The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday, 6 December, the second Sunday in Advent. 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 said:… read more >>

American writer Garrison Keillor’s reminiscences of everyday life in the imaginary small town of Lake Wobegon, where the news is usually good, were evoked when Bishop David Chillingworth delivered Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Scotland this morning. The former Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church reflected on what… read more >>

The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday, 29 November, as the season of Advent begins, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. In a… read more >>

On Advent Sunday the Primus, the Most Rev Mark Strange, celebrates the Eucharist from St Columba, Nairn. You can download the order of service here: https://bit.ly/AdventSundaySEC The service can be joined from 11am at: Facebook Youtube Bishop Mark is assisted by the Dean, the Very Rev Alison Simpson, Rector of… read more >>

After coronavirus put paid to many plans that had been made for the ‘Provincial Year of Pilgrimage’ in 2021, the Scottish Episcopal Church will instead embark on a ‘Season of Pilgrimage’ at the start of next year. The Season will begin on 6 January 2021, and continue throughout 2022. “The… read more >>

The Right Rev Kevin Pearson, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway,  has announced the appointment of the Reverend Reuben James Preston as the new Dean of the Diocese, and has paid tribute to Canon Gordon Fyfe, who has been acting Dean for the past two years. In a statement on the… read more >>

The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday, 22 November, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. Churches Together In England continue to pray each… read more >>

The Advisory Group of the Scottish Episcopal Church has revised its Phase 3 guidance to reflect the Scottish Government’s Strategic Framework update which was issued earlier this week and was reported on here. The Group would like to draw attention to the fact that for Local Authority areas in level… read more >>

For the Feast of Christ the King, the Rt Rev Kevin Pearson, Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway, leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow. The order of service can be downloaded here: https://bit.ly/SECChristTheKing The service can be joined from 11am at: Facebook Youtube The Gospeller is… read more >>

An upcoming ‘Winter Wonderland’ online sleepover is the main feature of the latest edition of the Provincial Youth Newsletter. The autumn is normally a particularly busy time for youth sleepovers, so in this year of pandemic, youth leaders in Edinburgh Diocese and across the Province are planning an online sleepover… read more >>

Today’s announcement that 11 local authority areas are to move up to level 4 in the Scottish Government’s Strategic Framework to contain Covid-19 has implications for places of worship. The areas moving into level 4 are: the City of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire, South… read more >>

Bishop Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, recently took part in a four-way discussion with Scottish religious leaders about their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, to mark Scottish Interfaith Week 2020. The Primus was joined by the Rt Rev Dr Martin Fair, Moderator of the Church of Scotland,… read more >>

For Pentecost 24 the Rt Revd Anne Dyer, Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St John’s Church, Aberdeen You can download the liturgy here: https://bit.ly/StJohn15Nov The service can be joined from 11am at: Facebook Youtube Bishop Anne is assisted by the Rev Dr Jenny… read more >>

The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday 15 November, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. Churches Together In England continue to pray each… read more >>

The Rt Rev Ian Paton, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane leads a Celebration of the Eucharist and an Act of Remembrance from St Margaret’s, Leven. You can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/SECRemembrance To incorporate a 2 minute silence at 11am this service will begin at 10.55am. … read more >>

The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Remembrance Sunday, 8 November, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. Churches Together In England continue to pray… read more >>

The Rev Anthony Matchwick, Deacon at St John’s Forres leads a short service of Evening Prayer. You can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/EP5Nov The service can be joined from 6.30pm at: Facebook Youtube In addition to the online resources, there is a telephone service to allow those who do not have… read more >>

The Scottish Episcopal Church has again made representation to politicians over the Internal Market Bill, following last month’s joint letter from Bishop Mark Strange and his fellow Anglican Primates in the UK and Ireland which warned the government at Westminster that the Bill would create “a disastrous precedent”. This time… read more >>

The Advisory Group of the Scottish Episcopal Church has reissued guidance for Phase 3 of the Scottish Government’s route map, in the light of the Government’s Strategic Framework announced in October and its subsequent allocation of local authority areas to the appropriate levels of the new Framework. The updated guidance… read more >>

In her regular column in the Press & Journal newspaper, published last week, Bishop Anne Dyer considered remembrance at a time when we cannot gather together in memory of those we have lost, with our familiar rituals disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. “[We] will need to do things differently,” writes… read more >>

The Most Revd Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, joined with the Rt Rev Dr Martin Fair, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and Most Reverend Leo Cushley, Archbishop and Metropolitan of St Andrews and Edinburgh, Roman… read more >>

For the Feast of All Saints (1 November), the Primus, the Most Rev Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness, leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St Andrew’s, Fortrose in the Diocese of Moray, Ross & Caithness. You can download the liturgy here: http://bit.ly/AllSaintsSEC The service can be… read more >>

The October edition of Inspires Online is now available, rounding up news and stories from across the Scottish Episcopal Church. The edition features the remarkable work of Mustard Seed in Edinburgh during the pandemic, when the Rev Rich Cornfield and his team supported those in need with a huge expansion… read more >>

This year’s Scottish Episcopal Institute (SEI) Lecture was given by Dr Cathy Ross this evening (Thursday 29 October). Her topic for the lecture was ‘Mission and Formation in a Time of Lament and Hope: Reflections after Covid-19’. You can watch the lecture again below, or at our Facebook page and… read more >>

The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday 1 November in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. Churches Together In England continue to pray each… read more >>

Valerie Cameron, a student in the Scottish Episcopal Institute, leads a service of Evening Prayer commemorating James Hannington. The service will begin at 6.30pm on Thursday 29 October. You can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/EP29Oct The service can be joined from 6.30pm at: Facebook Youtube Stephen Cameron plays the… read more >>

The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday 25 October in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. Churches Together In England continue to pray each… read more >>

The Rt Rev Dr John Armes, Bishop of Edinburgh leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St Cuthbert’s Colinton in Edinburgh Diocese. You can download the liturgy ahead of the service here: bit.ly/25OctoberWorship Bishop John is joined by the Rev Nicki McNelly, Rector of St Cuthberts, Margaret Holmes, who is… read more >>

Pat Ellison, a Scottish Episcopal Institute Lay Reader Candidate from the Diocese of Moray, Ross & Caithness leads a service of Evening Prayer for 22 October. You can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/EP22Oct The service begins at 6.30pm and can be found at: Facebook Youtube In addition to the… read more >>

It is now just over a week until this year’s Scottish Episcopal Institute Lecture is held, and anyone who still wants to register should do so immediately, with the process closing on Thursday this week (22 October). The Lecture will be given online by Dr Cathy Ross on Thursday next… read more >>

The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church has joined the Anglican Primates of the four nations of the United Kingdom and Ireland in warning the UK Government that the proposed Internal Market Bill would create “a disastrous precedent”. In a letter published today [Monday 19 October] in the Financial Times,… read more >>

The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday 18 October in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. Churches Together In England continue to pray each… read more >>

The Rev Helen Bridger leads a Celebration of the Eucharist for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday 18 October at 11am from St Mary’s, Broughty Ferry in the Diocese Of Brechin. You can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/Sunday18Octo The service begins at 11am and can be found at:… read more >>

Writing in the Press & Journal newspaper, Bishop Anne Dyer looks ahead to a Christmas that will be very different from any we have known, because of coronavirus restrictions. “In our homes, there will be fewer people around the table and TV. There will be no workplace parties. There will… read more >>

Dr Lisa Curtice, an Ordinand in the Scottish Episcopal Institute, leads a service of Evening Prayer for the commemoration of St Teresa of Avila. The service will take place on Thursday 15 October at 6.30pm and can be joined at: Facebook Youtube You can download the order of service here:… read more >>

As Challenge Poverty Week draws to a close, the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church has joined Scotland’s faith leaders in a statement calling on the UK and Scottish Governments to make changes to the social security system to stem the rising tide of poverty. In the statement, issued today,… read more >>

After Sunday’s provincial worship broadcast from St John’s Cathedral in Oban at 11am, there was a further opportunity to worship with the Scottish Episcopal Church when BBC Scotland screened ‘The Service’ from St Andrew’s Cathedral in Inverness at 12 noon. If you missed it, you can still watch it by… read more >>

The Very Rev Margi Campbell, Provost of St John’s Cathedral, Oban celebrates the Eucharist from St John’s. You can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/StJohns11Oct The service can be joined from 11am at: Facebook Youtube Provost Margi is joined digitally by the Rt Rev Kevin Pearson, Bishop of Glasgow &… read more >>

The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday 11 October in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. Churches Together In England continue to pray each… read more >>

Back in the old days – well, in February this year, before lockdown – we brought news of a Scottish Episcopal Church’s success in a photographic competition. St Cuthbert’s, in Colinton, was named the regional winner ahead of a clutch of impressive entries from Scotland in the Parish Pixels competition,… read more >>

The Rev David Gordon, interim Priest at St Paul’s Cathedral, Dundee, in the Episcopal Diocese Of Brechin leads a service of Evening Prayer for the Commemoration of the Rt Rev Alexander Penrose Forbes, a former Bishop of Brechin between 1847-75. You can download the liturgy here: http://bit.ly/EP8Oct The service can be joined from… read more >>

Six more ordinations of Scottish Episcopal Institute students took place over the weekend, following five last month. Four were ordained to the diaconate, while two were ordained to the priesthood. The first ceremony of the weekend took place on Friday evening in the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane,… read more >>

The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday 4 October in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. Churches Together In England continue to pray each… read more >>

The Rt Rev Anne Dyer, Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney leads a Harvest Service from St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Aberdeen. The service will begin at 11am. You can download the liturgy here: https://bit.ly/4OctHarvest The service can be joined from 11am at: Facebook Youtube Bishop Anne is assisted by the Rev Canon… read more >>

In her latest column for the Press & Journal newspaper, Bishop Anne Dyer looks ahead to Christmas and how it might be celebrated differently in this year of pandemic. “…we are realising how different Christmas will be. In our homes, there will be fewer people around the table and TV.… read more >>

The Rev Dr Marion Chatterley, Vice-Provost of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, leads a short service of Evening Prayer on the day the Church commemorates Gregory the Enlightener, Bishop. You can download the liturgy here: http://bit.ly/1OctEP The service can be joined from 11am at: Facebook Youtube The Vice-Provost is joined by the… read more >>

The latest edition of Inspires Online is now available, and can be accessed here. This month’s edition headlines on the ordinations that have taken place during September, and carries photos from each of the five ceremonies. Other highlights include an update on the online hosting of General Synod in December,… read more >>