Today’s announcement that 11 local authority areas are to move up to level 4 in the Scottish Government’s Strategic Framework to contain Covid-19 has implications for places of worship. The areas moving into level 4 are: the City of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire,… Continue reading Level 4 status: consequences for places of worship

Bishop Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, recently took part in a four-way discussion with Scottish religious leaders about their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, to mark Scottish Interfaith Week 2020. The Primus was joined by the Rt Rev Dr Martin Fair, Moderator of the Church of Scotland, the Most Rev Leo Cushley,… Continue reading Primus takes part in Interfaith discussion on Covid

For Pentecost 24 the Rt Revd Anne Dyer, Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St John’s Church, Aberdeen You can download the liturgy here: https://bit.ly/StJohn15Nov The service can be joined from 11am at: Facebook Youtube link available Sunday morning Bishop Anne is assisted by the Rev Jenny Holden and… Continue reading Online Worship from St John’s, Aberdeen

The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday 15 November, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. Churches Together In England continue to pray each Sunday at 7pm and are… Continue reading Joint Call to Prayer: Good and Faithful Service

The Rt Rev Ian Paton, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane leads a Celebration of the Eucharist and an Act of Remembrance from St Margaret’s, Leven. You can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/SECRemembrance To incorporate a 2 minute silence at 11am this service will begin at 10.55am.  It can be joined from:… Continue reading Remembrance Day Service from St Margaret’s, Leven

The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Remembrance Sunday, 8 November, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. Churches Together In England continue to pray each Sunday at 7pm and… Continue reading Joint Call to Prayer: Looking back, and forward

The Rev Anthony Matchwick, Deacon at St John’s Forres leads a short service of Evening Prayer. You can download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/EP5Nov The service can be joined from 6.30pm at: In addition to the online resources, there is a telephone service to allow those who do not have internet access to listen to the service… Continue reading Evening Prayer from St John’s, Forres

The Scottish Episcopal Church has again made representation to politicians over the Internal Market Bill, following last month’s  joint letter from Bishop Mark Strange and his fellow Anglican Primates in the UK and Ireland which warned the government at Westminster that the Bill would create “a disastrous precedent”. This time, the Rt Rev John Armes,… Continue reading Scottish church leaders warn UK Government of risks over Internal Market Bill

The Advisory Group of the Scottish Episcopal Church has reissued guidance for Phase 3 of the Scottish Government’s route map, in the light of the Government’s Strategic Framework announced in October and its subsequent allocation of local authority areas to the appropriate levels of the new Framework. The updated guidance is available here. Over the… Continue reading Revised Phase 3 guidance issued by Advisory Group