On World Day of Prayer (6 March), the Primus offers a prayer for all those who will be praying together today. We pray today for all those who are gathering for the World Day of prayer, we give thanks for the ministry of the Christians in Zimbabwe who have prepared the worship material and prayer… Continue reading World Day of Prayer 2020

To mark International Women’s Day on Sunday, BBC Radio 4 will broadcast its Sunday Worship programme from St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow. The service will be led by congregation member Pat Bennett, who is also a member of the Iona Community. The programme, titled The Woman at the Well of Living Water, will showcase… Continue reading International Women’s Day service live on Radio 4

Dr Lisa Curtice In the second of our series of Lent reflections from a variety of voices within the Scottish Episcopal Church, second year ordinand Dr Lisa Curtice of the Scottish Episcopal Institute weighs up the pros and cons of a digital detox as part of Lenten discipline. As we drove home through the snow… Continue reading Digital Engagement in Lent

Bishop Richard Holloway returns to the airwaves this weekend as host of the ‘Sunday Morning’ show on BBC Radio Scotland. Over the next six weeks, the former Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church will be at the helm as he guides listeners through ‘two hours of music and conversation with a faith and ethical perspective… Continue reading Sunday Morning on Radio Scotland with Bishop Richard Holloway

February has had a truly Episcopalian flavour for the congregation of St Paul’s Cathedral, London! Keen to build connections with the Province in which he previously worked, the Revd Canon James Milne, formerly Rector of St Bride’s, Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway, and now Residentiary Canon and Precentor in St Paul’s, invited two SEC clergy… Continue reading Strong Episcopalian links at St Paul’s Cathedral, London

This Ash Wednesday the Primus, Bishop Mark, offers a reflection on beginning the season of Lent. This is the first of a series of reflections from a variety of voices within the Scottish Episcopal Church that will be published as the Church journeys through Lent and Holy Week. I like Lent. I know that might… Continue reading ‘Why I enjoy Lent.’ A personal reflection from the Primus

The vibrancy of ministry within the Scottish Episcopal Church (SEC) was demonstrated with the hosting of 25 new or recent clergy, Lay Readers and Church Army personnel at General Synod Office for the annual Provincial Welcome Day. Attendees came from all around the country to meet up in Edinburgh – from Brora in the north… Continue reading Largest ever turn-out at Welcome Day

A leafy suburb of Edinburgh has just become a bit leafier thanks to one of the Scottish Episcopal Church’s congregations, who have recalled the area’s horticultural heritage by starting an orchard in the church garden. St Ninian’s in Comely Bank has planted eight apple trees in its grounds as part of an ecumenical pilot project… Continue reading Churchyard orchard project looks set to bear fruit

From Abide With Me to Aretha Franklin … the Right Rev Anne Dyer, Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, spoke candidly to Big Brother winner Cameron Stout on BBC Radio Scotland’s Moved by Music show about her secular childhood, coming to faith, facing and overcoming hurtful rejection as a woman, the music that has inspired her… Continue reading Moved by Music: Bishop Anne Dyer with Cameron Stout