Category: Province

Bishops plan for eventual easing of lockdown

The message from the Scottish Government remains ‘stay at home’ and our church buildings remain closed to protect the vulnerable, but thinking is underway  to address how the Scottish Episcopal Church will respond to the eventual easing of restrictions on movement. The First Minister announced last week that lockdown measures to prevent the spread of… Continue reading Bishops plan for eventual easing of lockdown

Online Worship with Bishop Andrew Swift

For the sixth Sunday of Easter, the Rt Rev Andrew Swift, Bishop of Brechin, celebrates the Eucharist from his home in Dundee. Bishop Andrew will be joined virtually by the Very Rev Canon Fay Lamon, Dean of the Diocese of Brechin who will preach the sermon. The readings and intercessions come from different locations in… Continue reading Online Worship with Bishop Andrew Swift

New provincial broadcast launches on Thursday

A new provincial worship service will be launched this week, with the first Service of the Word broadcast going live on Thursday 14 May. The Rev Roxanne Campbell, Assistant Curate at St Ninian’s Church, Dundee, will lead a Service of the Word from her home in Dundee, joined by people from across the Province. “We… Continue reading New provincial broadcast launches on Thursday

Online worship on Fifth Sunday of Easter

The next online broadcast service takes place on Sunday 10 May 2020 at 11am. The Rt Rev Dr John Armes, Bishop of Edinburgh, celebrates the Eucharist from home. You can download the liturgy for the service here. You can find the service at: Subtitles are available on both platforms, if selected by the user. Look for… Continue reading Online worship on Fifth Sunday of Easter

Joint Call To Prayer on Sunday at 7pm

The Scottish Episcopal Church joins again with other churches and many thousands of people in Scotland in a Call to Prayer at 7pm on Sunday [10 May], in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Thirteen Christian churches and organisations across the country will take part in the joint prayer to the Good Shepherd who watches over… Continue reading Joint Call To Prayer on Sunday at 7pm

VE Day: a personal reflection from the Primus

The 75th anniversary of VE Day is marked across the country today in accordance with lockdown rules, and although public events have been cancelled Prince Charles will lead a two-minute silence from Scotland at 11am. Victory in Europe (VE) Day on 8 May 1945 saw Britain and the Allies formally accept Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender… Continue reading VE Day: a personal reflection from the Primus

Watch out for copyright issues

Those churches wishing to include music, hymns or songs as part of their online worship should make themselves aware of copyright restrictions. Churches should not assume that easy public availability (e.g. online), or the existence or creation of a local recording of a piece of music, means that there is no copyright issue. It should… Continue reading Watch out for copyright issues

College of Bishops addresses lockdown debate

The College of Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church has issued a statement today (6 May 2020) to address current debate over how the country emerges from coronavirus lockdown once restrictions on movement are gradually eased by government. Public debate on this matter includes the churches, where buildings have been closed for several weeks to… Continue reading College of Bishops addresses lockdown debate

Clergy from three continents at ‘virtual’ conference

The Diocese of Brechin will take part in an intercontinental virtual conference this week, along with its long-standing partners in Iowa (Episcopal Church in the USA) and Swaziland (Anglican Church of Southern Africa). The dioceses have an established three-way companionship relationship. Clergy and church members have exchanged between the countries, and projects have been supported… Continue reading Clergy from three continents at ‘virtual’ conference