After a brief break last week, the Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer again 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… Continue reading Joint Call to Prayer, Sunday 18 April at 7pm

The funeral of His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, takes place today [Saturday 17 April] at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. The service will start after a national minute’s silence at 3pm, and it will be conducted by the Dean of Windsor, with the Archbishop of Canterbury pronouncing the blessing. The Duke of Edinburgh, husband… Continue reading National minute’s silence at 3pm for Prince Philip

In her latest column in the Press & Journal newspaper, the Rt Rev Anne Dyer, Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney, says that older generations can make a major contribution to society in a post-pandemic future. Bishop Anne believes that people are too quick to reach for the old saying that ‘you can’t teach an old… Continue reading ‘Older generation has key role post-pandemic’

A return to physical worship was welcomed last month as the country took its first steps out of lockdown. However, the online broadcasting of worship services appears to be here to stay as chuches adapt to a new future, post-Covid. In the short term, access to online worship remains essential while there is a cap… Continue reading Support guides for online worship development

Bishop Andrew Swift and the vestry of St Paul’s Cathedral in Dundee are delighted to announce that the next Provost of the Cathedral is to be the Revd Canon Dr Elizabeth Thomson. The new Provost is currently Sub-Dean and Canon Missioner of Derby Cathedral, a post she has held since 2014. There, she is responsible… Continue reading New Provost for St Paul’s Cathedral in Dundee

The Rt Rev Dr John Armes, Bishop of Edinburgh, leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh. You can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/SECeaster2 You can join the service at: Facebook Youtube link available Sunday morning Bishop John is joined by young members of the Diocese of Edinburgh who are… Continue reading A Celebration of the Eucharist for Easter 2

The Scottish Episcopal Church is deeply saddened by the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, at the age of 99. The Duke of Edinburgh passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle this morning. He spent a month in hospital recently, during which he required an operation for a pre-existing… Continue reading Primus pays tribute to Prince on behalf of Church

Church leaders across Scotland have made “remarkable adaptations” during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep worship going and serve their communities in new ways, a survey has found. A new study, available here, records that 96 per cent of 369 congregational leaders spanning 27 different denominations continued with ministry and mission work despite restrictions on movement… Continue reading Survey shows churches adapted well to lockdown

The April edition of the Scottish Episcopal Institute Newsletter leads on how the Institute is committed to serving students’ families better. Marianne Lucchesi, wife of first year Argyll and The Isles ordinand Tony Clapham, writes about how she has felt included in her husband’s studies as part of the SEI community, and how her own… Continue reading SEI Newsletter highlights commitment to families

In his Easter Sunday message The Most Rev Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, reflects on changes we have gone through in the past year, and considers what lies ahead as further change is set to take place. His message appears in full below. “Things have changed. I wake most mornings with feelings… Continue reading An Easter reflection from The Primus