisations.
Our church has members who are active around the five marks of mission and who are involved with a range of Christan organisations and charities - these include:
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ACORN - connecting to the world around;
Friends International - a charity reaching international students;
OMF International - an agency working in East Asia;
Phoenix India - a charity in North India;
Fairtrade - connecting the church to the wider world and its needs.
GROW
Grow in your faith. As a church we encourage our members to develop their skills and to train others.
Our minister Rev. Dr Warren Beattie has been involved in delivering training for worship though the Highland Theological College (UHI) for ministry candidates who take the module "Understanding Worship and the Sacraments"; he is also tutor for the 'Pathways' - "Leading Worship" track for church members - two of our own elders who completed this in 2023 were accredited by the Church of Scotland to "Lead Worship" in our local congregation. The current batch in 2025 has over a dozen new students drawn from across the Presbytery of CEI.
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There are now three 'Pathways' Courses for Clèir Eilean Ì Presbytery delivered through HTC-UHI - "Leading Worship" and "Conducting a Funeral" start in Autumn 2025. ["Preaching the Word of God" will come in Spring 2026] - see adverts below and video advert on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBoIgI8lIwg
Warren also shares occasionally at the Centre for the Study of World Christianity with international students and he and his wife have been involved in training at All Nations Christian College in Hertfordshire, England.
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Pathways Courses - CEI + HTC/UHI
Information & Video on HTC's Facebook site:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1303984538181179&set=pcb.1303985678181065
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https://www.facebook.com/HighlandTheologicalCollege/videos/1899385443951636
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