Dear Friends,We have all done it! We have all waited for a delivery or a tradesperson that was to be with us within a certain time frame. And the delivery or the person has simply not arrived. This morning, I was told that a delivery would arrive...
Read More17th July 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,It seems that, as far as sport is concerned, all eyes are fixed on St Andrews at the moment. The 150th Open is holding everyone’s attention and the town is benefitting from the thousands of extra people who are here to enjoy the...
Read More10th July 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear friends,Many years ago, when I first thought about offering for the ministry, the thought of standing up in a pulpit and preaching to the people scared me rigid! I had watched and sometimes listened to my father doing it on countless...
Read More3rd July 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,I have spent this morning dealing with things like car insurance and house insurance. And all the methods of notification and payment that have caused considerable chaos. Emails that have gone astray or have arrived several days...
Read More12th June 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,As usual at this point in the week, I have been sitting at my computer staring at the screen and wondering what on earth to say in this letter! It is at times like this that I sometimes turn to a little book of Daily Reflections from...
Read More5th June 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,During the past couple of weeks I have received two emails, (amongst the many) parts of which I would like to share with you. The first was from Charlotte, one of our Choral Scholars, who some of you will remember played the violin...
Read More29th May 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,We are now only days away from the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations that will give most people an extra four day bank holiday. This is certainly a unique occasion in the history of our country as we give thanks for the extraordinarily...
Read More22nd May 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,This week the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is meeting, both in Edinburgh and remotely, and both our Interim Moderator, Rev David Scott and Dr. Mike Stewart, Session Clerk of Holy Trinity, are commissioners this year...
Read More15th May 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,This Sunday marks the first day of Christian Aid Week. This is a charity which seeks to help people of all faiths and none who currently live in poverty through no fault of their own. The charity seeks to help people to live fruitful...
Read More8th May 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,I don’t think anyone would argue with the fact that what the world needs more than anything at the moment, is a time of calm and peace, a time to reflect and regroup, a time to allow ourselves to come closer to God and seek his will...
Read More1st May 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends.What a privilege it was in Holy Trinity last Sunday for us to welcome two Ukrainian families to our fellowship. One family had been here for a little while, and the other, who were relatives of theirs, had very recently arrived...
Read More24th April 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,There is a beautiful old story about a Sunday School teacher who asked the children in his class to bring plastic eggs to church with them on Easter Sunday. And he asked them to fill each one with something that symbolized the...
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