The World Council of Churches The World Council of Churches is the most comprehensive ecumenical organisation in history. Its inaugural Assembly in Amsterdam in 1948 brought together representatives from 147 Churches in 44 countries. This year as it celebrates its 70 birthday, the WCC has 350 member churches from 110 countries. Pope Francis visited the […]
Elders‘ Notes
Having just held the AGM, it is interesting to note all that has been going on over the past year and to see ourselves from Heather’s perspective in her report. Obviously her arrival and settling in to work with the Pastorate has been one of the major differences, and we do thank her for all […]
Elsie Brearley
As many people will know, sadly Elsie died on Wednesday, 19th September. She had been unwell for some time, but had still remained positive and been able to enjoy good company and outings particularly with the family. Two falls in fairly quick succession, however, proved quite a setback and took their toll on her physically. […]
Minister’s Letter
Dear Friends, As we enter the Harvest season I was reminded of the many childhood memories of this time of year. In Scotland, September is brambling time (collecting blackberries) and there were many weekends spent in Argyll raiding the redundant railway tracks for the fruits of Autumn. I also remember scrambling up banks to […]
John Bell – hymn writer
John Bell – hymn writer We often sing hymns written by John Bell, hymns such as Who would think that what was needed (Rejoice and Sing 178), Will you come and follow me (R & S 558) and The love of God comes close (R & S 107). John Bell was born in Kilmarnock in […]
Newsletter July – September 2018
Newsletter July – September 2018
Himalayan Learning
I have been in touch with Himalayan Learning, one of the charities we give a monthly donation to. I wrote to Helena Williams-Pugh, about their safe-guarding policy and received a reply giving lots of information about the charity, which I thought you would like to hear about. Helena is the mother of Oliver who, […]
Contact the Elderly June 2018
Contact the Elderly Due to the snow in March our Contact the Elderly tea party did not take place, so the June tea party was the first one we had hosted this year. This time there were eight guests and three drivers. Sadly one of the regular guests had died since we had last seen […]
What are we doing at communion?
What are we doing at communion? In the gospel of Mark, chapter 14 verse 22 – 25, we read that ‘while they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and after […]
Minister’s Letter July 2018
Dear Friends, Many of us have recently watched the Royal Wedding. There were many breaks with tradition, or perhaps tradition was brought up to date. The sermon surprised many, the choice of music also surprised some, and the reading from the Song of Songs, in a modern translation, was a delightful surprise. It has got […]