Children, young people and families

The Scottish Episcopal Church welcomes people of all ages, including babies, toddlers, young children and teenagers. Our churches strive to offer a warm welcome to families, and there is active youth work at a Diocesan and a Provincial level, as well as in many of our churches.

Contact: The Provincial Youth Coordinator, Claire Benton-Evans ClaireBE@scotland.anglican.org

Next upcoming event – Go Karting in the Highlands

All teenagers (11-18) in the Scottish Episcopal Church are welcome, along with any friends they’d like to bring, to our first Provincial Youth Sleepover Event of 2024. The event will take place on 24-25 February, and will involve go karting followed by food and a sleepover, with worship at Inverness Cathedral on Sunday.

You can book your place at this link here.

Provincial Youth Events for 2024


The programme of Provincial Youth Sleepover events has been announced for next year. You can download the flyer here.

Who are they for? All teenagers (11-18) in the Scottish Episcopal Church are welcome, along with any friends they’d like to bring!

What is involved? A Saturday afternoon/evening of fun activities, followed by a sleepover in a church! All participants and their families are invited to worship together at the host church on Sunday morning.

How much do these events cost? All meals are provided, and the cost is subsidised so that it can be kept to a minimum: typically this is £5-£10 per person, but financial help is available to anyone who needs it.

Who is in charge? These events are run by Diocesan and Provincial Youth leaders, all of whom are PVG-checked and trained in safeguarding and youth work.

Three dioceses are hosting this year’s events: venues and timings to be confirmed. These events are in addition to diocesan youth events, which are organised locally.

24-25 February Moray, Ross and Caithness. Contact Ley-Anne: leyanne.forsyth@gmail.com
22-23 June St Andrew’s, Dunkeld and Dunblane. Contact James: youthandchildren@standrews.anglican.org  
28 July-3 August: PROVINCIAL YOUTH WEEK – YEEK. Visit the website: www.yeek.scot
26-27 October: Edinburgh. Contact Fee: freynolds@dioceseofedinburgh.org

News

Read the Provincial Youth Newsletter here and Like the Facebook page: Scottish Episcopal Church – Provincial Youth Committee.

Safeguarding

The Scottish Episcopal Church recognises the special status of children and young people and takes their safeguarding very seriously. For more information, visit the Safeguarding page here. If you have any concerns about the safeguarding of children or young people in a Scottish Episcopal Church, please contact the Provincial Safeguarding Officer:protection@scotland.anglican.org

Youth ministry

The Provincial Youth Week (“Yeek”) is an annual residential event for young people of High School age in the Scottish Episcopal Church. It brings together young people from all over the Province for a week of fun, faith and fellowship. Find out more on our website: www.yeek.scot

The Provincial Youth Committee (PYC) represents all young people in the Scottish Episcopal Church and oversees events and activities involving young people throughout the year. It is not responsible for the running of the Youth Week, which is managed by the Youth Week leadership team. You can find out more about the Provincial Youth Committee here.

Contact: The Provincial Youth Committee Convener, Rev Tembu Rongong rector@trinityelgin.org

Children’s ministry

Play Church is a flagship project in the Diocese of Edinburgh and the first of its kind in the UK. Play Church is a portable child-sized altarscape with everything children need to learn through play about what they see happening in church. Find out more here.

SEC Liturgy for All-age Services is a private Facebook group for sharing and developing liturgical resources for all-age services within the Scottish Episcopal Church. If you would like to join, please contact Rev Nerys Brown rector@stmarysdunblane.org

Diocesan Support

The following dioceses have a named contact person for queries about children’s, youth and families’ ministry. If there is no one available in your diocese, please contact the Provincial Youth Coordinator, Claire Benton-Evans: ClaireBE@scotland.anglican.org

Brechin – Claire Benton-Evans: youth@brechin.anglican.org

Edinburgh – Rev Fiona Reynolds: freynolds@dioceseofedinburgh.org

Glasgow – Rev Canon Audrey O’Brien Stewart: canonmissioner@glasgow.anglican.org

Moray, Ross and Caithness – Ley-Anne Haigh-Forsyth: leyanne.forsyth@gmail.com

St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane – James Gardner: youthandchildren@standrews.anglican.org