‘The Mill on the Floss’
Good morning, Today’s Contribution to Companionship comes from Leslie Stevenson, one of our Honorary Quaker Chaplains…. For years I have had the habit of reading some good literature before turning out the light to…
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‘Pebble painting’
Dear Friends Welcome to Monday’s Companionship Email. After yet another lovely rest weekend and all of the pomp of VE day, this week looms long before us. It is also the first full week of exams for our students and…
‘Lockdown paintings’
Greetings, We reach another Sunday, another new week in the time of the virus and our constrained lives. The weather has turned here in Fife after weeks of calm, dry and sunny weather. It’s colder and windier today,…
‘Good judgment’
Good afternoon, Today is the first day of the Candlemas Semester exams, except for people who’ve had oral exams already. This is an exam season like no other. Nobody is nervously gathering outside the Sports Centre;…
‘St Andrews and the Second World War’
Greetings, Today marks the 75th Anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day), the close of the Second World War in Europe. (The war continued in the Pacific.) The usual May Day holiday in the UK has been changed to…
‘Rise to the challenge’
Good morning, Today’s contribution comes from Dr Christian Livermore, a Visiting Scholar in the School of English, whose PhD is in creative writing from St Andrews, and who has offered the following for her…
‘In times of loneliness’
Good morning, Back in December I was browsing the stalls at a farmers’ market on the aptly-named Market Street when I was struck by the song a busker began. In a determined bid to avoid the Christmas bonhomie, he sang…
‘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…
‘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…