The Liturgy of the Word, with music by the choirs and musicians of St Edmundsbury, Liverpool Metropolitan and Wakefield Cathedrals and Hedvig Eleonora Church in Stockholm; the morning’s lessons read by David Suchet; and a reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland.
Easter 3: Did not our hearts burn within us?
Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 26 April 2020.
Commentary: The end of the beginning
As we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus we are also confronting what must be the most persistent and intractable of fears: death. Today it is the great taboo, writes Rev Sydney Maitland, to be laughed off like a trifle if anyone were so indelicate as to mention it out of place. Yes, we meet it…
Sunday worship for 19 April 2020, Easter 2
The Liturgy of the Word, with music by the choirs and musicians of St Edmundsbury, Exeter and Hereford Cathedrals and Selwyn College, Cambridge; the morning’s lessons read by David Suchet; and a reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland.
Easter 2: Peace be with you
Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 19 April 2020.
Sunday worship for 12 April 2020: Easter Day
The Liturgy of the Word, with music by the choirs and musicians of York Minster, Westminster Abbey, Selwyn College, Cambridge, and Canterbury Cathedral; the morning’s lessons read by David Suchet; and a reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland.
Easter Day: God had acted gloriously
Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 12 April 2020.
An Easter Message from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Many religions have festivals which celebrate light overcoming darkness. Such occasions are often accompanied by the lighting of candles. They seem to speak to every culture, and appeal to people of all faiths, and of none. They are lit on birthday cakes and to mark family anniversaries, when we gather happily around a source of…
Palm Sunday: A cynical and angry nihilism stalks the land
Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 5 April 2020.
News in Brief
Vestry meeting + Coffee Morning and Plant sale cancelled + Christian Aid Spring Fayre + Tea and Talk + West End Festival
New bishop to be instituted ‘by deed’
The Rt Rev Kevin Pearson, currently Bishop of Argyll & the Isles, will become Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway on July 1 ‘by deed’ – that is, by agreement of his fellow bishops – with his scheduled consecration at St Mary’s Cathedral having been ruled out by measures to combat Covid-19. The current acting Bishop…
Church leaders united in response to Covid-19 pandemic
In an unprecedented move, Church leaders came together on Wednesday 1st April 2020. The morning video conference included senior religious leaders from around Britain and Ireland who shared the situation in each of their jurisdictions. The initiative originated with Archbishop Justin Welby who wanted to offer an opportunity for leaders to hear and support one…
Barnabas Fund prayer focus for April 2020
An update from the Barnabas Fund, which offers hope and aid to the persecuted church. News this month from Nigeria, Iran, Pakistan and Myanmar. Please pray for our brothers and sisters who are persecuted for their faith.
Commentary: Death holds no horrors
In my notes for the magazine for February I commented that we were living in a lull and while I felt that something was coming, I had no idea what it would be, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. Now we know – at least in part. Whereas war is violent, noisy and dramatic, this Covid-19 is…
Sunday readings and prayer for April 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.
Passion Sunday: I am the resurrection and the life
Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 29 March 2020.
Covid-19 arrangements: a message to the congregation
The spread of Coronavirus has quickly taken its toll on our ability to worship together in Woodend Drive, writes Rev Sydney Maitland. On Tuesday March 17 our College of Bishops followed Scottish Government advice and declared that ‘church services should cease’. Church buildings could, however, be kept open as a place for people to come…
Scottish Christians asked to join in prayer every Sunday at 7 pm
The Scottish Episcopal Church is joining church groups across Scotland in asking Christians to join in prayer at 7 pm on Sunday evenings. Last Sunday, thousands of Christians across the country answered the call to pray at the same time in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following positive feedback from last week’s prayer initiative, a…
Guidance on weddings, funerals, baptisms and church access
In light of the latest Government guidance over the coronavirus pandemic, and the number of queries being fielded by Bishops and clergy seeking clarification on certain areas, the College of Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church today issues updated guidance on how to respond. This guidance supersedes any previous guidance on the subject areas covered…
Church buildings closed to public until further notice
Clergy may still offer prayers and worship, but congregations may not attend.
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