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A View from St Kilda – October 2026

I am delighted that eventually, we have purchased and have begun to use the newest edition of the church hymnary, ‘God Welcomes All.’ Over the past few weeks, we have introduced some of these hymns with recognisable tunes but with

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A View from St Kilda – June 2026

My year as Moderator will finish around June, officially at the June Presbytery meeting, but there are a few tasks after that date still to do. On Communion Sunday afternoon I will head to the City Chambers and lead a

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A View from St Kilda – May 2026

This coming Sunday is third Sunday of the Easter season! Yes, the third already. The children have finished their two-week break, the shops have moved on to something new and perhaps selling the Easter eggs off cheaply, and some of

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A View from St Kilda – April 2026

Specsavers. (Though there are other companies). I wonder if you have ever thought of the irony, that Scottish football referees are sponsored by Specsavers? I cannot remember how long the company has sponsored them, but ask most fans and they

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A View from St Kilda – March 2026

I look out the window and watch the plane head upwards. Someone is heading somewhere, probably warm, off on a holiday or a break from the norm. If there is one advantage of living near Glasgow Airport, it’s seeing the

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A View from St Kilda – February 2026

How many languages do you speak? Sitting in my study are innumerable Italian books, many of them grammar, used when I studied Italian at Glasgow University. For example: ‘Read and Think Italian’, ‘Italian step by step’, ‘750 Italian verbs and

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