Life and Work February 2022 Articles
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PRAYER
Photo: iStock Father of lights, with whom there
LETTERS
Hidden lesson in dying My wife and I
New life from old stones
Church building closures have increased in recent years. Jackie Macadam considers the options for the future and shows how some have found a new purpose for communities
The Marks of Mission: Proclaiming the Good News
Thomas Baldwin considers the first of the five Marks of Mission in the second part of a six-part series
CROSSWORDS
February 2022 Crossword – Compiled by Jeannie Hollands
The Big Question
This month’s question is: ‘How important is a church building to a congregation?’
God is love
In the month of Valentine’s Day, the Very Rev Albert Bogle reflects on the love of God
The journey of living by faith
Jackie Macadam learns about the faith journey of bouncer turned pastor, the Rev Dez Johnston, President of the Boys’ Brigade in the UK and Republic of Ireland
#Angelseverywhere project grows wings
THE appearance of sets of angel wings marked
South Sudan focus of charity supporter gathering
Thomas Baldwin highlights Christian Aid Scotland’s online annual ‘Gathering’ which takes place this month
SAINT ANDREW DECLARATION SIGNED
Photo credit: Andrew O’Brien A Joint Declaration between
PARISH NURSE HONOUR
Kirsty Nelson, a full-time Parish Nurse with the
The Big Picture
The Vital Spark, Inverary by Peter Robinson Dawn
FAITH IN ACTION
The second in a series of features which will offer updates from the Faith Action Programme
A Highland mission church
John R Hume considers the history of a small, but fascinating, church overlooking the coast of Uist
‘Friends for life’
Natasha Scotland describes a pre-pandemic visit to Zambia with the Church of Scotland Guild
HUNGARIAN CHURCH’S ASSOCIATE ORDAINED
During a worship service of the Danubian District
ECO GROUP
At Craiglockhart Parish Church, Edinburgh, a small group
NATIONAL CONVENER VISITS GUILD-FUNDED CHURCH
Margaret Muir, National Convenor of the Church of
NEW MEMBERS
Motherwell South Parish Church welcomed 24 new church
MEMORIAL STONE
A Covid-19 Mosaic Memorial Stone was unveiled in
NEW ELDER
Hazel Gardiner was inducted as an Elder at
Dementia friendly worship at Edinburgh church
Thomas Baldwin reports on an Edinburgh church which has adapted to serve those living with dementia
‘We should have the right buildings in the right places’
The Church of Scotland’s first new Presbytery Buildings Officer tells Jackie Macadam about his new role
God’s will
In the fourth part of his series on the Lord’s Prayer, David Searle considers the words: ‘Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven’
MENTAL HEALTH FOR ALL
Written by: Lorna Murray Published by: TJ Books
The defining issue of our time
The Very Rev Dr John Chalmers emphasises the need to take urgent action on climate change