Participation  by members of the congregations is encouraged at Sunday morning worship. Scripture Readers are invited from members of the congregation.       On occasions, members of the congregation lead in prayer and worship.  Elders have helped  with  pulpit  supply  during  the  absence of the minister. The minister is chaplain to the local primary  school  at  Strone  and visits the school on a regular basis.Joint  Sunday  services  take place during the year between our two churches  as  well as  with  Kilmun  (St. Munn’s)  Parish  Church   to which  we  are linked, and with whom  we  share the  same minister.   These are on Remembrance Sunday, Christmas, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday,  Pentecost   and  the week of Christian Unity.     Some members have expressed their desire for closer links  between  both congregations.   There are  weekly Bible Studies and Prayer Groups,  “Lunchtime Discussions”  in

 Strone (St. Columba's)  Church  Hall,   “Shore Sings  Praise”  services  in  Kilmun(St. Munn's) Church and sometimes in Ardentinny Church.        Special events are planned for our young people.Strone Church has "The Church Club" which has replaced the Sunday School for children up to the age of 10 and “The Lasers”  for  children of  11 to 13  years. They  meet  on  Sunday  mornings  in the church hall, having attended part of the Sunday Worship. The Kilmun Church (St. Munn’s) still retain the name “Sunday School” for children attending Sunday Services.Together, the parishes of Kilmun and Strone/Ardentinny publish a bi-monthly, self-financing church magazine, “The Shore Herald,” which  has  a wide distribution of more than 400 copies.