Prayer is being put at the heart of the church’s relaunched Mission Action process. Rev Sydney Maitland said: “A church prayer meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday 24 October and it is hoped that as many members of the congregation as possible will be able to take part. “I am suggesting that any…
A Collect for Growth
We pray that You will increase and strengthen the life and witness of Your people at All Saints, Jordanhill, That, increasing in numbers and being strengthened in faith, we may be fruitful in all the works of the Holy Spirit, and show forth the love of Your Son Jesus Christ in this, our own generation.
Video: Christianity Explored comes to All Saints
Following the success of our Discipleship Explored course during Lent this year, All Saints will continue its Mission Action by running Christianity Explored during Advent 2015 and Lent 2016.
Bishop Gregor Duncan: ‘We don’t need to await future glory to become saints. It can be happening now’
Bishop Gregor Duncan visited All Saints yesterday – appropriately, All Saints Day – to meet the congregation and review its first year of Mission Action. Preaching at the Eucharist beforehand, the Bishop said: “Saints … can be the great figures of our faith, beginning with the blessed virgin and the apostles, but they can also…
Trinity 22 and All Saints Day: Saintly works in progress
Sermon delivered by Bishop Gregor Duncan on Sunday 1 November, 2015. +Gregor was visiting All Saints to review the congregation’s first year of Mission Action.
Hymns not quite so ancient …
Given the time of year, it’s not surprising that the Lent Prose was sung, hummed and whistled along to even before the start of yesterday’s House Group, when the main focus was on favourite hymns and psalms. Many choices were linked to people and places, but all explored the connection between the musical and the…
Easter invitation goes to 1,000 local people
All Saints is to distribute 1,000 invitation cards to local households in the run-up to Easter, following the success of a similar campaign before Christmas 2014. The cards will carry details of Holy Week and Easter services, as well as looking forward to a coffee morning and plant sale on May 9 and the church’s…
Revolutionary love: Archbishop Justin Welby’s lecture on evangelism
‘The Church exists to make new disciples of Jesus Christ. Everything else is decoration. Some of it may be very necessary, useful, or wonderful decoration – but it’s decoration. The best decision anyone can ever make, at any point in life, in any circumstances, whoever they are, wherever they are, whatever they are, is to become a disciple of Jesus Christ.’
An opportunity to explore discipleship in 2015
All Saints is to run the Discipleship Explored course for eight weeks from early February 2015. This DVD-based course is designed for anyone who wants to make the most of their Christian life. Looking at Paul’s letter to the Philippians, participants can explore for themselves the meaning of Paul’s words ‘for me to live is…
Diocese approves plan for Mission Action at All Saints during 2015
The Dean of Glasgow & Galloway, the Very Rev Ian Barcroft, joined us in the signing of our Mission Action Plan on November 1, All Saints Day, 2014. The Diocesan Strategy for Growth involves every church in the Diocese in Mission Action Planning for the year ahead and reviewing progress annually with the Bishop. All…
Open worship at All Saints
Our second open worship evening, held on Wednesday 17 September, was well attended and brought lots of participation. Following silent meditation and Exposition of the Sacrament, there was a very lively poetry session, with Brenda, Frances, Jenny and Eileen among those reading or reciting their favourite verse. After coffee there were favourite scripture verses, and…
Open Worship
There was an encouraging turnout for our first Open Worship Evening on Thursday August 21. Silent meditation and Exposition of the Sacrament in the Lady Chapel was followed by prayer and intercessions, using the Taize song ‘Oh Lord, hear my prayer’ as the response. Coffee and a chat were followed by a Bible study on…
Shhh! We’ve got a new library!
We now have a small lending library of Christian books at the back of the church, following a suggestion made at our congregational meeting in May. There are no formalities … just borrow a book and bring it back when you’re finished. (But please do bring it back!) And if you’ve any titles at home…
Join us at our Open Worship evening on Thursday 21 August
You’re welcome to join us at the first of our Open Worship evenings of activities from 7-9 pm on Thursday 21 August. Feel free to stay for the whole event … or just drop in for a while. The programme is as follows: 7.00-7.20: Silent meditation and Exposition of the Sacrament in the Lady Chapel. 7.20-7.40:…
Congregational Meeting on Sunday August 10
Following the thoughtful feedback which the congregation gave to our Mission Action Planning group in May, writes Rev Sydney Maitland, we will be holding another congregational meeting after our morning service on Sunday, August 10. The main proposals will be that All Saints should hold monthly Alternative Worship Evenings in church during the summer, and…
A Mission Action Plan for All Saints
Over the last year we have been carrying out stages of the Diocesan Mission Action Plan (MAP), which Bishop Gregor has required all charges in the diocese to prepare, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. Up to now we have been evaluating the 2009 review that was due for revision in November 2014 in order to provide…
