The Rt Rev Dr Keith Riglin, Bishop of Argyll & The Isles, leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St John’s Cathedral, Oban, on Sunday 16 May. This will be Bishop Keith’s first provincial online worship since his Consecration last month. The broadcast will begin at 11am. You can join the service at: Facebook YouTube… Continue reading Bishop Keith leads online worship, Sunday 16 May

The ‘Season of Pilgrimage’ in the Scottish Episcopal Church is being marked next week in the Diocese of Aberdeen & Orkney, where Bishop Anne Dyer will walk the St Magnus Way. The 58km route is a long distance pilgrimage route through mainland Orkney, established in 2017 to mark the 900th anniversary of the death of… Continue reading Bishop Anne goes on St Magnus Way pilgrimage

The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer on Sunday at 7pm, as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. In a joint message, church leaders in Scotland said: “Jesus prays for those… Continue reading Joint Call to Prayer, Sunday 16 May at 7pm

The Scottish Episcopal Church will once again participate in Thy Kingdom Come, a global prayer initiative which runs from Ascension to Pentecost (13-23 May 2021). A statement from the Scottish Church Leaders’ Forum, signed by the Primus, the Most Rev Mark Strange and published here in both English and Gaelic, reads: “Thy Kingdom Come is… Continue reading Scottish Episcopal Church marks Thy Kingdom Come

With our new MSPs preparing to be sworn in at Holyrood this week following the Scottish Parliament election, the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church has called on our politicians – and the electorate – to move forward together, and not to forget the importance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow later… Continue reading Primus calls on new MSPs to look to COP26

The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer on Sunday at 7pm, as they have done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. In a joint message, church leaders in Scotland said: “In the Gospel of… Continue reading Joint Call to Prayer, Sunday 9 May at 7pm

The Rt Rev Dr John Armes, Bishop of Edinburgh, leads a Celebration of the Eucharist from St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh. Download the order of service here: http://bit.ly/SECEaster6 You can join the service at: Facebook Youtube link available Sunday morning Bishop John is joined by the Rev Dr Jaime Wright, Deacon at Old Saint Paul’s and… Continue reading A Celebration of the Eucharist for Easter 6

The Advisory Group of the Scottish Episcopal Church has published new guidance on the calculation and display of the Physical Distance Based Capacity (PDBC) in church buildings, as pandemic restrictions are eased. The Group has also produced an updated Frequently Asked Questions document. Both of these resources are available here. When using the index of… Continue reading Two updates from Advisory Group now available

As Scotland goes to the polls today in the Scottish Parliament election, the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, The Most Rev Mark Strange, encourages people to exercise their democratic right at this important time by using their vote to help shape the way ahead. “People will be heading for their local polling stations across… Continue reading Primus urges ‘use your vote’ as nation goes to polls

On the eve of the Scottish Parliament election, we take the opportunity to highlight the Scottish Episcopal Church’s long-standing relationship with the Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office. Every year, the Church in Society Committee of the SEC invites grant applications from organisations working on a variety of issues in Scottish society, and includes projects from the… Continue reading Partners in focus: Election highlights work of SCPO