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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