Jill Baker
@ejillbaker.bsky.social
Retired (whatever that means) but still part of the Methodist Church in Scotland. Local preacher. Baker by name & nature & v glad to share the name with Andrew, Tim, Hannah & Martha. Missing Peter always. Gardener & occasional writer.
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How can we live as peace-makers in a disordered world? The Community offers a five-day retreat to explore this in July 2026. Speakers: Barbara Glasson & Steve Radley with weaving opportunities facilitated by Ruth Sprague. More details on the Community website www.communitysf.org.uk/index.php/20...
December 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
How can we live as peace-makers in a disordered world? The Community offers a five-day retreat to explore this in July 2026. Speakers: Barbara Glasson & Steve Radley with weaving opportunities facilitated by Ruth Sprague. More details on the Community website www.communitysf.org.uk/index.php/20...
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Sunday thought (from Nicola): Belo we see St. Luke writing his Gospel...
Who would appreciate receiving a message from me today?
Who would appreciate receiving a message from me today?
November 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Sunday thought (from Nicola): Belo we see St. Luke writing his Gospel...
Who would appreciate receiving a message from me today?
Who would appreciate receiving a message from me today?
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Sunday thought (from Nicola):
'I was glad when they said to me: “let us go to the house of the Lord.” ' – Psalm 122 vs 1
The church at Taizé
'I was glad when they said to me: “let us go to the house of the Lord.” ' – Psalm 122 vs 1
The church at Taizé
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Sunday thought (from Nicola):
'I was glad when they said to me: “let us go to the house of the Lord.” ' – Psalm 122 vs 1
The church at Taizé
'I was glad when they said to me: “let us go to the house of the Lord.” ' – Psalm 122 vs 1
The church at Taizé
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Sunday thought (from Nicola):
What have I heard today that I want to remember?
(Listening circles at Taizé)
What have I heard today that I want to remember?
(Listening circles at Taizé)
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Sunday thought (from Nicola):
What have I heard today that I want to remember?
(Listening circles at Taizé)
What have I heard today that I want to remember?
(Listening circles at Taizé)
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Sunday thought (from Nicola): .
‘O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Alleluia, Alleluia!’ – Singing the Faith 745, verse 4
A Community of sunflowers
‘O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Alleluia, Alleluia!’ – Singing the Faith 745, verse 4
A Community of sunflowers
November 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Sunday thought (from Nicola): .
‘O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Alleluia, Alleluia!’ – Singing the Faith 745, verse 4
A Community of sunflowers
‘O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Alleluia, Alleluia!’ – Singing the Faith 745, verse 4
A Community of sunflowers
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Sunday thought (from Val): In what ways are we all the same? In what ways are we all different?
October 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Sunday thought (from Val): In what ways are we all the same? In what ways are we all different?
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Sunday thought (from Val): What have you learned this week that has become scaffolding for new growth?
October 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Sunday thought (from Val): What have you learned this week that has become scaffolding for new growth?
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Sunday thought (from Val): How does silence give you a different perspective on the world?
October 12, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Sunday thought (from Val): How does silence give you a different perspective on the world?
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Sunday thought (from Val): What lights up the dark corners of your life?
October 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Sunday thought (from Val): What lights up the dark corners of your life?
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Sunday thought (from Andrew):
A stranger sets the table
An open invitation is given
All are welcome
To share, to learn, to wonder
To discover, to find companionship and growth
To be fed, blessed
Image- Bardsey free art (cropped) 7/4/25 11:21
A stranger sets the table
An open invitation is given
All are welcome
To share, to learn, to wonder
To discover, to find companionship and growth
To be fed, blessed
Image- Bardsey free art (cropped) 7/4/25 11:21
September 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Sunday thought (from Andrew):
A stranger sets the table
An open invitation is given
All are welcome
To share, to learn, to wonder
To discover, to find companionship and growth
To be fed, blessed
Image- Bardsey free art (cropped) 7/4/25 11:21
A stranger sets the table
An open invitation is given
All are welcome
To share, to learn, to wonder
To discover, to find companionship and growth
To be fed, blessed
Image- Bardsey free art (cropped) 7/4/25 11:21
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Sunday thought (from Andrew):
Pacing, wishing I could be somewhere else
Longing to be in community
I stop and notice the Wicklow mountains as the sun sets
I realize I am in community already gathered
Not bound by distance but held in heart.
Image- Revealing sunset Bardsey 6/04/25 20:03
Pacing, wishing I could be somewhere else
Longing to be in community
I stop and notice the Wicklow mountains as the sun sets
I realize I am in community already gathered
Not bound by distance but held in heart.
Image- Revealing sunset Bardsey 6/04/25 20:03
September 21, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Sunday thought (from Andrew):
Pacing, wishing I could be somewhere else
Longing to be in community
I stop and notice the Wicklow mountains as the sun sets
I realize I am in community already gathered
Not bound by distance but held in heart.
Image- Revealing sunset Bardsey 6/04/25 20:03
Pacing, wishing I could be somewhere else
Longing to be in community
I stop and notice the Wicklow mountains as the sun sets
I realize I am in community already gathered
Not bound by distance but held in heart.
Image- Revealing sunset Bardsey 6/04/25 20:03
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(Belated) Sunday thought (from Andrew):
The gulls gathered where the river joined the sea, to drink the fresh water.
Life sustaining.
May we drink deep of The Living Water.
(Image- Gulls at Aberdaron 13/04/25)
The gulls gathered where the river joined the sea, to drink the fresh water.
Life sustaining.
May we drink deep of The Living Water.
(Image- Gulls at Aberdaron 13/04/25)
September 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
(Belated) Sunday thought (from Andrew):
The gulls gathered where the river joined the sea, to drink the fresh water.
Life sustaining.
May we drink deep of The Living Water.
(Image- Gulls at Aberdaron 13/04/25)
The gulls gathered where the river joined the sea, to drink the fresh water.
Life sustaining.
May we drink deep of The Living Water.
(Image- Gulls at Aberdaron 13/04/25)
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Sunday thought (from Kristin): “For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers, and as a garden cascades with blossoms, So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom
and puts praise on display before the nations…”
(Isaiah 61:11, The Message)
and puts praise on display before the nations…”
(Isaiah 61:11, The Message)
August 31, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Sunday thought (from Kristin): “For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers, and as a garden cascades with blossoms, So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom
and puts praise on display before the nations…”
(Isaiah 61:11, The Message)
and puts praise on display before the nations…”
(Isaiah 61:11, The Message)
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Sunday thought (from Kristin): “Since love is Lord of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing?” (Robert Lowry)
August 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Sunday thought (from Kristin): “Since love is Lord of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing?” (Robert Lowry)
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(Belated) Sunday thought (from Kristin): “I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous, your handmade sky-jewellery, Moon and stars mounted in their settings.”
(Psalm 8:3, the Message)
(Psalm 8:3, the Message)
August 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
(Belated) Sunday thought (from Kristin): “I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous, your handmade sky-jewellery, Moon and stars mounted in their settings.”
(Psalm 8:3, the Message)
(Psalm 8:3, the Message)
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Sunday thought (from Kristin): "Make me a channel of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.” (from the prayer of St. Francis)
August 10, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Sunday thought (from Kristin): "Make me a channel of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.” (from the prayer of St. Francis)
In today's YouTube service for @methodist.org.uk in Scotland, Andrew & I reminisce about 34 years of his active ministry on the day he sits down... youtu.be/JxmEpC04P2o?...
Stories and songs along the way
YouTube video by Pollokshaws Methodist Church
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August 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
In today's YouTube service for @methodist.org.uk in Scotland, Andrew & I reminisce about 34 years of his active ministry on the day he sits down... youtu.be/JxmEpC04P2o?...
'Time to sit down'... a little blog on the day Andrew retires from active ministry... northoftheborderblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/03/t...
Time to sit down
Time to ‘sit down’ As you may know, when it comes to retirement, the Methodist Church uses the rather quaint term of ‘sitting down’. This comes from the sense of journey (or pilgrimage) which…
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August 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
'Time to sit down'... a little blog on the day Andrew retires from active ministry... northoftheborderblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/03/t...
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Sunday thought (from Sheryl): What does it mean to be a community?
July 27, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Sunday thought (from Sheryl): What does it mean to be a community?
A few further reflections on 'Peace be the journey' northoftheborderblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/13/p...
Peace be the journey
Peace be the journey One of the happier outcomes of predictive text is that now, when I type ‘Peace…’ on my phone or tablet, it offers me ‘…be the journey’…
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July 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A few further reflections on 'Peace be the journey' northoftheborderblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/13/p...
Fun to relive some Caribbean experiences to explore the story of the Samaritan who helped in today's YouTube service from @methodist.org.uk in #Scotland youtube.com/watch?v=LWce... #PeaceBeTheJourney
Peace be the journey
YouTube video by Pollokshaws Methodist Church
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July 13, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Fun to relive some Caribbean experiences to explore the story of the Samaritan who helped in today's YouTube service from @methodist.org.uk in #Scotland youtube.com/watch?v=LWce... #PeaceBeTheJourney
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Sunday thought (from Sheryl): “Let me seek then the gift of silence…
where the sky is my prayer,
the birds are my prayer,
the wind in the trees is my prayer,
for God is in all
Thomas Merton
where the sky is my prayer,
the birds are my prayer,
the wind in the trees is my prayer,
for God is in all
Thomas Merton
July 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Sunday thought (from Sheryl): “Let me seek then the gift of silence…
where the sky is my prayer,
the birds are my prayer,
the wind in the trees is my prayer,
for God is in all
Thomas Merton
where the sky is my prayer,
the birds are my prayer,
the wind in the trees is my prayer,
for God is in all
Thomas Merton
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Sunday thought (from Sheryl - for the evening):
Lord our God,
at the ending of this day,
and in the darkness and silence of this night
cover us with healing and forgiveness,
That we may take our rest in peace
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Lord our God,
at the ending of this day,
and in the darkness and silence of this night
cover us with healing and forgiveness,
That we may take our rest in peace
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
July 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Sunday thought (from Sheryl - for the evening):
Lord our God,
at the ending of this day,
and in the darkness and silence of this night
cover us with healing and forgiveness,
That we may take our rest in peace
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Lord our God,
at the ending of this day,
and in the darkness and silence of this night
cover us with healing and forgiveness,
That we may take our rest in peace
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Always glad to commend the wonderful Community for Spiritual Formation... visit www.communitysf.org.uk for more information
June 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Always glad to commend the wonderful Community for Spiritual Formation... visit www.communitysf.org.uk for more information
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Sunday thought (Another Prayer Chair from Val): Do you use music to help you pray? Is listening to music a prayer in itself? What kind of music brings you close to a sense of the divine?
June 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Sunday thought (Another Prayer Chair from Val): Do you use music to help you pray? Is listening to music a prayer in itself? What kind of music brings you close to a sense of the divine?