Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 26 May 2024. ‘At Christmas we celebrate God coming into the world in Jesus; at Easter we celebrate His victory over sin and death. At Pentecost we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. And at Trinity we celebrate all three at once.’
Archives for May 2024
Commentary: Drawing together in faith and confidence
The date 3 September 1989 still rings bells with me, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. It is not just that it was 50 years since the declaration of war by the British Government on Nazi Germany, but it was also the day when the first non-dictatorial regime had come to office in Poland since 1939. The…
Bishop Kevin gives formal notice of retirement
The Rt Rev Kevin Pearson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, has given formal notice of his resignation (as required under Canon 7 of the Code of Canons of the Scottish Episcopal Church) to the Primus, the Most Rev Mark Strange, following Bishop Kevin’s announcement earlier this year that he will retire on 31 August 2024 shortly after…
Diocese of Argyll & The Isles elects new Bishop
A new Bishop has been chosen in the Diocese of Argyll and The Isles, with the Rev David Railton elected to the position that has been vacant since the death of Bishop Keith Riglin in September 2023. Mr Railton accepted the post following a vote of the Electoral Synod, held today in Oban. He becomes…
Pentecost: The fruits of the spirit
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 19 May 2024. ‘Faith, hope and love all abide – and the greatest is love, which we need to be grown within us and among us.’
Discipline Tribunal to hear complaints against Bishop Dyer
In November 2023, the Preliminary Proceedings Committee (PPC) of the Scottish Episcopal Church referred to the Church’s Procurator a number of complaints lodged under Canon 54 against the Rt Rev Anne Dyer, Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney. The complaints had been referred to the Procurator for further consideration following investigation by the PPC. The Procurator,…
Ascension: A personal assurance
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 12 May 2024. ‘Humanity is rife in its selection of personal resentments, all demanding redress and restitution. But none of this remotely sets aside the glory and wonder of Jesus Christ, risen and ascended.’
Easter 5: Rejoice in new harmonies
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 5 May 2024. ‘How can an ear rejoice in new harmonies when still deafened by old discords, or an eye see colours when still having to look through a darkened lens, bespattered by mud?’
