Online worship grows during Holy Week

The buildings may have been closed but the church was very much open during Holy Week, with thousands tuning in to the various broadcasts of online worship made available through the Scottish Episcopal Church website. During Holy Week, a range of broadcasts was available on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday… Continue reading Online worship grows during Holy Week

Churches join in Call to Prayer on Easter Sunday

Today on Easter Sunday, the Scottish Episcopal Church joins again with other churches and many thousands of people in Scotland in a Call to Prayer at 7pm, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Thirteen Christian churches and organisations across the country are taking part in the joint prayer for the third consecutive week, with many… Continue reading Churches join in Call to Prayer on Easter Sunday

An Easter message from the Primus

The Most Rev Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, delivers his Easter message this year from the entrance to the loft chapel at Aperfeelie, his home near Inverness. The Primus, who is Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness, will declare “Alleluia, Christ is Risen” across a countryside that has fallen silent during the… Continue reading An Easter message from the Primus

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Online Worship for Good Friday

Holy Week worship continues online with The Rt Rev Anne Dyer leading a reading of the Passion and the Veneration of the Cross. The broadcast will be available from 2.30pm on Friday (10 April), on both YouTube and Facebook. The liturgy is available to download here. After the broadcast, video and audio files of the… Continue reading Online Worship for Good Friday

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Bishop Kevin translates to Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway on 1 July

The Rt Rev Kevin Pearson has formally resigned his position as Bishop of Argyll and The Isles with effect from the end of June 2020. He will translate to the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway on 1 July 2020. A mandate for the election of a new Bishop for Argyll and The Isles will now… Continue reading Bishop Kevin translates to Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway on 1 July

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Holy Week Statement from British and Irish Church Leaders

In an unprecedented move, church leaders from around Britain and Ireland came together last week by video conference to share the current situation over coronavirus in each of their jurisdictions. The initiative originated with Archbishop Justin Welby of the Church of England, who wanted to offer an opportunity for leaders to hear and support one… Continue reading Holy Week Statement from British and Irish Church Leaders

Former Primus on BBC Radio Scotland

The Rt Rev David Chillingworth, former Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, will lead worship on BBC Radio Scotland this weekend in the early-morning Palm Sunday broadcast of New Every Sunday. The 30-minute programme, which starts at 7.30am, delivers acts of worship “from across Scotland and from across the denominations”. New Every Sunday will also… Continue reading Former Primus on BBC Radio Scotland