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Tracy Niven

SHEEP? Why did it have to be sheep…?

Preacher: Revd Samantha Ferguson, Assistant ChaplainReadings: 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 In the name of the father, son and Holy spirit.Amen Good morning and welcome to our chapel service just as exams begin. Even…

Hope in hard Times

Preacher: Jenny Baker, Operations Director, Green AllianceReadings: Romans 5:1-15; Luke 24:36b-48 I was delighted to be invited back to speak; I was last here in March 2019 – five years ago. Donald suggested that I…

Beyond lament

Preacher: Revd Dr Peter Donald, Minister: Cairnlea Parish Church, AirdrieReadings: John 20. 19-31; Acts 4. 32-35 I’d like to tell it as it was, but I’m also keen we should tell it as it is – that every one of us might…

Images of Jesus

Preacher: Revd Dr Donald MacEwan, University Chaplain Readings: Acts 10:34-43; Mark 16:1-8 Every so often I hear something that I think might turn up on Overheardrews, where a heady mix of the things students say ends…

Boundless merry-making

Preacher: Revd Dr Donald MacEwan, University Chaplain Readings: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Mark 8:31-38 We didn’t have a Founder’s Day at my secondary school.  After all, Mearns Castle High School had only been built six…

No cause, no cause

Preacher: Revd Dr Donald MacEwan, University Chaplain Readings: 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15 Last Wednesday I stood in the chapel, and as students, staff and others came forward, I dipped my thumb into a bowl of ashes,…

Brother Son and the Children of Light

Preacher: Professor Sabine Hyland, Professor of World Religions, University of St Andrews Readings: 1 Thessalonians 5:4-11; John 8:12-20 “I am the Light of the World. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but…

In my beginning is my end

Preacher: Sophie Nagler, member of Ministry Disernment Group I am grateful and happy to be here with you today. This is the first service in St Salvator’s chapel in the new year 2024. It is a time of new beginnings.…

Divine Unchangeability will Change your Life

Preacher: Revd Dr Jared Michelson, Lead Pastor, Cornerstone Church, St Andrews (and honorary Cornerstone Chaplain) Readings: Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Mark 1:14-20 Jonah 3:10 is a shocking passage. God changes his mind. This…

A Holy Land Pilgrimage

Preacher: Revd Dr Donald MacEwan, University Chaplain Christmas doesn’t come as a surprise.  It’s always, at least in Western Christianity, on 25 December.  And, just in case we could possibly forget, St Andrews has…