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The ordinations below will both be streamed live. Please click the link below each ordination detail to be taken to the livestreamed ordination.
Revd Annie MacKay Hughes, Ordination to the Priesthood at St John’s, Perth on Friday 2 October at 7.30pm.
Dr Josh Cockayne, Ordination to the Diaconate at St Andrew’s, St Andrews on Sunday 4 October at 4.30pm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUqqOuYBkjs&feature=youtu.be
With great sadness we have to report that, unexpectedly, the Revd Tim Bennison died suddenly last week. Tim had been Rector of Holy Trinity, Dunfermline some years ago, and had served for several years in NHS Chaplaincy, most recently as Lead Chaplain for Forth Valley NHS. Please pray for Tim and for his family.
Appletree Community – a residential community for people with special needs and support staff is being established outside Auchterarder by Lay Reader Kate Sainsbury, with the help of others. At the beginning of October the focus of Kate’s ministry is moving from serving the Strathearn Charges, to a ministry grounded in the Appletree Community.
Kate and Revd Gennie Evans (Rector of the Strathearn Charges) write,
“Bishop Ian, recognising a change in Kate’s ministry, as she develops Appletree Community, and works at national and local government level, advocating on behalf of people with learning disabilities and their families, proposes to Commission her into this new role. Kate will report directly to Bishop Ian, reflecting theologically on what it is to be human, understood through her learning from these experiences, to share with the wider Church.
We are extremely grateful for all that Kate has done as reader for the Strathearn churches and we are thankful that she will still be based here. We pray her many blessings as she steps forward in the next stage of her ministry. Watch this space for more updates and information!”
A drop-in for clergy is open every Wednesday morning at 8.30am, lasting for 30 minutes. The Drop-in offers a space for clergy to meet and chat informally, for sharing and support. If any clergy would like to take part any Wednesday, they would be very welcome.
The zoom invitation is sent out each week and all are welcome to join whenever they can.
The Gospel of Mark for Preachers, Friday 13 November, 10.00am to 11.30am, with Dr Elizabeth Corsar. Elizabeth teaches New Testament at New College, Edinburgh and at the Scottish Episcopal Institute, and this session aims to give preachers and others an opportunity to look forward to the Sunday Gospel readings of the year starting at Advent. The convener will be Revd Christoph Wutscher.
To book and receive a Zoom invitation for this course, email the Diocesan Office – office@standrews.anglican.org.
Our Digital Church, Part 1 Friday 9 October, Part 2 Friday 6 November, both 10.00am to 12.00. This is a two-part course with Petko Marinev, Digital Missioner of the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway, who will give a step by step guide to improving our skills with website, social media and other digital media for keeping our congregations in touch. The convener will be Lis Burke.
To book and receive a Zoom invitation for this course, email the Diocesan Office – office@standrews.anglican.org.
Please pray for those who will be ordained very soon:
Revd Annie Hughes, Ordination to the Priesthood at St John, Perth on Friday 2 October at 7.30pm.
Dr Josh Cockayne, Ordination to the Diaconate at St Andrew’s, St Andrews on Sunday 4 October at 4.30pm.
Phase 3 requirements will apply at both of the services, and so attendance will be limited. However, both St John’s and St Andrew’s will be live-streaming the services online, and I invite you warmly to join us. The weblinks for each service will be:
St John’s http://www.episcopal-perth.org.uk/
St Andrew’s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUqqOuYBkjs&feature=youtu.be
Most people probably believe they know what racism is about, recalling atrocities such as the Holocaust in WWII, the Civil Rights movement in the US, or Apartheid in South Africa. Are things really so bad, particularly here in Scotland? And does racism exist within the Scottish Episcopal Church and others? In a recent seminar on the 4th of September, Revd Dr Anderson Jeremiah, formerly in the Diocese of Edinburgh and currently lecturer in Politics, Philosophy, and Religion at the University of Lancaster, outlined for participants just what racism is about – how do we define what it is really about, and how long has racism been a phenomenon amongst humankind? Many may assume it has been around forever, but the assumption of human or intellectual superiority based on certain biological characteristics such as skin colour, is a more recent phenomenon – often used as justification for atrocities committed during colonialism. But essentially, what does Christianity have to say about racism, what can we do about it, how can we understand racism in our context, and how can we help?
Some excellent resources were put together by Michael Patterson prior to the seminar, for this and any further queries, please contact the diocesan office.
The Revd Bonnie Evans-Hills
The Revd Joan Lyon finishes her term as Transitional Priest for St John’s, Alloa, on 1st October. In her year there Joan has provided pastoral leadership to the congregation, and also helped them with insight and imagination as they asked questions about the future of St John’s, and the opportunities and challenges of mission and ministry in Alloa. A thanksgiving service will take place at St John’s on Sunday 4th October at 11.00am (numbers are limited by Phase 3 requirements). At this service Bishop Ian will appoint Revd Chris Lowdon (Rector of St James, Dollar) as Interim Pastor for St John’s.
Some new appointments have taken place in the Diocese, with effect from 1st October:
Stanley – The Revd Canon Dr Carrie Applegath has been appointed as Priest-in-Charge of St Columba, Stanley. This is a development of the transitional ministry which Carrie has begun in the community at Stanley.
All Souls Group – The Revd Carol Latimer has been appointed as Assistant Priest in the All Souls Group, with pastoral charge of St Serf, Burntisland. This follows Carol’s curacy in the All Souls Group.
Retired Clergy – The Revd Canon Richard Grosse has been appointed as Bishop’s Chaplain for Retired Clergy in the Diocese. Richard will provide pastoral contact for retired clergy, lay readers, and clergy spouses, and will offer pastoral support when requested.
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