Good morning, Today is the first anniversary of the first Companionship email/blogpost. On Sunday 15 March 2020, I wrote to the Chaplaincy mailing list with the first daily message of the then new season of isolation,…
Good afternoon, Another Saturday and another lovely day of sunshine here in North-East Fife, even if a sharp north wind was blowing. Maya and I took a walk on the coastal path from St Andrews to Boarhills, slithering…
Greetings, It’s been another fine day in Fife, with deep blue seas, and bright sunshine. I spent some time on the Fife Coastal Path, around Caiplie Caves: We’re beginning to entertain hopes of recommencing worship in…
Good morning… … on St David’s Day. David is the patron saint of Wales. A native of Wales, David was born some time between 462 and 512, and became renowned as a teacher and preacher, founder of monasteries, and…
Good evening, A reminder that tomorrow Sunday 28 February our livestreamed service from St Salvator’s Chapel is available from 11 am (GMT). There will be music by Boyce and Handel, while the preacher will be our own…
Greetings, This is the weekend when the University commemorates its Founders and Benefactors. It’s a bit stripped-down this year – no lovely dinner at University House, no lunch at the Chaplain’s House with leaders…
Dear Friends Remember you are from Dust and to Dust you shall return, Turn away from sin and turn to Christ Welcome to Ash Wednesday. I hope that you have all recovered from your pancake feast on Shrove Tuesday. My…
Greetings… …on Shrove Tuesday. This is the day when people traditionally used up rich foods before Lent, a season of fasting which begins tomorrow on Ash Wednesday. Shrove Tuesday has become known as Pancake Day,…
Greetings, It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow, when lovers, chocolate-makers, card companies, florists and wine-producers unite in celebrating love. Although Valentine is a saint, it’s hardly a central festival in the…
Here is a story from our Honorary Global Chaplain, Fiona Barnard: “Fiona, do you know a Chinese student called Beverly? I need to find her and say ‘thank you’”, my eighty year old friend croaked down the phone. She…