Dear Friends,As I write I have just returned from showing a party of American pilgrims around Holy Trinity Church. To say they were blown away by the history and the beauty of the building would be an understatement. What is more, they were...
Read More4 May 2025: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton.
Dear friends,It was Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) who once said, ‘A man, Sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair’. That is not a very politically correct statement for our own day for I am sure everyone would agree that we should all...
Read More27 April 2025: Letter from the locum minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,When was the last time you saw people queuing to get into church? Certainly, I have never seen such a thing in Holy Trinity on a Sunday morning, apart from on Remembrance Sunday and the Golf Service. But last Sunday we were late in...
Read More20 April 2025: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,A very Happy Easter to you all. This is a wonderful day of celebration for the event that is at the very heart of our faith. After a week of walking the way of the cross with Jesus, and for some people, a very long period of fasting...
Read More23 March 2025: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,It was a very wise person who said that a joy that is shared is a joy doubled, whilst a sorrow that is shared is a sorrow halved. This is particularly true for those who live alone. I well remember a widowed friend of mine who was...
Read More16 March 2025: Letter from Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,As I do almost every morning except Sunday, I sat down at my desk this morning and opened my emails. There was the usual crop of adverts, a couple of questions which I could answer and one personal note, so I replied to the...
Read More9 March 025: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton.
Dear Friends,The story goes that when the famous English architect Sir Christopher Wren was directing the building of St Paul’s Cathedral in London, some of the workers were interviewed by a journalist who asked them ‘What are you doing here?’...
Read More2 March 2025: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,As most of you know we are privileged to own what we think is a first edition of the King James Bible. Some years ago, we had a visit from an American Pastor who asked to see it, and as we examined it together, we noticed what...
Read MoreSunday 16 February 2025: Letter from the locum minister, Rev Marion Paton
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 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 More21 July 2024: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,A young woman was waiting for a bus in dangerous slum area of a big city one dark evening when a young policeman approached her. ‘Do you want me to wait with you?’ he asked. She thanked him but told him she was not necessary because...
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