Sunday Worship, 31 January 2021
Welcome:
Blessed are the poor in spirit;
the kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
Mathew 5: 3
Month: January 2021
Thought for the day 30 January
30 Another recurring question is: ‘when will the schools go back?’ There seem to be different opinions among government advisers about the role played by schools in transmission of the disease. Whilst children are probably not at high risk of contracting it, there seems to be some link between schools being open and increased transmission …
Thought for the day 29 January
29 Vaccines and vaccinations have been in the news a lot lately: how are governments in Britain performing against the targets for vaccinating priority groups; should teachers, police, transport workers and other ‘front line’ staff become priority groups; the development of another vaccine; and the dispute between Astra Zeneca and the European Union. All important …
Thought for the day 28 January
28 In the past couple of days the number of deaths in the UK where Covid-19 appears on the death certificate has passed the 100,000 mark. Every death from whatever cause is sad, as someone who touched the lives of others slips away and becomes a memory rather than a living presence with them (though, …
Thought for the day 27 January
27 Holocaust Memorial Day Two days ago we were marking Burns Night. Behind some of his greatest poems and songs we see the inspiration of the European (and Scottish) Enlightenment, and Revolutionary thinking in in America and France: The Declaration of the Rights of Man, Liberte Egalite Fraternity etc. Then let us pray that come …
Thought for the day 26 January
26 ‘Yes, but..’ Two words that seem to sum up quite a lot about life at the moment. The vaccination programme is rolling out, but questions keep being asked about the speed, who should be given priority, the flow of supplies, the effectiveness of current vaccines both in the longer-term and against new variants. With …
Thought for the day 25 January
The Rev Ian Johnson, Minister of the Church of Scotland Linkage in Dumbarton Today marks the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and Burns’ Night. I’m not sure what Burns would have made of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. He could be fairly scathing in his depictions of the Established …
Thought for the day 24 January
Oli Higham, Pastor of Rock Community Church This week we have been reflecting on the theme of Christian Unity. Perhaps our best example of this is found in God himself. The Franciscan friar, Richard Rohr says “In the Trinity, the three must be maintained as three and understood as different from one another. Yet the …
Sunday Worship, 24 January 2021
Welcome:
The time has arrived; the kingdom of God is upon you. Repent and believe the gospel; Mark 1: 15
Thought for the day 23 January
23 The Rev Heller Gonzalez, Rector of St Augustine’s Episcopal Church “that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me”. John 17: 21 NRSV, Anglicised It’s been a winter of …