Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 6 November 2022. ‘The most emphatic of Jesus’ blessings is for those who endure insult and exclusion from the scoffers and deniers of the land. But Paul has more to say in support of those who determine to believe and trust in Jesus…’
Commentary: Jesus the Tektōn
‘The interesting thing was that Jesus was known as the carpenter’s son. But he may have been more than that: a general builder, skilled in stonework as well as woodwork. A ‘Tektōn’: multi-skilled and probably multi-tasking.’
Sunday worship for 30 October 2022, 4th before Advent
‘Almighty God, whose chosen servant Abraham obeyed your call, rejoicing in your promise that in him the family of the earth is blessed, give us faith like his, that in us your promises may be fulfilled’. We open this Liturgy of the Word with hymn 486, We have a gospel to proclaim …
4th before Advent: It all seems so unfair
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 30 October 2022.
Sunday worship for 23 October 2022, Trinity 19
Lord God our redeemer, who heard the cry of your people and sent your servant Moses to lead them out of slavery, free us from the tyranny of sin and death, and by the leading of your Spirit bring us to our promised land. We open this Liturgy of the Word with hymn 473, When morning gilds the sky …
Trinity 19: Whatever disappointments life has thrown at us, God has seen
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 23 October 2022. ‘The mercy and rewards of God are unearned because they are unearnable. They can only be received in love and joy, which is given in exuberant and extravagant mercy.’
Trinity 18: A different kind of reality
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 16 October 2022.
Sunday worship for 9 October 2022, Trinity 17
Almighty God, in our baptism you adopted us for your own. Quicken, we pray, your Spirit within us, that we, being renewed both in body and mind, may worship you in sincerity and truth. We open this Liturgy of the Word with hymn 433, O worship the king …
Trinity 17: Jesus met them and they were healed
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 9 October 2022. ‘The question for us is why do some suffer and others not? Why do some find their pleas answered and others meet delay or just silence?’
Sunday worship for 2 October 2022, Harvest
Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered by your Holy Spirit into one, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your name. We open our Liturgy of the Word with hymn 262, We plough the fields, and scatter …
Trinity 16 – Harvest: There is still much to be grateful for
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 2 October 2022. ‘To receive Jesus’ agenda in faith is to open doors to a wholly new kind of life. He promises not only a new relationship with God but a new relationship with ourselves and with each other.’
Episcopal Synod decides appeal
The bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church have rejected – on a split vote – an appeal by the Rt Rev Anne Dyer against her suspension as Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney following the lodging of formal complaints of misconduct.
Muriel Draper, RIP
It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Muriel Draper, a great friend of All Saints and the devoted and much loved wife for 66 years of the Rev Dr Ivan Draper.
Sunday worship for 25 September 2022, Trinity 15
Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered by your Holy Spirit into one, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your name. We open our Liturgy of the Word with hymn 237, Morning has broken …
Sunday worship for 18 September 2022, Trinity 14
Music accompanying this online Liturgy of the Word comes from as far afield as Huddersfield, Chennai and California. The organ voluntary concluding our worship is Handel’s Zadoc the Priest, and as well as a fine recording and video from the Basílica de Santa Maria de la Seu, near Barcelona, we have footage from the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. We open with hymn 7, Hills of the north, rejoice …
Sunday worship for 11 September 2022, Trinity 13
We open our worship in church today by singing God Save the King. For this online Liturgy of the Word we can hear it sung for the first time for a living monarch since 1952, joining the congregation at the service of prayer and reflection which took place on Friday at St Paul’s Cathedral in memory of Queen Elizabeth II. Thereafter we will have music from Exeter, Cape Town, Dubai and Germany …
Trinity 13: A day of very mixed feelings
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 11 September 2022. ‘What God says to us He also says to our King: Fear not, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by name; you are Mine.’
Queen Elizabeth: In Memoriam
Rev Sydney Maitland: “And now she has gone home. In the communion of saints she is only an eye blink away, and she is among those with whom we worship God, together with angels and archangels and the whole company of heaven.”
Prayers to mark the death of The Queen and accession of The King
The Liturgy Committee of the Scottish Episcopal Church has produced three prayers, approved by the College of Bishops, to mark the death of the monarch, the repose of the deceased monarch, and the accession of the new monarch. They are as follows …
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth
The Archbishop of Canterbury + Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church + Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway + Moderator of the General Assembly + Roman Catholic Bishops
‘Our Faithful Queen: 70 years of faith and service’
Enjoy it in full online: Published earlier in 2022 to mark Queen Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee, this book includes many rarely seen photographs from her early life through to the present day, as well as prayers from a book of devotions given to the Queen to use in the days leading up to her coronation. It provides a powerful witness to the Queen’s enduring Christian faith.
Meeting of Episcopal Synod postponed
The meeting of the Episcopal Synod scheduled for today has been postponed. The meeting, which was arranged to consider the appeal by the Rt Rev Anne Dyer against her suspension as Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney, has been rescheduled for Monday 19 September.
Trinity 12: Discipleship is a process and not just a state of being
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 4 September 2022. ‘Discipleship is a long and personal encounter with the love and mercy of God as He directs and prunes our lives so that we may become more of what we already are in His sight.’
Sunday worship for 4 September 2022, Trinity 12
The musical accompaniment to today’s online Liturgy of the Word comes from Westminster Abbey, Florida, California and Asaba in Nigeria, where the choir of the Cathedral Church of St Peter opens our worship with hymn 417, O God our help in ages past …
News from the Diocesan Office: August 2022
The latest edition of an information bulletin from the Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway
Tea & Talk: Learning about caring
The guest speaker at September’s Tea and Talk will be Louise Morgan, Director for Scotland of the charity Carers Trust, which works to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems. Louise’s talk takes place in All Saints at 2 pm on Thursday 1 September, with a presentation followed by questions and answers. Everyone is welcome.
Sunday worship for 28 August 2022, Trinity 11
‘Author and Giver of all good things, graft in our hearts the love of your name, increase in us true religion, nourish us in all goodness, and of your great mercy keep us in the same.’ We open our worship with hymn 349, Come, let us join our cheerful songs …
Trinity 11: Seeing and being seen
Sermon by Rev Sydney Maitland for Sunday 28 August 2022. ‘One of the challenges of the times will be as we discover how much we belong to one another and what we can do to support one another.’
Episcopal Synod meets to agree appeal process
The Episcopal Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church met in Edinburgh yesterday to consider procedure relating to the appeal by the Rt Rev Anne Dyer against her suspension as Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney. • Read more on this topic Earlier this month, Bishop Dyer was suspended by the Primus following the lodging of formal…
Sunday worship for 21 August 2022, Trinity 10
‘Almighty God, we are taught by your word that all our doings without love are worth nothing. Send your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love, the true bond of peace and of all virtue.’ We open our worship with hymn 294, Just as I am …
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