After two years of being hosted online, the General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church will meet in person this year at St Paul’s & St George’s Episcopal Church in Edinburgh, from Thursday 9 June to Saturday 11 June 2022. The meeting has been arranged in hybrid format, to allow a small number of members… Continue reading Agenda & papers published for General Synod 2022

The Rev Roger Dyer and the Rev Dr Jenny Holden lead a Celebration of the Eucharist from St John the Evangelist, Aberdeen. You can download the order of service here: https://bit.ly/SEC2022Easter7 Also participating in the service are Sheena Butler and Robert Grubb, members of the congregation of St John’s. You can join the service from… Continue reading A Celebration of the Eucharist for 7 Easter

The deadline for submission of completed Energy Footprint Analyser reports falls this week, on Wednesday 25 May. The recent launch of the Toolkit, Checklist and Energy Footprint Analyser by the Provincial Environment Group marked the Scottish Episcopal Church’s commitment to working towards Net Zero carbon emissions by 2030. The launch included the request that an… Continue reading Wednesday deadline for Energy Footprint Analyser

Please continue to keep in prayer the family of Bishop Ted Luscombe, former Bishop of Bishop of Brechin and Primus of the SEC who died at the age of 97. His memorial service will be in St Paul’s Cathedral, Dundee, on Tuesday 7 June 2022 at 11.30am. All are very welcome to attend with no… Continue reading Memorial Service for Bishop Ted Luscombe

The Rt Rev Ian Paton, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from the St Andrew Chapel at St Ninian’s Cathedral, Perth. Download the order of service here: https://bit.ly/SEC2022Easter6 Bishop Ian is joined by John Wright, member of the Cathedral, and the Revd Peter Higson, deacon at the Cathedral.… Continue reading A Celebration of the Eucharist for 6 Easter

The Provincial Environment Group is to host an online drop-in session to support anyone who needs help to complete the Energy Footprint Analyser. The Analyser, which is part of the Towards Net Zero 2030 resources released in March, is due to be submitted by churches by Wednesday 25 March. A 30-minute drop-in session will be… Continue reading Drop-in session arranged to offer Analyser advice

The Rt Rev Andrew Swift, Bishop of Brechin, leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from All Souls, Invergowrie. Download the order of service here: https://bit.ly/SEC2022Easter5 Bishop Andrew is joined by Val Beveridge, the Rev David Gordon, and John Parry. You can join the service from 11am at: Facebook Youtube Subtitles are available on both platforms,… Continue reading A Celebration of the Eucharist for 5 Easter

The Most Rev Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness, & Primus, leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St John’s, Rothiemurchus. Download the order of service here: https://bit.ly/SECEaster42022 Bishop Mark is joined by the Ven Richard Gillings, and the Rev Alison Hart, as well as members of the congregation of St John’s. You… Continue reading A Celebration of the Eucharist for 4 Easter

The College of Bishops has authorised, for experimental use, liturgical material for times of lament, writes Rev Canon Dr Nicholas Taylor, Convener of the Liturgy Committee. An order of the Eucharist, based on the most recent iteration of Scottish Liturgy 1982 but with special material, has been in use in most if not all dioceses for… Continue reading Sign up for ‘Liturgy for Lament’ webinars

The Rt Rev Edward Luscombe, former Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, has died at the age of 97 after a period of illness. Bishop Ted, as he was best known, was Bishop of Brechin for 15 years and served as Primus from 1985 until his retirement in 1990. The Most Rev Mark Strange, current… Continue reading Death of Bishop Ted Luscombe, former Primus