Christmas Message 2015 At times it is hard to think that the world we live in is anything other than very dark. All around us are threats to life – climate change, terrorism, civil wars, genocidal campaigns, corruption, failed and failing states, appalling abuse, not least of women and children more »
Glasgow Churches Together with Glasgow City Council Carols for Peace Sunday 13th December 2015 at 3.00pm Glasgow City Chambers, George Sq With Cllr Sadie Docherty, Lord Provost of Glasgow, representatives of Glasgow Churches Together supported by The St Mungo Singers, the Rutherglen Salvation Army Band, the South Side Fiddlers, mimers from St more »
INTERFAITH SCOTLAND EVENTS PROGRAMME OF EVENTS in and around Glasgow and the West of Scotland Download programme: SCOTTISH INTERFAITH WEEK West of Scotland events 2015
Bishop Gregor has asked that we hold an evening in the cathedral to enable us as a diocese to reflect on the current refugee crisis. This will take place at 7 pm on 28 November 2015. Please publicise this in any way possible. Poster for download. There’s also a Facebook event more »
Mothers’ Union members were delighted when three women from the Church of the Sweden responded to our invitation to visit the Diocese. The visit included participating in our Autumn Council at the Church of the Holy Name, Cumbernauld, on Saturday 3rd October.
HOST is a small charity, seeking friendly people who would like to learn more about other countries and cultures and share their home life with adult international students at UK universities. Young adults from many countries would love to have a short homely break and discover the real life of this country. more »
Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway Healing Ministry – Why? How? When? Saturday 14th November 10am – 1pm St. Cyprian’s Church, Lenzie. (Beech Rd, G66 4HN) Jesus healed people. The early church was a place of healing. Many churches are places of healing. I believe healing should be part of the more »
The Development Team for Imaginative Outreach into the Local Communities Invite you to an event: Female Genital Mutilation, Children affected by Domestic Abuse, Gender Justice, Safeguarding and the Scottish Episcopal Church on Wednesday 25th November 2015 at St Margaret’s Scottish Episcopal Church, Newlands, Glasgow G43 2DS PROGRAMME To book a place please email admin@glasgow.anglican.org more »
Diocesan Advent Quiet Day 05/12/15 from 10 for 10.30 am – 3pm At Holy Trinity & St Barnabas, Paisley: “The Advent Season: its nature and purpose” Led by Bishop Gregor Duncan And at St Ninian’s Castle Douglas: “Destination Christmas” Please note venue is St Ninian’s Castle Douglas (NOT St John’s Dumfries) The more »
Keeping the Heart of the Community Beating. The reality sunk in, had the member of the congregation had their recent heart attack at church on a Sunday morning rather than on the hockey pitch there might have been a very different outcome. For the hockey pitch had an AED nearby more »
Bishop Gregor has brought this observation from Canon John Higgins which, he thinks, offers us a very helpful and particular perspective on current events. On a lovely day I was working on the terrace overlooking the ambassador’s garden. A young women was brought to me with an older man. “She more »
The Scottish Episcopal Bishops have been reflecting on the refugee crisis in various newspapers. You can read what they say on the Scottish Episcopal Church website The Most Rev David Chillingworth, Primus has, on behalf of the Scottish Episcopal Church, written to the Prime Minister, the letter can be read here. more »
Scottish Churches Anti-Human Trafficking Group invites you to a conference Crossing Continents to Combat Trafficking DATE: 9.30 am- 4.45 pm, Saturday 17th October 2015 PLACE: St George’s Tron Church Buchanan Street, Glasgow G2 1HW To reserve your place contact: Miriam Weibye, Action of Churches Together in Scotland (ACTS) Tel: 01259 more »
Eco-Congregation Scotland has launched its worship material for Creation Time 2015 (1 September to the feast of St Francis on 4 October). The material covers the four Sundays from 6 to 27 September. It has been written by an ecumenical group, with contributors from the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Church of Scotland, more »
Held at the University of Glasgow, a new session of Church and the Academy begins on 24th September at 5.30pm at the University of Glasgow, No 4, The Square. The details of the speakers for this side of Christmas are as follows: Thursday September 24th – Revd Professor David Jasper: more »
