All news entries in the General category:
- Friday 09 May 2008Primus Congratulates Successful Appeal for Scottish Churches House
- The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church has offered congratulations on the success of the first phase of the Jubilee Appeal for the development of Scottish Churches House, the ecumenical retreat and conference centre in Dunblane.
- Category: Bishops, General
- Thursday 01 May 2008Sexuality Listening Day Conference Programme
- A reminder that the Sexuality Listening Day Conference sponsored by the College of Bishops is due to take place on Saturday 3 May 2008. Please read on for the conference programme and other resources.
- Category: Bishops, Conferences, General
- Friday 21 March 2008Lay Learning Conference, 23-25 May 2008
- How do we as Christians ‘Walk the Talk’ in the 21st Century? That is the title of a conference for laity to be held at Scottish Churches House, Dunblane from 23 to 25 May.
- Category: Boards & Committees, General
- Friday 21 March 2008Easter Reflection from the Most Rev Dr Idris Jones, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
- The prophet Ezekiel experienced many intense visions - one might almost call them night-mares - but the vision of the valley of dry bones resonates strongly with me when reflecting on the Easter Festival...
- Category: General, Primus
- Tuesday 04 March 2008Exploring Issues in Human Sexuality
- A day conference sponsored by the Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church is to explore issues in human sexuality as part of a process of mutual listening and study currently being undertaken across the Anglican Communion.
- Category: Bishops, Conferences, General
- Friday 29 February 2008SEC Welcomes Church of Norway Visitors
- A delegation of church leaders from the Church of Norway, including its Presiding Bishop, the Rt Rev Olav Skjevesland, attended a Choral Evensong at St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh before meeting today (29 February) with the Primus and other senior representatives from the Scottish Episcopal Church.
- Category: Bishops, General, Primus
- Thursday 07 February 2008From This Day Forward… Church Joins Scottish Wedding Show
- The Scottish Episcopal Church will take part in The Scottish Wedding Show being held at the SECC in Glasgow on 16 and 17 February 2008. This will be the first time a church denomination has taken part in a major commercial wedding show.
- Category: General
- Tuesday 05 February 2008Beauty from Chaos: A Lent 2008 Blog
- A Lent blog is being created by a group of Scottish Episcopal bloggers. Beauty from Chaos will offer daily reflections, poems, and provocations to help us on the journey through Lent.
- Category: General
- Monday 14 January 2008SEC Response to Draft Anglican Covenant
- The Faith and Order Board of the Scottish Episcopal Church has issued a response to the draft Anglican Covenant published at the Anglican Primates Meeting at Dar es Salaam in February 2007.
- Category: Boards & Committees, General, Lambeth 2008
- Tuesday 04 December 2007The Bishop of Edinburgh Pays Tribute to The Very Rev Professor Thomas Torrance
- "The whole church must be saddened by the death this weekend of The Very Rev Professor Thomas Torrance. Tom Torrance was one of the most significant and influential theologians in Scotland, if not the world, during the twentieth century."
- Category: General
- Sunday 02 December 2007Beyond Christmas: A Message from Scotland’s Christian Leaders
- Peace be with you! We're often told that Christmas is stressful for some and lonely for others and too much of a spending frenzy for the majority. It needn’t be. Christmas is also a time when we look beyond ourselves and when deep down we want only the best for those closest to us and for all who are in need in our world.
- Category: General, Primus
- Saturday 01 December 2007Love Blooms Bright: Advent Reflections
- An Advent Blog has been created by a group of Scottish Episcopal Church bloggers. It will offer poems, pictures, quotations and reflections for Advent, including old favourites and newly prepared work. The blog will be updated daily, starting from Sunday 2 December.
- Category: General
- Friday 23 November 2007New Church Maintenance Website
- A unique new website has been launched, which offers advice, guidance and knowledge on successful church maintenance. Church Buildings Maintenance in Scotland is the product of a partnership between the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Church of Scotland, the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland and Historic Scotland.
- Category: General
- Friday 16 November 2007Bishop of Edinburgh to Speak at Climate Change Conference
- The Bishop of Edinburgh, the Rt Rev Brian Smith, is to speak at a Christian Aid conference on climate change on Saturday 17 November. 'A New Earth?' will take place at Murrayfield Church Centre in Ormidale Terrace, and include speakers from Kenya, London and Edinburgh itself.
- Category: Bishops, General
- Thursday 08 November 2007Primus’ Reflection on Remembrance Sunday
- The Most Rev Dr Idris Jones, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway, reflecting on Remembrance Sunday, said: "I have always felt that marking Remembrance in the original way - at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month - was a full tribute to those who have died serving their country, fighting to preserve freedom and sustain justice."
- Category: Bishops, General, Primus
- Sunday 04 November 2007A Peace Covenant for Scotland
- The Rt Rev Brian Smith, Bishop of Edinburgh, joined First Minister Alex Salmond and the Rt Rev Sheilagh Kesting, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in signing a Peace Covenant for Scotland, on Wednesday 1 November at the Scottish Parliament.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Edinburgh, General
- Sunday 14 October 2007New Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness Consecrated
- The Right Reverend Mark Strange has been installed and consecrated as Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness at a special service held at St Andrew's Cathedral, Inverness on Saturday 13 October.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Moray, Ross & Caithness, General
- Thursday 11 October 2007Consecration of new Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness
- The Rev Canon Mark Strange will be consecrated as Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness in St Andrew's Cathedral, Inverness on Saturday 13 October at 12 noon.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Moray, Ross & Caithness, General
- Thursday 04 October 2007Church Traditions Brought Together in Unique Partnership in Dumfries
- On the afternoon of Sunday 30 September 2007 a unique Covenant was signed in St John's Scottish Episcopal Church, Dumfries, linking the Scottish Episcopal Church's Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway and the Glasgow Circuit of the Methodist Church in Scotland.
- Category: Dioceses, Glasgow & Galloway, General
- Thursday 04 October 2007Bishop of Edinburgh Leads Prayers at National Police Memorial Day Service
- The Right Reverend Brian Smith, Bishop of Edinburgh, led the Bidding Prayer at this year's National Police Memorial Day Service, which took place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on Sunday 30 September.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Edinburgh, General
