Lenten Time: a time for silence and a time for talk · time with God and the word of God · time to enjoy being together · time to reflect...

“Advent is a time of waiting” is the first line of a hymn. Lent is also a time of waiting. The pandemic has forced every one of us to...

It’s the postie! Your doorbell rings, or you hear knocking at your door. What an unusual occurrence these days! You think back to former...

The sound of children playing. I look out of the window and see three little ones with two adults, enjoying the snow in their front...

Jean has died. I’m not sure of the date, nor even the circumstances. I hope her passing was peaceful and she wasn’t alone. The words of...

It’s raining as I write, and I can’t see a single soul out for their daily walk. The rain doesn’t bother me but I do understand that it...

If I were to ask you to name one good thing that has come out of the lockdown, you might be hard-pressed to come up with an answer. So...

This is the time of year for abandoned Christmas trees – laid out on pavements or propped up on garden walls awaiting the special...

Plans have had to be changed. Hopes have been dashed. Expectations will not be met. Tears have fallen and fears are on the up....

Dundee, City of Discovery, is administered by Dundee City Council, the local authority. Dundee Presbytery, on the other hand, not only...

In the Church it’s Advent. In the city it’s Christmas. In Meadowside St Paul’s, the young people have had a part to play in lighting the...

Last year members of both congregations came together to celebrate St Andrew’s Day. This year, just three days earlier on the calendar,...

The induction of the Rev. Anita Kerr to the linked Dundee city centre charge of Meadowside St Paul’s and St Andrew’s: Friday 27th...

There is something rather exotic about a poinsettia. From its green velvety leaves to the rich red of its flowers, it spells luxury, the...

It is over two years since the start of my involvement with Meadowside St Paul’s and St Andrew’s. During that time I have made many...

The Silence customarily observed at war memorials throughout the country need not have been affected by the pandemic. Individuals and...

As we approach the season of Remembrance, one of my strands of thought is of those who, in the 2nd World War, were on the so-called “Home...

Our hands and their cleanliness are much to the fore right now, as we are urged to wash them regularly, or sanitise them, in order to...

Autumn, a time of great beauty in the natural world around us but also a season associated with decay and dying. The glorious red, orange...

It is a beautiful October morning (the 11th): the sky is blue, the river is blue, the sun is out and the trees are beginning to don their...