Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 29 November 2020.
Music for Advent on Spotify
Journey through Advent with hymn and song in this Spotify playlist created from suggestions by people of the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway. To add yours email digitalmissioner@glasgow.anglican.org, comment and share!
Commentary: No need to give way to our fears
“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.
Barnabas Fund prayer focus for November 2020
An update from the Barnabas Fund, which offers hope and aid to the persecuted church. News this month from Mali, Somaliland, Iran, India and China. Please pray for our brothers and sisters who are persecuted for their faith.
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’…
Sunday readings and prayers for November 2020
Old Testament, New Testament and Gospel readings for Sundays this month, with links to ‘Poirot’ actor David Suchet reading the Bible passages. We also remember those whose Year’s Mind falls this month, and those who we’re called to hold before God in the Diocesan and Anglican Cycles of Prayer.
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:
Barnabas Fund prayer focus for October 2020
An update from the Barnabas Fund, which offers hope and aid to the persecuted church. News this month from Eritrea, DR Congo, Sudan, Turkey and Pakistan. Please pray for our brothers and sisters who are persecuted for their faith.
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 readings and prayers for October 2020
Old Testament, New Testament and Gospel readings for Sundays this month, with links to ‘Poirot’ actor David Suchet reading the Bible passages. We also remember those whose Year’s Mind falls this month, and those who we’re called to hold before God in the Diocesan and Anglican Cycles of Prayer.
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.
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