Coldstream District Parish Churches

31/05/2026

Today, the Sunday after Pentecost, is celebrated as Trinity Sunday and our Gospel reading for today reminds us of Christ's call to "make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit". We thought about the mission of the Church in our service and Sunday Focus explores the theme further: https://www.coldstreamdistrictchurches.org.uk/Groups/340382/Sunday_Focus.aspx

29/05/2026

We are looking forward to welcoming Rev Kerr Wintersgill as our minister in Coldstream and Leitholm. Our Presbytery will be inducting him as parish minister at a special service at 7.00 p.m. on Thursday 4 June, and we will all have the opportunity to say hello over refreshments in the hall after the service.
Kerr's first Sunday service will be in Coldstream Parish Church at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday 7 June, when we will be joined by the congregation of St Mary and All Souls Episcopal Church.
On Sunday 14 June Kerr will be conducting his first service in Leitholm at 9.45 a.m.

26/05/2026

24/05/2026

This Pentecost Sunday we remembered in Church that God's Holy Spirit equips and inspires us to action - explore Pentecost further in song and prayer in today's Sunday Focus:

24/05/2026

We're looking forward to our shared service of Stillness and Reflection tomorrow at 5:00pm, as we meet together as members of both St. Mary's and the Parish Church to both celebrate and reflect upon the meaning of Pentecost for the church today.

Refreshments will be served from 4:30 onward.
The service will also be available live on Zoom, with our log-on details being here and at: www.stmaryscoldstream.org.uk

22/05/2026

Pathways to Pentecost
Daily Thought for Friday 22nd May 2026

“We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.”
Psalm 33:20

Waiting
Colin Sinclair

Our daughter came to stay with us recently. While we always enjoy her visits there was an added edge to her stay. She was only able to be with us because she had just started her maternity leave from the hospital where she works as a midwife. Moreover the clock was ticking and she had only, according to her due date, four weeks of wating to go. We were sorry to see her go, but relieved when we heard she was back home, near to her husband and the hospital where she worked, where her friends and colleagues would be with her when her waiting came to an end.

We spend a lot of time waiting – ask any parent! We wait for so many things. For instance we wait for answers to questions, for change to happen, for healing, for justice to come, for answers to prayer, for relationships to work out, for the future to unfold.

Some waiting is hard because it is out of our control, or uncertainty is built into it, when it really matters, or when nothing is happening. But in this Psalm it is quite different. Here the Psalmist is waiting for the one who will never let us down. The waiting can be undertaken with patience, trust and dependence. The Lord cares and he can deliver what we need and can also protect us on the journey. Waiting is built in to the path to Pentecost.

Waiting is not easy but if you can trust the one you are wating for, then the time spent on waiting is not wasted. Waiting becomes an opportunity to grow in faith, to learn patience, and to recognize God’s presence more deeply.

Shall we pray?
God of the waiting, guide us and grow us. Amen.

Colin Sinclair is a retired minister living in Peebles. He was minister of Palmerston Place Church in Edinburgh and Moderator of the General Assembly in 2019.