AYR ST COLUMBA PARISH CHURCH “Surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you”. (Jeremiah 29 :verse 11 and 12, New … Read more
Everyday and commonplace, the sight and sound of a blackbird is familiar and strangely comforting. According to Irish folklore, if we place blackbird feathers under someone’s pillow, they will tell us their innermost secrets. For some, blackbirds symbolise reincarnation. In the Christian tradition, a lover of nature, the 7th century Irish saint, Kevin, let a … Read more
PENTECOST SUNDAY SUNDAY WORSHIP – in the absence of worship in our own Sanctuary may I direct you to BBC Radio 4 at 08.10am Sunday 31st MAY – Pentecost – City Church Cardiff is normally a busy city centre church – one of the largest in Wales – and on Pentecost Sunday would be drawing … Read more
AYR ST COLUMBA PARISH CHURCH Thursday 28 May Give thanks that the number of patients dying of the corona virus in Scotland is steadily dropping, but pray for those who, in the face of pressure for the lockdown to be eased, are having to take difficult decisions about what is best for the country and … Read more
SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION SPOTLIGHT ON FAITH – Revd. Dr. Scott McKenna in conversation with Iain Stewart of Edinburgh Inter Faith Association. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrX0YdGevd0 SUNDAY WORSHIP – in the absence of worship in our own Sanctuary may I direct you to BBC Radio 4 at 08.10am Sunday 24th MAY – LIVING WELL WHILE WAITING – Catherine Fox … Read more
AYR: ST COLUMBA PARISH CHURCH Thursday 21 May This is Ascension Day when we recall how Jesus passed into heaven, leaving His followers with the injunction to await the imminent coming of the Holy Spirit which would empower them to be His witnesses….to the ends of the earth, an injunction which the Church still needs … Read more