Our Rector

Rev. Canon Andrew ‘Drew’ Sheridan has been Rector at Christ Church since 2016. He grew up in nearby Carluke, so his appointment to Lanark felt very much like coming back home. Drew entered a teaching career in modern languages after graduating in Spanish and French from the University of Edinburgh. It was during his teaching career that Drew answered his sense of God’s call and began training for the Priesthood. He is also a Canon of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow and serves as Bishop’s Chaplain and the Assistant Director of Ordinands for this region. His big passion is horse riding, leading to his nickname: ‘The Cantering Canon’ and has a young Cairn Terrier called Mollie!

No Room? On the Contrary

The Ven John Barton considers the Christmas story … All over the world, doors are being slammed shut this Christmas. As the...

Christ Church Advent and Christmas Services

Christ Church Lanark with Holy Trinity Chapel Lamington Christmas Services Advent 4 10.30 am – Sung Eucharist (Lanark) 10.30...

Christmas Geese

The story is told of a farmer who didn't believe in Jesus. One snowy Christmas Eve, his wife was taking their children to a...

Monastic Musings

I always feel sorry, particularly at this time of the year, for people “in the preaching trade” because finding something new...

Notices for Sunday – 15 December 2024 (Advent 3 C) – and for the coming week.

Services  Sunday 15 December 2024 (Advent 3 C) – 10.30 am – Sung Eucharist (Christ Church Lanark) President &...

Autumn Ladies

On the 23rd of October Rev. Liz Cleland stepped in to help us as our original speaker had been admitted to hospital. She gave...

Deacon’s Deliberations

Our Memory Lane support group for people with mild to moderate Dementia and their careers provides music therapy for a large...

Notices for Sunday – 8 December 2024 (Advent 2 C) – and for the coming week.

Services  Sunday 8 December 2024 (Advent 2 C) – 10.30 am – Sung Eucharist (Christ Church Lanark) President & Preacher...

Clergy Cogitations

Dear Friends For all of us, privately and publicly, 2024 will have been a mixed year. Years are always like that. Hopes and...

Advent

Advent is a period of spiritual preparation in which many Christians make themselves ready for the coming, or birth of the...
Autumn Ladies

Autumn Ladies

The group started the new autumn season by inviting Pauline and Eileen to tell us about the Alpacas which they keep on...

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Spiritual but not religious

Spiritual but not religious

Many in the UK today – many in Lanark – describe themselves as spiritual but not religious. Maybe it’s how you respond when asked about your views. It’s good that many are still open-minded when it comes to the big questions. It shows that culture isn’t satisfied with the message that reality consists only of what can be seen, touched and measured in a science lab.

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Church can be boring.

Church can be boring.

If by ‘church’ we mean standing up and sitting down for an hour, singing a bunch of old songs and listening to a...

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