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Ecumenical Relations Committee

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RESOURCES

The Church of Scotland's Ecumenical Relations Committee produces a range of resources as part of its work in faith with a range of partners. Click on the links below for more information:

Groundswell newsletter
Local ecumenical partnerships
Ecumenical audit
Grants for ecumenical training
Scottish Churches House - ecumenical venue

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Groundswell

Get some ideas for your own ecumenical projects and find out more about the local initiatives being run throughout Scotland to help promote unity in working together across the Christian movement in our publication Groundswell.
Ecumenical relations logo Let us have your stories of churches working together. They could appear in the next edition of Groundswell. Please email them to us at: ecumenical@cofscotland.org.uk

This publication is available in Word [.doc], portable document [.pdf] and text only [.txt] formats.
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Local ecumenical partnerships

If your congregation is wishing to pursue a local partnership with your ecumenical neighbours you may find it useful to download a step by step guide, flowchart and declaration of ecumenical welcome from the web site of Action of Churches Together in Scotland at: www.acts-scotland.org

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Ecumenical audit

The results of a local ecumenical audit commissioned by the committee and ACTS is available to download from the web site of Action of Churches Together in Scotland at: www.acts-scotland.org

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Grants for ecumenical training

The Duncan McClements Trust for Ecumenical Training awards grants for people to attend events and courses and for study materials. It also assists schools to organise one-off events to promote better understanding of different religions.
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Duncan McClements
Further information and an application form is available below. Please note that this is available in Word [.doc], portable document [.pdf]and rich text [.txt] formats only. If you have difficulty accessing this document in the formats provided please contact the committee via email here.

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Scottish Churches House

Scottish Churches House in Dunblane, Stirlingshire, is a resource of the churches where people meet for retreat, study, consultations, and short breaks.
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Scottish Churches House

For more information, visit the venue online at: www.scottishchurcheshouse.org

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In this section

Introduction
Welcome to the Committee on Ecumenical Relations pages

Our global family
Working together with partners and other churches throughout Scotland and internationally

News and events
The latest updates from the committee and partnership news

Resources
A range of information and resources to download

Contact us
How to get in touch with the committee and our staff

Links
A list of helpful external website links

 

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