Welcome to our virtual Ascension Sunday Service! David Matheson, our Locum, celebrates Jesus Christ’s passing from Earth to Heaven as the Son of Man. For today’s service, we’ve also marked the occasion by creating our own virtual congregation – eight doughty singing members join up to help take us forward into the next phase of our eventual coming out of lockdown. Their hymn is No 737 from Church Hymnal 4 – ‘Will Your Anchor Hold?’. Enjoy!
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Virtual Service for Ascension Sunday – 24 May
Welcome to our virtual Ascension Sunday Service! David Matheson, our Locum, celebrates Jesus Christ’s passing from Earth to Heaven as the Son of Man. For today’s service, we’ve also marked the occasion by creating our own virtual congregation – eight doughty singing members join up to help take us forward into the next phase of our eventual coming out of…
Virtual Service for Sunday 17th May
Welcome to Maxwelltown West Church, Dumfries, Scotland. For our ninth Virtual Sunday Service we celebrate our links with Mathia Church in Kenya. They are located in a small village in the East of the country, and this year has been particularly hard for them – two locust plagues have destroyed their crops; there has been very heavy rainfall, severe flooding…
Virtual service for Sunday 10 May
In this, our eighth virtual Sunday service, we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of VE-Day; three members of our congregation share their (childhood) memories. Today is also the start of Christian Aid Week which, because of the Covid-19 restrictions in place will be taking a digital form this year. It features Christian Aid’s CEO, Amanda Khozi Mukwashi, who outlines the organisation’s…
Virtual service for Sunday 3 May: Good Shepherd
Greetings to you all on Good Shepherd Sunday – the day when we celebrate the prophecy of Ezekiel and the coming of Our Lord – ‘The Good Shepherd’. Psalm 23 – ‘The Lord is My Shepherd’ is at the heart of this service, and includes a beautiful solo piece by Anne Walter. Please enjoy and share this virtual service with…
Virtual Service for Sunday 19 April
The fifth of our weekly virtual Sunday services which members of the Congregation produce during the Covid-19 pandemic. This week we follow the story of Doubting Thomas and Jesus’ appearance to the Disciples. Also, a beautiful poem – ‘Beatitudes for Carers’, and a closing tribute to all those who have been inspired by the colours of the rainbow. All the…
Virtual service for Sunday 12 April: Easter Day
A Happy Easter to everyone! Maxwelltown West Church in Dumfries, Scotland welcomes you to this special ‘Virtual’ Easter Day service, led by our Locum, David Matheson. This service will be special to many because of the current lockdown, for we will be celebrating a Virtual Holy Communion, taken by our Interim Moderator, Rev. Sally Russell from Clarebrand. Everyone is invited…
Holy Week Scripture Readings: Saturday
Psalm 31: 1-4, 15-16 31:1 In you, O LORD, I seek refuge; do not let me ever be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me. 31:2 Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily. Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me. 31:3 You are indeed my rock and my fortress; for your name’s…
Holy Week Scripture Readings: Good Friday
Psalm 22 22:1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning? 22:2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but find no rest. 22:3 Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. 22:4 In you…
Holy Week Scripture Readings: Maundy Thursday
Psalm 116: 1-2, 12-19 116:1 I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my supplications. 116:2 Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. 116:12 What shall I return to the LORD for all his bounty to me? 116:13 I will lift up the cup of salvation…
Holy Week Scripture Readings: Wednesday
Psalm 70 70:1 Be pleased, O God, to deliver me. O LORD, make haste to help me! 70:2 Let those be put to shame and confusion who seek my life. Let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who desire to hurt me. 70:3 Let those who say, “Aha, Aha!” turn back because of their shame. 70:4 Let all…
Holy Week Scripture Readings: Tuesday
Psalm 71: 1-14 71:1 In you, O LORD, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. 71:2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me and save me. 71:3 Be to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress, to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. 71:4 Rescue me,…
Holy Week Scripture Readings: Monday
Psalm 36: 5-11 36:5 Your steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. 36:6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your judgments are like the great deep; you save humans and animals alike, O LORD. 36:7 How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of your…
Virtual service for Sunday 5 April
Greetings from Maxwelltown West Church, Dumfries. Welcome to our short-form service for Palm Sunday, 5th April 2020. The service is taken by our Locum, David Matheson. The Hymn in today’s service is taken from CH4 – 367 ‘Hosanna, loud hosanna.’ This service is brought to you by members of the MaxWest congregation, who all contribute recordings by whatever means are…
Virtual service for Sunday 29 March
This is our short form service for the Fifth Sunday in Lent. We are so pleased to be able to bring you this Reflection, which is produced by members of our congregation. The Service is led by our Locum, David Matheson. Blessings to you all.