‘Easter – Grace in the Wilderness’
Happy Easter! I hope you have had a happy Easter so far. You may already have celebrated the end of Lent in chocolate. You may (if able) be venturing outdoors to greet the spring day. You may be meeting family and…
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‘Holy Saturday’
Good morning… on Holy Saturday. Today’s meditation is by Revd Prof Ian Bradley, Honorary Church of Scotland Chaplain… Today is Holy Saturday, the day between Good Friday, when Jesus was crucified, and Easter Sunday…
‘Good Friday’
Good morning… on Good Friday. This is the day when most Christian churches around the world remember the death of Jesus. (Orthodox churches will commemorate this next week – their Easter (or Pascha) is Sunday 19…
‘Maundy Thursday’
Good morning, Today is Maundy Thursday, the day in Holy Week which has traditionally been set aside for remembering the Last Supper when Jesus shared a meal with his disciples. Most of the gospels see this as a…
‘Passover’
Good morning, Passover/Pesach begins tomorrow, and so today’s contribution comes from Bill Shackman, one of our lay Jewish chaplains. Why is this night different from all other nights? This question is asked by the…
‘Life and work’
Good morning, In today’s Companionship email, I thought we could reflect on work. For many people work has been profoundly altered over the past few weeks. Students are attending classes over their screens, and…
‘Big woolly hugs’
Dear Friends Welcome to Monday’s Chaplaincy Companionship email. I pray that it finds you well and coping with what has become the ‘new normal’. Staying home and staying well are our top priorities and we are finding…
‘Musical magic’
Greetings, Today’s Companionship focusses on a wonderful piece of music which members of St Salvator’s Chapel Choir sang during this morning’s service. Guided by the Director of Chapel Music, Claire Innes-Hopkins,…
‘Poems from a friend’
Good morning, To aid us in our companionship, two poems from a friend of mine, Sharon Black, poet, publisher of poetry in the pindrop press, organiser of creative writing retreats in the south of France at Gardoussel…
‘Giving thanks’
Greetings, Let me begin by thanking people who sent birthday messages to me yesterday, emails and texts, music and video-clips, pictures of cats, trees and flowers, their own favourite Alan Bennett moments and news of…