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LinkLinkLinkLink JULY /AUGUST 2016
Making known God’s Love in Jesus Christ
Donations of craft supplies neededDonations of craft supplies neededDonations of craft supplies neededDonations of craft supplies needed
Inside this month
Like a tree page 3
Vine trust trip page 5
Jesus Light of the World
page 7
Basics bank update
page 11
Photo Gallery
page 12
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Sunday Services 11.00 am and 6.30 pm Barclay Viewforth Church—Church Office: 0131 229 6810
Church Administrator Julie Nicholson 229 6810 [email protected] Session Clerk Robert Miller 447 1339 [email protected] Clerk to Board Katharine Ellis 228 4136 [email protected] Assistant Clerk Christine Wight 447 5498 Treasurers Janet Darling 447 1578 [email protected] John Ritchie 558 1381 Roll Keeper Helen Miller 449 4470 [email protected] Organist and Choir Andrew Robertson [email protected] Master Organist Michael Bonaventure Magazine Editor Marie Renfrew 261 8060 [email protected] Web Master Mike Ellis 228 4136 [email protected] Church Officer Chris Hogan 229 6810
Imitation
I have stood at the shoulder
of wise men watching them work.
I can see them still.
A turn of phrase. A look. A nod.
And there they are. In the mirror of me.
The Bard Builder
“Dad, tell me a story out of your head.”
He leans forward in his chair
drawing in the whole room,
eyes twinkle light-hearted brightness.
I see him when I saw.
He marks wood with a pencil V
from a stumpy HB.
I tuck the pencil behind my ear.
Golden Lion
Hand through hair
soft locks tumble back
perfectly parted.
He comes in the intonation
of my prayers and in my waiting.
I think about the fondness of our Abba
and being a gift to life.
I’m smiling uncontrollably.
The Jedi
Kind, deep pools
sturdy body, eyes and demeanour.
A silent interview with muscular armoury
surveying behind my ego castle walls.
He trims his speech accordingly
my archers stand down
to sail instead on the waves of a preferred
future.
He is in my merciful questions
in service of the heart.
The Monk
Friend of Aidan and Cuthbert
and a friend to me.
He opened the white house door,
and I stooped in. He is unhurried.
Profoundly present. Childlike convocation,
together with all the saints,
warming them and me with retinas,
bright coals of burning light.
He doesn’t feel the need to say much.
I hear him when I listen.
I have learnt lessons from them all
standing tall
I in them, they in me. My mentors.
Rev Howard Espie
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Let Hope Grow! “Like a tree, planted by streams of water!”
Psalm 1:3
How are those sunflowers growing? By all accounts some of you
have seen them grow to impressive heights from within their little
papers cups and some of you have transplanted them into bigger
pots and have watched them grow even bigger! Unfortunately mine
has keeled over! Drooped with the want of water. In my defence I
took it into the jail to use for a Sunday service and left it in the
Chaplaincy Centre office thinking that the message “Let Hope Grow” would be an inspiring
one for all of us on the team. But it’s not so inspiring now! Analysing this downturn, two
things are obvious. One, the prison environment isn’t a great place for sunflowers to
flourish, nor is it a great place for hope!
There are many who have lost hope of turning their lives around and have resigned
themselves to living in despair. Secondly, it’s hard to grow a sunflower if it’s only watered
occasionally, and those occasions being one or both of the two mornings I’m normally in over
the week! And that’s when I remember! Looking at the drooping, lifeless pale shadow of a
sunflower with its dried up, brittle leaves and petals, I was ready to blame others! “Couldn’t
you have watered it in my absence?” “Shouldn’t you have seen what was happening and
used a wee bit of human initiative and done something in my absence?”
Two things. Firstly, occasional watering isn’t great for a sunflower’s health and growth, but
the responsibility really rested with me! I can’t expect others to water my plant. I’ve got to
take that responsibility myself. Likewise, if I want hope to grow in my life I have to take the
responsibility for its growth and not blame others, even God, for the lack of it. Secondly,
occasional watering won’t do!
The tree in Psalm 1 flourished and became strong and remained strong because it was
planted next to streams of water. It kept close proximity to, and drew daily from, the life
enhancing supply of refreshing and renewing water close to it. Likewise our faith teaches us
that God is never far from any one of us. Hope grows when we establish and maintain close
conscious contact with Him, the God of all Hope. Jesus in John 7:37,
stood up on the last day of the Feast and declared, “If anyone
thirsts, let him come to me and drink.
Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living
water will flow from within him” (By this he meant the Spirit, whom
those who believed in him were later to receive.) Our spirits need
not droop for the want of water! But we do need to come daily to
Him and drink! Let Hope rise afresh as we draw from Him!
Hopefully, Sam
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Ends of The Earth
5th
June 2016
We had a small but wonderful gathering on the morning of Saturday 5th
June to share and pray about broad and varied
international interests, including
Sandy Sneddon gave us a really helpful update on the work of World Mission in Korea, Nepal with ‘Build a house’ and
sharing news gleaned from the General Assembly as well.
Pastor Eric had provided notes about the Chinese church which meets here in BVC which we prayed over.
Mhari gave us an update on our missionary partners in Nepal and Pakistan.
TWO key things were agreed and I share now for your prayerful support
Mission Aviation Fellowship postcard appeal - Heather Tweedie highlighted again the value of this to raise funds for MAF.
Postcards can be handed in; but there is also a fun competition, with categories to be set, for cards from exotic, unusual
and other places, all for a good cause!
Sundae Sunday is our summer alternative to Souper Sunday and will retain the thoughtful emphasis upon HIV &AIDS
whilst raising funds along with awareness, by having Ice-cream sundaes instead of soup. This will be held on the Sunday
morning of 21st
August with Jane Fucella returning to share in worship.
THE GROVE
At our recent well attended Kirk Session conference, we wandered through a pilot version
of ‘The Grove’. Taking its name from the Grove Street Mission hall from which the congregation
of Barclay church was formed, ‘The Grove’ serves both as an introduction to
our fellowship and a refresher of the history, life and vision of Barclay Viewforth Church.
It is planned that during our vision weekend in October we will organise a few timings of ‘The Grove’ which will be open to all and
anyone, so that as many people as possible from the current membership and wider afield can attend and be refreshed by our
story and vision.
Be sure to look out for the dates and sign up early to step aside into ‘The Grove’.
BVC Evening Gathering Summer “Break-Out”
During July the Evening Gathering will “Break-Out” to visit other churches.
Details of Churches and times are below.
You can either choose to meet earlier at BVC and head off as a group or meet at the venue. If you would like to do that please
contact the named staff member below and we can confirm times etc.
If there are any last minute changes (due to circumstances beyond our control) they will be posted on the Church website and/or