About 18 months ago, we moved the financial reserves of the church, our investments, to a new investment manager – Epworth Investments.
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve shared our service plan for the summer. We are going to be running things differently over the 7 weeks of the school holidays (30 June to 11 Aug inclusive) using the same format as we have over the past couple of years.
Due to the ever growing size of the St Mungo’s Youth, this year saw us run separate camps for our young people with the latest camp happening at the beginning of this month for the S1-S3s.
The local Gala has been a major community event in Balerno for over 60 years and the Gala Day is one of Balerno’s biggest annual community events.
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Throughout history Christian pilgrims have retraced Jesus’ final steps through the streets of Jerusalem and onto the hill where he was crucified. As a way of making this pilgrimage accessible to all believers, these early pilgrims created ‘The Stations of the Cross’, localised places of meditation and reflection for believers to pause and reflect upon the journey Jesus took in those final moments. To create an opportunity not to rush to the resurrection, but be present in the passion narrative. To do what Jesus asked his closest friends to do on the night he was arrested; to stay here with Him, to keep watch and to pray.
This year, we want to invite you to come and stay a while with Jesus. To take some time each day this Holy week to be present with Jesus in his suffering.
There are 12 stations for us to journey through this week and we want to invite you on your own personal pilgrimage to the cross.
There are 2 ways to use this series of reflections:
As a daily devotion.
Take 10 minutes twice a day to pilgrimage through the stations over Holy Week. We recommend reading through one in the morning and one in the evening.
As a walking pilgrimage.
Download the images and then plan a 30-40 minute walk. As you walk, listen to the audio track which will take you through all 12 stations. Each time you are invited to ‘Cease’ find a suitable place to stop walking and engage with the images, reflections and prayers.
We want to take a moment to say thank you to our team of writers, who will remain anonymous as a means of allowing them to write with vulnerability, freedom and honesty. This wouldn’t have been possible were it not for you.
If you find this resource helpful, why not encourage others to give it a go too.
Download the devotion pack and audio files below.
We are delighted to welcome Reverend Ollie Clegg as the new Rector of St Mungo’s with effect from Monday 1 March.
Ollie was previously our Associate Rector and Director of Evangelism.
Ollie joined the staff team in February 2017, is married to Laura and dad to Ellie and Harry.
As Mentioned in Malcolms Talk “Sincere Love“ this week – here is the questionnaire, and to save you writing it out… Download your copy here
Over 370 members registered votes of affirmation either during or immediately after the meeting and I am pleased to report the reappointment of:
- McLachlan + Tiffin as our auditor,
- Alison Wilson as People's Warden,
- Steve Denning as Lay Representative to the Diocese, and
- Francis Cummings as Alternate Lay Rep.
I am also pleased to report the appointment of Lisa Fawcett and Rik Smith to the Vestry for a period of three years.
All nominations were elected by overwhelming majorities.
Derek Thomson
Vestry Secretary
