Ecumenical Relations
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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:
World Communion of Reformed Churches
Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows and
Liturgy
Our Fellowship in the Gospel
Groundswell newsletter
Local ecumenical partnerships
Ecumenical audit
Grants for ecumenical training
Scottish Churches House - ecumenical
venue
Please note that all links to external websites on
this page will take you out of the Church of Scotland
website and open a new browser window.
World Communion of Reformed Churches
Following the Uniting General Council that gave birth
to the World Communion of Reformed Churches in early
July in Grand Rapids, USA, the Council produced a twin
message. The main message is followed by a message to
children. The Council has requested that the message
be used during worship in all congregations on Reformation
Sunday - 31 October 2010. The children's message can
also be used in worship and/or Sunday schools at any
appropriate occasion.
Download the Message here:
The Uniting Council adopted a Statement on Spiritual
and Worship Renewal. It is commended as a resource for
churches as we all seek to ask God to renew us and to
revitalise our worship.
Download the Worship resource
here:
Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows and Liturgy
In 2007 the Joint Commission on Doctrine of the Church
of Scotland and the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland
produced a study booklet entitled Baptism: Catholic
and Reformed.
The Joint Commission has since commissioned a Liturgy
for the Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows as a resource
for all churches for use on appropriate ecumenical occasions.
The production of the Liturgy reflects the remarkable
breakdown in our understanding of Baptism as the sacrament
that binds us at once to Christ and to one another.
Ideally, it should be used in conjunction with the study
booklet and a short PowerPoint presentation which gives
the background to these developments.
For further details or to request a hard copy of the
documents, please email
Ros Milne
Download the Study Document
here:
Download the Liturgy here:
Download the PowerPoint Presentation
here:
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Our Fellowship in the Gospel
Report of the Joint Faith and Order Working Group
of the Church of England and the Church of Scotland
The text is offered to the General Assembly with the
commendation that it is studied widely throughout the
Church and that steps are taken to implement the recommendations.
This report marks the end of the first phase of discussions
between the two 'national' churches. A second phase
will begin in the autumn which will include the Scottish
Episcopal Church. You can view the full Committee report
by
clicking here.
Download the report here:
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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.
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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 portable
document [.pdf] and text only [.txt] formats.
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In order to view this [.pdf] file
you need Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can obtain it
for free by
clicking here. |
Download the current issue of Groundswell:
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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. |
Duncan McClements
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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.
Download the information and application form:
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Scottish Churches House
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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
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For more information, visit the venue online at: www.scottishchurcheshouse.org
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