St Monan’s Day – 1 March 2023
Good morning… …on St Monan’s Day. It is believed that St Monan was a hermit monk who lived near where the Inverie burn (stream) meets the sea in the East Neuk of Fife, where there is now a village which bears his…
Search by category: companionship blog
Companionship – 24 February 2023
Good afternoon, Today is the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by the armed forces of Russia as commanded by Vladimir Putin. In St Andrews, the Chaplaincy has supported Ukrainian and Russian students,…
Ash Wednesday
Good morning, Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. From today until Easter, Christians have traditionally fasted, forgoing rich foods such as meat, dairy and eggs. As a consequence, the day before Ash…
November graduations
Good evening, Today was the first day of our November graduations. The sun shone over a hint of frost in the town as the day began with a service in St Salvator’s Chapel. The chapel was packed – how lovely it was to…
COP27 and the way of love
Dear friends It’s hard to believe that only a year ago students, staff and members of the chaplaincy travelled over to Glasgow in support of the Global Day of Action at COP26: the world of politics has changed beyond…
The Last Woman Born reading
Greetings, A quick reminder of the visit of Sharon Black to St Andrews on Wednesday to read from her new volume of poetry, The Last Woman Born on the Island, which I have read with great pleasure. Sharon and I grew up…
Women. Life. Freedom. Iran vigil
If you’ve joined the Chaplaincy mailing list recently, this is an occasional extra mailing called Companionship which we send out, which tends to focus on a particular topic. This one is to highlight the rally and…
Services to mark the death of Her Majesty the Queen
Good morning, I am writing with further details of forthcoming services and events in St Salvator’s Chapel to mark the death of Her Majesty the Queen. Watching the Accession Council and Proclamation this morning, I…
Dates for your diary
Greetings, How’s the heat where you are? It’s been hot and dry here most of the time, with genuine pool parties at Castle Sands, and, more seriously, a fire in a field near the Fairmont Hotel on Thursday. It all…
Summer update from the Chaplain
Good afternoon, I am writing with some news of the Chaplaincy team, and reflections on the summer so far. I am delighted to announce that we have appointed our new Assistant Chaplain for Interfaith, Environmental and…