An edited recording of Sunday Communion from St James in Leith
Episodes
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
This is a 25 minute edit of our online Service for 29th March - the 5th Sunday in Lent.
Our church services are, of course, suspended just now, so this podcast is an edited version of the audio from our live online Sunday gathering.
We continue our Lent theme - Drawing from a Deeper Well - gathering around a central art installation of a well - trying to dig deep for refreshing water for our journey of faith, by reading - and working with some challenging stories from the Old Testament. Today - the story of Ruth and Naomi in the Book of Ruth. The reflection is by the Rector, Steve Butler.
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
This is a 23 minute edit of our Communion Service for 22nd March - the fourth Sunday in Lent - Mothering Sunday.
Our church services are, of course, suspended just now, so this podcast is an edited version of the audio from our live online Sunday gathering.
We continue our Lent theme - Drawing from a Deeper Well - gathering around a central art installation of a well - trying to dig deep for refreshing water for our journey of faith, by reading - and working with some challenging stories from the Old Testament. Today - the story of the finding of baby Moses in Exodus 2. The reflection is by the Rector, Steve Butler.
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
This is a 23 minute edit of our Communion Service for 8th March - the second Sunday in Lent. We continue our Lent theme - Drawing from a Deeper Well - gathering around a central art installation of a well - trying to dig deep for refreshing water for our journey of faith, by reading - and working with some challenging stories from the Old Testament. Today - the story of Jacob's dream about a ladder between earth and heaven. The reflection is by the Rector, Steve Butler.
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
This is a 30 minute edit of our Communion Service for 1st March - the first Sunday in Lent. We began our Lent theme - Drawing from a Deeper Well - by gathering around a central art installation of a well - and introduced the idea that during our 40 days of Lent we might dig deep for refreshing water for our journey of faith, by reading - and working with some challenging stories from the Old Testament. Today - the story of Isaac and his search for a new home.
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Monday Feb 24, 2020
This is a 25 minute edit of our Communion Service for 23rd February - Transfiguration Sunday. Today Richard Medrington, author and puppeteer, reflects on the story of the disciples 'mountaintop experience' in Matthew 17.
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
This is a 25 minute edit of our Communion Service for 9th February. Today we reflected on words from the prophet Isaiah, and from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount - about how we are called to be bearers of light.
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
This is a 25 minute edit of our Communion Service for Candlemas. The podcast includes a beautiful sung setting of Psalm 84, and Marie-Louise Cochrane's retelling of Luke's story of the presentation of the Christ child in the temple.
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Jan 27, 2020
This is a 25 minute edit of our Communion Service for the 3rd Sunday in Epiphany. The podcast begins with a brand new song from St James - Margaret McLarty's 'The Life In Me'. The words of the chorus are:
Stone and salt and sea
Raise an Hallelujah to our Maker
Raise an Hallelujah for the life in you and me
The Reflection on Matthews account of Jesus' call to his disciples is by Steve Butler
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
This is a 26 minute edit of our Communion Service for the 2nd Sunday in Epiphany. The Reflection is by Geoffrey Stevenson - a meditation on what Jesus says to his friends at the beginning of John's Gospel - 'What do you seek? - and in response to their nervous question about where he is staying - 'Come and see'.
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
This is a 20 minute edit of our Sunday Communion on 12th January 2020 - when we reflect on the Baptism of Christ. With our own baptisms brought to mind, emulating Jesus baptism - what does it mean to us as a bodily and spiritual link with Jesus - and how does the the gift of God's Spirit bring healing, cleansing and enlightenment to our lives. The podcast includes Richard Medrington's prayer-reflection, using words by the Irish poet and liturgist John O'Donohue.