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
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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
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Dear Friends,Today we have to say goodbye to our choir and probably most of our students in the congregation until the next academic session And of course some of our
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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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Dear Friends,We are now only days away from the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations that will give most people an extra four day bank holiday. This is certainly a unique occasion in
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Dear Friends,This week the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is meeting, both in Edinburgh and remotely, and both our Interim Moderator, Rev David Scott and Dr. Mike Stewart,
Read More15th May 2022: Letter from the Locum Minister Rev Marion Paton
Dear Friends,This Sunday marks the first day of Christian Aid Week. This is a charity which seeks to help people of all faiths and none who currently live in poverty
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