One thing about church buildings is that they demand a lot of attention – and I wish it was just of the TLC kind!   Over the past 18 months at St. Mary’s in Largs, we’ve had to call in roofers to deal with numerous water ingress problems. Just when...

There is a lot going on today to make us feel uncertain, afraid or negative. Almost anywhere you turn, there seems to be nothing but bad news. That can spill over into our personal and family lives, too, making things even worse.   We can either give in to the...

Dear All The Galloway Diocesan Newsletter recently asked for contributions to the edition it is preparing for Advent, so I decided to send in an article on our recent Parish Festival along with some photos! I am reproducing it all here just in case the Newsletter decides it doesn’t have...

Publish in the Largs and Millport Weekly on Wednesday 29th September 2021   Autumn has a way of evoking more poignantly the sense that time is passing. From my office window, I have the joy of contemplating my neighbour’s majestic sycamore trees as they change across the seasons. They are...

Published in the Largs and Millport Weekly News for 22 September 2021 I recall as a child walking with my mother from Ardrossan to Saltcoats on a Saturday afternoon to get the messages. Occasionally, she would visit the wool shop if she wanted to knit something for one of the...