Eddie Sykes writes:

On this upcoming Sunday (26 September 2021) there will be, for the first time in over 19 months, a joint service of worship at 10:30am at Rosyth. The service will also include Holy Communion.

As we will be following the theme of Harvest Celebration (in a kind of Covid-muted way) – the church will not be decorated as lavishly as it normally is, and you are asked to bring dried or non-perishable food goods for the Food Bank. There will be boxes in the Crush Hall in which to place these items.

This Sunday you will find printed orders of worship on your seats – we ask you to take these home with you at the end of the service.

As ever, the following will be required: wearing face-masks, following hand-sanitising protocols on entry and exit, signing in for ‘trace and protect’, and sitting 1 metre apart – socially distanced. You are reminded that if you are feeling unwell, or have any symptoms associated with Covid-19, you are to remain at home.

Sadly there will be no refreshments following the service.

Thank you for your support during this challenging time – especially in the many ways we seek to make the church building a safe place to be.

The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit. (John 3:8)

Spirit of God
Intriguing
Elusive
Capricious
Eternally present
Before the birth of time
Not an afterthought
Not the latest iteration
But an integral part
of the eternal dance of the Trinity.
Creator
Redeemer
Sustainer
She was there moving over the water
at the birth of time
she was there in the hopes and fears of a people
who longed for a Messiah
She was there in the garden
when the warmth of resurrection
rekindled love
All three woven together
moving in synchronicity
Sometimes to the mellow strains
of a slow waltz
Sometimes to the whirling upbeat
of a ceilidh dance
At times she takes the lead
selecting the beat
changing up the rhythm
And then she sets the stage for another
to be front and centre
For the dance cannot be accomplished
without all three parts participating
in the divine choreography
And new parts are always being written
so that we, too, might participate
even in our clod hoppers
by taking our place on the floor
and simply beginning to move
to that persistent beat
that draws us into the Divine dance

This thought for Trinity Sunday comes from our friend Liz Crumlish: more on her blog.

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.   (Romans 8:26)

This Pentecost, O God,
We fear the mighty rushing winds
and the tongues of fire that disrupt our careful order
We fear the exuberance of a crowd
getting out of control
and spilling onto the streets
We hold back on celebrations
when not all are able to participate
in our local church world
and in our global world
Send your Spirit once more
to intercede for us
with sighs too deep for words
With sighs that give thanks for life
and sighs that mourn so much death
With sighs that re-story us
as a people of hope
With sighs that re-member us
as a people of faith
And giving thanks for the very breath of life
May we take your life
and your Spirit
into all the world.

Written by Liz Crumlish for Pentecost 2021