The first Sunday in August marks the twentieth Virtual Service that’s been made under lockdown. We’re all looking forward to the time when it will be possible to come together once again at MaxWest, and our team is working hard to ensure that all the arrangements for a safe reopening under the current Guidelines for Places of Worship will be in place. There’s quite a lot to do, and a special thank you to everyone who’s replied to our Questionnaire – yours views on reopening have been very helpful indeed.
In this service, our Locum David Matheson reaches another milestone on our journey with St. Paul and his letter to the Romans – where, very aware of the suffering of Christians in Rome, we find him pointing towards Christian Hope.
Today’s Hymn is from CH4: 192 – All My Hope on God is Founded.
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Maxwelltown West Church Sunday Service – 2 August
The first Sunday in August marks the twentieth Virtual Service that’s been made under lockdown. We’re all looking forward to the time when it will be possible to come together once again at MaxWest, and our team is working hard to ensure that all the arrangements for a safe reopening under the current Guidelines for Places of Worship will be…
Maxwelltown West Church Sunday Service – 26 July
Once again, our Sunday Service has been recorded in Maxwelltown West; where we’re now finalising our planning and preparations for a gradual re-opening. You should have received over the last few days a Questionnaire asking for your thoughts, and how the new guidelines for prayer, worship and associated safe access to the Church might affect you. If you haven’t already…
Maxwelltown West Church Virtual Service – 19 July
It’s almost like coming back home! Our Service today has been recorded in Maxwelltown West Church, the first time since the start of relaxation of the Covid-19 regulations under Phase 3. It will be a little while yet before we can restart our services within a safe environment – but we hope that in the meantime this will lift your…
Maxwelltown West Church Dumfries – Virtual Service ‘Sea Sunday’ – 12 July
We celebrate ‘Sea Sunday’, when we reflect on the work and importance of some of the most forgotten men and women in the world – Seafarers. This service is also quite special for MaxWest in that it’s been recorded on location – yes, we’re celebrating the removal of the 5-mile travel limit, and David Matheson and a socially distanced Mike…
Maxwelltown West Church Virtual Service – Sunday, 5th July
The 72nd birthday of our National Health Service is celebrated in this Sunday’s Virtual Service. It’s rather special for us in that it includes a personal reflection by Dr Ian Drever, a retired GP, and whose family associations with Medicine extend over several generations, both past and present. Our Locum, David Matheson, also has enjoyed a long working career with…
Maxwelltown West Church Virtual Service – Sunday, 28th June
While we are all looking forward to the gradual easing of lockdown, our virtual Sunday services are continuing. Our Locum David Matheson reflects upon the needs of many countries where poverty was already a problem and now has been compounded by Covid-19, and includes a special update on conditions facing our Faith Share Church in Mathia, Kenya.
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David Matheson, our Locum, will be reflecting on our star, the Sun, and Jesus as ‘The Light of the World’. So, what more appropriate Hymn for this Sunday’s service than CH4 – 225 ‘Summer Suns are Glowing’? Even more special because seven voices have come together in their own homes (one of them in the Netherlands) to join our organist…
Maxwelltown West Church Virtual Service – Sunday 14th June 2020
With Carers Week 2020 just about to end, this week’s virtual Sunday Service, led once again by our Locum David Matheson, is devoted to the theme of Caring. Because of the pandemic many people are taking on more caring responsibilities for their relatives and friends who are disabled, ill or older and who need support. The Book of Ruth, the…
Virtual Holy Communion Service for Trinity Sunday – 7 June 2020
Greetings everybody from Maxwelltown West Church in Dumfries, Scotland. Welcome to this special Trinity Sunday service, led by our Locum, David Matheson. The service will be special to many for we will also be celebrating a Virtual Holy Communion, taken by our Interim Moderator, Rev. Sally Russell from Clarebrand. Everyone is invited to take part in their own surroundings, and…
Virtual Service for Pentecost Sunday – 31 May
Welcome to Maxwelltown West Church’s 11th Virtual Sunday Service, with our Locum, David Matheson. This is Pentecost Sunday – essentially the first Sunday of the Christian Church when we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit upon all people. A reminder also that next Sunday, 7th June we will be celebrating a Virtual Holy Communion with our Interim Moderator, Rev….
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…
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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…