Dear Friends,As most of you know, this summer since the beginning of July has not been easy for me. However, I am glad to report that the broken bone is
Read More4 August 2024: Letter from the locum minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,Being forced to sit around for much of the time, rather than be out and about as I usually am, I have watched a lot more television than I
Read More7th July 2024: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,As I write, it is the morning of the General Election and I am also thinking about how I should exercise my democratic right to vote. How I vote
Read More26 May 2024: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,Every morning Zoomy and I go for a walk up the hill beside the hospital before breakfast. For Zoomy it seems to be an opportunity to sniff out which
Read More19 May 2024: Letter from the Locum Minister, Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,It has been an interesting week! Many years ago, I used to have a beadle who was very fond of saying ‘You can’t please everyone so you might as
Read More12th May 2024: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,This Sunday marks the beginning of Christian Aid Week for 2024 and you will see that there are envelopes available for you to make donations to the charity this
Read More24th July 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,What does the future hold? There is a question to which we would all like to know the answer. And of course, none of us do. But what we
Read More17th July 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,It seems that, as far as sport is concerned, all eyes are fixed on St Andrews at the moment. The 150th Open is holding everyone’s attention and the town
Read More10th July 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear friends,Many years ago, when I first thought about offering for the ministry, the thought of standing up in a pulpit and preaching to the people scared me rigid! I
Read More3rd July 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,I have spent this morning dealing with things like car insurance and house insurance. And all the methods of notification and payment that have caused considerable chaos. Emails that
Read More12th June 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,As usual at this point in the week, I have been sitting at my computer staring at the screen and wondering what on earth to say in this letter!
Read More5th June 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,During the past couple of weeks I have received two emails, (amongst the many) parts of which I would like to share with you. The first was from Charlotte,
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