‘Revise, plan and carve’
Dear Friends Welcome to Tuesday’s Companionship Email. I hope that everyone had a restful long weekend where batteries were charged, emails went unanswered and phones placed on silent. Sometimes we all need to simply…
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‘St Andrews Peregrinos’
Good morning… on a second Rest Day for the University. But how restful will it be for me and the four other members of the St Andrews Peregrinos? We are all part of the Chaplaincy and have entered this year’s Step…
‘God – our frontline worker’
Hello, Today’s Chapel service has just drawn to a close with, music from three pianists and members of St Salvator’s Chapel Choir, readings, prayers and sermon from people across the world. For those who couldn’t make…
‘Plague in Eyam’
Good afternoon, Today’s Companionship message has been contributed by a colleague in the University, who writes as follows about the village of Eyam in Derbyshire, reflecting on a previous outbreak of disease, and…
‘May Dip – the After Party’
Greetings, on a Rest Day for the University, which ordinarily would see thousands of students taking part in the May Dip. But not this year, a huge pity for so many. Nevertheless, I thought I’d greet the morning with…
‘Afterlife after death?’
Hello, This evening the final meeting of Thinking Allowed for the year will take place. This is a discussion group attended mainly by students but sometimes by staff which explores issues in faith and society. For the…
‘The little things’
Dear Friends Welcome to Monday’s Companionship Email. …it’s the little things At the beginning of a fresh new week in Lockdown Land and at the start of Revision Week in our Semester, I have been considering priorities.…
‘A teacher’s wisdom’
Good morning, This is the last day of the last teaching week of the Candlemas Semester for undergraduates. A semester which began on Monday 27 January has finally, wearily, reached this point. Two weeks of revision…
‘Ramadhan in isolation’
Dear Friends Ramadhan begins in much of the world today Thursday 23 April. We have asked Saira Rafiq, President of the St Andrews Muslim Students Association (STAMSA) to share her reflections on the fast this year. She…
‘The machine’
Dear Friends Today’s offering for our Companionship email comes from one of our Quaker Honorary Chaplains, Leslie Stevenson: Earlier in this lockdown, I read a story by E. M. Forster entitled “The Machine Stops”.…