Dear Friends,Henry Ford was once having lunch with a man who suddenly asked him, ‘Who is your best friend?’ Then he started naming certain people. ‘No’ said Mr Ford. ‘I will tell you who your best friend is. He took out a pencil and wrote on the...
Read More16 November 2025: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,The story goes that many years ago now, the late Premier Khrushchev of Russia was speaking before the Supreme Soviet and was severely critical of his predecessor, the late Premier Stalin. While he was speaking, someone from the...
Read More9 November 2025: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Minister’s Letter: 9 November 2025 Dear friends,I was just eleven years old when my parents took me to visit St Michael’s Cathedral in Coventry. My mother had been there just the night before the Coventry Blitz and our visit was to see the new...
Read More2 November 2025: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,During the past few days, it is quite remarkable how many people have commented on the fact that they cannot believe that it is November already. Where has the year gone? We all seem to live at such a frenetic pace these days, that...
Read More19 October 2025: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,How times have changed! As I was driving home the other evening, the Sat. Nav. in the car was giving me instructions. I had not programmed it to do so, it just knew that I was going home and so, it gave me instructions on how to get...
Read More12 October 2025: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,Last night I came home after a long day and put my rucksack down on the floor before taking Zoomy for a walk. After the walk I forgot about the rucksack which was securely zipped up and went to make myself myself a cup of tea which I...
Read More5 October 2025: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,I wonder if you, like me, find yourself constantly doing mental arithmetic as you walk around the supermarket? Back in the days when I had to watch every penny, I got into the habit of totting up the bill in my head before reaching...
Read More28 September 2025: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,When I was very young and my cousin was seven years older, I well remember her saying that she hoped that when she grew up, she would not have a conscience! At the time I did not know what she was talking about. But as I grew older...
Read More21 September 2025: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,Today is a special day that has become something of a tradition in Boarhills, Dunino and St Andrews Holy Trinity church. It is ‘Give Church a Go’ Sunday, when we invite everyone who worships with us regularly to bring a family member...
Read More7 September 2025: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
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 More31 August 2025: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,I have just read a very interesting news article about the joy of a family whose child was able to ring the bell marking the end of her cancer treatment. This lovely tradition in children’s cancer wards all over the country, marks...
Read More24 August 2025: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,Whales and seals of all descriptions, arctic hares and foxes, musk ox, polar bears, thousands of birds, giant architectural icebergs, twenty-four-hour sunshine and amazingly calm seas. These are just some of the things I have...
Read More