2021 Autumn Lectures – Church and Society – Moving Forward? Watch the Live-stream here.

This year the Autumn lectures, organised by Morningside, Greenbank, and Fairmilehead Parish Churches, will follow the theme: Church and Society – Moving Forward? The lectures will be at 7pm. The lectures will be available to watch online: on 5th and 26th September they will be available through a link on this website, and the lectures on 12th and 19th September will be available through a link on the Greenbank Parish Church website.

5^th September (in Morningside Parish Church) Very Revd Dr John Chalmers, former Moderator and Principal Clerk, and convener of the Assembly Trustees, will talk about the shape of the Church to come in a time of transition.  Watch the Livestream of the event here. 

12^th September (in Greenbank Parish Church) Revd Liz Henderson, is Minister of Richmond Craigmillar, and will talk about lessons learned from the pandemic and how it has affected her parish and ministry in Craigmillar and will shape the future.

19^th September (in Greenbank Parish Church) Professor Helen Bond, is Professor of Christian Origins and New Testament, and will talk about what Jesus and the first Christians thought about faith and community, how those ideas shaped their world-view and what lessons there may be for the Church today.

26^th September (in Morningside Parish Church) Very Revd Albert Bogle, former Moderator, and the Pioneer Minister of Sanctuary First, an online worshipping community, will talk about the evolution of his web-based church and community and the possibilities for the future.  Watch the live stream of the event here.

If you wish to attend any of the lectures in either of the venues, please reserve a place by contacting office@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk by noon on the preceding Friday.