St Mary’s Magazine – Trinity 2023
Welcome to the Trinity 2023 edition of the St Mary’s Magazine.
Please note that there will still be a print version available for those who want one, and you can also see old editions in our website archive.
Nothing Ordinary about Ordinary Time
Every morning when I wake I stagger downstairs and put the kettle on. Green tea is my favourite first thing in the morning. I retreat to my regular spot for a pray. And then it’s back to the kettle for a second brew. And so the day begins. Most days are filled with ordinary things,…
St Mary’s Peace Garden Project
Good news! Our Peace Garden Project is well underway, and we can already see the raised bed and the beginnings of the landscaped sandstone paving. At the beginning of June Aberdeen City Council Strategic Place Planning approved our Peace Garden Project. Earlier in the year we had provided details of our choice of landscaping materials,…
All Saints Holiday Club
After a very successful week of All Saints Holiday Club in October, it was decided we would try a couple of sessions on Sunday afternoons. The first was held on 21st May at St James’s when we talked about Ascension and Pentecost. We sang songs, heard stories and did some craft. Sessions are for Nursery…
Advisor for Christian Life – Rev. Dr. Jenny Holden
“I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” John 10:10b (NRSVA) I was asked by the Editor if I’d like to write a piece for the magazine on my ‘day job’ as it was termed. For those I’ve not met, I’m the Revd Dr Jenny Holden (Revd Jenny) who alongside the privilege…
Continue Reading Advisor for Christian Life – Rev. Dr. Jenny Holden
Social Events
One busy weekend in June saw a Silent Auction with Cheese & Wine on Friday, and a bring and buy baking sale on Sunday. Including sales of the leftover cheese and wine on Sunday, we made a fine total of £469! Thanks to everyone who helped, donated, attended, ate and drank!
French Connexion
We’ve been contacted by a Frenchman, Lt. Col. Xavier de Bisschop, recording his grandmother’s happy memories of staying with her great uncle in Aberdeen – her great uncle was our rector, Canon Francis William Christie, whom our altar rail commemorates. He has sent us some photographs to add to our collections, along with his very…
General Synod 2023
Editorial bias here makes me include a photograph from this year’s General Synod Provincial Youth presentation! We were well represented at the event, with Rev. Roger Dyer, Rev. Dr. Jenny Holden, Gillian Rose, and Elizabeth Mills all in attendance in various capacities.
A Farewell Message from our Organist
It is rather difficult to believe that I am approaching my last few weeks here at St Mary’s. As I write this, I am on a train somewhere in sunny Cambridgeshire having spent the last week in Bury St Edmunds. It was quite the week, getting to know the department, its patterns and its amazing…