The Scottish Episcopal Church and other denominations join together in prayer on Sunday at 7pm, as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer will also light candles. In a joint message, church leaders in Scotland said: “The Psalmist says of the Lord: ‘You… read more >>
The Rev Martin Allwood leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from the Church of Holy Rood, Carnoustie. You can download the order of service here: https://bit.ly/SECPentecost9 Rev Martin is joined by the Bishop of Brechin, the Rt Rev Andrew Swift, and members of the congregation in Carnoustie: Grant Wilson, Edna… read more >>
‘What makes a good leader?’ was the question asked by the Rev Diana Hall on BBC Radio Scotland last week. On the ‘Thought for The Day’ slot during breakfast show Good Morning Scotland, the Rector of St Anne’s in Dunbar said that when Christians consider leadership, they look to the… read more >>
The latest Provincial Youth Newsletter for the Scottish Episcopal Church is available, featuring Glen 21 news, the climate crisis, Prophetic Activists, a Church of the Future and socially-distanced rounders in the sun with the Fife Cluster Youth Fellowship! There is also a Q&A guide to the role and functions of… read more >>
The Most Rev Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episopcal Church, leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St John’s, Arpafeelie. Highlighting the strong links between the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil (Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil), Bishop Mark is joined by the Primate of… read more >>
The Scottish Episcopal Church and other denominations join together in prayer on Sunday at 7pm, as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears below, will also light candles. Please note that this week there will be no Gaelic translation of the… read more >>
The Advisory Group of the Scottish Episcopal Church has published an updated Frequently Asked Questions document. The new document takes into account the changes anticipated on 19th July 2021 when all local authority areas in Scotland are due to change to level 0 of the Scottish Government system. A key change… read more >>
The Scottish Episcopal Church and other denominations join together in prayer on Sunday at 7pm, as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears below in English and Gaelic, will also light candles. In a joint message, church leaders in Scotland said:… read more >>
The Rt Rev Dr Keith Riglin leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St John’s Cathedral, Oban. You can download the order of service here: https://bit.ly/SECPentecost7 You can join the service at: Facebook Youtube Bishop Keith is joined by the Rev Beki Cansdale, Curate at St John’s Cathedral, Oban. Children’s… read more >>
The Rt Rev Kevin Pearson, Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow. You can download the order of service here: https://bit.ly/SECPentecost6 You can join the service at: Facebook Youtube Bishop Kevin is joined by the Rev Harriet Johnston, the Rev Lee… read more >>
In the third part of our series highlighting the work of Scottish Episcopal Church partners, we hear from Eco-Congregation Scotland. Every year, the Church in Society Committee invites grant applications from organisations working on a variety of issues in Scottish society, and includes projects from the local, such as providing… read more >>
The Scottish Episcopal Church and other denominations join together in prayer on Sunday at 7pm, as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears below in English and Gaelic, will also light candles. In a joint message, church leaders in Scotland said:… read more >>
The summer edition of the Scottish Episcopal Institute Newsletter reports very good news on the forthcoming academic year, with the biggest intake of new students in many years. The addition of an extra five Associate Tutors will also enable new courses to be taught, and for the first time the… read more >>
The latest edition of Inspires Online is out, and it’s as much of a ‘Synod Special’ as it is a ‘Summer Special’. The June issue carries a wide range of articles from across the Province at this busy time of year for the Scottish Episcopal Church. The main business at… read more >>
The Scottish Episcopal Church and other denominations join together in prayer on Sunday at 7pm, as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears below, will also light candles. Unfortunately, no Gaelic version is available this week. In a joint message, church… read more >>
The Rt Rev Dr John Armes, Bishop of Edinburgh leads a Celebration of the Eucharist for the fifth Sunday after Pentecost from St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh. You can download the order of service here: https://bit.ly/SECPentecost5 Bishop John is joined digitally by the Rev Susan Ward, the Rev David Todd and… read more >>
The Summer edition of the Scottish Episcopal Institute Journal is now available. The theme of the new edition is Scottish Episcopal theologians, particularly theologians of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Scottish Episcopal theologians have a presence in universities, the public sphere, the boards and committees of the Scottish Episcopal… read more >>
The Scottish Episcopal Church and other denominations join together in prayer on Sunday at 7pm, as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears below in English and Gaelic, will also light candles. In a joint message, church leaders in Scotland said:… read more >>
The Rt Rev Anne Dyer, Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St Mary-on-the-Rock, Ellon. You can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/SECPentecost4 You can join the service at: Facebook Youtube Bishop Anne is assisted by the Very Rev Dr Dennis Berk, Rector, and… read more >>
St Columba’s congregation is seeking a new Rector who can build on their outreach to children and families, develop new ways into worship and mission—sympathetic to tradition—with a strong commitment to spiritual formation and pastoral care. In return, they offer the support of a hard-working and capable vestry, a welcoming… read more >>
The Scottish Episcopal Church has received greetings from our Anglican partners in Brazil, a country that is enduring difficult times during the coronavirus pandemic. The South American nation has suffered over 450,000 deaths connected to Covid, the second highest toll in the world after the United States. There have also… read more >>
The Scottish Episcopal Church and other denominations join together in prayer on Sunday at 7pm, as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears below in English and Gaelic, will also light candles. In a joint message, church leaders in Scotland said:… read more >>
The Rt Rev Ian Paton leads a Celebration of the Eucharist. You can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/SECPentecostThree You can join the service at: Facebook Youtube Bishop Ian is joined by clergy and members of the congregation of St Andrews, St Andrews: the Rev Canon Prof Trevor Hart,… read more >>
After members had backed climate change guidance and plans of action, the other main business of the morning session on day two of General Synod was the approval of three personnel policies during Session 5. A Complaints Procedures and a Bullying and Harassment Policy were spoken to by Jan Whiteside,… read more >>
General Synod members have backed a ten-point guidance plan on the first step towards the Scottish Episcopal Church achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2030. Members met online again for day two of General Synod 2021, with a handful of core participants gathered at St Paul’s & St George’s Episcopal… read more >>
The proposed Saint Andrew Declaration between the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Church of Scotland is to go ahead after it was backed by a majority of members at General Synod. The Declaration gives formal recognition of the way that both churches have ministered to the whole of Scotland for… read more >>
Scottish missionary Jane Haining is to be included in the Scottish Episcopal Church’s liturgical calendar “on account of her faith-filled life and example that saw her die in the Nazi Concentration camp of Auschwitz Birkenau”. General Synod carried a motion from the Faith & Order Board that Ms Haining be… read more >>
A new strategic direction for the Scottish Episcopal Church was the main focus of Session 1 of General Synod 2021. An “expressive and inspiring” vision is to be worked on, to state what the Scottish Episcopal Church stands for, and what the Province’s priorities will be over the next ten… read more >>
General Synod 2021 opened with the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church leading the Opening Eucharist from St Paul’s and St George’s Church in Edinburgh. The annual meeting of the governing body of the Church is being held online, with a core of key participants gathered, socially distanced, in Edinburgh… read more >>
General Synod members will gather online on Thursday 10 June and Friday 11 June for the annual meeting of the governing body of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The agenda and papers for the meeting have been sent to members and published on the Scottish Episcopal Church website, detailing the business… read more >>
The Rt Rev Andrew Swift, Bishop of Brechin, leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St Mary Magdalene’s, Dundee. You can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/SECPentecost2 You can join the service at: Facebook Youtube Bishop Andrew is assisted by the Rev Roxanne Campbell, Debbie Coupland, Enza Gibson and… read more >>
The emergence of the humble garden shed as a peaceful place for contemplation was the theme of the Rev Diana Hall’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Scotland this morning. Noting the rise in profile of the shed, as demonstrated by this week’s nationwide ‘Shed of the Year’ competition,… read more >>
The Scottish Episcopal Church and other denominations join together in prayer on Sunday at 7pm, as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears below in English and Gaelic, will also light candles. In a joint message, church leaders in Scotland said:… read more >>
Download the Revised Pastoral Guidelines here: Version 6 – 4.6.21
The Doctrine Committee’s new book Made in the Image of God: Being Human in the Christian Tradition has just been published by Sacristy Press. The online launch, including an introduction from the Primus, took place on 28 May and it can be watched here. “This new book of twelve essays from… read more >>
The Rt Rev Kevin Pearson, Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow. You can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/SECTrinity You can join the service at: Facebook Youtube Bishop Kevin is assisted by Liam Brown and Kayden Harper, both of… read more >>
The Scottish Episcopal Church and other denominations join together in prayer on Sunday at 7pm, as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those joining together on Trinity Sunday in prayer, which appears below in English and Gaelic, will also light candles. In a joint message, church leaders… read more >>
Congregational singing is to be permitted in areas that are in level 0 and 1 from Monday next week, providing face masks are worn and social distancing is maintained. The Scottish Government has also confirmed that following a recent review, it will also be possible for a congregation to sing… read more >>
Bishop Anne Dyer’s pilgrimage in Orkney comes to an end today, with a visit to St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall. The Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney has walked the St Magnus Way over the past week, as part of the ‘Season of Pilgrimage’ in the Scottish Episcopal Church. The 58-mile… read more >>
The proposed Saint Andrew Declaration between the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Church of Scotland received resounding backing at the General Assembly on Monday. The Most Rev Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, spoke warmly of the “shared journey” with the… read more >>
The Most Rev Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness, and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St Michael and All Angels, Inverness. You can download the liturgy ahead of the service here: http://bit.ly/SECPentecost You can join the service at: Facebook Youtube… read more >>
Churches are reminded that although the Scottish Government recently announced a slight easing of restrictions around singing in places of worship which took effect earlier this week, congregational singing is still not permitted. An update is expected from the Scottish Government on congregational singing, but it has not yet been… read more >>
The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer on Sunday at 7pm, as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears below in English and Gaelic, will also light candles. In a joint message, church leaders in Scotland… read more >>
The agenda and papers for General Synod 2021 have now been sent to members and published on the Scottish Episcopal Church website, detailing the business scheduled for the virtual hosting of the annual meeting on 10 & 11 June. Included in the agenda items is a ten-point guidance plan on… read more >>
BBC Scotland’s weekly worship programme The Service comes from Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Melrose this weekend. The Rev Philip Blackledge, Rector of Holy Trinity, leads the Service of the Word, along with The Rev Grace Redpath of St Andrew, Kelso. The Service starts at 12 noon on Sunday [16… read more >>
The Rt Rev Dr Keith Riglin, Bishop of Argyll & The Isles, leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St John’s Cathedral, Oban. Download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/SECEaster7 You can join the service at: Facebook Youtube This will be Bishop Keith’s first provincial online worship since his Consecration… read more >>
The ‘Season of Pilgrimage’ in the Scottish Episcopal Church is being marked next week in the Diocese of Aberdeen & Orkney, where Bishop Anne Dyer will walk the St Magnus Way. The 58km route is a long distance pilgrimage route through mainland Orkney, established in 2017 to mark the 900th… read more >>
The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer on Sunday at 7pm, as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. In a joint message, church leaders in Scotland… read more >>
The Scottish Episcopal Church will once again participate in Thy Kingdom Come, a global prayer initiative which runs from Ascension to Pentecost (13-23 May 2021). A statement from the Scottish Church Leaders’ Forum, signed by the Primus, the Most Rev Mark Strange and published here in both English and Gaelic,… read more >>
With our new MSPs preparing to be sworn in at Holyrood this week following the Scottish Parliament election, the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church has called on our politicians – and the electorate – to move forward together, and not to forget the importance of the United Nations Climate… read more >>
