We are privileged to have three Christian Aid partners from Israel, Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territory visiting Scotland on 19 March. Please do join us from 2-3:30pm in Augustine United Church, Edinburgh or online, to hear more about the current situation and how Christian Aid and our partners are responding.
To read the speaker’s profiles and sign up, visit Meet Christian Aid partners from the Middle East
Join Fiona Fidgin, Digital Communications Officer, for this workshop:
With a theme of peace, this special service will include carols led by Siskin Green and Fischy music. Our keynote address will be delivered by hymn writer John Bell. Plus, we’ll be hearing from some of Christian Aid’s partners in South Sudan and the Middle East.
To register to attend in person (to help us with mince pie catering), or to receive a link to join us online, visit our website. All are welcome, the more the merrier!
This EDI training is to help us live out our commitment to being a church which is inclusive and justice-seeking. We are now committed to life-long learning about the richness of human diversity and to learning from one another. Thanks for your help in putting this into practice.
The training is mandatory for those in particular roles but open to all who wish to participate.
This event is being facilitated particularly for those within the districts of Scotland and Shetland.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/715429909117?aff=oddtdtcreator
This will be a led session organised by Forth Valley Circuit. More details from Eventbrite or Louise McAspurren (Forth Valley Administrator) on forthvalleycircuit@gmail.com
To mark International Women’s Day Religions for Peace, organised by UK Women of Faith Network.
Speakers include
Listen to our speakers discuss how their various roles help support the Dignity of Women, women in readership roles, the challenges faced by women and women in religious scriptures.
There will be an opportunity to view the Religions for Peace UK Women of Faith Network’s unique and informative exhibition, ‘The Dignity of Women – Scriptural Reflections’. The exhibition highlights the positive references on the status of women in the Sacred Scriptures of the Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Zoroastrian Religions.
There will also be a facilitated discussion, encouraging participants to consider how they have been empowered by all that they have seen and heard during the evening.
Arrival and registration from 5.30pm and the event begins promptly with speakers at 6.00pm. Men and women welcome. To book your place, please register using thelink below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dignity-of-women-international-womens-day-tickets-530524090837
An ecumenical event, hosted by Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees, together with Faith in Community Scotland and the Church of Scotland,Churches and New Scots from across Scotland will be gathering to worship together, share experiences, grow in knowledge, and strengthen ties as people with a shared passion for creating welcoming communities.
You can sign up for the conference, and see additional details on the Eventbrite page:
https://journeyingwithnewscots.eventbrite.co.uk
The past few years have been an exciting, but also busy and exhausting time for churches accompanying refugees and asylum seekers. We want this event to be a blessing, a space where people will feel supported, encouraged, as well as equipped for the future. We hope you can join us, and if you have any questions please get in touch with David.Moodie@churchofscotland.org.uk.
From Peru to Mars:
New Worlds and Jesuit Science
Lecture by Br Guy Consolmagno SJ: Director of the Specola Vaticana and often referred to as the Pope’s
Astronomer.
He is world-renowned in his field, a prolific publisher and very much in
demand as a public speaker, so it is a particular pleasure to have him
give the Annual Chaplaincy Lecture 2023.
His theme, from Peru to Mars, is a whistle-stop tour of science through
the ages and sure to be of interest to all who have a curiosity about
science and faith.
The lecture is free and open to the public and will be interpreted into
British Sign Language (BSL).
To attend please register here on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-peru-to-mars-new-worlds-and-jesuit-science-heriot-watt-university-tickets-483120334927?mc_cid=5f09131131&mc_eid=c4966c95d8
It’s back! After a prolonged Covid-induced break, our Friday evening sessions of conversation and challenge on topical issues will return in the church at 7.30pm on Friday 27th May. The session will also be available remotely on Zoom. Our discussion will be on the subject of “food”, and will address issues of food security, sustainability and the cost-of-living. There will be a speaker (Walter Attwood), Q&A, a film and a time for discussion in small groups. Please see the attached flyer for more details. Do come if you can, and please invite your friends. There will also be some food (biscuits, cakes) and refreshments served during the evening.
The log-in details on Zoom are as follows:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83509001286?pwd=MTRGdmdCZ1NFZWVBRXpaOGFuSG9KQT09
Or you can dial in using the telephone number 0203 9017895
Meeting ID: 835 0900 1286
Passcode: 880767
Stirling Climate Festival
Talk : Faith and the Environment
(organised by Stirling Methodist Church Green Team)
Speaker: The Rev David Coleman
(Chaplain Eco-congregations Scotland)
Tickets for church from wattwood675@gmail.com
To attend via Zoom, here is the link meeting ID and passcode. No need to register.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83509001286?pwd=MTRGdmdCZ1NFZWVBRXpaOGFuSG9KQT09
Or you can dial in using the telephone number 0203 9017895 Meeting ID: 835 0900 1286 Passcode: 880767
