The Scottish Episcopal Church Diocese of Argyll and The Isles The Cathedral Church of St John the Divine, Oban Who s Who at St John s Cathedral BISHOP The Right Rev d Kevin Pearson 01631 570870 St Moluag s Diocesan Centre Croft Avenue, Oban PROVOST The Very Rev d Margi Campbell 01631 562323 The Rectory, Ardconnel Terrace Oban. PA34 5DJ Also Canon of The Cathedral of the Isles, Cumbrae. provostoban@argyll.anglican.org Assistant Clergy The Rev d Ian Walter 01631 56485 THE VESTRY Provost s Warden & Alt Lay Rep Mr 01631 770342 People s Warden Mr Donald Shell 01631 562688 For the following please contact via website Secretary Miss Margaret Sime Treasurer Dr Peter Kemp Lay Rep Mr Colum Scott Member Mr Mark Evett Member/ Social Events Mrs Lilian Kermode Member Mrs Fiona Kincaid Member /Gift Aid Mrs Susannah Hughes Organist & Choir Master Mr Norman Nicholson 01631 710335 St John s in 1882 Autumn Magazine 2018 September - November Scottish Charity Number: SCO16664 OTHER CONTACTS Safeguarding Dr Sue Pollard 01631 770342 Cathedral/Hall Events Bookings Website Facebook www.stjohnsoban.org.uk/contact-us/hall-bookings.php www.stjohnsoban.org.uk St John's Cathedral, Oban For Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals and pastoral matters please contact the Provost directly.
Weekly Services Sunday 10.15am Sung Eucharist with the Cathedral Choir Wednesday 11am This follows the 1982 Scottish Liturgy Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel This follows the 1970 Scottish Liturgy and usually has 2 hymns We are delighted to welcome everyone to all services. There is a children s area within the Cathedral with activities and toys and refreshments are served after Eucharistic services. St James, Ardbrecknish This dependant congregation meets monthly 3rd Sunday of the month 3pm Eucharist with hymns (1970) Kilbrandon This congregation meets monthly in Kilbrandon Parish Church on the Isle of Seil 1st Sunday of the month 3.15pm Eucharist with hymns Home Communions If you are unable to attend any of the services and would like to receive communion please contact the Provost From the Provost This magazine embraces a time of thanksgiving and remembering. Our first stop on this seasonal journey allows us time to reflect on the abundance of God s provision. We celebrate the harvest of field and seas, hedgerow and river; nature s rich benediction that reminds us of our Creator s overwhelming generosity. It is so easy to take our access to a wealth of food for granted, compared with many in the world so easy to forget the impact that we have on the source of our daily bread, so easy indeed to forget the men and women who make up the chain of provision. So it is good in our church year to take time to remind ourselves as we pause to celebrate Harvest, giving thanks and renewing our commitment to care for the environment that we depend upon. Our journey continues as we then turn to a time of thankful remembering; the people who have formed us and the people who have sought to defend us in times of conflict. With the centenary of the end of World War 1 falling on a Sunday our services will hold particular poignancy. At 12.30pm on 11/11/18, with the ringing of our bell, we will join with churches around the world, as we remember the moment the silenced church bells in 1918 rang out in joy as the guns stopped. From November 1st there will be the opportunity to add names to the Sea of Poppies in the Cathedral as we both remember those who gave so much but also, in that remembering, pledge ourselves to seek every means we can to promote peace. Later in November we will invite the community to join in a Winter Festival Art Installation as the town celebrates light brought into the dark days of Autumn and we prepare to look forward to the coming of the True Light who brings hope and illumination to all of our lives. Watch out for more details! Finally a Yoruba saying for us to reflect on in these coming months how we treat the earth and its peoples Enjoy the earth gently Enjoy the earth gently For if the earth is spoiled It cannot be repaired Enjoy the earth gently.. The Very Rev d Margi Campbell
Provincial Events Diocesan Retreat... Pilgrimage Contemporary Approaches to Faith Heritage & Issues of Time St Margaret of Scotland, Aberdeen. 21st September 10am - 4.30pm Various aspects and lectures including one from John Macfarlane More details from the Diocesan magazine or Exploring the Fruits of the Spirit through Creative Journalling Monday 29th October Thursday 1st November Led by the Rev Jane MacLaren Amongst other things, Jane teaches Preaching at the Scottish Episcopal Institute which trains the Ordinands and Readers for the Scottish Episcopal Church. website. Booking via: www.eventbrite.c o.uk/d/united-kingdom--munlochy/pilgrimage Annual Scottish Episcopal Institute Lecture Explore the Fruit of the Spirit - This retreat will help us creatively explore what Paul is talking about in Galatians 5, using words, colours, images and the scenery all around us at Cumbrae to study and journal with them. There on Thurs 11 October at 5.30pm will be something for everyone; with time and space to explore in your own in Parliament Hall, South Street, St Andrews by Professor Elaine Graham, of Chester University & Canon Theologian of Chester Cathedral: Liberating the Laity: a Theology for a Learning Church. Open to all ~ free and followed by a reception. way. Workshops on simple creative techniques and a room full of materials will be provided and a journalling pack to use and take home will be provided. Creative Bible Journalling is a great way to deepen your relationship with God. You don t need to be artistic but it s a chance to play as well as pray and enter a zone where our brains are operating on a different level. From this place we often see things from a different perspective and find new truths about ourselves and God. Cathedral Coffee Mornings Thursdays ~ September 6th, 13th, 20th 10.30 am to 12.30 pm Come along & enjoy fellowship with friends & visitors. Charity Coffee Morning Saturday December 1st Book the date...more details to come Celebrate Harvest Evensong in St James Ardbrecknish at 3pm on Sunday September 16th with the Cathedral Choir followed by Harvest Tea at the Village Hall All are warmly welcome
Life in the Cathedral and beyond... Some of the Events during the Summer Mendelssohn on Mull Concert in Cathedral Working Party the Cathedral September 22nd ~ 10 2pm Could you spare some time to help tidy and clean to keep our Cathedral looking good for worship and welcome. Clerks of Magdalen College before singing Evensong The Bible Study Group continues to meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 10.45am until approx 12noon with Donald Shell at Gigulum, Benvoullin Rd. All are welcome Margi being Installed as Canon of Sea Sunday Commander Fergus Gillanders, & guests from RNLI & Celebrating St Andrew Friday November 30th 11am A Eucharist followed by Provost s Soup Lunch Come and celebrate our national Saint in the Cathedral. Hope is a Christian-led, charitable organisation based in Oban. Our aim is the advancement of services which provide food, shelter and companionship to vulnerable and marginalised people living within the area of Oban and Lorn. Could you help by ensuring that our supplies are maintained by purchasing a few tins or packets of non-perishable food and adding to the number we can help. Sundown The box is in the Narthex each week. After prayers at the Eucharist on the 4th Sunday of each month the gifts are taken to New Hope.
In the Steps of Columba In 1963, after several years planning, thirteen members of the Church of Ireland re-enacted, as accurately as possible, St Columba s journey from Ireland to Iona that had taken place exactly 1400 years earlier. Travelling in a specially constructed open boat, propelled by oars and with a small lug sail, the re-enactment took eight days and the crew was welcomed to Iona by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael Ramsey. The all-male crew, aged between 21 and 50, came from all over Ireland and encompassed a wide range of professions, trades and backgrounds. The project attracted considerable interest both in Ireland and Scotland and it is estimated that over 5000 people were on Iona on 12 June 1963 for the crew s arrival. John Connolly, now living in Port Appin and an active member of the Scottish Episcopal Church, was an undergraduate at Queen s University, Belfast in 1963 and was chosen as one of the thirteen who made the trip. He has spoken of his experience, with the help of photographs taken on the voyage and some other visual aids, on a number of recent occasions, including to the Iona Community and the Queen s University Association, Scotland. On October 6 th at 12.30pm St John s Cathedral is welcoming John to speak about this trip. There will be a light soup lunch to start and tea to follow. Donations will be invited for the work of SECMA (Scottish Episcopal Church Mission Association) and HOPE Kitchen. About SECMA The Scottish Episcopal Church Mission Association is an organisation dedicated to the relief of poverty overseas. SECMA was founded 140 years ago by the wish of the General Synod, and brought into being by the then Bishop of Edinburgh and his wife. (We have had a couple of name changes since then). Today we regard ourselves as being of the church, and yet independent Membership of SECMA is open to men and women from any denomination (or none) who are happy to support our aims. Relief of poverty takes many forms. In many cases, helping children (particularly girls) to gain an education is a vital tool in preventing poverty in the future. In other situations, providing the funds to build a piggery or a poultry unit helps to provide employment and food in the short term. We also help with several HIV prevention projects (along with help for those living and dying from HIV), and we help to keep vital resources open for the elderly. We support many projects in Africa, but also cover India, Asia, South America and Eastern Europe. Our link at the Cathedral is Joy Blakeney, who would be happy to chat about SECMA further and will be co-ordinating the event supporting this work on October 6th. St John s Cathedral Celebrate Harvest Eucharist on Sunday September 30th at 10.15am with a Soup Lunch to follow All are invite as we celebrate and give thanks for God s rich provision for us.
The Dunblane Summer School is organised by the Royal School of Church Music, Scotland and runs from Monday lunchtime until Thursday morning after coffee. This year was special as it marked the 21st anniversary of this annual event; and was also very poignant as the founder, Gordon Appleton had died unexpectedly on Easter Sunday. He had directed us until 2014 when he stepped down to travel the world teaching. Lilian and I attended from St John s, joining 27 other singers who came from Scotland, England, Sweden and Switzerland this year. Over the years our numbers have dropped, due to age and infirmity, but it always lovely to meet up with old friends and hopefully see some new faces. As we sing the evening service, in the Cathedral on Monday and Tuesday; a full Choral Evensong on Wednesday and a Sung Eucharist on the Thursday (before we leave) we have to work hard! Gordon always gave us at least one big challenge and Matthew Beetschen, who took over from him, has continued with this. He set us the challenge of learning to sing one anthem in Russian!! Each year we have a professional voice coach for at one day to help with our breathing and pronunciation. This year, as last, we were lucky enough to have opera singer Frances McCafferty, who helped us with our Russian for the Tuesday evening anthem, Rachmaninov's Cherubic Hymn - for which we only had about 3 hours rehearsal! On Wednesday we had several extra singers who joined us for the day as the Evensong was in Gordon s memory. Before this service the Dunblane Ringers rang a Quarter Peal Lincolnshire Surprise Major which consists of 1350 changes. George Cringles was one of the ringers. The course is always so enjoyable, though hard work, and the time goes so quickly that it seems as if we have no sooner greeted each other than it s time for farewells again and the hope that we will be there again next July. Jenny McEvoy Two invitations to sing... Lorn Chorus is a group of 16 or so singers. Our number varies from time to time but our passion for singing remains constant. Our programmes are made up of pieces in varying styles, mostly accompanied. We are currently seeking to increase our tenor section so if you are a good sight reader and can make a weekly rehearsal in the daytime please contact me, or come along to one of our concerts and let us know what you think. We do have spaces in our other sections from time to time but even if we don't at the moment, we'd still like to hear from you. We'll keep your details and contact you as soon as anything comes up. We may ask you to do a short audition, but nothing too frightening don t worry - we are all very friendly. Do look out for future concerts: Friday November 16 th A Little Night Music St John s Cathedral Friday November 23 rd Choirs and Candles St John s Cathedral Tuesday December 11 th Light up a Life Corran Halls We look forward to welcoming you. Contact: joymills2000@yahoo.com Joy Mills Oban Bach Choir and Orchestra We are gearing up for our 2018/2019 season and are looking for new members. If you are interested in singing a part or if you play a musical instrument, please come along and give it a go. We rehearse in St John's Cathedral Hall on Monday evenings for the Orchestra and Tuesday evening for the Choir. Rehearsals will likely start in mid October. For more information refer to our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/obanbachchoirorchestra/ or email us at obanbachchoirorchestra@gmail.com
Action for Children is the UKs leading children s charity, but is largely unheard of. It does not have charity shops, and it s work means that you won t see a sign outside a project saying vulnerable children are here!! Action for Children s mission statement says it s purpose is to do what s right, do what s needed and do what works for children. Across the UK they help over 300,000 disadvantaged children and young people, from before they are born until they are into their twenties. Naturally they also help the parents and carers. In 1869 a Methodist minister, Rev Thomas Bowman Stephenson saw impoverished children in the East End of London and was moved to provide shelter and care. Over the last 145 years they have provided professional care in many different ways. Long gone is the institutional children s home (AfC was formerly National Children s Homes, NCH). The work in Scotland includes fostering services, mother and baby units in prisons, short break centres for children with learning and physical disabilities, residential centres for older teenagers promoting their integration into the wider community, projects to assist families in crisis as a result of anti-social behaviour, and seeking to prevent youth homelessness, to list but a few. They work closely with local authorities and health services across Scotland from Stornoway to Dundee, Falkirk to Inverness, with the Scotland headquarters based in Glasgow. Visit www.actionforchildren.co.uk for more information, and remember the work in your prayers. Peter Mills (member of Action for Children Scotland Board) Service of Remembrance November 11th Battle s Over We mark the time when 100 years ago the guns of WW1 fell silent Remembrance Eucharist at 10.15am in St John s Cathedral. President and Preacher: The Rt Rev d Kevin Pearson Bishop of Argyll and The Isles All warmly invited A Field of Poppies From November 1st to the 11th in the Cathedral There will be the opportunity to place a poppy as a personal remembrance, or to mark the nearly million who died in WW1. In placing it we can also pledge our part in promoting peace. All Souls Evening Service November 4th 6.30pm Remembering our loved ones Names of loved ones who have died can be offered in prayer at this special Evening Service and candles lit. A list will be available in the Cathedral Narthex on Sundays during October for names to be added. From the Cathedral Registers... Baptism We were delighted to welcome Amelia McInnes into God s family on June 10th and pray that she may grow to know herself to be your beloved child. Funeral The Funeral Service for Joyce Huntingford MBE was held in the Cathedral on Tuesday August 14th, followed by burial at Muckairn Cemetery, Taynuilt. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
Cathedral SUNDAY READINGS READER Sept 2 Pentecost 15 Song of Solomon 2: 8-13 Colum Scott Mark 7:1-8,14-15, 21-23 Sept 9 Pentecost 16 Mark 7: 24-37 Sept 16 Ninian Bp C6 Matthew 28: 16-20 Sept 23 Adomnan 704 Luke 4: 14-21* Sept 30 Harvest Matthew 6:25-33 Oct 7 Pentecost 20 Mark 10: 2-16 Oct 14 Pentecost 21 Mark 10: 17-31 Oct 21 Pentecost 22 Mark 10: 35-45 Oct 28 Simon & Jude John 15: 17-27 Nov 4 All Saints (Trans) John 11: 32-44 Nov 11 Remembrance John 6: 37-40 Nov 18 2 bef Advent Mark 13: 1-8 Nov 25 Christ the King John 18: 33-37 Dec 2 ADVENT 1 Yr C Luke 21: 25-36 James 1: 17-27 Proverbs 22: 1-2, 8-9, 22-23 James 2: 1-17 Jeremiah 1: 4-9 1 Thessalonians 2: 2-12 Micah 3: 8-13; 4:5 * Philippians 3: 7-14* Joel 2:21-27 1 Timothy 6: 6-10 Job 1: 1,2. 2:1-10 Hebrews 1: 1-4. 2: 5-12 Job 23: 1-9; 16-17 Hebrews 4: 12-16 Job 38: 1-7 Hebrews 5: 1-10 Isaiah 28: 14-16 Ephesians 2: 13-22 Isaiah 25: 6-9 Revelation 21: 1-6a Job 19: 21-27 1 Corinthians 15: 51-57 1 Samuel 1: 4-20 Hebrews 10: 11-14 2 Samuel 23: 1-7 Revelation 1: 4b - 8 Jeremiah 33: 14-16 1 Thessalonians 3: 9-13 Sue Pollard Marilyn Garabet Jenny McEvoy Lilian Kermode Sarah Campbell Jim MacLeod Irene Main Joan Kemp Sarah Cresswell James Campbell Fiona Kincaid Peter Kemp Christine Marlow Brian Lintott Vanessa Kilpatrick Richard Hess Margaret Sime Jim MacLeod John MacFarlane Marjory Gilmour James Campbell Marilyn Garabet Joy Blakeney Colum Scott Sarah Cresswell Rotas WELCOME CRUCIFER INTERCESSOR COFFEE Sue Pollard Vanessa Kilpatrick Lilian Kermode Jo Cartwright Donald Shell Joan Kemp Ada MacKay Jo Cartwright Vanessa Kilpatrick Colin Lintott Joan Kemp Lilian Kermode Christine Marlow Di Parson Brian Lintott Richard Hess Donald Shell Susannah Hughes Gordon Shearer Peter Kemp George Cringles Di Parson Roger Parry Donald Shell Margaret Sime Christine Marlow Ada MacKay Ada MacKay Brian Lintott Ian Walter Lilian Kermode Jo Cartwright Joan Kemp Colin Lintott Richard Hess Margaret Sime Di Parson Peter Kemp Joan Kemp Mark & Penny Evett Sue Pollard Brian Lintott George Cringles Christine Marlow Roger Parry Vanessa Kilpatrick Ada Mackay Jo Cartwright Lilian Kermode Gordon Shearer Colin Lintott Donald Shell Margaret Sime Ada MacKay Ian Walter Di Parson Mark & Penny Evett Colin Lintott Peter Kemp Joan Kemp Christine Marlow Donald Shell Brass Rota September Lilian Kermode & Lucy Files November Christine Marlow & Jane Isaac October Di Parsons & Vanessa Kilpatrick December Mark & Penny Evett