For the Second Sunday of Lent the Rt Rev Dr John Armes leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from his home in Edinburgh. The service will start at 11am and you can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/SECLent2 You can join the service at: Facebook Youtube link available Sunday morning Bishop John is joined… Continue reading A Celebration of the Eucharist for the Second Sunday of Lent
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College of Bishops sets up independent review
Statement from the College of Bishops: Following a request made by the Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney, the Rt Rev Anne Dyer, the College of Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church has decided to set up an independent review in the light of difficulties in that Diocese. The review will provide an opportunity for all… Continue reading College of Bishops sets up independent review
Joint Call to Prayer, Sunday 21 February at 7pm
The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday, 21 February, 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 in Scotland said: “The beginning… Continue reading Joint Call to Prayer, Sunday 21 February at 7pm
A Celebration of the Eucharist for the First Sunday of Lent
The Most Rev Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithnes and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church leads a Celebration of the Eucharist for the First Sunday of Lent from his home at Arpafeelie. The service will start at 11am and you can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/SECLent1 You can join the… Continue reading A Celebration of the Eucharist for the First Sunday of Lent
Quiet Lent Morning — 13 March 2021
The Prayer and Spirituality Team invites you to a quiet morning on Zoom in preparation for Easter. Taken & Given A dialogue between Covid-19 and the Crucifixion 10.00–10.20am: Welcome and opening worship.10.20–11.00am: Taken—the pain of loss.11.00–11.30am: Break (includes a quiet time/video).11.30–12.10pm: Given—receiving when hope is in short supply.12.10–12.30pm: Closing worship. Saturday, 13th March 2021, 10am–12.30pm… Continue reading Quiet Lent Morning — 13 March 2021
‘Fasting from injustice requires change of mindset’
As Lent begins and the anniversary of lockdown looms, Bishop Anne Dyer has reflected on what this means for a society that has re-considered the value of community over the past year. In her regular column in the Press & Journal newspaper, the Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney writes: “In churches, a Lent fast is… Continue reading ‘Fasting from injustice requires change of mindset’
Bishop Kevin’s Lent Appeal 2021: Aberlour Child Care Trust
This year my Lent Appeal is for the outstanding work undertaken by the Aberlour Child Care Trust, a charity that has longstanding links with our Scottish Episcopal Church, a charity dear to my heart, and a charity that is there for Scotland’s hidden children, whose considerable difficulties have been hugely exacerbated over the last year… Continue reading Bishop Kevin’s Lent Appeal 2021: Aberlour Child Care Trust
Bishop Kevin’s Lent Message
Lent – The Season of Hope and Opportunity Dear Friends, Hope is much more than mere optimism: that is the lesson of faith and that is why Lent is the Season of Opportunity. Optimism, that feeling, view of life, that everything will work out well and that things can only get better and we have… Continue reading Bishop Kevin’s Lent Message
Acting Like A Christian: five-part discussion series
What does it mean to act like a Christian? To put it another way, what is characteristic of Christian behaviour? Jesus says that everyone will know his disciples by their love. How are his disciples known in the twenty-first century by that criterion? For five Monday evenings in Lent, a series of events hosted by… Continue reading Acting Like A Christian: five-part discussion series
Bishop John encourages take-up of vaccination
‘Stay safe – get vaccinated’. That’s the message from the College of Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church, as the Covid-19 vaccination programme is rolled out across the country. The Rt Rev Dr John Armes, Bishop of Edinburgh, became the first member of the College to receive the jab when he visited the NHS Scotland… Continue reading Bishop John encourages take-up of vaccination