There are seven issues of the parish magazine, Grapevine, each year. These are usually published on the first Sunday of February; March; May; July; September; October; December. Articles for inclusion may be submitted to the Church Manager by email churchmanager@googlemail.com  by the Friday of the week preceding publication: 9 days beforehand.   

Distribution: Anne Sturrock & Susan Wooding.

Grapevine Archive

Oct/Nov 2021 Dear friends, I’m always very conscious of getting the important lines right when conducting a wedding. At the back of my mind lurks the bumbling priest played by .......... The complete magazine may be downloaded here. ...

September 2021   Dear friends, In his 2007 poem ‘Everlasting Sailing’, Derick Thomson wrote of two old Lewis fisherman that he knew from his youth, ‘with their cheeks chipped by the wind’s chisels, and with a salt smirr on their beard bristles.’ He reflected that they ‘sail the seas still….............  The complete magazine may be downloaded here. ...

May/June 2021 Dear friends, What a wonderful moment on Easter Sunday, to stand before a live ‘in person’ congregation at Mayfield Salisbury and to worship together both in church and online, for the first time in my ministry here! On that momentous day .................... The complete magazine may be downloaded here.       ...

March/April 2021   Dear Friends, I wonder if you shared with me the feelingof a deep sense of hope, bordering on light- headed elation, when the...... The complete magazine may be downloaded here. ...

February 2021   Dear Friends, I’m delighted to be the new minister at Mayfield Salisbury and to be writing to you from the comfort of a lovely manse. I feel blessed to be .........   The complete magazine may be downloaded here. ...

December 2020 / January 2021   Dear Friends,   Greetings to you all for this Advent-Christmas season! The staff group has been busy planning services for what will be a very different Christmas this year and we hope there will be something that appeals to all ages. Hillary has a special piece below about the Christmas Family Service................   The complete magazine...

November 2020   Dear Friends,   It felt right that the votes posted to Mayfield Salisbury after Sandy Forsyth’s preaching as Sole Nominee on 4 October were opened and counted – and the result announced – in the Bill McDonald Hall. The very positive outcome of the election process means that Sandy should......... The complete magazine may be downloaded here. ...

October 2020   Dear Friends,  By now you will probably have heard the exciting news that a little over six months after its formation on 1 March, the NominatingCommittee has unanimously chosen the Revd Dr Sandy Forsyth as its Sole Nominee for Mayfield Salisbury, and that........... The complete magazine may be downloaded here. ...

September 2020   Dear Friends,   Over a decade ago I spent a happy couple of years or so as a minister in the centre of the South Australian city of Adelaide. It’s often referred to as ‘the city of churches’ because of the variety of spires that can be seen rising to the sky from the streets and squares. The same could be said of Edinburgh, and an interesting pastime atop Blackfor...

July 2020   Dear Friends,   A few days ago I lost my face mask. Not just any old mask, but a bespoke model made for ................... The complete magazine may be downloaded here. ...

August 2020   Dear Friends,   Let me tell you about Jonny,except that’s not his real name.Jonny used to come to our service in Canongate Kirk very occasionally, sometimes weighed down with carrier bags on his way home from the supermarket, and would sit towards the back of the King David Aisle. He lived locally and suffered from ........... The complete magazine may be downloaded h...

May / June 2020   Dear Friends,   It’s hard to believe that it was only last month we shared in a combined Sunday morning service in Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church and afterwards elected the Nominating Committee – so much has changed since then that it already feels a whole world away!  In the overall scheme of things the hiatus to the vacancy process caused by the ...