Continuing our journey as ‘Easter People’, Martin and co help us to explore what it means to be “raised with Christ”. Paul uses the term “raised with Christ” in his letter to the Romans in chapter 8 verse 11. What does it say to us today? We celebrate the resurrection at Easter, but how do […]
This week we welcome Rev Mary Taylor to lead our worship. Those of you who know Mary know how busy she is with many different duties and interests. One of those is an involvement with Morningside United Church in Edinburgh, which is where Eric Liddell, the Scottish athlete and missionary worshipped. Eric Liddell’s story was […]
It’s the Sunday after Easter, sometimes called ‘Low Sunday’. Why ‘Low’? Well there are several different theories, but maybe it’s because it’s the Sunday when we read about Thomas refusing to believe that Jesus has risen until he sees it with his own eyes. Was that a ‘low’ point in Thomas’s journey of faith? How […]
We have a packed Easter celebration service at 11am on Easter Sunday . If you’re joining us in person, please remember to bring your flowers to help transform our Lenten Cross as a symbol of resurrection life in Jesus. During our service we will be welcoming 7 new members into our Church family, there’s a special activity […]
There’s a potential tension in our service this Sunday as we embrace the colour and movement associated with Jesus’ celebratory entry into Jerusalem whilst continuing with our Lenten theme of ‘The rest is worship’. Yet as Jesus entered Jerusalem, he presented a challenge to those with power in order to usher in God’s Kingdom. What […]
This Sunday Sara leads us in worship as we continue with our Lenten theme of ‘The rest is worship’. In Matthew’s gospel, we read the following words from Jesus: “And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be […]
Today we celebrate Mothering Sunday and give thanks for Mothers, and we also continue with our theme of ‘The rest is worship’. We read in Psalm 46: “He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” How do you feel […]
As we move into the third week of Lent, we continue with our theme of ‘The rest is worship’. This Sunday Linda is leading our worship, with Patrick taking Communion. This week we reflect on the busyness of our everyday lives. We all have important things going on and reasons to be active. We are […]
It’s the second Sunday of Lent, and we’re delighted that Diane Whittaker is leading our worship for the first time, ably assisted by Alan and Paulette. After the Moderator’s visit last week, we’re picking up our Lenten theme which is ‘The rest is worship’. Paulette and Joyce introduced this subject a couple of weeks ago […]
We are delighted to welcome Rev Kim Plumpton, the Moderator of Northern Synod to lead our worship this Sunday. As we enter Lent, Kim will be directing us toward the offer of Hope that we find in this season. Everyone is welcome to join us online or in the building at 11am.
