Our annual Kirkin' of the Tartans service is usually the first week of November. The Kirkin' of the Tartans service is an American tradition which celebrates the Scottish heritageof the Presbyterian Church. The first Kirkin of the Tartan service, developed by the Reverend Peter Marshall, Pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC, was held there in 1941. Since then many Presbyterian churches throughout the country have made this service a traditional part of their worship.

Kirkin' comes from the word "kirk" which means "church." Therefore, a Kirkn' of the Tartans service is a "churching" or a blessing of those things Scottish, particularly the tartans or plaids that represent individuals, families or clans. Beyond that, however, the Kirkin' of the Tartan service asks God's blessing upon the Presbyterian church, and is a rededication to the Reformed heritage and historical faith of the Church in God.