Chapter Letter Sunday 17 to Saturday 30 September 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean Sally-Anne McDougall, Precentor John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor On Wednesday the church remembered John Chysostom, teacher of the faith. He was posthumously titled “golden…
Chapter Letter Sunday 3 to Saturday 16 September 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor News, welcomes and a farewell. September is traditionally a time of transition and new beginnings as schools and colleges…
Chapter Letter Sunday 20 August to Saturday 2 September 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor Many of us have lots of “Stuff”. That stuff takes a lot of different forms and shapes from the…
Chapter Letter Sunday 6 to Saturday 19 August 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor There is something very powerful about the beauty of silence. We live in a world where we are bombarded…
Chapter Letter Sunday 23 July to Saturday 5 August 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor In the ancient wheat fields at the time of Jesus there was a particular weed called darnel or tares…
Chapter Letter Sunday 9 to Saturday 22 July 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor The ordination services last weekend were, as always, a great delight: it was wonderful to see seventeen people ordained…
Chapter Letter Sunday 25 June to Saturday 8 July 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor I once heard a story about a boat man who had been carrying pilgrims across to Iona for over…
Chapter Letter Sunday 11 June to Saturday 24 June 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor Since I arrived in October it has been one long sequence of seasons and celebrations. From the Kingdom season…
Chapter Letter Sunday 28 May to Saturday 10 June 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor As the Election campaign continues apace we hear a great deal about how prospective governments and political parties will…
Chapter Letter Sunday 14 to Saturday 27 May 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor As I write this Chapter Letter President Trump has just sacked the Director of the…
Chapter Letter Sunday 30 April to Saturday 13 May 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor The Easter season marks the pinnacle of the Christian year, the very peak of the Christian story and…
Chapter Letter Sunday 23 to Saturday 29 April 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor Why do you come to church each Sunday? No doubt there as many answers to that question as…