Contents:
Welcome;
Hymn 113 God the Father of Creation;
All age time;
Prayer;
Reading Matthew 23: 1-12;
Hymn 694 Brother sister let me serve you;
Reflection;
Prayer for others;
Hymn 192 All my hope on God is founded;
Blessing
A special service of worship in memory of those we have lost this year
31 Hallowe’en Pumpkins sit at doors, windows are decorated with pictures of ghosts and suchlike. It has changed a bit since many of us were wee – gone are the turnips, the treacle scones and ‘dookin’ for apples’, and ‘guising’ has morphed into ‘trick-or-treat’ as American influences have crept in and changed old Scottish customs …
30 October The Job Retention Scheme (‘furlough’) comes to an end tomorrow. Already many businesses have indicated that they will be making staff unemployed. The total figures are not yet available, but each case is a personal tragedy: lost income, lost opportunities, dreams ended, maybe hardship for the individual and their family. Some may find …
29 October We are due to hear confirmation today of the new Tier we will be in from Monday. Strong measures are being imposed in France (‘at least for the month of November’) and Germany, and there is concern in England that the infection rate is racing ahead. Not a happy picture, given that we …
28 October Once again there is a story in the news of migrants (including children and possibly a baby) trying to enter Britain but losing their lives in the Channel, when the craft they were in capsized. The flow of people trying to enter the country without the requisite paperwork and authorisation is persistent over …
27 October There is a major public debate going on in England at the moment about ‘holiday hunger’ and extending the provision of term-time free school meals to the school holidays. Without getting involved in the politics, or the debate about the most appropriate way to eradicate ‘holiday hunger’ (important as that is), it has …
26 October The media over the weekend carried stories about the impact of the pandemic on the health, particularly the mental health, of NHS staff. Although it wasn’t specifically mentioned, it seems not unreasonable to assume that the health of care workers, teachers and other ‘key workers’ has been similarly affected – through long hours …
We pray for families. This week we heard from Jason Leitch, the Scottish Government Public Health Adviser that we should prepare for a digital Christmas. When we consider the pressures that families across our nation have been under with many parents losing income and possibly facing the reality of losing employment; the fact that they …
Contents:
Welcome;
Hymn 530 One more ste;
Prayer;
Reading Matthew 22: 34-40;
Prayer for others;
Hymn 448 Lord the light of your love is;
Boys Brigade promises;
Presentation of Queen’s Badge;
Hymn 737 Will your anchor hold;
Blessing;
Hymn 703 God save the Queen
