St Mary's was built in faith almost 700 years ago. Despite war and destruction this building and that faith have been maintained by succeeding generations. The Lamp of Lothian continues to shine brightly, welcoming pilgrims on life's journey
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Worship in St Mary's
We usually hold two services every Sunday - an all-age service at 09:30 and a more 'traditional' service at 11:00. All are welcome.
Summer Services:
Please note that from 5th July until 30th August we will hold a single summer worship service at 10.30am.
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Visiting St Mary's
St Mary's will welcome visitors from 1 May to 30 September.
Details here
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Vacancy Update
The Nominating Committee is pleased to let everyone know that, unanimously and enthusiastically, they are presenting a sole nominee to be our new minister. The candidate's name is Rev Dr Scott McKenna and he is currently working as the Spiritual Lead at the Ayrshire Hospice. Prior to that he was the Parish Minister at St Columbas in Ayr, and before that he was the Minister at Mayfield Salisbury in Edinburgh for 19 years.Scott will lead our service in St Mary’s on Sunday 30th August at 10.30am, after which all members of the congregation who are on the Electoral Role will be invited to vote on whether they wish him to become our new Minister. You are warmly invited to come to this service and welcome Scott to our church.
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What's on ?
Our online calendar is now available. If you wish to see what is on, please click here.
Third Wednesday - a quiet evening reflection - open to everyone.
Details here
Afternoon Tea - a monthly gathering over a cup of tea and a cake.
Details here.
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St Mary's at 4 Concert Series
Our series of free Sunday afternoon concerts at 4pm started up again on Sunday 3 May. Our programme for this year is available here.
If you'd like to take part next year please email events@stmaryskirk.co.uk
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Other Concerts: Please click on the Music and then Concerts tab for upcoming concert details
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Latest Newsletter (Summer 2026)
Click here to download the latest Church Newsletter in .pdf format. Please note, for security reasons all personal emails, addresses and telephone numbers are removed. Please get it touch if you need them.
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St Mary's from the Air
Ever wondered what St Mary's looks like from above? click here
Contacting Us
We are currently in vacancy. Rev Elisabeth Spence is our Interim Moderator and can be reached on revspence121@gmail.com
Our Session Clerk, Mrs Rae Goode, can be contacted by e-mail at sessionclerk@haddingtonparishchurch.org.uk
St Mary's has a FaceBook page which is updated weekly and can be found here.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Our GDPR documents are available on the following links:
General Guidance, click here. Privacy Notice, click here