Alan Tavener tells the story of the Jordanhill Liturgical Choir, which includes members of the All Saints congregation and often performs here.
Archives for May 2016
Print run of ‘Servant Queen’ book hits one million
The 64-page book ‘The Servant Queen and the King she serves’, celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s Christian faith ahead of her official 90th birthday on June 12, has now reached its millionth copy. Her Majesty made it a condition of endorsing the book and providing a personal introduction that it should be distributed free, and copies are…
‘Richness, colour and not a little personal prejudice’
Bishop Gregor Duncan promises some highly personal views in June when he presents his annual lecture on the relevance of our Episcopalian liturgy to the people around us. Can it introduce them to the living God? What about its language, its ceremony, its symbolism; does it connect or does it alienate; does it express a…
Scottish Episcopal Church to debate changes to marriage canon
A proposal to amend the marriage canon to permit same sex weddings in churches will be considered by the General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church next month, writes Gavin Drake. The proposed changes, which were requested by the Synod in 2015, remove the current definition of marriage in the first clause of the canon…
‘Growth in Communion, Partnership in Mission’
Following the approval today by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland of the joint report with the Church of England ‘Growth in Communion, Partnership in Mission’, the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Rev David Chillingworth, said: “We are grateful to the General Assembly for extending an invitation to the Scottish…
