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Rutherglen minister joins school trip to Spain

Peter Ranscombe — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:35:25 +0000

Rev John Sanderson, minister at Rutherglen United Reformed Church, joined pupils and staff from Rutherglen High School – an additional needs school where John serves as chaplain – on a...

Minutes of spring synod meeting now available online

Peter Ranscombe — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:15:26 +0000

The minute of the synod meeting held at the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan in March is now available from the synod website at http://scotland.urc.org.uk/index.php/resources/minutes-reports-etc Patrick Smyth, the synod clerk, said:...

Working With Children Resources

Stewart — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:53:12 +0000

Workshops from a number of ACTS ‘Working with Children in the Church Community’ conferences are now available to download and use in your own context. The topics covered include prayer;...

Pope snubs Scottish First Minister over gay marriage

Roger Jordan — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:31:38 +0000

Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, has been banned from meeting the Pope because of proposals to redefine marriage. Mr Salmond had hoped to put himself on the world stage by meeting the Pope at the Vatican ahead of a Scottish referendum on independ...

General Synod 2012 – Agenda and Papers

j@justinreynolds.co.uk — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:05:37 +0000

General Synod 2012 will take place on 7 - 9 June in Palmerston Place Church, Edinburgh. The Agenda and Papers are now available to download. A live audio stream of the proceedings of General Synod will be available during General Synod. General Syno...

General Synod 2012 – Agenda and Papers

j@justinreynolds.co.uk — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:05:06 +0000

Faith in Recovery

Stewart — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:01:41 +0000

As one part of Lanarkshire Recovery Network’s community programme, it has been linking with faith communities across Lanarkshire, which provide excellent opportunities to: promote mental health and suicide prevention; improve...

Conference workshops

ACTS — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:22:12 +0000

The following workshops have been delivered at different 'Working with Children in the Church Community' conferences. We are grateful for the workshop leaders' permission to offer the material through the website for people to download and use in ...

Church to launch recruitment drive for new ministers

Church of Scotland News — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:47:02 +0000

The Church of Scotland is launching a major recruitment drive it hopes will encourage a new generation of ministers to sign up.

Congregations to ‘Go For It’

Church of Scotland News — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:43:50 +0000

Community projects in Scotland will benefit to the tune of £1m under a new streamlined Church of Scotland fund.