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General Assembly on sex and singleness
The General Assembly has just accepted a report which says, “There has been in the church also the partial acceptance of homosexuality as an acceptable Christian lifestyle.” People have spoken of a rubicon being crossed by the support that Scott Rennie received last Saturday evening in the General Assembly. However, that is not really so.…
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Church of Scotland General Assembly Decision
I’ve got a huge amount of respect for the way that the Church of Scotland does its business. That comes from having been a corresponding member of the Presbytery of Perth in my formative years as a priest. I came to the conclusion there that a good moderator could get through more business in 2…
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Choir on the Radio
St Mary’s Cathedral Choir is live on Radio 4 (Long Wave only!) at 0945 for the Daily Service on Monday 25 May 2009. I’ll provide a link to it on the BBC site once the recording is available.
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Late News – Complaint against Scott Rennie not upheld
Good news from the Church of Scotland – the case against The Rev Scott Rennie’s appointment has not been upheld by the General Assembly. He should be free to take up his post. It is very good news. However, the Assembly is still to debate (on Monday at 4 pm) an Overture from Skye and…
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Celebrating with the Mothers' Union
To Lenzie this afternoon for the Mothers’ Union festival service. The church was busy for a celebration Eucharist celebrated by +Idris. The Worldwide MU President, Rosemary Kempsall was there and indeed, she gave an excellent sermon. It was good to bump into Scottish President, Sheila Redwood, whom I’ve not seen face to face since I…
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Ascension Day
Its Ascension Day today – one of those festivals which is pure joy. We’ll be keeping it with a said Eucharist at 11 am today and also with a Choral Mass tonight. We are having Haydn’s Little Organ Mass complete with the young trebles and full adult choir. For the anthem, we’ll be getting God…
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Sermon – Keeping the Commandments
Here is the sermon that I preached this morning. There was quite a lot of chatter about if after the service. Not everyone will agree with me, but as usual, comments and debate are welcome here. Jesus said, “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love”. The news has been dominated this…
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Fonts – more
Kirstin has posted an excellent pic of a font in Norwich which apparently was adapted from something used to make chocolate in a chocolate factory. It is immediately obvious what the Scottish equivalent would be. Anyone know the whereabouts of a small unused whisky still?
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Salisbury's Glorious Font
The above pic is one that I took on my recent trip to England. Whilst I was in Salisbury to preach, I saw this wonderful new font which has just been installed in the middle of the nave. It is dark and mysterious. Large enough to drown someone in. The dark interior makes the surface…
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Choices, choices
Just as a matter of interest, could you advise me which of two meetings I should go to, which clash in my diary. Should I go to the Property Committee or should I go to the Knitting Group? Please give reasons for your answer.