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

On Easter Sunday, the Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm, as they have done on Sundays throughout the year of 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… Continue reading Joint Call to Prayer for Easter Sunday, 7pm

Three long-serving and highly respected members of the Scottish Episcopal Church enjoyed a surprise arrival in the post this week as recipients of this year’s Maundy money from The Queen. David Kenvyn and Jill Cunningham from the Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway, and Dr David Bertie from the Diocese of Brechin, are among the 190… Continue reading Queen gives Maundy money to three Episcopalians

The latest edition of Inspires Online, the monthly magazine of the Scottish Episcopal Church, features preparation for Holy Week, with a schedule of provincial online worship lined up for those who are unable to attend church. There is also a call-out for volunteers for Scottish Episcopal Virtual Choir. Inspires also features a round-up of reports… Continue reading New edition of Inspires Online is out now

The Rt Rev Kevin Pearson, Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway, leads a Celebration of the Eucharist for Palm Sunday from St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow. You can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/SECPalmSunday You can join the service at: Facebook Youtube link available Sunday morning Bishop Kevin is joined by the Rev Canon Jane Ross… Continue reading A Celebration of the Eucharist for Palm Sunday

The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, The Most Rev Mark Strange, makes the following statement on behalf of the College of Bishops: “This weekend we will re-open church buildings to welcome some of our congregations back to in-person worship for the first time in almost three months. “Many of those in our congregations will… Continue reading Bishops’ statement on re-opening of churches