Holy Week worship continues online with The Rt Rev Ian Paton & the Rev Canon Dr Carrie Applegarth celebrating a Eucharist for Maundy Thursday from their home in Perth. The broadcast will be available from 6pm on Thursday (9 April), on both YouTube and Facebook. The liturgy is available to download here. In response to… Continue reading Online worship for Maundy Thursday

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

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

The Scottish Episcopal Church is again joining church groups across Scotland in asking Christians to join in prayer at 7pm this Palm Sunday evening. For the past two Sundays, thousands of Christians across the country answered the call to pray at the same time in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week’s prayer is available… Continue reading Churches join in prayer on Palm Sunday evening

The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Bishop Mark Strange, joined faith leaders across Scotland in signing a joint statement calling on people of faith across the country to engage with, and pray for, the many community efforts that have sprung up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement reads: “We are living through… Continue reading Joint statement from Faith leaders: “we all pray for the health and unity of our nation”