New reading and reflection for Palm Sunday 5th April 2020
available on the Reflection page or via this shortcut
available on the Reflection page or via this shortcut
When we struggle to see any hope around us, the hope that we need has already been shown to us. It’s that same hope that was offered to the disciples in the Upper Room; the hope that was shared with the criminal on the cross on Golgotha; the same hope that was offered on Easter morning that resulted in the exclamation and proclamation “I have seen the Lord.”
And may that still be our strength, hope and comfort for the time to come. That in the good times, and the dark times we are able to stay safe and keep going because we too have seen the Lord and we’ve experienced his love and know what it means to receive his peace.
And may that still be our strength, hope and comfort for the time to come. That in the good times, and the dark times we are able to stay safe and keep going because we too have seen the Lord and we’ve experienced his love and know what it means to receive his peace.
Also:
Christianity offers no answers about the Coronavirus -
it's not supposed to
a reflection from NT Wright
Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews,
and Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University
via Time magazine
Christianity offers no answers about the Coronavirus -
it's not supposed to
a reflection from NT Wright
Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews,
and Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University
via Time magazine
Sadly, in the current health emergency,
churches can no longer open for prayer.
This includes St Quivox Parish Church.
The church, and all that it stands for, is still here though.
A message from Rev John McCutcheon
Although as a church we won't be meeting for worship, the life of the church will still go on, albeit in a slightly different and a more reduced capacity.
For the duration we will put on the web site the particular reading(s) that would have been used on Sunday and a short reflection and a prayer.
churches can no longer open for prayer.
This includes St Quivox Parish Church.
The church, and all that it stands for, is still here though.
A message from Rev John McCutcheon
Although as a church we won't be meeting for worship, the life of the church will still go on, albeit in a slightly different and a more reduced capacity.
For the duration we will put on the web site the particular reading(s) that would have been used on Sunday and a short reflection and a prayer.
There are also many good web sites for daily devotionals and daily Bible Readings.
For example, Bible gateway have a load of resources for use: www.Biblegateway.com
I use that as an example there are plenty more out there!!!!
If you need pastoral support I am still available on 01292 861641 and at JMcCutcheon@churchofscotland.org.uk
If you know people either isolating themselves or are lonely and on their own because friends or family are not able to visit just now, again let myself or someone from the church know and we can get in touch with them. We also still appreciate prayer requests for the prayer list. Please contact me directly, or leave requests in the contact form on this page. No names left here can be seen by the public.
These are demanding times and we have to adapt as best as we can.
But be assured Ayr St Quivox is determined to carry on serving the parish and the wider community as we always have done, but for the next wee while we will be doing it in a different way.
Finally, if there is anything that you think we could be doing to help, if you are needing groceries brought in, if we can help, let us know.
Though with all the panic buying that is taking place we might not be able to get you all that is needed 😊
Stay safe, take good care of yourselves and one another.
It won’t be long till “this too shall pass”
and a sense of normality can once again become the norm.
For example, Bible gateway have a load of resources for use: www.Biblegateway.com
I use that as an example there are plenty more out there!!!!
If you need pastoral support I am still available on 01292 861641 and at JMcCutcheon@churchofscotland.org.uk
If you know people either isolating themselves or are lonely and on their own because friends or family are not able to visit just now, again let myself or someone from the church know and we can get in touch with them. We also still appreciate prayer requests for the prayer list. Please contact me directly, or leave requests in the contact form on this page. No names left here can be seen by the public.
These are demanding times and we have to adapt as best as we can.
But be assured Ayr St Quivox is determined to carry on serving the parish and the wider community as we always have done, but for the next wee while we will be doing it in a different way.
Finally, if there is anything that you think we could be doing to help, if you are needing groceries brought in, if we can help, let us know.
Though with all the panic buying that is taking place we might not be able to get you all that is needed 😊
Stay safe, take good care of yourselves and one another.
It won’t be long till “this too shall pass”
and a sense of normality can once again become the norm.
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A prayer that may be helpful in these tryin' times:
God, we are living through tryin' times, when fear and worry can overwhelm some, while others ignore good advice, may we all work together to get through this pandemic as safely and as carefully as we can. We are thankful for all those people whose job it is to help and assist, particularly for doctors and nurses, carers and support staff in surgeries and hospitals, putting themselves at risk in order to fulfil their calling to bring healing. May they know that their work is life-affirming, and may they be resilient and resourced. We are also thankful for those people who, often under the radar, make society work: from delivery drivers to supermarket stockers, from school staff to volunteer visitors, and all manner of other roles in-between. May they know they are valued and honoured, and that we uplift them for the cohesion they bring to our communities. We recognise that we are called at the moment to look out for ourselves and those closest to us, we are challenged to keep a healthy distance, physically, from each other, but may that not deter us from making connections, building new friendships, tending existing relationships, through all the tools we now have to hand, from a phone call to a WhatsApp, from an email to a postcard. May we use this opportunity to build community, to look out for one another, not to be blind to the needs of our neighbour, but to find ways to help. We know that there will be lots of people and families who will be struggling over these next months, with tensions due to family circumstances, with loneliness and isolation, with money worries and job security fears, and we hold them close in their anxiety. May we provide encouragement and support as best we can in these tryin' times. We also pray for those who are unwell at this time, for those with raised anxiety due to their age or to underlying health conditions, for those who are currently infected with COVID-19, and for the families of those who have died. May we offer kindness and hopefulness, even in the darkest of moments. And when we emerge from the other end of this pandemic, a vaccine having been found, may we not lose sight of the power that comes when we work together to be good neighbours. Let us remember Jesus' answer to the question, "Which of all the commandments is most important?" He replied: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Love your neighbour as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these." Amen. |
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Auchincruive and Dalmilling Churches will not be open in March 2020
Auchincruive and Dalmilling Churches will not be open in April 2020 unless the Government advice changes
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Auchincruive Church
Auchincruive Church is situated in a beautiful churchyard on a the B7035 in the village of St Quivox.
Postcode: KA6 5HJ Co-ordinates: (55.4835311, -4.5728690) /// What Three Words: students.digesting.heaven" Dalmilling Church
Dalmilling Church is set back on a rise from the main A719 into Ayr.
Postcode: KA8 0PF Co-ordinates: (55.4735341, -4.5913997) /// What Three Words giving.supper.charmingly There is plenty of on-street parking at both churches.
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You can also contact: The Session Clerk on 07827 631783 or www.facebook.com/ayrstquivox
St Quivox Parish Church: Ayr (Church of Scotland) (known as Ayr:St Quivox Parish Church) is a Scottish Charity, SC004906, regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)