Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 30 December 2018.
Archives for 2018
Christmas: Peace, goodwill to all mankind.
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for 24 and 25 December 2018.
Advent 4: Hidden but revealed
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 23 December 2018.
Advent 2: The Messenger
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 9 December 2018.
Christ the King: I in them and You in Me
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 25 November 2018.
Graeme Hely: A Tribute
Delivered by Graeme’s son, Tim, at the Requiem service for our Lay Reader Emeritus and friend at All Saints on November 5, 2018.
Trinity 25: The Gospel message cannot be overthrown
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 18 November 2018.
Trinity 24, Remembrance: Called to serve
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 11 November 2018.
Trinity 23, All Saints: The Kingdom of God
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 4 November 2018.
Graeme Hely R.I.P.
To those who have not already heard the news, we are sorry to bear sad tidings: our Lay Reader Emeritus, Graeme Hely, passed away in the early hours of last Sunday, October 28, just a few days after his 90th birthday. A Requiem Mass for Graeme will be held at 12 noon next Monday, November…
Trinity 21: Love beyond all things
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 21 October 2018.
Trinity 20: Into the land of paradox
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 14 October 2018.
Bishop Gregor Duncan – a ministry in pictures
Bishop Gregor Duncan retired on October 11 – his 68th birthday. This video shows him laying down his crozier at a valedictory Evensong at St Mary’s Cathedral on the previous Sunday, and the gallery below illustrating his ministry was compiled by the Diocese.
All is safely gathered in …
Photographs of All Saints decorated for Harvest Sunday.
Change of date for Evensong in October
October’s Sung Evensong at All Saints will take place at 6.30 pm on the 14th of the month instead of the 7th to avoid coinciding with a Valedictory Evensong for Bishop Gregor Duncan.
October Tea and Talk: St Margaret’s Hospice
The guest speaker at our October Tea and Talk will be Colin Ashwood from St Margaret of Scotland Hospice in Clydebank. Since its doors opened in 1950, the Hospice has touched the lives of thousands of patients with advanced life-limiting illness and older people with complex medical and nursing needs, their families and friends….
Trinity 17: Wisdom from above
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 23 September 2018.
Download leaflet: biography of Jane Charlotte Smith
The story of how a young woman who discovered the Prayer Book at the age of 11 went on to work for the benefit of local labourers, set up a Sunday school and see it established as a mission church – now All Saints – before her death in 1864 at the age of 35.
Commentary: These are alarming times, but our security is in the assurances of Jesus Christ
The headlines seem to become ever more violent and not just because of the events of the day, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. The emotions become ever more extreme, the mood swings more pronounced and the personalities vie with one another for prominence and coverage. No criticism is too slight to be ignored or to be…
Trinity 13: Dedicated to the Lord
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 28 August 2018.
Trinity 12: Wisdom in the Bread of Life
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 19 August 2018.
Trinity 11: How discontent grows like a cancer
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 12 August 2018.
Trinity 10: The Bread of Life
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 5 August 2018.
Edinburgh church votes to split from the Scottish Episcopal Church in sign of schism at decision to support gay marriage
One of the largest churches in Edinburgh has voted to split from the Scottish Episcopal Church amid tensions over its decision to become the first Anglican body in the UK to endorse gay marriage. St Thomas’ is the latest evangelical parish to quit the official Anglican church in Scotland and back a rival splinter movement…
Trinity 9: No offering is too small
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 29 July 2018.
Trinity 8: The extravagance of God
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 22 July 2018.
Trinity 7: A High Calling
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 15 July 2018.
Trinity 4: In times of need
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 24 June 2018.
Trinity 2: Who is unforgivable?
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 10 June 2018.
Trinity 1: Serving and the Sabbath
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 3 June 2018.
