NESS BANK
at the heart of the City of Inverness
Welcome to Ness Bank Parish Church, a Church of Scotland congregation.
We are a Presbyterian church and part of the Reformed tradition.
Ness Bank Church’s vision is to be a church without walls reaching out in faith to our parish and beyond with the light, the love, the hope and the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We serve Christ in many different ways at Ness Bank Church, but at the heart of all that we do week by week is our faith in Jesus Christ and central to that is our Sunday morning worship – come and see for yourself, you are assured of a warm welcome and you may just find it transforms your life.
Rev. Stuart Smith
Sunday Worship
23 November 2025 at 11.00am.
The Service will be conducted by Rev Stuart Smith.
Tea and coffee will be served in the hall after the service.
What's Happening ?
Donate to Ness Bank Church
It is now possible to donate to the Church directly from our website via the Ness Bank Church page on the Just Giving website. On the desktop site the "Donate" button is at the right side of the header, and on the mobile site click on the three horizontal bars at the top right of the home page to open the drop down menu with "Donate" at the bottom of the list.
Christmas Fayre
Donations may be handed in to the vestibule this Sunday. Alternatively, they can be dropped off the day prior to the Fayre, when the hall will be open to stall holders to set up from 2.00-4.00pm & 6.00- 8.00pm. Donations for raffle/hampers should be brought by this Sunday as we need to then
prepare the hampers. We are still welcoming donations for bottle stall, cake & candy, toys, unwanted gifts, books, craft. Volunteers are still needed to help before / during / after the Fayre – setting up, returning
borrowed tables, dropping off unsold stock to charity shop, helping with tea/coffees or on a stall. If you can help in any way, please get in touch with the church office.
Blythswood Shoebox Appeal
If anyone would like to help check the filled shoeboxes this will be done at Culduthel Christian Centre on Monday 17 November 12:00-21:00, Tuesday 18 November 09:00-21:00 & Wednesday 19 November 09:00-late afternoon. Please contact Danny Muschate at danny@churchatccc.org to let him know when you will
manage along.
The Guild
The next meeting will be a Guest Night on Tuesday 18 November at 7.30pm, when there will be a speaker from Crossreach. All welcome.
Kirk Session
The next meeting of the Kirk Session will be held on Wednesday 19 November at 7.30pm in Room 1.
Inverness Choral Society
The Choral’s Autumn concert will take place in Inverness Cathedral at 7.30pm on Saturday 22 November when they will perform Gounod’s ‘St Cecelia Mass’ & Elgar’s ‘From the Bavarian Highlands’. Tickets at £16 are available at www.invernesschoral.org.uk, from choir members, or at the door.
Next Sunday 23 November
The service will be conducted by Rev Stuart Smith. Tea & coffee will be served in the hall after the service.
Service of Remembering
The annual Service of Remembering will be held on Sunday 23 November at 3.00pm in the Church. This Service will offer a time for quiet reflection through music, readings and prayers for anyone who wishes to remember someone who has died, whether in recent times or long ago. If you wish, you will be able to add a name to the Book of Remembrance and their names will be read out during the Service.
Everyone is warmly welcome. Tea and Coffee will be served in the hall afterwards
The Open Door Project
Christmas Book Stalls, including Christian books, bibles, children’s books, Christmas cards, Calendars & Gifts, will be held at CYC (12 Bank Street) on Fridays and Saturdays at 10.00am-3.00pm from 21 November until 20 December. Tea/coffee will be served.
Highland Foodbank
Instead of issuing a specific list for November/December, the Foodbank has launched its Reverse Advent Calendar which lists an item for each day in November. Any donations for November/December should be selected from the Calendar list. Copies of the Reverse Advent Calendar are available in the vestibule or on
the notice-board.
Fairtrade Coffee Morning
The Fairtrade Coffee Morning will take place in Inverness Town House on Saturday 29 November from
10.00am-12.30pm. Presentation of Fairtrade City Award, Fairtrade crafts and food, and input from local schools.
Highland Hospice
The Highland Hospice ‘Christmas Songs & Carols’ concert will take place in the church on Saturday, 6 December at 7.00pm.
Highland Hospice
Volunteers are required for the new Hospice Academy St shop. To find out more, call 01463 227902, or visit the website at highlandhospice.org.
Highland Hospitals Carol Concert
The Highland Hospitals Carol Concert (in aid of Young Lives vs Cancer) will take place in Drumossie Hotel
on Sunday 7 December at 3.00pm. Tickets £16 (cash only) from Triquerta Crafts, the Victorian Market, tel 01463 715140.
Bught Stop Cosy Cafe
The Bught Stop Cosy Cafe is now open on Mondays between 1.00 and 2.30pm for Soup, Sandwiches, Tea, Coffee and Cake. Further information on the Bught Cosy Cafe page under the Local Community drop down menu.
Ness Bank Craft Group
The Crafties meet every Tuesday from 10.00am-12noon in Room 1. New members welcome.
Inverness Foodstuff
Our Café at Ness Bank Church is open for vegetarian meals, tea, coffee and a warm welcome.
Winter opening hours commence on Tuesday 4 November. Further information here.
Inverness Foodstuff, in partnership with Highlife Highland, also provide lunches at Hilton Community Centre, Hilton Village, Oldtown Road, Inverness IV2 4HT on Wednesdays and Fridays between 12 noon and 2pm
Baby and Toddler Group
The Baby and Toddler group continues as usual on a Wednesday morning 0930 - 1130 and is always ready to welcome more children. We have welcomed three new families since August, but there is plenty room for more! All parents and carers with children under 5 are welcome. The cost is £3.00 per family.
For further information on the group, please contact Anne Sutherland tel 238238.
The Choir
Everyone knows the Choir! You see us every Sunday (or hear us if you are on line). We sing anthems every other Sunday – it used to be every Sunday but you may have noticed that numbers are dropping. We are one of the few churches in Inverness who still have a regular choir and we must keep it.
We urgently need new members! I am sure there are some folk in the congregation who would enjoy an evening out on Thursdays – 7.30 – 9pm – with a break in the middle for tea and cake! You could always come along to see how you get on. Even if you can’t read music (or think you can’t) you will quickly pick it up, sitting next to those who can.
IT IS YOUR CHOIR SO DON’T WAIT TO BE INVITED! Please speak to me after church any Sunday, or just come along one evening.
Bridget Black