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2020

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Moderator asks church members to remember VE day with prayer

8 May 2020

Rt Rev Colin Sinclair, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, has asked church members to mark with a prayer the 75th anniversary of VE day, Friday 8 May 1945, when the

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Scottish churches join together in call for prayer on Sunday

7 May 2020

Church groups across Scotland are asking Christians once more to join in prayer at 7pm on Sunday evening. Across the country people have answered the call to pray at the same time each week in

Assynt and Stoer Parish Church

Sutherland church appoints first full-time minister in 18 years

7 May 2020

A minister has been appointed to lead a Sutherland church that has been vacant for 18 years. Rev Iain MacLeod said he was delighted to have been inducted to serve the congregation of Assynt and

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Christian Aid Week offers new ways of getting involved online

6 May 2020

The annual Christian Aid Week will launch on Sunday 10 May, with new ways for churches and individuals to get involved. This year's fundraising event has been adapted for the current health crisis and includes

Jonathan Fleming

Scotland has embraced the "greatest commandment"

5 May 2020

A Church minister has given a virtual address to the Scottish Parliament and has spoken of his continued amazement of people's capacity to show love and compassion. Rev Jonathan Fleming said the Covid-19 crisis had

The Guild

A huge thank you to people who raised money for CrossReach

4 May 2020

People donated more than £12,500 to help safeguard "vital" social care services run by the Church of Scotland. The money was raised for CrossReach through the 2. 6 Challenge which saw people including the Moderator

Rt Rev Colin Sinclair pictured during Thy Kingdom Come in 2019

Thy Kingdom Come invites us to pray from Ascension to Pentecost

4 May 2020

Rt Rev Colin Sinclair is encouraging everyone to join in prayer from Ascension Day on 21 May to Pentecost on Sunday 31 May through the ecumenical prayer movement Thy Kingdom Come. In a letter mailed

Good Shepherd

A prayer for Sunday - the Good Shepherd

3 May 2020

Christians are urged to come together this evening at 7pm and pray for all those battling Coronavirus and dealing with its impact on society. Rt Rev Colin Sinclair, Moderator of the General Assembly of the

The Bible

Moderator's Sunday sermon - the Lord is my Shepherd

3 May 2020

Jesus Christ leads us and stands with us during whatever dark days lie ahead, the Moderator of the General Assembly has said. In a sermon that focuses on Psalm 23, Rt Rev Colin Sinclair said

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Scottish churches call Christians together in Sunday prayer

1 May 2020

For the sixth week running, 13 churches and Christian organisations across Scotland are calling on Christians to pray at the same time in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Already, thousands of people across Scotland -

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Celebrating 50 years of Kirk’s Society, Religion and Technology (SRT) project

1 May 2020

Today, Friday 1 May, marks 50 years since the Church of Scotland's Society, Religion and Technology ( SRT ) project (or "the SRT ", as it's more affectionately called) was founded in 1970. Known originally

Gorebridge Parish Church

Congregations encouraged to apply for emergency grants

30 April 2020

Congregations are being urged to consider applying for grants from an emergency fund established to help charities and other groups weather the COVID-19 storm. A number of parish churches across Scotland have already secured funding

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Special service to install new Moderator

30 April 2020

A special service is being held to formally install the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Rev Dr Martin Fair will officially succeed Rt Rev Colin Sinclair as the Kirk's

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There is No Place like "Gnome" for charity fundraiser Alan

29 April 2020

A grandfather is raising money for a child bereavement charity by walking at least 40 miles around his garden dressed as a gnome. Alan Harper, who is affectionately known as "Gnomey", is making good use

We are not alone

LISTEN - A prayer to provide strength to all those battling Covid-19

26 April 2020

Christians are urged to come together this evening at 7pm and pray for all those battling Coronavirus. Rt Rev Colin Sinclair, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, said: "Sunday at 7pm

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