Monthly Archives: May 2009
GA2009 – Wednesday proceedings
Wednesday was the last day of assembly, it was a sad day, in that it was my last day of assembly as a Youth rep. It was also an exciting day because I was looking forward to seeing Linda again and Archbishop Desmond Tutu was speaking. Before I write about the moderators address, there is … Continue reading
General Assembly – Tuesday proceedings
Tuesday was a manic day at the assembly! It started earlier than most days, with a video about the emerging church being played at 9:15am by the ministries council. It was looking at 2 projects the council has involvement in: the Harbor Front project in Glasgow and the ARK project in Stirling (I think!?). It … Continue reading
GA Monday Proceedings
Today was an interesting day! Alex Salmond, Scotlands First Minister, addressed the assembly today. I thought he did quite well, although I’ve lost the notes I took on what he said! Gutted! I do remember him talking about the link between the CofS and Scotlands national identity. I had a great time meeting Paul Beautyman … Continue reading
General Assembly – Sunday doings!
Today, Sunday, is always a fairly quiet day for the youth reps. Some went to the service at St Giles, I didn’t, instead I had a lovely time meeting an old friend for a coffee. Afterwards, some of us met up and bought some lunch before heading into the meadows for a wee picnic and … Continue reading
General Assembly – Saturday
Saturday was a long day! There were debates in the morning, the garden party in the afternoon and then a difficult case in the evening. The moderator started the day by talking about hope. I especially liked this part: “Hope is a theological virtue, not a form of escapism, but what Christians are meant to … Continue reading
General Assembly – Friday Proceedings
General Assembly Day 2 Today has been quite a full day. The morning started with communion, then we had a number of debates, the largest of which was the Church and Society debate, although the HIV/AIDS project report was today as well. The communion service was very uplifting. I’ve yet to be to a worship … Continue reading
Being a Youth Rep at General Assembly
A large part of the General Assembly experience as a youth representative is the ‘community’ that is built around the group of youth delegates throughout the week. We o have an advantage over most other delegates in this area in that we all stay together in the same accommodation and share time of worship, fellowship … Continue reading
General Assembly, Day1 so far!
We’re approaching the end of the first day of proceedings at the 2009 General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Been quite a good day so far! Very Rev David Lunan was a great Moderator, so far Right Rev Bill Hewitt looks like being the best Moderator I’ve seen at Assembly ever! He Rocks!! He … Continue reading
Church of Scotland General Assembly
I’m a youth representative at the Church of Scotland General Assembly (GA) this year. This will be the 6th and final time I come as a youth rep. I’ve always found GA to be an inspiring week. I love the passion that often comes out, hearing about stuff the Church is involved in, having an … Continue reading
Church of Scotland and Social Media
I got an email a few minutes ago asking me if i would be happy to speak to a reporter about this press release from the Church of Scotland. (Yes, yes, I know i’m a little bit smug, but I’m excited about it!) It started me thinking, other than a (IMHO) very tricky website to … Continue reading