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| St. Oswald's Scottish Episcopal Church, Glasgow GLASGOW, |
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Welcome to St. Oswalds Kings Park! Dear Friends, What voices are you listening to? Do you have negative thoughts that come into your head and disturb your peace? As a lad I was not interested in reading until I discovered Tintin comic adventure books. One of the main supporting characters is Captain Haddock, a Scots seafarer who likes his whisky. In the books he struggles with sobriety and is often pictured with a good angel on one shoulder and a red devil on the other, both urging him on. In a sermon I listened to recently the preacher said that the kep on thinking that a colleague thought his sermons were unbiblical (which he found greatly disturbing!) He talked with his wife and found she had thought for years that their daughter did not respect her intellectually. Although minor (and both untrue) they had both lost their peace, and came to realise that these thoughts were "vain imaginations". 2 Cor 10:5 - Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. Think about it. Do you have a negative thought that regularly comes and disturbs your peace? Is it true? Where is that thought coming from? Joh 10:10 - The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. I can think of several cousins who are not talking to each other because of such "vain imaginations" and others whose whole lives have even been destroyed by listening to such thoughts. Personally I have my own set of negative voices that I hopefully and beginning to recognise and say "NO" to. They typically attack our relationships, our faith in God's love for us, our self esteem, our hope, or encourage us to do destructive things Rev Ulric J Gerry This is our community... Please sign our guest book and leave us a message before you move on! We take great heart from messages from our visitors! Don't be shy! We can always delete the ones we don't like! If only life could be like that! St Oswald's weekly services continue in the sandstone Church, original Church dedicated 1931, time of services available on this website. The new townhouses beside and flats opposite are all full with our new neighbours. Welcome to King's Park and welcome to St Oswald's. The congregation has decided, for the time being, to suspend the plans to build a new hall. The sandstone Church will continue to be a multi-purpose facility, as a hall for congregational and community activities Monday - Saturday and a place of worship on Sundays. The Scottish Episcopal Church is a welcoming one, and despite popular myth, is NOT English, having its roots firmly in Scottish history. We are, however, a part of the Anglican Communion, and that is important to us. We are often jokingly known as the "half-way home" between the Catholic/Protestant divide in Scotland. We welcome everyone, and you will find our clergy more than willing to discuss baptism, marriage, or the renewal of marriage vows at a significant anniversary. In the sad event of a bereavement, they would be only too willing to help, and conduct a funeral if asked. In the Episcopal Church, we pride ourselves in being open-minded and inclusive. Please visit us again! ADD THIS PAGE TO YOUR LIST OF FAVOURITES!.. and remember our willingness to minister to your needs and care for the community, whether you are a member or not! Our web page is constantly updated. If you have a group looking for hall accommodation, we could also help. |
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