Presbytery Services
The last week of June saw Presbytery meet four times. Two of these gatherings were Services of Induction, one was our June meeting and one was a Service of Union. Our Communications Officer put together ‘reels’ for each of these…
Bearing Fruit
Finance is something which is exercising the minds of many people in our Presbytery and across the whole of the Church of Scotland at the moment. Over the coming weeks, I’m going to spend a bit of time exploring what…
Attention to detail
On more than one occasion in my life I’ve been caught out because I’ve paid insufficient attention to the fine print. It is incredibly frustrating when you realise that you’ve not got what you thought you had paid for or…
Birthdays
In the last couple of years, for me, June has become a month full of birthdays. Over recent weeks there has been the compilation of birthday lists, the arranging of parties, the purchasing of gifts, the writing of cards,…
When the roll is called up yonder…
As we approach the end of one Presbytery year and begin another, the focus of the Presbytery office is very much on getting the right people onto the right lists, with the right information beside their name. You might be…
Reflections on the General Assembly
The General Assembly closed yesterday with a view to meeting again on 15 May 2026. There has been much debate and discussion, with a number of significant decisions being made over a range of subjects. We will need to take…
Assembly required
Lego kits can be incredible fun, with tremendous satisfaction when they are completed. They can also be very challenging. Getting all the right pieces in all the right places can be a nightmare. And if you go wrong, trying to…
Rock and refuge
On Monday I encountered a different kind of ‘bourach’. As many of you will know, ‘bourach’ is an old Scots word, meaning a ‘muddle or mess’, but seemingly it was also used to describe a ‘small, humble house’. Davy’s Bourach…
Healthy Debate
Last night at our Presbytery meeting, the subject of debate arose and the question was posed by one of our presbyters, “how do we generate a spirit of debate?” It was part of a discussion around improving the workings of…
Resurrection Life
‘Why do you look for the living among the dead?’ Luke 24:5 It’s a stark question for the women, as they come to anoint the body of their beloved Lord. And a wonderful proclamation. Jesus is not dead. You will…