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
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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
Church Relations Officer – General Synod Office
Elspeth Davey will retire from the post of Church Relations Officer in December 2016, after 15 years’ service. This post is now being advertised (see Vacancies below). The closing date for applications is Friday 30 September 2016.
Working with the UN for Human Rights
Rachael Fraser, a member of St James the Less Episcopal Church in Bishopbriggs, is a student of International Relations at the University of St Andrews. She recently attended a week-long training course on human rights advocacy for faith-based organisations organised by the Lutheran World Federation in Geneva. In a column in the Anglican Communion News… Continue reading Working with the UN for Human Rights
Primus comments on the killing of Father Jacques Hamel
The Most Rev David Chillingworth, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church says “Every violent death matters, but the murder of Father Jacques Hamel – an elderly and faithful priest brutally killed as he celebrated Mass – is particularly shocking and indeed sacrilegious. “This dreadful act strikes at… Continue reading Primus comments on the killing of Father Jacques Hamel