‘St Monan and St Monans’
Good morning, On Sunday, Maya and I had a walk on the coastal path. As we reached the windmill to the east of St Monans, we were struck by the light across the salt pans towards the village, the kirk and Newark…
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‘Tara, a Buddhist deity’
Good morning, Today’s Companionship email comes from Dr Sam Pehrson, our Honorary Buddhist Chaplain. He writes: The coronavirus has brought with it a lot of uncertainty and fear, both about the short and long term…
‘Mothering Sunday service’
Greetings, Today’s Companionship is in the form of a chapel service. Next week, at the end of the spring vacation, we hope to begin live-streaming services, but for now it’s in written and recorded form. The…
‘Pet companionship and prayers’
Good morning, It’s the weekend! And the end of the first week of these companionship missives. Time for some creaturely help… Today’s companionship begins rather with canine-anionship… Dr Mary Stevens, retired…
‘Inspirational card index’
Good afternoon, Today I thought we might benefit from the wisdom of others. When I was studying Divinity, a visiting lecturer suggested to us aspiring ministers that we’d run out of interesting things to say from our…
‘The Gondoliers’
Good morning, As I promised when beginning this Companionship series, members of the Chaplaincy team will also be contributing. Today we hear from Revd Professor Ian Bradley, Honorary Church of Scotland Chaplain, who…
‘Chickens in quarantine’
Good afternoon, Every morning this week I’ve fed our hens the usual mixture of layers pellets, mixed corn, broccoli and kitchen scraps. They scoff it up, blissfully unaware of viruses and the consequent restrictions…
‘St Patrick’s Day’
Happy St Patrick’s Day! In my very brief career as a tutor for first year theology students at Trinity College Dublin, I taught Early Irish Church History for a term. I was, literally, one week ahead of the students…
‘Spring in isolation’
Good morning, Thank you for the positive responses to yesterday’s first Companionship email. I hope this small attempt to counteract the effects of isolation strikes a chord. Feel free to forward this to anyone you’d…
‘Your companion’
Greetings, Many people on the Chaplaincy mailing list will know that in Advent a daily Advent Calendar pops into your inbox, with a reflection. It could be a picture, a video, a poem or some music. I know that, in…