Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 28 May 2023. ‘The comfort that Jesus was giving the church was not a manual on marketing strategy or a code for appropriate and inclusive behaviour. Basic courtesy to all they met should have been enough to manage all contacts and relationships. No, Jesus was giving the disciples His personal and intimate presence – and nothing less.’
Archives for May 2023
Commentary: All parts are connected
I can’t help finding feeling profoundly confused, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. On one hand, all sense of personal responsibility, never mind regulation, seems to be wholly rejected and each of us is to be the arbiter of our own lifestyles, priorities, morality and of course, spiritual life. The theme here is that I should be…
General Synod 2023 highlights include Net Zero Action Plan and first ever address by Moderator
The General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church will meet at St Paul’s & St George’s Episcopal Church in Edinburgh, from Thursday 8 June to Saturday 10 June 2023. The agenda and papers have now been sent to members and published here on the Scottish Episcopal Church website, detailing the business scheduled. Among the headline items are…
Ascension: You are My witnesses
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 21 May 2023. ‘Of one thing we may be sure: He who has called us and commissioned us will also equip and supply us in the fulness of His Holy Spirit. All we need do is say with Isaiah: Here am I. Send me. And He will do the rest.’
Easter 5: The commands of Jesus were quite simple
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 14 May 2023. ‘Love God above all things, believe in Jesus and love one another. Love their neighbours as they love themselves, and yet love not the world. Let Jesus define the realities around them and He indeed would be their security in the Spirit.’
Easter 4: Living stones
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 7 May 2023. ‘Jesus is forming His people and building them into a glorious temple. All are being prepared as living stones in that temple, all have a place and a purpose within the designs of God. Nobody is excluded.’
