Leith Churches Together held their Annual General Meeting on 8th March at the Leith Acorn Centre YMCA. Guest speakers Helen Hood and Rev Mitchell Bunting shared some of their experiences from the Edinburgh 2010 Conference, which celebrated the centenary of the Edinburgh 1910 World Missionary Conference. They left us with some material inspiration in the shape of an ‘Edinburgh 2010′ umbrella, and stones from Iona, brought to Edinburgh for the conference. Many thanks to both for a great evening, and to the ‘Acorn’ for hosting us.
Encouraging support and cooperation between the churches of Leith, Edinburgh.
Other News
- Supporting Basics BankBasics Bank provides food parcels to those who need them in some of the most deprived areas of Edinburgh. The demand has doubled in the last year. Could we at St James support this service (it is run by Edinburgh City Mission) by collecting tins of food, pasta etc.? I could take a load to West Pilton or if we have a lot it could be collected! They do not wan […]
- Nativity through artOn Christmas day, I used the following pictures to help us reflect imaginatively on the nativity story. Double click on any picture to see a larger version. Duncan. Rublev’s Nativity (c1405) Boticelli, The Mystical Nativity, (c1500) Pierro della Francesca, Nativity. (c1470) Geertgen tot Sint Jans, Nativity. (c1485) William Bell Scott, The Nativity. (1872) Ja […]
- HARVEST PRAYER 2011Used at the All-Age Harvest service on 2nd October, the following was a collaborative effort by the teenager group: Thanks be to God Thanks be to God for the fruits of the earth. Thanks for fresh warm bread For the feel of the crust breaking in my hand And buttery heaven Thanks for hot milky tea For butternut squash soup For crisp crunchy apples for the frui […]
- He Leadeth MeI just wanted to say thanks for all the wonderful thoughts and prayers coming to me through texts and emails from the amazing folks of St James recently. The following was in the Corstorphine Old Parish magazine for Sept 2011 and was written by H H Barry; He Leadeth Me In pastures green? Not always; sometimes He Who knoweth best, in kindness leadeth me In we […]
- Easter Sunday Refugio Eucharistic Prayer PoemAnd in the garden I met you there; your riven feet cooled by the morning dew, your eyes shining with dawn-light: The Daystar rising. My eyes, vailed with tears, suddenly see you in new light when you name me. I recognise in the humble gardener, the teacher of my soul, Wisdom of the ages, the Daystar rising. Your power sustains, your love restores, your light […]
