This Sunday the 29th of November is the first Sunday in Advent. I wonder how many of us have already bought our advent calendars and are looking forward to opening up the first door and enjoying the treat inside. Advent marks the start of the celebration of Christmas. We remember how Jesus came to earthas a helpless little baby, his mission to be the rescuer of...
Light, how we need it! Here in Hamnavoe we all can see the bright and stalwart Fuglaness Lighthouse at the point of the Hurds, quietly shining in the darkness and guiding all ! Here are some interesting facts about its history. A light was first established here in 1893, built by David A. Stevenson, but this was rebuilt in 1936 as a white round...
It’s the time of year again when we see more and more bonny peerie lights popping up in windows, brightening up our communities, this year they are perhaps earlier than ever! Maybe because we are all looking for that bit of brightness in our lives to counteract the continuing darkness in the news. The Bible...
From the D-Day speech of King George VI in 1944. Words apt for our day too. If from every place of worship, from home and factory, from men and women of all ages and many races and occupations, our intercessions rise, then, please God, both now and in a future not remote, the predictions of...
