Aberdeen & Orkney Episcopal election
As previously indicated, the Mandate to commence the process to elect a new Bishop for the vacant See of Aberdeen & Orkney came to an end on 19 August and as a result the right of election has lapsed to the Episcopal Synod, which comprises all of the Diocesan Bishops.
The Bishops have given the matter preliminary consideration and have decided, as a next step, to meet for a day of prayer and discernment in All Saints Church, Whiterashes in the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney on 24 October. It is the Bishops intention that, in due course, a meeting of the Episcopal Synod will be convened to formally elect a new Bishop of Aberdeen & Orkney.
The College of Bishops asks for your prayers as it prepares to meet on 24 October.
Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane
The Electoral Synod met on Saturday 26 August to commence the process of electing a new Bishop. The following dates have been agreed in this process:
Electoral Meeting with Candidates 27 January 2018
Electoral Synod to elect new Bishop 3 February 2018
The Rt Rev Kevin Pearson, Bishop of Argyll & The Isles is providing Episcopal oversight of the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane during the vacancy process.
Diocese of Brechin
The Electoral Synod met on Saturday 2 September to commence the process of electing a new Bishop. The following dates have been agreed in this process:
Electoral Meeting with Candidates 10 February 2018
Electoral Synod to elect new Bishop 17 February 2018
The Rt Rev Dr John Armes, Bishop of Edinburgh is providing Episcopal oversight of the Diocese of Brechin during the vacancy process.
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As the Most Rev Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross & Caithness and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church prepares for his first Primates Meeting (in Canterbury 1-6 October) he is asking congregations and churches across Scotland to engage in an act of prayer alongside him in the days leading up to the meeting in Canterbury. From 24 September a daily prayer will be posted on the Scottish Episcopal Church’s website http://www.scotland.anglican.org/preparing-primates-meeting-prayer-diary/ and social media pages.
On Friday 29 September the Primus will spend time in prayer and meditation in St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh (in the Lady Chapel) from 11am until 2pm, to which an open invitation is extended for people to join the Primus in prayer and meditation during this time. There will be a short Eucharist celebrated at 1.05pm.
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Pisky.Scot is a new online magazine of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It was launched in June when the printed inspires magazine came to an end.
If you register with Pisky.Scot you will be sent a regular update of the articles posted to this and you might consider submitting an article yourself. Pisky.Scot can be read here.
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September Newsletter from SEI
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The 2017 Scottish Episcopal Institute (SEI) Lecture will be delivered by the Rev Canon Professor David Jasper, Professor of Literature and Theology, University of Glasgow. The lecture will be on ‘The Role of the Arts in the Church of Tomorrow’ and will take place on Thursday 26 October 2017 in the Memorial Chapel, University of Glasgow at 5.30pm. The Lecture will be followed by refreshments.
Diary note…..2018 SEI Lecture – Canon Professor Elaine Graham, Grosvenor Research Professor of Practical Theology, University of Chester, will deliver the third SEI Lecture on Thursday 11 October 2018 at 5.30pm in the University of St Andrews, her topic being ‘The relationship of theology and experience in practical theology’.
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The Autumn edition of the Scottish Episcopal Institute Journal is now available here
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Christian Aid launches Rohingya Crisis Appeal as humanitarian needs mount on the Myanmar-Bangladesh border
Christian Aid has launched an appeal to help all communities displaced by violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, and Rohingya Muslims who have crossed the country’s border into Bangladesh as refugees.
Figures show 412,000 Rohingya people have fled into Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district since a fresh outbreak of violence erupted in Rakhine State on 25 August. A reported 210 villages have been destroyed in the north of the state, leading to an unknown number of displaced people within Myanmar.
For the last 12 months, Christian Aid in Myanmar has been working in camps and with conflict-affected communities through local partners in Rakhine State and supports all ethnic groups displaced by violence. Permission to work in refugee camps in Bangladesh has been limited until now to a handful of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), but authorities in Bangladesh are now willing to accept further NGO support. Christian Aid is working with authorities in both countries to secure permission to work with those in need.
In Bangladesh, Christian Aid is initially sending £40,000 to local partners to provide food, water, hygiene and sanitation, and healthcare provisions to 23,000 people. Through the appeal the charity hopes to raise more funds so the response can be scaled up in both countries.
To donate to the Rohingya Crisis Appeal, visit www.christianaid.org.uk/emergencies
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The Rev Dr Clare Caley was ordained as Deacon by the Most Rev Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Inverness on 12 August 2017. Clare has been appointed Curate at St John the Evangelist and St Michael and All Angels, Inverness.
The Rev Andrew Cooper was appointed as Rector at St John the Evangelist, Jedburgh on 13 September 2017.
The Rev Malcolm Geoffrey Crook resigned as Rector of the East End Team (St John the Evangelist, St Kentigern and St Serf), Glasgow on 31 July 2017.
The Rev Jacqui du Rocher to be ordained Deacon by the Rt Rev Dr John Armes, Bishop of Edinburgh at Cathedral Church of St Mary, Edinburgh on 24 September 2017. To be appointed Curate at St Mary the Virgin, Dalkeith and St Leonard, Lasswade.
The Rev Samantha Ferguson resigned as Rector at St Mary and St Peter, Montrose, and St David of Scotland, Inverbervie on 14 August 2017; and was appointed as Rector at St John the Evangelist, Pittenweem and St Michael and All Angels, Elie on 13 September 2017.
The Rev James Green resigned as Curate at St Paul’s and St George’s, Edinburgh on 27 July 2017.
The Rev Dr David Neal Greenwood was appointed as Priest-in-Charge at Christ Church, Kincardine O’Neil on 27 August 2017.
The Rev Margaret Pederson to be ordained Deacon by the Rt Rev Dr John Armes, Bishop of Edinburgh at Cathedral Church of St Mary, Edinburgh on 24 September 2017. To be appointed Curate at Holy Trinity Melrose.
In a previous edition of inspires online the Rev Sarah Shaw was incorrectly stated as being appointed Curate at Christ Church, Falkirk on 1 August 2017. Sarah was appointed Rector, at Christ Church, Falkirk on 1 August 2017.
The Very Rev John Terence Shone died on 19 July 2017 aged 82. He served as Curate at St Pancras Parish Church in London from 1960-62. From there he moved to Scotland and became Chaplain at the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, Aberdeen from 1962-65. Afterwards he moved to Lincoln and worked as a Vicar at St Andrew and St Luke, Grimsby from 1968-69. He then returned to Scotland and served as Rector at St Saviour, Bridge of Alloa from 1969-86. Priest-in-Charge at St John the Evangelist, Alloa, from 1977-85 .Priest-in-Charge at St James the Great, Dollar from 1981-86. He worked as Rector at Hillfoots Team Ministry from 1977-86. In 1980, he was installed as Canon at St Ninian’s Cathedral, Perth until 1989. In 2000, he retired. During his retirement, he was installed as Dean Emeritus of the from 2000-2017. He served as Assistant Priest at St John the Evangelist, Alloa from 2000-09. May he rest in peace, and rise in glory.
The Rev Dr Thomas Wilson will be resigning as Rector at Holy Trinity & St Barnabas, Paisley and as Rector at Good Shepherd, Glasgow and as Chaplain at Higher Education Chaplaincies for Paisley Campus of West College Scotland and University of West Scotland on 30 September 2017.
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The St Thomas of India Unity Lecture will be held at 4pm on 10 October 2017 in the Martin Hall of Edinburgh University. Professor Daniel Jeyaraj, Professor of World Christianity and Director of the Andrew Walls Centre for the Study of African and Asian Christianity, Liverpool Hope University will speak on the theme ‘Christian Presence and Witness in Contemporary India: Challenges and Opportunities.’
Prof Jeyaraj spent the early part of 2017 travelling in India and so this lecture will be an updated version of the one he gave to the Friends of the Church in India last year in London.
This is a joint event with the Edinburgh University School of Divinity, entry is open and free. Details are on the University website http://www.ed.ac.uk/divinity/news-events/events
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SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH
SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Scottish Episcopal Church
St. Ninian’s is a small church, in a beautiful Highland glen near Loch Ness and within easy reach of the city of Inverness. The church, established in 1853, has been newly renovated and is at the centre of an extensive parish comprising several villages of various sizes and wide expanses of countryside. The congregation is not large but seeks to be as active as possible in bearing witness to our faith within the community.
