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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
Monday 14 January 2008
SEC 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
Thursday 20 December 2007
Local Collaborative Ministry Visitors’ Weekend- Local Collaborative Ministry (LCM) in the Scottish Episcopal Church is hosting a Visitors' Weekend from Friday 5 September to Monday 8 September 8 2008.
- Category: Boards & Committees
Thursday 20 December 2007
New St Andrew’s Diocese Website- The Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane has a new website. The new site lists news and events from across the diocese, and provides full information on the Diocese's latest initiatives, including the current Diocesan Review.
- Category: Dioceses, St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane
Tuesday 04 December 2007
The 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 2007
Beyond 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 2007
Love 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 2007
New 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 2007
Bishop 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 2007
Primus’ 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 2007
A 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 2007
New 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 2007
Consecration 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 2007
Church 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 2007
Bishop 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
Tuesday 25 September 2007
Exploring the Essence of Religion: Bishop’s House, Iona 5 to 9 November 2007- 'Exploring the Essence of Religion' intends to go beyond the outward form of religion; moving from religion as an idea to religion as an experience.
Drawing on the 'big five' (Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam) religious traditions; the retreat will be made up of giving a
taste of what these ancient paths teach. Ultimately it is to go beyond ideas and words to 'reality' itself.
- Category: Dioceses, Argyll & the Isles, General
Tuesday 25 September 2007
Primus and Archbishop Take Inclusive Stand at Manchester Cathedral- A week after Bishops meet in the US to respond formally to the Dar Es Salaam communique, two Anglican primates are to speak at Manchester Cathedral on the need for inclusive theology in the Anglican Communion.
- Category: General, Primus
Saturday 22 September 2007
New Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney Consecrated- The Right Reverend Dr Robert (Bob) Gillies was consecrated and installed as the new Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney in a special service in St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen on Saturday 22 September.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Aberdeen & Orkney, General
Friday 21 September 2007
Consecration of New Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney- The Very Rev Dr Robert (Bob) Gillies (age 55) will be consecrated and installed as the new Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney in a special service in St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen on Saturday 22 September at 3pm.
- Category: Bishops, Dioceses, Aberdeen & Orkney, General
Thursday 20 September 2007
Response to the British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007- Responding to the Gambling Commission's 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey, the Rt Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane said: "Gambling is now mainstream in British life through the presence of the National Lottery and scratch cards. Its presence steadily corrodes the quality of our national life."
- Category: Bishops, General
