ARRAN CONTEMPLATION: EXPLORING SPIRITUALITY, CREATIVITY & SILENCE 17th – 24th July 2016 A week of events on the Isle of Arran centred around prayer and spirituality, initiated by St Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Whiting Bay. If anyone is visiting the island at the time, or would like to come, they would more »
We believe that: churches are for everyone, regardless of disability; churches fulfil their mission only when everyone can access worship and church life; churches need everyone’s talents – including those of people with disabilities We aim to help churches to be inclusive by: demonstrating good practice in inclusive worship and more »
Companion Partnerships’ Day – The nuts and bolts of effective companion partnerships How to begin How to grow together How to part Saturday 1st October 2016, 10.00am for 10.30am till 3pm The Threshold Centre, Princes Street, Perth PH2 8LJ The Global Partnerships Committee of the Scottish Episcopal Church invites all across the more »
General Synod 2016 took place at St Paul’s & St George’s Church, Edinburgh last week (9-11 June). You can read reports of the business of Synod (under Synod News) here. The Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church delivered his more »
THE retiring Rector of St John’s Scottish Episcopal Church in Dumfries has said he will miss ‘being part of a wonderful church community’. Canon Robin Paisley will take his last service on Sunday morning (26th June) after ten years of leading the congregation at the Newall Terrace church. With his more »
Bishop’s Lecture Bishop Gregor Duncan promises some highly personal views in June when he presents his annual lecture on the relevance of our Episcopalian liturgy to the people around us. Can it introduce them to the living God? What about its language, its ceremony, its symbolism; does it connect or more »
The St Martin-in-the-Fields Radio 4 Christmas Appeal raises money for the Vicars Relief Fund (VRF) which supports vulnerable individuals facing homelessness. The VRF is a crisis fund and is used when all other help has been exhausted. The aim of the fund is to prevent homelessness, by helping to pay more »
A day of discussion and sharing of experience of Mission Action Planning Saturday 7th May 2016 at St Ninian’s Troon,Organised by the Missional Leadership Development Group The contributors for the day gave a varied and honest picture of MAPping in the diocese. The event started with David Cook from St more »
GLASGOW CHURCHES TOGETHER church of scotland . methodist church . roman catholic church . salvation army . scottish episcopal church . united free church . united reformed church . On Sunday 12th June 2016, At 3pm, in Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square, Glasgow The Queen’s Birthday celebration is being organized by Glasgow Churches more »
Diocesan Council will meet on Saturday 14th May in the Diocesan Centre at 10:30. Lunch will be served straight after the meeting ends (approx. 12:30). If you do not know how to get there, the entrance on St. Vincent Place is marked as St. Georges Buildings and is next to a restaurant more »
Scottish Inter Faith Group on Domestic Abuse is looking for a SEC representative to attend their meetings. The Mothers’ Union is represented by Hilary Moran, she says “We are about raising awareness within our faith communities of domestic abuse, challenging preconceptions and standing together as people of God with those who more »
Thanks to God keeping His promise to build a sustainable team at St Oswald’s, we appointed William Whitelaw ( no not that one! ) as our Men’s Shed Development officer. He is making fantastic progress with the outreach work. If you live in the area and would like to know more »
Provincial Youth Week, Glen ’16, will be held at Glenalmond College from Sunday 24th July to Saturday 30th July 2016. Applications are now being received. Download an application form, which includes full details, and to read more information: https://www.facebook.com/secpyc final deadline 1st June – for early bird and regular prices, see application form glen16form more »
St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, has been shortlisted for a new competition to find the churches running the most innovative community activities made possible through the installation of new facilities. ‘The Marsh Awards for Innovative Projects’ are designed to show the positive impact that installing new facilities such more »
Seeing the Wood for the Trees – Making sense of Mapping where you are The Missional Leadership Development Team are running a MAPping day – telling stories of what various churches are doing, and why. Come and hear it all, tell your own stories in the breaks, and have a relaxed more »
