Christian Orthodox

Main denominations:

  1. Eastern Orthodox (Orthodox Churches covering Greece, Eastern Europe and Russia).
  2. Coptic (Egyptian, Syrian, Orthodox Church).

Local Place of Worship

St Marks Coptic Orthodox Church of Scotland
264 Links Street
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 1QE
Phone: +44 (0)1592 64 3333
Email: fathermarkaziz@gmail.com

Services

  • Every Sunday worship from 10am to 12:30pm
  • Sunday School and Youth Groups
  • Fife Egyptian Association meetings
Sunday Service in Arabic & English
Image of when the E and D Officer attended the Sunday Service in Arabic and English at the St Marks Coptic Church, Kirkcaldy.

St Marks Coptic Church Kirkcaldy

Inclusion points

  • Dress/Jewellery/Identity: Some forbid the use of cosmetics and require their female members to dress particularly modestly.
  • Drink: Alcohol is not permitted.
  • Food: Some may abstain from meat on a Friday.
  • Fasting: Some fast before receiving Holy Communion on Sunday, 40 day fasting before Easter abstaining from alcohol, tobacco, meat and cheese.
    Egyptian Coptic Church members observing fasting nearly for 7 months a year and eat vegan food only during this period.
  • Festivals and Observances:
    1. Nativity of Christ.
    2. Christmas Eve: Celebrated as the day before Christmas Day.
    3. Christmas Day: Celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
    4. Good Friday: Observance of the death of Jesus Christ (two days before Easter).
    5. Easter Day: Observance of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
    6. Sundays are observed for a day of worship.