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

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

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

Our church buildings are to be closed again, out of love for the nation and each other. Epiphany continues. From Bishop Kevin: “As you will have heard this afternoon, the First Minister has announced that all places of worship must be closed from Friday. “This is a painful decision, but a sensible decision. We all… Continue reading Epiphany-tide Pastoral Letter from Bishop Kevin

Dear Friends, People constantly attempt to make the Christian faith much more complicated than it actually is. The whole of Christian preaching and teaching can be summarised in one short word – LOVE. And the paradox is you can’t write about love, you can’t read about love, you can’t preach about love, you can only… Continue reading Bishop Kevin’s Christmas Message

Dear friends, Dr Lisa Curtice, who has trained with the Scottish Episcopal Institute for the past three years is to be ordained to the diaconate in our Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway at Michaelmas 2021. She will be curate in the Renfrewshire Region. This will involve her working with all the charges and clergy within… Continue reading Dr Lisa Curtice To Become Regional Curate for Renfrewshire in 2021

I am very pleased to let you all know that I have appointed the Reverend Reuben James Preston as the new Dean of our Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway. Reuben will continue as Rector of St John’s, Johnstone and St Margaret’s, Renfrew. He will work closely with me, the Bishop’s Staff Group and the Diocesan… Continue reading New Dean of Glasgow and Galloway Appointed

The Chapel of All Hallows in Bellahouston Park was envisioned by the people of the Scottish Episcopal Church for the Empire Exhibition in Glasgow, 1938. Designed by Mervyn Noad and Wallace of Glasgow, it was built by Speirs Ltd. (of tin tabernacle fame). The A-frame building was divided into a larger outer hall and inner… Continue reading A Church Built to be Demolished

This text of a sermon was originally prepared by Bishop Richard Holloway, former Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, for the enthronement of Bishop Kevin Pearson in St Mary’s Cathedral on 4th July 2020. Luke 12.32Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’sgood pleasure to give you the kingdom Sixty years ago, though not… Continue reading Sermon by Bishop Richard Holloway for the enthronement of Bishop Kevin Pearson

On the 12th anniversary of the death of community worker and philanthropist Lilias Violet Graham, we commemorate her life of “sheer goodness, rooted in practical Christian love”. Lilias was born in London in 1917 to a family with Scottish aristocratic heritage and a strong social conscience. Following her family’s tradition, she volunteered in the Docklands… Continue reading The Legacy of Lilias Graham