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CRUCIS Magazine of St CRUCIS Magazine of St. Salvador’s Scottish Episcopal Church Dundee June 2011 “Far be it from me to glory except in the cross of Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world.” Galatians 6:14 In the Beginning… gation is itself a family. We weep with those who weep and we laugh with those The wedding of Katerina and Neil in St. who laugh. We sometimes squabble, but we Salvador’s last month went very well. The also stick up for each other and occasionally bride was lovely and the groom looked even bear one another’s burdens. We put up great in his kilt. There was a warmth about with each other. There are few places any of the occasion sometimes (unfortunately) us go, and few organisations to which any lacking in such occasions in my experience. of us belong, that quite do the same thing so well. I suppose the main difference was the strong family link going back several gen- This is a crucially important thing to re- erations between the Bairds/Kellys/ member as we pass through these times of Cushnies and this congregation. Even our financial anxiety as a congregation. If St. now battered and dusty stones, that have Salvador’s is going to survive it is not only witnessed so many happy and sad occasions because we have a vital mission in a de- in the history of this and of so many other prived part of our city. And it isn’t only be- families, seemed somehow to exude a kind cause we have a unique architectural gem of of warm joyfulness on that day that comes a church building. Neither is it because we only with long and close familiarity. represent a tradition of worship and spiritu- ality somewhat alien to our times in both This reminded me of something important the world and even our wider Church. about St. Salvador’s. No, if we are going to survive it is because As if I needed any more reminding, the we sense that we are part of something big- point was underlined further at the lovely ger than ourselves that links us with those reception afterwards at the Queen’s Hotel, who have gone before us, who are still part where even some of the older and more of us in our memories and in the fellowship staid members of our congregation dis- of the Saints. We labour not for ourselves played a hitherto partially concealed apti- alone, but for each other and for them. tude for dancing, joke-telling and general merry-making. Furthermore, we work so that this family may pass on what we have experienced here Whether we come to our church as indi- to the generation that will come after us, viduals, couples or as families, this congre- when these stones will remind them of us and of all that we have shared here in our day. With every blessing Fr. Clive Sermon preached by the Rector on Ascension Day, 2 June, 2011 “As they were watching, [Jesus] was lifted in time. Had the Lord stayed with them, it up, and a cloud took him from their sight.” would have made that much harder, if not Acts 1: 9b impossible, to demonstrate. By returning to His Father, Jesus places Himself and His We can only imagine the sorrow of the dis- Kingdom beyond the exclusive claim of any ciples at their parting from Jesus. To have one nation, race or faction. been with Him three years or even longer, to have eaten with Him and to have shared What this meant for the disciples, and con- His life in all its small and great particulars, tinues to remain the case for us, is that Jesus to have been caught up in the agony of His must be sought in a new way – in the way Death and the glory of His Resurrection, He told them and us to look for Him. We and now to have a cloud part Him from need to look for Him around us, recognising their lives on earth, must have saddened Him in everything that points to Him, in them beyond our comprehension. I imagine everything that speaks to us of truth, beauty, that their sadness must even have overcome life and rebirth. It also means that we should the wonder of the miraculous moment when seek to find Him in the Sacraments – the He was withdrawn from their sight into earthly things that He has told us are the heaven. assured means through which we can en- counter Him and share His life. Not least, Like the rest of us – but a new experience by withdrawing from sight, we now need to for them – they would have to get used to look for Him in that other place where He the idea of a Jesus apparently absent from always said He would be, among anyone we their lives. We have no problem trying to come across who needs us: the poor, the imagine what that’s like; our continual chal- needy, the sick, the imprisoned and the refu- lenge is to try to understand how, despite all gee. appearances, Jesus remains somehow pre- sent with us here on earth. One way or an- Another reason why Our Lord ascended to other, that’s the underlying theme of all lit- His rightful place in Heaven was to show urgy and of most of the Church’s preaching also that that too is our rightful place. In and pastoral work. Today, however, we Himself, the Son of God united what is di- need to reflect on Our Lord’s detachment vine with what is human; He didn’t shed from us that His ascension indicates. Why our humanity when He returned to His Fa- was it - and is it - necessary? ther, but took it with Him, the first of our kind since Adam to stand face-to-face with First of all, Jesus’ rightful place is in God. The Ascension is the crowning mo- Heaven – and not only because, as the Son ment of human redemption. By ascending to of God, He belongs there with the Father. the Father, the Son of God shows us not It’s clear from the disciples’ question to only that He belongs there, but that we do Him before His ascension that they still ex- as well. He takes our humanity with Him to pected Jesus to restore the kingdom to Israel the very heart of God, to prepare a place for on earth. By withdrawing from sight, Jesus us. For now our task, through the grace of once and for all kills that notion dead: the the Spirit, is to unite the earthly with the Kingdom He establishes and reveals is for divine here, to be a means by which God all people everywhere and for all time. The can be revealed through us in the Church knowledge and love of God cannot be lim- and beyond, that His will may be accom- ited to one people in one place at one point plished on earth as it is in Heaven. 2 KEEPING US WARMER AT ST SALVADOR’S! Many thanks to all of you who have contributed so generously to our heating collection over the last year. As you will remember we have had a particu- larly cold winter, and it was decided to try and help our ailing church finances by organising a special collection jar to fund some heating on Sundays. We needed about £28 to be able to pay for 24 hours of heating for the church The Venerable Dr Nigel Peyton has been building. elected as the new Bishop of Brechin. Since the collection started in November of last year you have raised about £700 to date for the Nigel Peyton is currently Archdeacon of fund, so very well done to all of you – it has Newark, Diocese of Southwell & Notting- been a splendid achievement and has contrib- ham. On hearing the news of his election he uted to the heating of the church for some said “I am honoured to have been elected twenty five Sundays. and look forward to returning to serve in the diocese where my ministry began” We are going to have a bit of a break from the collection over the summer, but will be starting Nigel Peyton is married to Anne, a retired it again in October for the winter to come. school teacher. His interests include grand- parenting, writing, eclectic reading, music, Fuel bills are ever increasing, as all of us are all gardening, supporting Nottingham Forest too aware. I for one am very glad my house is not as costly to heat as our beautiful church! FC and enjoying real ale! Please do try and continue your generosity when the collection restarts. Biography The Venerable Dr Nigel Peyton, born 1951. Thank you. Justice of the Peace 1987. Edinburgh Uni- versity MA 1973; BD 1976. Union Theo- Kirsty Noltie logical Seminary, New York STM (Master of Theology) 1977. Lancaster University Cantiones Sacrae Spring Concert PhD 2009. Edinburgh Theological College 1973. Deaconed 1976. Priested 1977. Chap- Sunday 5th June 7.30pm at St Salva- lain, St Paul’s Cathedral, Dundee 1976-82. Diocesan Youth Chaplain 1976-85. Chap- dor's Church lain, Invergowrie 1979-82; Priest-in- Charge, 1982-85. Chaplain, University Hos- A concert featuring a selection of our pital, Dundee 1982-85. Vicar, Nottingham favourite music by Byrd, Gibbons, All Saints, Southwell 1985-91; Priest-in- Dowland, Lotti, Wilton, Palestrina Charge, Lambley 1991-99.
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