A record 23 representatives from 14 congregations across the Diocese have received certificates after completing a five-week Lay Worship Leader course, led by the Rev Canon Gordon Fyfe and the Rev Canon Prof David Jasper. The final hybrid session came from our Diocesan Centre in Glasgow on Monday, 30 September 2024. We give thanks for… Continue reading Record Number of Lay Worship Leaders Complete Training Course

You are invited to join our Diocesan Environmental Group for a presentation and Q&A on Energy Demand Reduction by Prof Ian Arbon this Saturday, 5 October 2024, starting at 11am on Zoom. Contact digital@glasgow.anglican.org for meeting details. Reducing energy use underpins the energy and emissions strategy in the UK and yet is little understood. Professor… Continue reading Energy Demand Reduction Talk and Q&A with Prof Ian Arbon

With much joy and love, the Rev Alison Hudson was welcomed by her new congregations of Greyfriars, Kirkcudbright and St Mary’s, Gatehouse of Fleet, the wider Galloway region and the diocese at her licensing as priest in charge last week. We pray for Alison and Simon, and the communities of Kirkcudbright and Gatehouse. As this… Continue reading The Rev Alison Hudson Licensed at Kirkcudbright and Gatehouse of Fleet

On Saturday, 21 September 2024, on the Feast of St Matthew, the Preliminary Meeting of the Electoral Synod of our Diocese took place at St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow. The Eucharist was celebrated by the Rt Rev Andrew Swift, Acting Bishop of the United Diocese and Convener of the Electoral Synod. The day saw the election… Continue reading Preliminary Meeting of the Electoral Synod Takes Place at St Mary’s Cathedral

To mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Scottish Parliament, Their Majesties the King and Queen were invited to join the celebrations at Holyrood last weekend. The Most Rev Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness, represented the Scottish Episcopal Church as Primus, alongside other faith leaders. Here, the Primus reports on… Continue reading Prayers offered at Parliament’s 25th anniversary

Earlier this year, a ‘Call for Views’ was opened on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. The purpose of the call was to help the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee understand the reasons people have for either supporting or opposing the Bill, and to help understand how people would… Continue reading Response made to Assisted Dying ‘call for views’

This weekend (28 and 29 September 2024), St Margaret’s, Newlands will hold a special ecofestival to celebrate our beautiful world, raise awareness of how to better protect our natural environment, and consider how we can reduce our damaging impact on it. Alistair McIntosh, an honorary professor in the School of Education at the University of… Continue reading Dear Green Place Ecofestival Comes to St Margaret’s, Newlands

Experience a glimpse of the history of the Scottish Episcopal Church for Glasgow’s Doors Open Days Festival! Join us at our Diocesan Centre for a unique exhibition showcasing treasured pieces from the Scottish Episcopal Church. We will take you through the life and witness of our Church in items from five centuries. It’s a journey… Continue reading Rare Items Go on Display for Glasgow’s Doors Open Days Festival

Doors Open Days is Scotland’s largest free festival celebrating places and stories, new and old. This September, across the country doors will be opened wide, welcoming visitors to uncover hidden gems and experience familiar places through fresh eyes. And the best part? All Doors Open Days events and activities are free! During Doors Open Days… Continue reading Doors Open Days 2024

The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Rev Mark Strange, issued yesterday, Monday 2 September 2024, a mandate for the election of the next bishop of our diocese, as outlined in Canon 4 of the Calling and Election of Bishops to Vacant Sees. The Rt Rev Andrew Swift, our acting bishop during the… Continue reading Mandate for Episcopal Election and Summons for Electoral Synod Issued