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Welcome to All Souls' Invergowrie Episcopal Church, Dundee.
10.30 a.m. every Sunday
22nd January: The World as We Know It…
St. Paul’s message to the Corinthians included the stark warning (or, for some people, the welcome news) that the world as they knew it was passing away. Perhaps some of them received the message in the same way that the people of Nineveh received what Jonah had to say.
Stories about the end of the world still get passed around, but two components are often missing. One is the qualifying phrase ‘as we know it’, which could almost describe the kingdom of God as discovered by the USS Enterprise—’It’s the world, Jim, but not as we know it.’
The other is absolutely typical of the gospel—an indication that the proclamation of the kingdom is a renewal of the whole of creation. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. You know the story, especially the vital phrase ‘and God saw that it was good’. This time, Jesus proclaims that it is time to turn back to God, and insists that the news for the world is good.
For more Jonah-inspired thoughts, and to add your own thoughts, click here.
Epiphany!
The Christmas season concludes with the feast of the Epiphany - a celebration of the fact that the birth of Christ was made known not only to his own nation, but to all nations. And the 'hopes and fears of all the years' prompts not only some reflection on the year past, but also a look forward to the year to come.
The 'Arab Spring' has been a wonderful, though incomplete, sign of hope for the world. Perhaps it is in the nature of signs to be incomplete. The final withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraq might well carry as much fear as hope for the Iraqi people; what is it saying to troops and communities in Afghanistan?
There have been one or two hopeful developments in the field of Human Rights. For an entertaining look at these, click here.
There have been plenty of emergencies. For recent news from Christian Aid, click here.
And what has the Church been doing? Talking, singing and drinking as usual! In particular, we drank our way through a reasonable amount of very good coffee at the Invergowrie Inn as we wrote to prisoners and their captors earlier in the month. If you're wondering why, click here. If you're sceptical about the chances of it making any difference, click here. And we were back in the Inn the very next day!
May you find love, joy and peace during 2012 - the presence of God is sometimes mediated most effectively in moments of silence.
Regular Information about All Souls'
Services
- Sunday, 10.30am: Sung Eucharist; Sunday School most Sundays
All age worship occasionally, as announced.
- Wednesday, 10.15am: Eucharist (in the Lady Chapel)
There is time to have coffee, juice, tea, biscuits, and conversation after each of these services.
How to find us
We are on the Main Street in Invergowrie village, 50 yards past Errol Road on the left hand side if you are coming from Dundee. We are the big red sandstone church with the tall spire, almost opposite the Invergowrie Inn.
We have a designated car park,. The number 16 bus (Dundee to Perth) runs from Dundee, along Perth Road past Dundee University, and into Invergowrie. We are within 20 minutes' walk of Ninewells Hospital, and 10 minutes' walk from the Scottish Crop Research Institute.
We look forward to meeting you.
Our Neighbours Include:
Invergowrie Parish Church
- for further information, click here.
Invergowrie Primary School
- for further information, click here.
For further information, contact: Revd.Ashley Cummins
27 Errol Road, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5AG
01382 562525 / Email
Or just turn up on Sunday, at 10.30 a.m.
Our worship and liturgy are a mix of both tradional and modern, with a good mixture of Taizé style chants, choruses and traditional hymns. Our congregation is made up of a full range of age groups, and in our style of worship we look to meet the spiritual needs of both young and old.
Taste and See that the Lord is Good
All Souls is a small but lively congregation, drawn from Dundee, Invergowrie and the surrounding area. We are part of the Scottish Episcopal Church, which is in full communion with the Anglican Church.
All Souls' Episcopal Church (Vestry) is a Scottish charity, number SC 035686
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