Friday night marked my second retirement.   For the past four year, not long after I retired from my post as Hospital Chaplain in Aberdeen, I have been looking after the congregation of Peterhead Old Parish Church as what is called, Interim Moderator.   After lengthy discussions the congregation has now united with its neighbour, Trinity Parish Church and has become Peterhead New Parish Church.

On this Sunday morning when the new congregation meets for worship for the first time my thoughts are drawn to pictures of the Old Parish Church, or the Muckle Kirk as the locals call it.