Scone and St Martins Parish Church

Scone and St Martins Parish Church’s theme this Sunday is Christ the King and Prisoner’s Sunday. All services last approx. 25 mins. Note the service times: 9.30am in St Martins, 10.45am and 12noon in Scone Old/ Burnside. May Christ reign in your hearts, minds and spirits, and may the Presence of the King of Love, Healing and Peace be with you in all circumstances. We have some great hymns this Sunday, pre-recorded congregational singing to organ accompaniment, and including a hymn enjoyed by children and adults alike; also a beautiful rendition of George Herbert’s King of Glory, King of Peace, I will love Thee. You will be “transported” by the first and the closing hymns. If you are not able to be out, why not sing them in your own homes. See the Order of Service.

We realise not everyone can be with us and we send our love and our prayers. You will be receiving much news in a week or so, through Destiny, the Community Newspaper, and through our Church Magazine. Be sure to look out for these as they are Christmas and New Year Editions. Much planning has been accomplished, all ofcourse subject to Covid Regulations and National Church advice. The Lockdown Recipe Book will be out in time for you to gift it.

Next week, a week on Sunday, we are into the first Sunday in Advent! The first candle of Light up our Community will be lit on the Advent Ring! We are inviting all able to do so, to Light Up their Gardens and theme them to a Christmas Carol. A farmer’s wife out of town phoned to say she thought the idea inspirational and had chosen “Once in Royal David’s City”. Many are the Carols you might choose! The Church bells will lead off the ringing of community bells and you might all like to commence the singing of Christmas Carols. Christ is Christmas is a story to be shared!

We hope you are surviving this cold inclement weather. It is the weather for gloves and scarves and God bless the knitters for turning out some glorious scarves this winter! I rejoice in an up to the minute one knitted by a friend. I have also dug out my wellies. Don’t the children enjoy this weather as they paddle through the puddles. The squirrels are also enjoying themselves rolling and springing around in the rustling and richly coloured autumn leaves that decorate the manse garden.

Last Sunday, we were delighted to welcome a number of visitors in addition to congregational members who wore a wonderful selection of joyous symbols; a number of the congregation dressed in red coats, jackets and bright scarves, ties, masks, and shirts. All entered into the theme of JOY. We had an assortment of brooches worn including a golden trumpet, flowers, and dogs, birds, and a beauty of a penguin! As the rain lashed down at 12noon we had 8 visitors among our congregation at that service of 15. Both at the 10.45 and 12noon we had Mums with Babies, their symbols of JOY! I have to confess that at 12noon my hair proved that it had not the aptitude of birds’ feathers, however my “Happy Feet” jumper kept me warm, and a size smaller than I’d originally bought.

Wishing you blessing throughout these difficult times. Maudeen.