Page 3 - Contact Autumn 2020

I know the plans I have for you…

I’m sure that as we started 2020 each of What will this eff ort mean for us as a
us had an idea of what we wanted in the new church at High Kirk? We formed a group to
year – holidays to be taken, anniversaries to be re-examine our vision purpose and while we
celebrated, big birthdays to be marked, exams remain committed ‘to be a church creating fully
to be endured, graduations to be achieved and devoted followers of the Lord Jesus Christ who
yes unfortunately things we weren’t looking are Loving, Learning, Serving and Reaching in
forward to. His name’ how we display that has to be
re-worked. Our Lead Elders and staff have
Maybe our plans included getting to know been working through plans for the time ahead
more about our God, to read and study His - much will have changed when we come back
word, and seek to develop those fruits of the together and we need to be ready for when
spirit that we often wish we had more of. that happens. One thing for sure is we will have
What was true for us as individuals was also a greater on-line presence and our technology
true for High Kirk. Action plans had been teams have shown us a wider world to reach
approved for the Mission and Discipleship, out to.
Worship and Prayer, Youth and Children and
Pastoral departments to help us be closer So together we wait and watch and pray (both
followers and witnesses of Jesus Christ in our for ourselves and for each other) with our
daily lives. current Sunday encouragements for rebuilding,
preparing us for the plans God has for us.
And then we had Covid.
Gary McQuoid (Clerk of Session)
The normal rhythm of Session was disrupted as
we recognised that whenever ‘church’ returned
to the building it was going to be diff erent and
we needed to be prepared to embrace the
diff erence, listening for God’s voice and look
to deliver the plans He has for us.

Yes, it has meant many meetings, a lot of time
spent in front of computer screens in on-line
meetings, considerable communication
from PCI to debate/understand/accept, yet
throughout all of this we have felt a real sense
of God’s presence, knowledge that you were
praying for us and a renewed purpose and
willingness to be more attentive to what God is
saying to and demanding from us as a Session.
Our Tuesday morning times of prayer have
continued throughout this period giving us the
opportunity to bring the varying needs of the
fellowship at HK to the throne of grace.