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Graham’s Farewell Party

February 8, 2016 by 2

About 60 people gathered for a party to celebrate Graham’s time at St James – and wish him and his family all the best with their move to Perth – on the evening of 06 February 2016.

Charles was master of ceremonies for the evening, which included:

  • a medley of Burns’ songs and airs, played / sung by Clare, Maureen and Rosemary
  • ceilidh dancing
  • community singing led by the Praise Group
  • performance of the song our young praise band “The Prospects” had written for Graham (“I Will Walk 100 Miles”)
  • performance of two fiddle tunes our musical director, Katherine, had composed for Graham and Jane (Rev. Graham Crawford’s Railway Reel; and Dr Jane Crawford’s Jig)
  • stovies
  • speeches (you can read the text of Jean’s speech here)
  • presentation of gifts to Graham and Jane from the congregation
  • performance of another of Katherine’s musical compositions – this one, setting to music the traditional “Irish Blessing”
  • Auld Lang Syne

Thank you to the numerous people who were involved in organising the evening, both beforehand and on the night. Everyone had a great time.

Here’s a selection of photographs to give you a flavour of what happened:

Rev. Graham Crawford with The Prospects - 06 February 2016
Graham with The Prospects: Matthew, Emily and Craig

 

Rev. Graham Crawford receives farewell gifts from St James' Church, Lossiemouth
Graham receiving gifts from the congregation via Jean Symon, Session Clerk

 

The Ceilidh Band for Rev. Graham Crawford's Farewell Party
The Ceilidh Band: Chris, Malin and Peter – “Dreist”

 

The Top Table Guests for Rev. Graham Crawford's Farewell Party - 06 February 2016
The Top Table (sorry it’s a bit out of focus)

 

People attending the Farewell Party for Rev. Graham Crawford at St James' Church, Lossiemouth - 06 February 2016
Waiting for their stovies …
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Now it’s Time to Change your Ways!

April 18, 2021 By 2

It’s the Third Sunday of Easter – 18 April 2021.

This is the time in the Christian calendar when the main scriptural readings all come from Acts (of the Apostles – i.e. the actions of the followers of Jesus in the immediate aftermath of his death and resurrection).

Ths week it’s Acts 3:12-19. The other Lectionary readings for this week are: Psalm 4;
1 John 3:1-7; and Luke 24:36b-48.

With the resumption of face-to-face services at St James from 04 April 2021, we are in a period of ‘hybrid’ services with an in-person element and a video/remote element via this website. For the video service, which you will find below, we post the main reading from Acts, the service of readings, prayers and the sermon (led by Rev. Geoff McKee), and a Musical Selection from our director of music, Katherine Robertson.

The main reading from Acts.

Acts 3:12-19 (New International Version)
12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. 14 You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. 16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.

17 “Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. 18 But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer. 19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.

“Now it’s time to change your ways!” – Acts 3:19 – From The Message Bible translation by Eugene Peterson (The Bible in Contemporary Language).
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