The Big Question
This month’s question is: ‘After more than a year of Covid-19 restrictions, how has your online life changed?’
The Rev Laurence Twaddle, minister at Geneva
Rev Elspeth Harley, locum at Caddonfoot and Galashiels Trinity.
“We could have been stuffed – but we have been blessed! We held our last service at Calvin’s Auditoire in March 2020. Since then, we have been dependent on our new best friend – Zoom.
“This has brought extraordinary benefits.
“We’ve had a greater reach thanks to our online presence – our congregation on Sunday mornings gathers from Russia, South Africa, New Zealand, Thailand, the UK, Ireland – as family, and friends old and new, join in the worship.
“It’s meant better and more frequent communications – as pastoral letters, news and worship details are circulated in anticipation of the services – Sunday, Wednesday lunch-time – and a Bible Study group on a Tuesday evening. Each event gives birth to a caring and supportive pastoral connection. This has been warmly appreciated.
“More adventurous and varied church music – drawn from the internet - has been available to us, enriching worship and taking us to new and sometimes wonderful places.