“I want, I want, I don’t know what I want.” I believe that these words come from a play, ‘The Insect’ by the Capeks. They somehow reflect a lot of what people feel today, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. We resent the salaries and bonuses paid to bankers but we still want our savings to be…
New Dean of Glasgow & Galloway appointed
Rev Reuben James Preston – Rector of St John’s, Johnstone and St Margaret’s, Renfrew – is the new Dean of Glasgow & Galloway. In making the appointment, Bishop Kevin Pearson paid tribute to Canon Gordon Fyfe, who has been acting Dean for the past two years following the resignation of Rev Ian Barcroft.
Sunday worship for 22 November 2020, Christ the King
As we enter a new phase of restrictions on our Sunday worship in church, we continue to publish this weekly online Liturgy of the Word for those who are not yet ready to mix in public and for our wider audience. On this Sunday of Christ the King there is, appropriately, some rousing music and we open our worship with hymn 352, Crown Him with many crowns …
Christ the King: Sheep and goats
Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 22 November 2020.
Diocesan Quiet Day online
A Diocesan Advent Quiet Day will be held online over Zoom on Saturday, 12th December 2020, 10 am – 12.30 pm. Entitled ‘Going Out, Coming Home’, it will reflect on the exile of the Holy Family to Egypt and the return to Nazareth in the context of Covid-19.
Sunday worship for 15 November 2020, Second before Advent
Although we can now share the Eucharist together at All Saints on a Sunday morning, we continue to publish this weekly online Liturgy of the Word for those who are not yet ready to mix in public and for our wider audience. We open our worship with hymn 139, Come, thou Holy Spirit, come …
Trinity 23: The Day of the Lord
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 15 November 2020.
Sunday worship for 8 November 2020, Remembrance
Although we can now share the Eucharist together at All Saints on a Sunday morning, we continue to publish this weekly online Liturgy of the Word for those who are not yet ready to mix in public and for our wider audience. Please remember especially in your prayers Kenneth McCreadie, who passed away this week, and Brenda, and their family.
Remembrance: Commitment, conviction, consolation
Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 8 November 2020.
Kenneth McCreadie, RIP
It is with deep regret that we announce that Kenneth McCreadie died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family and having received the final rites of the church.
A church built to be demolished
The Chapel of All Hallows in Bellahouston Park was envisioned by the people of the Scottish Episcopal Church for the Empire Exhibition in Glasgow, 1938.
Sunday worship for 1 November 2020, All Saints
Although we can now share the Eucharist together at All Saints on a Sunday morning, we continue to publish this weekly online Liturgy of the Word for those who are not yet ready to mix in public and for our wider audience. Our musical journey today takes us to Salisbury Cathedral, the Royal Albert Hall, Enschede-Oost in Holland and Old St Paul’s in Edinburgh. We open our worship with hymn 197, For all the Saints …
All Saints: Sermon on the Mount
Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 1 November 2020.
New edition of Inspires Online available
The October edition of Inspires Online is now available, rounding up news and stories from across the Scottish Episcopal Church. The edition features the remarkable work of Mustard Seed in Edinburgh during the pandemic, when the Rev Rich Cornfield and his team supported those in need with a huge expansion of their existing ‘Soul Food’…
Trinity 20: Loving God, for God is love
Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 25 October 2020.
Commentary: Loving God in testing times
November is normally a busy month, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. It starts with our celebration of All Saints as our patronal festival, soon followed and observed more reflectively by All Souls. In the middle there is our Remembrance-tide commemoration and we climax with Christ the King before Advent is upon us. This year our time…
Sunday worship for 18 October 2020, Trinity 19
Although we can now share the Eucharist together at All Saints on a Sunday morning, we continue to publish this weekly online Liturgy of the Word for those who are not yet ready to mix in public and for our wider audience. Please remember in your prayers Mary Marshall, whose ashes will be interred today at All Saints. We open our worship with hymn 146 – Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty …
Trinity 19: The Glory of the Lord
Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 18 October 2020.
Sunday worship for 11 October 2020, Trinity 18
Although we can now share the Eucharist together at All Saints on a Sunday morning, we continue to publish this weekly online Liturgy of the Word for those who are not yet ready to mix in public and for our wider audience. This week’s music comes from Paisley, Belfast, Oxford and Chennai. We open our worship with hymn 436, Praise, my soul, the King of heaven…
Remembering Phoebe Anna Traquair
One hundred years ago, Phoebe Anna Traquair became the first woman member of the Scottish Royal Academy, reflecting her status as a leading professional designer, particularly in the Arts and Crafts movement in Scotland. Many thanks to the Diocese for this reminder that she created the reredos painting at All Saints:
Sunday worship for 4 October 2020, Trinity 17
Although we can now share the Eucharist together at All Saints on a Sunday morning, we continue to publish this weekly online Liturgy of the Word for those who are not yet ready to mix in public and for our wider audience. This week we enjoy music from St George’s Windsor, Westminster and Pershore Abbeys, from Holland and South Africa. We open our Harvest worship with hymn 259, Come, ye thankful people, come …
Harvest, Trinity 17: God loves a cheerful giver
Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 4 October 2020.
Sunday worship for 27 September 2020, Trinity 16
Although we can now share the Eucharist together at All Saints on a Sunday morning, we continue to publish this weekly online Liturgy of the Word for those who are not yet ready to mix in public and for our wider audience. This week we enjoy music from Paisley Abbey, Lincoln Cathedral and Pymble in New South Wales . We open our worship with hymn 499, Thy kingdom come O God …
Trinity 16: The Project of God
Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 27 September 2020.
Alan Deed, RIP
A veteran member of All Saints’ congregation, Alan Deed, has died at the age of 92. Rev Sydney Maitland said: “Alan was a long standing member of All Saints and brought a special love of the scriptures to his reading of them in church. “He had a strong sense of humour and a rich fund…
Sunday worship for 20 September 2020, Trinity 15
Although we can now share the Eucharist together at All Saints on Sunday mornings, we continue to publish this weekly online Liturgy of the Word for those who are not yet ready to mix in public and for our wider audience. This week’s musical pilgrimage takes us to Troon, Cardiff, Leipzig and Nairobi. We open with hymn 368, Guide me, O thou great Redeemer …
Trinity 15: God’s bounty
Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 20 September 2020.
Sunday worship for 13 September 2020, Trinity 14
Although we can now share the Eucharist together at All Saints on Sunday mornings, we continue to publish this weekly online Liturgy of the Word for those who are not yet ready to mix in public and for our wider audience. Today we enjoy choral and organ music from Wakefield and Hereford Cathedrals, opening in the company of the choir of Saint Bartholomew’s Church in Manhattan with hymn 353, Dear Lord and Father of mankind …
Trinity 14: Faith, forbearance, forgiveness
Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 13 September 2020.
News from the Diocesan Office: September 2020
The latest edition of an information bulletin from the Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway
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