Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 29 December 2019.
Archives for December 2019
Christmas: His name is …
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Wednesday 25 December 2019.
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s 2019 Ecumenical Christmas Letter
Around the world the Church proclaims with joy the coming of the Lord Jesus: looking back to his incarnation and forward to his second coming in glory. Around the world Christians rejoice that Jesus Christ, Emmanuel, is God with us. Through him we have life, and have it abundantly. Year by year we dwell on…
Advent 4: Called by God
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 22 December 2019.
Advent 3: The herald and the king
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 5 December 2019.
News from the Diocesan Office: December 2019
The latest edition of an information bulletin from the Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway.
Advent 2: The Kingdom of God is at hand
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 8 December 2019.
New bishop: no news yet
The Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway is no closer to having a new bishop. The Church’s Primus, Most Rev Mark Strange, wrote in an open letter to the Diocese on November 25: My Dear Friends in Glasgow and Galloway I know that many of you have been holding the College of Bishops in prayer as…
Advent 1: Lights in the Darkness
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 1 December 2019.
Commentary: God with us
A world of venal rulers and corrupt officials, self-interested religious leaders and an occupying army seemingly at liberty to do what it liked, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. No authentic voice of faith for 400 years and believers a beleaguered minority, easy meat for any and all kinds of abuse. This was the Holy Land in…
