This autumn seems to be beset by despondency, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. It is not just the posturing and point-scoring that we get during the political conference season. In part it may be the feeling that national agendas are being driven by political and cultural extremes, which gain currency by being deaf to all questions…
Archives for October 2023
Trinity 19: The rejects of polite society
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 15 October 2023. ‘These were Christians of simple and practical faith. They might have been looked down upon by the well-placed but in the sight of Paul they were God’s wonderful people. Just stay like that…’
Hugh Waterfield: an appreciation
It was with great sadness that we marked the death in September of Hugh Waterfield, in his 90th year. Despite his age, Hugh was one of our most active members and will be sorely missed. Hugh was responsible for several innovations in and around the church, including the planting of a herb garden – not…
Jenny Morgan: an appreciation
Jenny Morgan, one of All Saints’ long-standing members, passed away in September. Jenny had been in care for some time, but prior to succumbing to old age and frailty was to be found every Sunday in her pew in the centre of the church, smiling and cheerful. A retired librarian, she was full of knowledge…
Bishop Dorsey McConnell is new Acting Bishop in Aberdeen and Orkney
The College of Bishops has appointed Bishop Dorsey McConnell to take over from Bishop John Armes as Acting Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney. The appointment of Bishop Dorsey is to provide cover for the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney during Bishop Anne Dyer’s continuing absence and her return to work at any point will bring…
Trinity 18: The best there is
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 9 October 2023. ‘For Paul, it was Jesus who was the One to define who he was and where he was going. All other social and cultural privileges were set aside in the light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There simply was nothing else around to rival or supersede it.’
Trinity 17: Harvest
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 1 October 2023. ‘It is one thing to give thanks to the Lord for the harvest. It is another to serve Him consistently as we work for it during the rest of the year … The Lord says: I will be your God and you will be my people. Are we in?’
