St Conans Kirk, Loch Awe

Doors open 7pm, Performance from 7.30pm. Tickets on door £10 (Friends of St Conan’s Kirk £8). Refreshments will be served. PLEASE REMEMBER THE KIRK HAS LIMITED HEATING SO DRESS WARMLY!
Rob Luft is an award-winning 24-year-old musician from London, and has been described as one of the UK’s most prominent and talented young contemporary jazz guitarists. Praised by The Times ‘to achieve great things in the future’, Rob was the recipient of the 2016 Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize in as...sociation with Edition Records, and he also received the 2nd Prize in The 2016 Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition.
Elina Dunn’s latest album: With Partir – Songs of Love and Exile, the Swiss/Albanian singer ranges through traditional music from Albania, Kosovo, Armenia, Macedonia, Switzerland and Arab-Andalusia as well as songs by Jacques Brel and her own music – a fiercely individual voice, infused by jazz as well as her own cultural roots.
“23-year-old Londoner Rob Luft has delivered the most fully-realized and rewarding debut album from a guitarist-composer since Julian Lage’s 2009 outing, Sounding Point…” – Downbeat (USA)
“So young and so talented!” – Jamie Cullum, BBC Radio 2 (UK)
“…an extraordinary talent!” – Julian Jospeh, BBC Radio 3 (UK)
“…a singular talent, a fluent improviser and a composer of catchy, earthy, infectiously upbeat tunes. There are echoes of west African high-life, English folk, indie rock and various strands of contemporary jazz, but Luft’s sound is joyously original, robust and in-your-face…” – The Irish Times (IRE)
“Boundless Technique” – Lee Ritenour
http://www.stconanskirk.org.uk/…/rob-lu ft-and-elina-duni-i…/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pjE3FaVvA7E
https://youtu.be/YQFiS-mUiHQ
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The annual Christmas Eve Carol Service will take place as usual tomorrow at 6.00pm. Organised by the Congregation for the Community and Visitors, all are invited to come along. Hot drinks and mince pies will be served afterwards.

We are very happy to share that the Architectural Heritage Fund have awarded St Conan's Kirk up to £5000 towards planning permissions and professional fees of our project to enable allow public access to the Kirk's amazing crypt, to open the Bruce Chapel basement room as an education facility for groups/visitors and to provide a new visitor toilet facility.

Christmas Tree Festival Raffle 2018
Many thanks to the following for kind donation of prizes:
... Inverawe Smokery Poppies Garden Centre Christmas Dove Inveraray
We had a lovely selection of prizes and much appreciate the generosity of our prize donors and also of all the visitors who bought tickets.
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Christmas Tree Festival Raffle 2018
Results (in no particular order)
Inverawe Hamper: yellow 526... Christine & Peter MacDougall (Lochawe)
Poppy Birdbath: pink 396 Chrissie Thompson, (Oban)
Italian Hamper: blue 726 Helen Hennessy (Lochawe)
Christmas Dove £25 Voucher: white 441 Beth Campbell (Oban)
Mulled Wine & Christmas Cake : white 587 Heather McLean (Appin)
All winners informed
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A selection of Images from the 2018 Christmas Tree Festival

More photos from CTF18 !

The record number of Visitors to this year's Festival had a very difficult task to decide their favourite from amongst the 62 fabulous trees! The final vote was 1st Ballet West Tutu Tree 2nd Victorian Christmas 3rd Claus Family Christmas
... Also very popular were the Snowman, Achaleven School's Plastic Fantastic, RM Treeservices carved tree and St Conan's does Strictly.
Enormous thanks to everyone who took part, helped with the organisation, baked and donated raffle prizes.
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The Visitors' Favourite tree at the 2018 Christmas Tree Festival was the lovely Tutu Tree by Ballet West!

A must see. St Conans Christmas tree festival. Last day Sunday 2 December. 1.30 pm to 6 pm. A fantastic day out

Christmas tree festival starts this Friday. Festival times at http://www.stconanskirk.org.uk/

St Conan's Christmas Tree Festival 2018 Frid 30th Nov and Sun 2nd Dec, 1.30-6.00pm; Sat 1st Dec, 10.00am -6.00pm We're expecting some astonishing trees! Come and vote for your favourite, count Santa's elves (hiding around the Kirk), listen to Christmas music, buy tickets for the Festive Raffle and have a hot drink and homebaking. A great way to get in the mood for Christmas!

This Wednesday is the fifth and final part of the amazing WW1 series of events in the Kirk. It promises to be another memorable, enjoyable and poignant evening. As always dress warmly, although this will be the first evening performance with temporary gas heating.

An evening of music, theatre, reflection and laughter. Stories and reports from near and far as WW1 draws to a close. £8 (£7 for Friends) Followed by hot drinks, sandwiches and home baking.

Setting up for tonight's performance. Thankfully not too cold, but if coming along remember to wear enough clothes! (Still only limited heating in the kirk)

If you are in the Oban or Lochgilphead Tesco's please remember to vote for St Conan's Kirk in the 'Bags of Help' box. We are one of the charities you can vote for and we are planning to introduce a new woodland path with some activities and information specifically for our younger visitors in the grounds of the Kirk.

Lovely BBC video from last night entitled "When you can't decide what to in Scotland" with Paul Merton.
But don't forget we still have a huge amount of repairs and conservation to do https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/friends ofstconanskirk

A short newsletter about our plans for the repair and restoration of St Conan's Kirk is now available to download at https://stconanskirk.org.uk/summer-2018-r epair-and-restora…/

stumbled across this magnificent gothic kirk, while driving up to oban.. Glad we went in , fantastic nooks n crannies to explore, gardens are very pretty, a must see

Wonderful place to visit. Situated in a beautiful place. So pleased we stopped to make a visit. Very impressed

We were lucky enough to be married here in 2007. Beautiful kirk, with a real feeling of serenity. Such happy memories.

We visited St. Conans Kirk in 2014 for the first time, it was stunning. Now, April 2018, it's so great to see the Kirk being restored. Great work, We'll visit again.

We drove past this on the way up to Oban and thought it looked amazing, then spotted it was open to visitors on the way back again so popped in for a nosey, so glad we did, what an amazing find

We drove past St Conans Kirk and decided to stop in for a look. So glad we did, what a stunning building and right on the banks of the loch too. If you're driving by and have the time, make sure you stop here for a little visit.

Truly stunning, can't believe people go to the visitor further round Loch Awe when this is a beautiful place managed by two incredible people. And the cakes, oh my god, the cakes!

A must for a pit stop, lunch stop, holiday or just because

Stunning building with such rich and varied history. Found it by luck as we drove back from Oban. Such a photogenic place.

Staying at the local Hotel Awe, I was able to visit a wonderful peaceful church, With views of loch Awe, along with peaceful gardens, the late afternoon sun highlighted the delightful window set high up in the church. I love churches, will hope I can visit this church again sometime in the future ..

St. Conan's Kirk is one of my favorite spots on earth. We discovered it by accident one day and have been back twice to enjoy the quiet reverence and beauty of the place. The stained glass is amazing, and the building itself it unique and stunning. I was so taken by the kirk that I used it for a setting for one of my Wildflowers of Scotland novels - Wild Rose. I highly recommend visiting St. Conan's Kirk.

St Conan's Kirk is a facinating wee Church scenically positioned right on the shore of Loch Awe in the village of Lochawe in Argyll. Quirky, almost Gothic in appearance a d actually more like a Foley of a building. Architectural concepts and styles have been used from around Europe. This was uilt by a man for his mother...stunning and very popular for Weddings.

Pure chance we were driving by, stopped to walk the dogs when we spotted this beautiful little church. It was open too. Lovely peaceful place with views of Loch Awe from their lovely gardens.

Lovely look round today, what a beautiful place in a stunning peaceful spot. So many features to look at and enjoy, but my favourite is the hare gargoyle on the loch side of the church, and the sundial garden. Lovely to light a wee candle and contemplate in the peace for a moment. Will be back - and all the best with the restoration works!

It's the most beautiful place and so peaceful and it's a place that everyone should go to if they can x

I have visited this Kirk a few times now. It's where I go to light a candle for my daughter, as this place gives me a feeling like have never felt in any other place. An amazing ambiance.

Got there by pure luck because of closed road to Stirling from Fort William and we had to drive by Loch Awe - amazing place worth visiting �

Beutiful place, but what an absolute shame and a complete sin that this place is being treated this way. I visited in the rain and the roof is quite frankly leaking all over the place. Come on owners invest some money before this place is ruined. Rant over.

Beautiful place, so much to look at and so peaceful, got some fab photos, highly recommend a visit here x

Spotted it on the way to Oban the stunning views from the rear of the Kirk is just as peaceful as the Kirk itself.

Well worth a visit

The war memorial outside the Kirk gates is also worth stopping & pondering for a moments reflection

stumbled across this magnificent gothic kirk, while driving up to oban.. Glad we went in , fantastic nooks n crannies to explore, gardens are very pretty, a must see

Wonderful place to visit. Situated in a beautiful place. So pleased we stopped to make a visit. Very impressed

We were lucky enough to be married here in 2007. Beautiful kirk, with a real feeling of serenity. Such happy memories.

We visited St. Conans Kirk in 2014 for the first time, it was stunning. Now, April 2018, it's so great to see the Kirk being restored. Great work, We'll visit again.

We drove past this on the way up to Oban and thought it looked amazing, then spotted it was open to visitors on the way back again so popped in for a nosey, so glad we did, what an amazing find

We drove past St Conans Kirk and decided to stop in for a look. So glad we did, what a stunning building and right on the banks of the loch too. If you're driving by and have the time, make sure you stop here for a little visit.

Truly stunning, can't believe people go to the visitor further round Loch Awe when this is a beautiful place managed by two incredible people. And the cakes, oh my god, the cakes!

A must for a pit stop, lunch stop, holiday or just because

Stunning building with such rich and varied history. Found it by luck as we drove back from Oban. Such a photogenic place.

Staying at the local Hotel Awe, I was able to visit a wonderful peaceful church, With views of loch Awe, along with peaceful gardens, the late afternoon sun highlighted the delightful window set high up in the church. I love churches, will hope I can visit this church again sometime in the future ..

St. Conan's Kirk is one of my favorite spots on earth. We discovered it by accident one day and have been back twice to enjoy the quiet reverence and beauty of the place. The stained glass is amazing, and the building itself it unique and stunning. I was so taken by the kirk that I used it for a setting for one of my Wildflowers of Scotland novels - Wild Rose. I highly recommend visiting St. Conan's Kirk.

St Conan's Kirk is a facinating wee Church scenically positioned right on the shore of Loch Awe in the village of Lochawe in Argyll. Quirky, almost Gothic in appearance a d actually more like a Foley of a building. Architectural concepts and styles have been used from around Europe. This was uilt by a man for his mother...stunning and very popular for Weddings.

Pure chance we were driving by, stopped to walk the dogs when we spotted this beautiful little church. It was open too. Lovely peaceful place with views of Loch Awe from their lovely gardens.

Lovely look round today, what a beautiful place in a stunning peaceful spot. So many features to look at and enjoy, but my favourite is the hare gargoyle on the loch side of the church, and the sundial garden. Lovely to light a wee candle and contemplate in the peace for a moment. Will be back - and all the best with the restoration works!

It's the most beautiful place and so peaceful and it's a place that everyone should go to if they can x

I have visited this Kirk a few times now. It's where I go to light a candle for my daughter, as this place gives me a feeling like have never felt in any other place. An amazing ambiance.

Got there by pure luck because of closed road to Stirling from Fort William and we had to drive by Loch Awe - amazing place worth visiting �

Beutiful place, but what an absolute shame and a complete sin that this place is being treated this way. I visited in the rain and the roof is quite frankly leaking all over the place. Come on owners invest some money before this place is ruined. Rant over.

Beautiful place, so much to look at and so peaceful, got some fab photos, highly recommend a visit here x

Spotted it on the way to Oban the stunning views from the rear of the Kirk is just as peaceful as the Kirk itself.

Well worth a visit

The war memorial outside the Kirk gates is also worth stopping & pondering for a moments reflection

stumbled across this magnificent gothic kirk, while driving up to oban.. Glad we went in , fantastic nooks n crannies to explore, gardens are very pretty, a must see

Wonderful place to visit. Situated in a beautiful place. So pleased we stopped to make a visit. Very impressed

We were lucky enough to be married here in 2007. Beautiful kirk, with a real feeling of serenity. Such happy memories.

We visited St. Conans Kirk in 2014 for the first time, it was stunning. Now, April 2018, it's so great to see the Kirk being restored. Great work, We'll visit again.

We drove past this on the way up to Oban and thought it looked amazing, then spotted it was open to visitors on the way back again so popped in for a nosey, so glad we did, what an amazing find

We drove past St Conans Kirk and decided to stop in for a look. So glad we did, what a stunning building and right on the banks of the loch too. If you're driving by and have the time, make sure you stop here for a little visit.

Truly stunning, can't believe people go to the visitor further round Loch Awe when this is a beautiful place managed by two incredible people. And the cakes, oh my god, the cakes!

A must for a pit stop, lunch stop, holiday or just because

Stunning building with such rich and varied history. Found it by luck as we drove back from Oban. Such a photogenic place.

Staying at the local Hotel Awe, I was able to visit a wonderful peaceful church, With views of loch Awe, along with peaceful gardens, the late afternoon sun highlighted the delightful window set high up in the church. I love churches, will hope I can visit this church again sometime in the future ..

St. Conan's Kirk is one of my favorite spots on earth. We discovered it by accident one day and have been back twice to enjoy the quiet reverence and beauty of the place. The stained glass is amazing, and the building itself it unique and stunning. I was so taken by the kirk that I used it for a setting for one of my Wildflowers of Scotland novels - Wild Rose. I highly recommend visiting St. Conan's Kirk.

St Conan's Kirk is a facinating wee Church scenically positioned right on the shore of Loch Awe in the village of Lochawe in Argyll. Quirky, almost Gothic in appearance a d actually more like a Foley of a building. Architectural concepts and styles have been used from around Europe. This was uilt by a man for his mother...stunning and very popular for Weddings.

Pure chance we were driving by, stopped to walk the dogs when we spotted this beautiful little church. It was open too. Lovely peaceful place with views of Loch Awe from their lovely gardens.

Lovely look round today, what a beautiful place in a stunning peaceful spot. So many features to look at and enjoy, but my favourite is the hare gargoyle on the loch side of the church, and the sundial garden. Lovely to light a wee candle and contemplate in the peace for a moment. Will be back - and all the best with the restoration works!

It's the most beautiful place and so peaceful and it's a place that everyone should go to if they can x

I have visited this Kirk a few times now. It's where I go to light a candle for my daughter, as this place gives me a feeling like have never felt in any other place. An amazing ambiance.

Got there by pure luck because of closed road to Stirling from Fort William and we had to drive by Loch Awe - amazing place worth visiting �

Beutiful place, but what an absolute shame and a complete sin that this place is being treated this way. I visited in the rain and the roof is quite frankly leaking all over the place. Come on owners invest some money before this place is ruined. Rant over.

Beautiful place, so much to look at and so peaceful, got some fab photos, highly recommend a visit here x

Spotted it on the way to Oban the stunning views from the rear of the Kirk is just as peaceful as the Kirk itself.

Well worth a visit

The war memorial outside the Kirk gates is also worth stopping & pondering for a moments reflection