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Thought for the Month

Monthly reflections by clergy across the Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway:

Friday 1 April 2011
A Light to Lighten the Darkness?
Canon Tom Montgomery reflects on A Light to Lighten the Darkness?
Friday 4 March 2011
The World Day of Prayer
Canon Jeanette Jenkins talks of The World Day of Prayer.
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Four-score - And Counting:
Canon David Bayne reflects on one of the themes of The Presentation
Saturday 1 January 2011
‘Let all mortal flesh keep silence……..’
‘The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent in his presence.’ (Habbakuk, chapter 2, verse 20).
Friday 10 December 2010
December 2010 - Thought for the Month
Christmas "Thought for the Month" Message from the Bishop
Wednesday 3 November 2010
November 2010 - Thought for the Month
The Dean of the Diocese on "Getting to know you"
Friday 1 October 2010
October 2010 - Thought for the Month
Bishop Gregor reflects on creating space for God and ourselves
Thursday 9 April 2009
‘Banish all darkness from our hearts and minds’
Easter Message from Bishop Idris
Thursday 18 December 2008
‘This is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us’
A Christmas Message from the Most Rev Dr Idris Jones, Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
Wednesday 1 October 2008
The Amazing Bubble Man
Philip Noble meets Louis Pearl in person after 20 years of corresponding.
Monday 2 June 2008
Faith, belief and hope
Rev Canon Jeanette Jenkins looks forward to the church's General Synod.
Sunday 1 June 2008
A shocking and moving image
A crucifix found in a flea-market in Cologne in the aftermath of World War II inspires Rev Canon David Bayne.
Thursday 1 May 2008
Courage in proclaiming Jesus
Our baptismal commission is recalled by the Rev Canon Kenneth Stephen of Christ Church, Dalbeattie.
Tuesday 1 April 2008
A vision of human life in its rightful place
The Very Revd Dr Gregor Duncan considers the Ascension of Jesus.
Saturday 1 March 2008
An Easter Message from Bishop Idris
Jesus remains the focus of Easter. The hot cross bun carries a pastry cross to remind us of Jesus’ death on Calvary, commemorated on Good Friday each year. The eggs are a symbol of new life as Jesus rose from the dead the first Easter morning.
Saturday 1 December 2007
A Christmas Message From Bishop Idris
This year the leaders of the Churches and other Christian bodies in Scotland met together at the invitation of the Moderator of the General Assembly for a Bible Study and discussion, writes Bishop Idrs.
Thursday 1 November 2007
St John’s Dumfries Begins New Ecumenical Journey
Ecumenical Relations Coordinator, the Rev Sandy Montgomerie, reflects on a new Covenant signed at St John's Dumfries between the Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway and the Glasgow Circuit of the Methodist Church in Scotland.
Monday 1 October 2007
The Rhythm of Prayer
Some years ago I attended a weekend exploration of the early tradition of Christian Daily Prayer, writes Rev Canon Robin Paisley of St John's, Dumfries.
Sunday 1 July 2007
Summer Blues
By the time we get to this point in the year most people are in need of a holiday, writes Rev Canon Tom Montgomery of St Margaret's, Newlands.
Monday 28 May 2007
People of the Way
Reflections by the Rev Canon Jeanette Jenkins on the Growing Together experience undertaken with our companion Dioceses of Byumba and Kentucky.

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