Dear Friends This has been the week of Elders meetings. Somehow we have fallen into the pattern of holding both Elders’ Meetings on consecutive days. Sometimes it is useful […]
At the Meeting Place – for 18 October 2020
Horses & Chariots: 13 September 2020
This has been a difficult week. The last time that we gathered for Sunday worship at St. Columba’s I preached on John 4:34 Jesus said to them, ‘My food is […]
14 June 2020
It is now almost three months since we were able to meet together in our church buildings and whilst various activities are opening up, the advice from the United Reformed […]
Sunday 24 May Sixth Sunday after Easter
I wrote last week about the way in which this time has created a new routine in the way I work. But routines can’t last for ever and already it’s […]
For 17 May 2020
As we come to our 9th Sunday without being able to meet in the churches, I have found myself in a new routine that now works towards having these letters […]
for 3rd May 2020
Over the last month I’ve had the rare opportunity to listen to others preach and see the way they lead worship. It’s interesting. Last week I began during my morning […]
For 26 April 2020
It is now over a month since we were able to meet together and we continue to manage this lockdown period in different ways. Many have grown used to working […]
for 5 April 2020 (Palm Sunday)
1st April 2020 Dear Friends As I type the date I wonder if somehow a great April Fool’s trick is being played on us, confining us to our homes, whilst […]
Second Sunday of Social Distancing
Had I been leading worship this morning, my planned theme was Friendship. The gospel reading today was the one where Jesus is called to the home of his friends Mary, […]
First Sunday of Social Distancing
It’s 10:30am Sunday morning, the 4th Sunday in Lent, Mothering Sunday, the first Sunday of Social Distancing and I’m sitting in Ansty Road all alone. I’ve put some notices on […]