A place of welcome to all in Dumfries, Scotland
The congregation of Maxwelltown West invites you to visit us, or to call upon us if we can help you.
As I write this on a very sunny Easter Monday, I find myself looking back over the past 3 months since I last penned my article for Spring Contact. I was delighted when Dumfries and Kirkcudbright Presbytery agreed to grant you permission to call your own minister. I have been encouraged by Kirk Session and Deacons’ Court having found a…
Pilgrimage 3 – Dundrennan Abbey and Pilgrimage 4 – St Queran’s Holy Well, attracted 15 walkers and assorted dogs who enjoyed great views over the Solway from Dundrennan and the bonus of an incredibly accurate Met. Office forecast: the rain poured down in biblical buckets as the heavens opened just as we reached the warmth and shelter of “The Crown…
This past Easter Sunday, I was not able to be at the service at Max West, helping with brunch and sharing and enjoying one of my favourite times of the year. Instead, I was in Spain, walking a small part of the Camino to Santiago de Compostela – the way of St James of a field of stars. Just for…