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Thursday 12 June 2008
General Synod 2008 - Thursday 12 June - Eucharist and Charge to Synod- Coverage of the opening of Synod, including the Primus's opening address - the 'Charge to Synod'.
- Category: General Synod
Monday 09 June 2008
A Preview of General Synod 2008- A preview of General Synod 2008 featuring interviews with the Most Rev Dr Idris Jones, Primus, and John Stuart, Secretary General of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
- Category: General Synod
Monday 09 June 2008
General Synod 2008, 12 to 14 June- The annual meeting of the General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church takes place from 12 to 14 June in Palmerston Place Church, Edinburgh. Representatives from Episcopal Churches across Scotland will attend the three day meeting where matters ranging from church policy to social issues will be debated.
- Category: General Synod
Thursday 05 June 2008
Update on International Church Action for Peace in Palestine and Israel- Church leaders from Scottish churches and Members of the Scottish Parliament, together with representatives from Jews for a Just Peace and the Scottish Islamic Foundation, joined their voices to those in 23 other countries around the world on Tuesday night, 3 June, supporting the World Council of Churches call for a just peace in Israel/Palestine.
- Category: Boards & Committees
Monday 02 June 2008
World Council of Churches Week of Advocacy and Action- The Worldwide Council of Churches has issued an invitation to all to 'bear witness' to the people of Palestine and Israel during a week of action and advocacy at the Scottish Parliament.
- Category: Boards & Committees, General
Saturday 24 May 2008
General Synod 2008 - Agenda and Papers- The agenda and papers for this year’s meeting of the General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church, which opens on 12 June at Palmerston Place Church, Edinburgh, are now available.
- Category: General Synod
Friday 09 May 2008
Primus 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 2008
Sexuality 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
Wednesday 09 April 2008
Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney Offers Perspective on Embryo Research- Writing for The Scotsman newspaper's 'Platform' column the Rt Rev Robert Gillies, Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney, discusses the issue of stem cells and hybrid embryo research.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Aberdeen & Orkney
Friday 04 April 2008
Living Well - Provincial Conference 2009- Advance diary date: a Scottish Episcopal Church Provincial Conference will take place from 2 to 4 October 2009 at the MacDonald Highland Resort, Aviemore. Details and registration forms will be available soon.
- Category: Provincial Conference 2009
Friday 21 March 2008
Lay 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 2008
Easter 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
Monday 17 March 2008
Glen ‘08 Information and Application Form- Details of Glen '08, this year's Scottish Episcopal Church Youth Weeks, are now available. This year's theme is 'Love Changes Everything'. Full information and an application form are available in the Provincial Youth Network section.
- Category: Boards & Committees
Thursday 13 March 2008
Edinburgh Diocese Affirms Commitment to Unity- The Diocese of Edinburgh affirmed a commitment to unity across the theological divide during its Diocesan Synod on 8 March 2008.
- Category: Dioceses, Edinburgh
Monday 10 March 2008
New Argyll & the Isles and Glasgow & Galloway Diocesan Websites- New websites for both the Argyll and the Isles and Glasgow and Galloway Dioceses were launched at their respective diocesan synods on Saturday 8 March.
- Category: Dioceses, Argyll & the Isles, Glasgow & Galloway
Tuesday 04 March 2008
Exploring 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 2008
SEC 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 28 February 2008
New ‘Guidance and Resources for Vestries’ Section- Guidance and Resources for Vestries is a new area of the site providing access to resources that vestries will find useful in the day to day running of their churches. It is currently under development and more will be added over the next few months. Additions to the section will be highlighted in the 'News' section as and when they are added.
- Category: About the Website
Thursday 07 February 2008
From 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 2008
Beauty 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
