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...
Read More17th April 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,This is the day of Resurrection. Christ is Risen – He is risen indeed! What a joy it is to be able to worship together on this special day! What a joy it is to be able to welcome visitors into our fellowship. What a joy it is to be...
Read More10th April 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,It seems incredible that we have already reached that time in the Christian year when we are invited to walk the way of the cross with Jesus. Today is Palm Sunday, the day when we remember his rapturous welcome into the city of...
Read More3rd April 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,What a difficult time this is! There is so much Covid about and people are continually asking should we be doing things, or should we not? Is it safe to meet up with people or is it not? What are the current regulations and...
Read More20th March 2022: Letter from the Session Clerk, Mike Stewart
Dear friends,“At least two million people have fled their homes to escape conflict in Ukraine. Leaving behind jobs, belongings and loved ones, they now face an uncertain future.Intense conflict in Ukraine is threatening the lives and livelihoods...
Read More13th March 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,I must begin by thanking our two Session Clerks for conducting the services last Sunday at very short notice. As you know, illness can come when you least expect it and there is not a great deal you can do about it. I hope to be fit...
Read More6th March 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,This morning I received an email containing a very fine prayer which the writer said that he had written and subsequently prayed every day, and which had helped him through some difficult situations. This prompted me to think about...
Read More27th February 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,An examination was being held in Emma’s class at school, and the question was asked, ‘Upon what do hibernating animals subsist during the winter?’ Emma thought for a few minutes and then wrote, ‘All winter long hibernating animals...
Read More20th February 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,Today, whilst I have been working in my study, my friends Eric and Alan, who used to look after my garden in Dundee for many years, have been painting my fence. And I have been plying them, and myself, with cups of tea. The fence was...
Read More13th February 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,One evening, just before the great Broadway musical star Mary Martin was to go on stage in South Pacific, a note was handed to her. It was from Oscar Hammerstein, who at that moment was on his deathbed. The short note simply said...
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