Dear Friends,It is Thursday morning, and the race is on to have everything ready for Helen to print in time for Sunday. We, in this parish, are incredibly fortunate to have Helen to complete all the administrative tasks she undertakes for us, and...
Read MoreSunday 10 November: weekly letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,Today is a special occasion in the life of our church and of our country as we gather to give thanks to God for those who, down the years have sacrificed so much for our safety and freedom. We welcome all who have come to share with...
Read MoreSunday 3 November 2024: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,Today, as we celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion we are delighted to welcome all who have gathered this morning, regular members of our congregation, former members of our congregation, and visitors. We do not have strangers...
Read More20 October 2024: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, What a wonderful day of celebration and thanksgiving we enjoyed last Sunday as we welcomed new members by profession of faith and new elders to our Kirk Session and gave certificates to those who have served our congregation for...
Read More13 October 2024: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, Today we extend a very warm welcome to Rev Fiona Smith who has come to share with us on this very special day in the life of our congregation. Many of us know Fiona well and have been looking forward to seeing her for quite some...
Read More6 October 2024: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, Today we welcome members and friends to our services of Harvest Thanksgiving. It is always difficult to predict when the harvest will be gathered in, and I was once told that we could not give thanks for it until it was! However...
Read More12 July 2020: Letter from Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, As we slowly and tentatively begin to ease out of lockdown, I began to think about some of things that we may have learned during this enforced period of isolation. I thought about a friend who has always had a housekeeper who came...
Read More5 July 2020: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, An unknown writer once said ‘I don’t know what tomorrow holds, but I do know who holds tomorrow’. What an interesting thought that is, especially at this time when people are anxious to plan holidays and events at home that have not...
Read More28 June 2020: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, You will have heard much about the reopening of churches for private prayer and I have no doubt that rumours are flying around, as they always do, about what is happening with our own churches. We are living in a very difficult...
Read More14 June 2020: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, On the bookshelf behind my desk there is a birthday card that was sent to me some years ago which says ‘What if the hokey cokey is really what it’s all about’? It has caused great amusement to my colleagues who have spotted it...
Read More7 June 2020: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, Today is Trinity Sunday, a very important day in the life of the Church. It is also important for Holy Trinity, as it is the day when the Friends of Holy Trinity usually have their AGM after the service. However, this year of...
Read More31 May 2020: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, We have now reached the Season of Pentecost, that time when we traditionally celebrate the birthday of the church. Today was to have been a special celebration with all the Church of Scotland charges in the St Andrews Cluster coming...
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