The Rt Rev Dr Nigel Peyton addressed Scottish Parliament in Time for Reflection on Tuesday 20 December. In his address Bishop Nigel spoke about the need to apply imaginative compassion to caring for the elderly, and highlighted the care provided at St Margaret’s Residential Home for the Elderly in Dundee. video: © Scottish Parliamentary Corporate… Continue reading Time for Reflection
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Diocesan Advent Quiet Day
Fifteen people from the north part of the Diocese spent a Quiet Day for Advent in Bishop’s Court, Paisley on 3rd December, conducted by Maureen Brough and Carol Ann Mc Laren. The theme was “ Encounters” and we were led on guided meditations on the encounter of John the Baptist and Jesus, The Annunciation, and… Continue reading Diocesan Advent Quiet Day
Loving one another – launch of Study Guide to help tackle gender based violence
L-R Kathy Galloway, ex head of Christian Aid Scotland, the Most Rev David Chillingworth, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and Sally Foster-Fulton, Head of Christian Aid Scotland. A biblical discussion study guide on gender based violence which was first used in Brazil and then subsequently in nine other countries around the world, including Angola,… Continue reading Loving one another – launch of Study Guide to help tackle gender based violence
Political engagement in churches
The Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church recently met with Deputy First Minister John Swinney as part of the project Meet your MSP set up recently by the Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office (SCPO) Bishop David said: “I was grateful for the opportunity… Continue reading Political engagement in churches
Historic strength of relationships
The Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews Dunkeld & Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church is this week attending the Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of Ohio, by invitation from the Bishop the Rt Rev Mark Hollingsworth. This is the beginning of the bicentennial year of the diocese and represents a… Continue reading Historic strength of relationships
Greater love has no one than this
The Right Reverend Kevin Pearson, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles, offers a prayer for remembrance and the work of peacemaking.
Our Common Calling
The first meeting of the Our Common Calling Group took place on 9 November . The group comprises members from the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Church of Scotland, with a balance of clergy and laity from all parts of Scotland. The group will reflect on the churches’ common calling within contemporary Scotland, and… Continue reading Our Common Calling
Primus welcomes Moderator-Designate
The Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church says “I warmly welcome the election of Rev Dr Derek Browning as the Moderator-Designate of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. I have sent him warm greetings from the Scottish Episcopal Church and assured… Continue reading Primus welcomes Moderator-Designate
A Pilgrim’s Course
The Rev. Canon Audrey O’Brien Stewart and Lay Reader, Kennedy Fraser, invite you to join them for a journey through scripture and spiritual practice aimed at inviting us on a pilgrimage in our daily lives. Mondays from 7:30-9:00PM: 3 & 17 October; 7 & 21 November; and 12 December at St. Mary’s Cathedral. With the… Continue reading A Pilgrim’s Course
Scottish Episcopal Institute Annual lecture
The Rev Professor Mike Higton, Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University, will offer the first Annual Scottish Episcopal Institute Lecture on Thursday 20 October 2016 at 4pm in the Martin Hall, New College, Edinburgh. The lecture will be on ‘Teaching and Witness in the Life of the Church’. More details available… Continue reading Scottish Episcopal Institute Annual lecture