RevSarahShares

Back for another day. Actually felt quite calm today and focussed on getting through admin which is really working with people and being part of a team. Today I think about parish ministry and really ponder whether we have truly grasped what parish ministry is...as an institution. So far all I see is we want to change but keep it the same! Yet do I even know what I mean? Enjoying the journey but q...

It is Sunday again and here are some of my thinking out loud moments as I wrestle with decision making and wonder what next Lord? New beginnings again - just like motherhood! Mother's Day smiles and being a softie. I hope you know that I love my calling but I struggle with the institution at the moment. Thanks for the comments and I'm glad for the laughs I have caused as well. Today I foun...

It's meant to be my day off but this week has been super busy and I needed to finish off work. I have felt grumpy about needing to adult(!) and been given a choice to make that isn't easy. Prayers and wisdom needed. Thanks for listening and do pray for me. Happy Saturday Love Sarah #ministry #churchofscotland #moncreiff #parish #life #dayoff #busy #housework

Running very late with tonight's podcast but it is here! Kinda all about people and the bible...my love for God's word and how I wish we could engage with it well. Other random thoughts along the way. Very grateful for all the opportunities I have been given and hopefully share something supportive with others. Thanks for the love and interest. #ministry #parish #love #Bible #BBs #Moncreif...

Thank you for all the lovely comments today. Great feedback. I am enjoying the project although getting way more chatty with you! Some insights and some thoughts - a week of the young people it seems. I hope you enjoy today's reflection around bible verses and remember your own special ones. Love Sarah #ministry #pastoral #bible #reflection #Moncreiff #hope #scripture

Welcome to day 6 of the Life of a Parish Rev. Today has been one of those unusual days where I simply had to respond to a need in the community. I was invited to support my local high school through a trauma incident in the community. Listen and reassure. I am honest about the tiredness! I share a little about the other stuff going on in the background - a reminder that we are professionals and pe...

Hello and welcome to day 5. I hope you are enjoying these meanderings through my days. Today has been a trip down memory lane with the talk for the Ladies Circle and the privilege and place of worship along with a sharp reminder that we live in the present! The Ladies Circle at Claremont were absolutely lovely to me! And I had a ball! The Lord is certainly taking me on a journey at the moment and...

Sorry very late tonight. Sea Cadets starts at 6:15pm which means the late afternoon slot that I want to do the podcast in is lost to cooking and well as you'll hear to everything else I fitted in today. A busy mum as well as a busy minister. Today's main highlight though is the Sea Cadets to whom I am a chaplain. But also a little bit of Mary and Martha as I was very much both! Hope you en...

It has been a busy Sunday - Lent course, worship, wedding couple, Forefaulds... Why do we build in even more busyness? So our focus today has a touch of a Mary/Martha balance...plus some good news and some good advice from others...and some of the sound tracks of my life. Thanks for listening and for feedback. Have a blessed Sunday! Love Sarah #ministry #churchofscotland #parish #lent #God #Moncre...

Welcome to day 2 of this Podcast. Today was the meeting of Presbytery and hopefully you will come back for day 3 after listening! Actually, you might be pleasantly surprised or shocked... in the drag of business are we missing appreciation for fellowship and friendship? Are we prioritising the wrong elements when we devalue meeting up? Thank you for the lovely feedback so far! Hope you might conti...

Debating the wonders of having a Podcast I have been thinking about what I might put out there amongst everything else. It is not a perfect start here but I am braving sharing what life is like for a parish minister with a busy church and teenagers at home. It's a work in progress and I fully expect to benefit more from this than you will. But I'd love to share the journey with you. Just w...

This is the last RevSarahShares Podcast for 2023. Planning a revamp in the New Year! Not sure what yet... But do enjoy today's ponderings... It is the Second Sunday in Advent with next week being the Nativity (so no service online until much later in the day!) and then it is Christmas Eve! Therefore today Rev Sarah takes us on a wander through running logic, mind and heart battles and how we m...

Welcome to our first Sunday in Advent worship service led by Hazel who has passed her final review! We are really pleased for her. Rev Sarah is off to help out at Eleanor's service so Hazel enlisted Anne and Niall to help! Our theme for Advent is Isaiah 9:2 - The people walking in darkness have seen a great light...something we feel is pretty relevant for our time as well. So Hazel combines th...

All are welcome to join us as we celebrate the Reign of Christ the King Sunday at Moncreiff Church of Scotland, East Kilbride. It is the last one in the liturgical calendar as Advent starts next week. Hazel leads us through a reflection on the parable of the sheep and the goats a We pause to remember that Christ is King and therefore in the only place to judge. The question is 'would we be sur...

It is our Gift Service just after our Christmas Fayre.  A busy day and wow, the preparation that went into it.  A Santa’s Grotto, tables laden with gift ideas and mince pies everywhere…But today we take time to think about whose Christmas it is and then dig deeper into our text for this Sunday from Matthew 25:14-30.  A challenging text and our focus is on how we ‘measure’ success in church terms a...

Continuing with last week's theme about what is a Christian we explore what it means to practice what we preach. There is an opportunity to think about that as individuals but also as a Church. There are some insightful questions and perhaps ones that might make us uncomfortable to answer. But again, are we about pleasing God or pleasing people. We hear a couple of texts - Joshua and Matthew t...

Worship from Moncreiff Parish Church, East Kilbride for Sunday 29th October Well, you know when you think you will go in one direction but God has other plans...this Sunday we explore two texts - one very familiar and one not so much but the pondering led me down the track of what do we think a Christian is. And guess what? It isn't the Rev I M Jolly (a wee nod to Rikki Fulton's character)...

Welcome to our Harvest Service where we ponder what Harvest means to us, and how it is such a significant festival coming off the back of summer where we often think of self, and before Christmas and its consumerism arrives. We recognise also that small actions lead to big reactions because of God. His generosity is such that no matter how small our faith or our giving he can multiply greatly with...

Welcome to worship for Sunday 24th September at Moncreiff Church. It is the last Stewardship Sunday and Hazel leads us through a reflection on the impact of generosity with a wee challenge for you all to try. Just how might you be 'more' generous or generous in a different way. All are welcome and do check us out. Thank you for the support given the news last week about the future of Moncr...

Welcome to a busy service for Sunday 17th September.  The theme of Stewardship overarches as we think about the generosity of God and how his generosity moves us to be generous in return.  We remind ourselves that generosity is not just about money but about time and talents as well.  With Scripture throughout we have the wonderful re-telling of the Parable of the Rich Fool by our McKenzie family...

Welcome to worship for Sunday 10th September 2023 as we continue our Stewardship month looking at Joyful Generosity. This week is Joyful in Receiving, even when it isn't something we want! Our texts are from 1 Peter 1: 3-9 and 1 Chronicles 16: 8-36. Hazel gives an intro and Sarah leads us through some thinking about being joyful in receiving. After all this coming week we are joyful in receivi...

Welcome to worship for Sunday 3rd September 2023 where Hazel leads us through the beginning of our month of stewardship with the theme of God's generosity. We have a dramatised reading (2 voices) for the epic creation story in Genesis 1-2:4 as well as Fiona taking us through Colossians chapter 1. Do check us out on all the usual social media channels. Have a very blessed week! #worship #God #g...

Welcome to our Podcast version of worship for 27th August - our Back to Church Sunday/Songs of Praise mix. Here is the teaching element on how worship is shaped and Hazel shares why gather together, and Scripture is read by Freya. I have included as well Psalm 150 at the beginning, setting the scene for the worship. We hope that all who gather with us will feel part of our extended family, and fin...

Worship from Moncreiff - the talky bits! Our Friendship series draws to a close on this Sunday 20th August with a meander through the stories of Jesus and Peter, considering how this friendship gives us all hope. Hope eternal because Jesus is the one friend that keeps us close even when we fail or betray. And I question whether the Church needs more Peter's! What might it be like if actually w...

Welcome to worship for Sunday 13th August as we consider group dynamics in friendship with the help of the disciples. Without a doubt a wonderful group but not without their moments. Sharing a little of their friendship can help us appreciate and value the diversity within our churches and communities. Featuring a drama with Judas and Thaddeus, reflection and several pieces of scripture shared by...