Today is Candlemas. The day when traditionally all the Church’s candles for the year were blessed and at night many would place a lighted candle in their windows at home. At the heart of today’s gospel stand two elderly figures who had learned to wait – Simeon and Anna.
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The February 2026 magazine includes news about our Lent Course ‘Gravity Defied’ written by Rachel Mann.
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Our February 2026 Bible readings include the start of it all and the giving of instructions for living. In the Gospel we have Jesus being tested and transfigured.
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Saul is not confused; he is focused. But that clarity is precisely the problem. Saul sees clearly only within the narrow boundaries of his own conviction. And then, suddenly, light. A light so bright that it blinds him.
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Epiphany vision is often formed in waiting. Those who rush too quickly to conclusions rarely see clearly. Those who wait, who remain attentive, are the ones who begin to recognise God’s movement. Waiting sharpens our perception. It trains us to look for light in unlikely places.
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At first glance, Matthew’s story of the Magi and Julia Donaldson’s The Gruffalo seem to belong to very different worlds. One is a sacred text, shaped by prophecy and pilgrimage; the other a children’s story, full of wit, danger, and imagination. Yet both stories invite us to think about power, fear, wisdom and how truth is recognised – or missed.
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Our January 2026 Bible readings include the visit of the Magi, then the baptism of Jesus followed by John’s recognition of him as the Son of God. Finally, Jesus telling his disciples what would happen at the ‘renewal of all things.’
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Holy Innocents is a difficult feast that interrupts our festive season -but perhaps we need the interruption. Because Jesus came not for an idealised world, but for the world that we actually live in – a world of conflict, grief, and fragile hope.
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Perhaps this Christmas the gift that God is revealing to us is not a change of circumstance but a change of perspective, one where we realise that God (Immanuel) is with us
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What’s in a name? Names matter. They carry identity, promise, memory, and hope. A name can tell you where someone belongs, who they are, and sometimes even what is expected of them.
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In prepping for what comes next, a particular scenario is imagined that can be planned for. A predictable crisis that they can solve with enough supplies. But the real world rarely behaves that neatly…
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We are pointed to Advent truth: that Christ comes suddenly, tenderly but disruptively – spraying God’s graffiti of hope across the walls of our lives.
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Our December 2025 and January 2026 magazine includes information about all the many upcoming events plus a letter from our Vicar, Harvie
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Our December 2025 Bible readings include prophecies from Isaiah, repentance from the Baptist, instructions from angels, poetry from John – and the killing of innocents.
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Let’s lift our eyes to the King that we did not expect. Not to the thrones of this world, but to the King who reigns from the cross. The Shepherd who gathers the scattered. The Saviour who remembers the forgotten. The Lord in whom all things hold together.
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