St Andrew's and St George's West September 2010

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Tel/Fax : 0131 477 3883 www.aceit.org.uk Volunteers Wanted! The Moose in the Hoose project needs more volunteers to help bring the benefits of email and the internet to older people living in care homes across Edinburgh. • Do you enjoy talking to older people? • Do you have basic computer skills? • Can you give 2-3 hours per week for at least a year? If you are 18 years or over and want to know more, please contact the Project Manager, Terry Blair, on 0131 477 3883 or email terry@aceit.org.uk You can also visit Moose in the Hoose at www.aceit.org.uk/moose 22 St Andrew’s and St George’s West Edinburgh September 2010 Newsletter
An Old Friend Alex Harper As I made my way down to the basement my eye was caught by a glimpse of subtle-blue velour and there it was, nestling in the corner of the stair. The one-time St George’s West pulpit sofa: having checked with those who know such things to be sure that is the proper furnishing terminology! As you know my thoughts often take an irreverent turn, and I began to muse on the quantity – and quality – of the bottoms that had graced its battered surface over the years. In its heyday the SGW pulpit sofa welcomed many preachers, some renowned and some unknown quantities, but all adding to what was the SGW experience. You will have your own memories, but for me the ultimate peak was the structured eloquent reasoning of James S. Stewart, whose oft requested sermon featuring Joshua’s exploits at Jericho I will never forget, contrasting perhaps with couthy homilies of old Mr. Irwin (of Dores!) lingering in many a memory. Contrast again with our homegrown Bill Shaw – forsaker of the law – in clinically reasoned expositions, to many foreshadowing his future rise to theological eminence. Murdo 1 himself was generous in making his pulpit available to guest preachers and student assistants alike, quite apart from 1 Revd Prof Murdo Ewan Macdonald (1914 - 2004) Prof Macdonald was educated in the village school in Drinishader, Harris and from there he received bursaries to Tarbert and Kingussie Schools and gone on to St Andrews University. He was inducted to the Ministry in 1939, received a call up to the Armed Forces in 1940 and after a spell as chaplain to the Queen’s Own Highlanders in the 23 St Andrew’s and St George’s West Edinburgh September 2010 Newsletter
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