Dear Friends, Being brought up in the Manse brings with it many advantages as well as some disadvantages. One of the disadvantages was that my father was always out, at meetings or visiting. As a curious child I would often ask him where he had...
Read More26 July 2026: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev marion Paton
Dear Friends, The story is told of a small town that was proposed for the site of great hydro-electric plant. A dam would be built across the river and the town would be submerged. When the project was announced, the people were given many months...
Read More28 June 2026: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear friends, I know I said that there wouldn’t be a letter for the next few weeks, but I simply had to write to say thank you for the wonderful surprise last Sunday. The cake was so unexpected and of course, so clever. And it was delicious...
Read More21 June 2026: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, When most of us were children, Father’s Day was not celebrated in the UK, and I can remember my father saying in the early 1970s that it was an American commercial invention, just another way to part people from their cash...
Read More14 June 2026: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, Leonardo da Vinci had started work on a large canvas in his study. For a while he worked at it – choosing the subject, planning the perspective, sketching the outline, applying the colours with his own inimitable genius. Then...
Read More7 June 2026: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, As you will be aware, the congregation that is made up of Boarhills, Dunino and St Andrews: Holy Trinity is a very busy one. As well as our regular acts of worship, and the weddings and funerals that take place, and concerts and...
Read More31 May 2026: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, As Thursday approaches, there are many challenges that have to be met in Boarhills, Dunino and St Andrews Holy Trinity each week. Because we send out our services in print to all parts of the world, (quite literally) and because all...
Read More17 May 2026: Letter fom the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, We are delighted to welcome Rev. Dr. James Walker to our pulpit today. We are also delighted to welcome our friends from Dunino to Holy Trinity. We are all one church family and it is good for us to worship together. Today is also...
Read More10 May 2026: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, Many years ago, I attended a service in a very prestigious church where a famous minister was officiating. I now cannot remember all the details, but I do remember feeling that God had been slighted and the congregation not involved...
Read MoreSunday 3 May 2026: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, This morning, I found myself taking a funeral service for a friend in the church where I was ordained and where I served as minister for many years. Although it was a sad occasion, it was also a happy celebration as my friend had...
Read More26 April 2026: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, Today in Holy Trinity we welcome the ‘Friends of Holy Trinity’ who will have their AGM in the Sharp Aisle after worship. The ‘Friends’ were set up by Tom Duncan and Rev Roy Hill to support the musical tradition of Holy Trinity and...
Read More19 April 2026: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends, John was an old man by the time I first knew him. He was the organist in my first church which only had a rather unreliable keyboard. He was in his late 80s and was very quiet, rushing off at the end of the service to play at...
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