Dear friends,

Thank you for inviting me back to be locum over the Easter season

It was great to be back in church on Sunday – what a lovely welcome – and so good to see the church open again after all the lockdown restrictions during our last visit .

On Tuesday lunchtime I met up with our organist and choir master, Richard Zook, to discuss the different services over the remaining Sundays of Lent, and then during Holy Week and Easter.

Glad to say all the arrangements are now in place and I hope you are looking forward to some lovely services.

With Lent being a time of reflection and self examination, I hope people will make every effort to come to church, especially if you…

Dear Friends,

This week we welcome back the Rev. Russell Barr and his wife Margaret to lead our services until April 16th. Russell was with us for the Christmas season 2021 and January of last year. We had all looked forward to, hopefully, a festive Christmas season in 2021 but, unfortunately, everything was shut down at the last minute. Russell was, nevertheless, tirelessly enthusiastic….

Dear Friends,

Rev Dr. Graham McGeoch returned to Brazil, after serving the ERC as locum minister for three months. The coming weeks we will have different ministers and preachers leading worship…

Dear Friends,

It is time to bid farewell. After almost three months as your locum, we return to Brazil early next week. We have enjoyed meeting so many people from the English Reformed Church, and beyond. We have kept ourselves busy with visits to museums and walks in the parks (weather permitting)…

Dear Friends,

I was so happy to hear the Consistory read out 'the call' last Sunday. The Church of Scotland has given permission to the English Reformed Church to call a minister. It will be exciting to move forward as a congregation, and I wish you the very best as….

Dear Friends,

Between 18-25 January, churches mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. We will have a special service on Sunday 22nd January. During our service, we will be using the same prayers as our sister churches ….

Dear Friends,

Happy New Year! A new year brings new opportunities. I wonder what the year has in store for you? At the English Reformed Church (ERC), we begin the year with a series of Bible texts reflecting on childhood. The ERC, like many churches…..

Dear Friends,

Happy Christmas! After an extremely busy period of services at the English Reformed Church (ERC), I hope that you have been able to settle into the Christmas festivities. For some people, this will be a time of great joy; while for others, it will have been a challenging time. Please know that at the ERC there is a place for everyone….

Dear Friends,

Advent and Christmas is such a busy time of the year for most, ministers included! I am looking forward to the Carols by Candlelight, the two Christmas Eve services, and of course, the Christmas Day service at the ERC.

Dear Friends,

It is now a few weeks since we arrived in Amsterdam. We are grateful for the warm welcome. Amsterdam is very different from Rio de Janeiro. I will be locum minister until early February. The Church of Scotland asks locum ministers to oversee Sunday worship and provide pastoral support. I have enjoyed working alongside….