The Rt Rev Dr Gregor Duncan, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, has been included in a list of the ‘Top 100 UK Christians for 2014’ published on the influential Archbishop Cranmer weblog. Nominations are made on behalf of those who “have somehow distinguished themselves over the past year in their ministry, mission or Christian witness”….
Archives for December 2014
Rescuing martyrdom – reflections for the Feast of St Thomas Becket
The martyr is ‘light itself’ who ‘opens the heavens’ says the Archbishop of Canterbury in this homily, preached at Canterbury Cathedral this morning.
Sermon for Christmas 1: Born under the law
Sunday 28 December 2014. Sermon delivered by the Rev Sydney Maitland.
Sermon for Christmas Day: How will we receive Him?
Thursday 25 December 2014. Sermon delivered by the Rev Sydney Maitland.
Bishop Gregor Duncan on George Square crash: ‘I saw with my own eyes the aftermath’ [updated]
Bishop Gregor Duncan was interviewed on ITV’s Good Morning Britain programme on the morning after the tragedy, Tuesday December 23. Video of the interview can be seen on the ITV website. The Bishop said: “I didn’t see the event itself but I happened to pop out of the office and on my way back I…
Bishop Gregor Duncan on George Square crash: ‘I saw with my own eyes the aftermath’
Bishop Gregor Duncan was interviewed on ITV’s Good Morning Britain programme on the morning after the tragedy, Tuesday December 23. Video of the interview can be seen on the ITV website. The Bishop said: “I didn’t see the event itself but I happened to pop out of the office and on my way back I…
Christmas invitation goes to 1,000 local people
All Saints’ congregation has distributed 1,000 Christmas cards around Jordanhill inviting residents to join in our celebrations. • If you haven’t already received one, see the full invitation below, and come join us! The four-page A6-sized card carries service details, an invitation to take part in our Discipleship Explored course from February onwards, and a…
Hutchesons’ choir joins in All Saints’ carol service
A congregation of around 140 took part in All Saints’ carol service on Sunday December 14, led by an augmented church choir plus the Junior Choir of Hutcheson’s Grammar School. The music was led by our organist, Leslie Macleod, a music teacher at the school. Soloist soprano Anna Heywood sang Sheep May Safely Graze, by…
Christmas message from Bishop Gregor Duncan
In 1951, I was told many years ago, for my first birthday I was given a set of what were then called Fairy Lights, for the Christmas tree. I grew up with these lovely things and enjoyed them well into my teens – what happened to them, I don’t really know. They were larger than…
