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Bishop John Armes @bishopjohnarmes.bsky.social · Aug 31

I am pleased to have joined the six other bishops of @scottishepiscopal.bsky.social, and 31 other UK faith leaders, in signing this open letter to the UK Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It urges them to act to lift more British children out of poverty.

www.scotland.anglican.org.

Bishops sign letter on child poverty - The Scottish Episcopal Church

All seven Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church are among a group of faith leaders from across the UK who have written to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor asking them to “seize this moment to ...

www.scotland.anglican.org

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Aug 24

🎉 There's so much for children and young people going on in our Diocese.

Catch up with the latest update from our Youth & Children team.

Read and subscribe via the link in our bio.

Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Aug 23

🎵 Congratulations to the musicians from our churches who won prizes in the Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts' Young Composers' Competition!

Giles Longstaff from St John's, Princes Street, took first prize, while Christian Wong, from St Peter's, Lutton Place, took third.

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Aug 20

✅ A new church walking tour!
✅ Ideas for Creationtide!
✅ Interesting courses and resources!

It's all in our latest Adventures in Faith Newsletter! Read and subscribe via the link in our bio!

Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Aug 20

🎵 Don't forget to tune in to BBC Radio 3 today at 3pm!

You'll hear the Choir of @stmaryscathedin.bsky.social, singing Choral Evensong live.

Catch up on BBC Sounds, or hear the re-run on Sunday at 3pm. Link in bio.

Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Aug 5

❓ Why not step inside an Edinburgh church this Festival?

Some take part in the Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts and the Just Festival...

...while some have their own Festival programmes and host events – including @stmaryscathedin.bsky.social

Link in bio to find a church near you.

📸H Harcus

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Bishop John Armes @bishopjohnarmes.bsky.social · Jul 31

Congratulations to the Revd Fiona (Fee) Reynolds, whom I ordained as a priest in the Scottish Episcopal Church on Saturday. Fee is curate at St Ninian’s, Comely Bank, and the @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social's Advisor for Christian Life. Let us wish Fee all the very best. Do hold her in your prayers.

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Jul 30

We will soon move to new premises in Edinburgh.

The main Scottish Episcopal Church office will vacate Forbes House while the building's future is addressed due to maintenance and operational issues.

As we are Forbes House tenants, we must seek new premises too.

Link in bio for full announcement.

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Edinburgh Walks @edinburghwalks.bsky.social · Jul 24

I found it here…..

edinburgh.anglican.org/churches-wal...

Edinburgh City Centre Historic Churches Walking Trail | Diocese of Edinburgh

Welcome to the online version of the printed Edinburgh City Centre Historic Churches Walking Trail leaflet, edited by Anne Martin

edinburgh.anglican.org

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Secret Edinburgh @secretedinburgh.bsky.social · Jul 24

Pleased to pick up a copy at Old St Paul's this morning.

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Jul 24

🎉 It's out today!

The Edinburgh City Centre Historic Churches Walking Trail is available now via our bio link. Leaflets are at featured churches.

It's an inter-church venture including our friends from the Church of Scotland and Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh!

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Jul 22

✅ Pilgrimage ideas
✅ Children's activities
✅ Interesting courses
✅ Events near you

It's all in our latest Adventures in Faith Newsletter! Read and subscribe via the link in bio!

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The Scottish Episcopal Church @scottishepiscopal.bsky.social · Jul 21

The Rev Oliver Brewer-Lennon, Rector of St Michael and All Saints, Edinburgh took to the airwaves this Sunday morning as a guest panellist on BBC Radio Scotland's Sunday Morning programme with Tony Kearney.

The Rev Oliver Brewer-Lennon standing outside in clerical clothes

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Jul 19

🌳 It's all go at St Andrew's, Kelso!

They recently joined Kelso Churches Together at a town-centre outreach stand, while twenty-four people attended a Bible Study this month.

Part of the garden at St Andrew's is also being extended, while the church has just run a plant sale!

📸 Rev Canon Bob King

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Jul 18

✨ Launching 24th July is the Edinburgh City Centre Churches Trail!

It features the Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh, and Episcopal Church!

All welcome to the inaugural Trail Walk, leaving St Giles' Cathedral at 10.30am on 24/7.

📷 Enric/Wikimedia Commons

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Jul 17

✨ A week today, the Edinburgh City Centre Historic Churches Walking Trail is being launched!

Here are some of the Church of Scotland, Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches featured!

All welcome to join the inaugural Trail walk, leaving St Giles' Cathedral at 10.30am on Thu 24th July.

📷Anne Martin

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Jul 16

🌍 Over £10,000 was raised across our diocese for Abraham's Children in Crisis in the Bishop of Edinburgh's 2025 Lent Appeal.

Thank you to everyone who donated. Nine new children have since been supported. Read a letter from the charity via the link in our bio.

📸 B Werner/Wikimedia Commons

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Jul 15

❗ Make sure Thursday 24th July is in your diary!

We'll be launching an exciting inter-denominational project involving some Edinburgh congregations in the Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh, and @scottishepiscopal.bsky.social!

All will soon be revealed...

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Jul 11

❓ Which is your local church?

Perhaps it's St Columba's, Bathgate, in West Lothian.

It's a place of prayer, beauty, calm, love and community.

See what's on at stcolumbasbathgate.org.uk

Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Jul 9

😌 Many churches offer space for prayer, reflection and community during the week.

🙏 That includes St Peter's Church, #Linlithgow – anyone can come to their Said Eucharist on Tuesdays at 10.30am, which lasts 30 mins.

🐶 They always have coffee and cake afterwards. And dogs are welcome too!

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Jul 7

🖍 Children and young people are at the heart of our diocese.

🙏 See what they've been up to recently in the latest Youth & Children Newsletter from our Mission & Ministry team!

Link in bio...

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Jul 3

😌 Looking for space to reflect?

Taizé services – characterised by simple, repeated songs, silence, prayers and contemplative readings – can be perfect.

Visit St Mungo's, West Linton, and St James-the-Less, Penicuik, for their next Taizé service. stmungoswestlinton.org / stjamesthelesspenicuik.org

Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Jul 1

🎵 There's music all across our diocese!

It can teach us – something explored by the Revd Oliver Brewer-Lennon in a recent podcast (link in bio).

And it can bring us to prayer – whether in church, via live-stream or on Spotify!

📸 Full post/credits on our Instagram

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Bishop John Armes @bishopjohnarmes.bsky.social · Jun 25

Congratulations to the young people whom I had the pleasure of confirming recently at St Matthew's, Rosslyn Chapel, Midlothian. Please hold them in your prayers as they grow in faith.

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · Jun 24

🙏 There are many ways to pray, and anyone can do it, anywhere.

Why not discover a new method with our new 'Ways to Pray: A to Z' page?

Many of them are explored in a dynamic new resource from St James-the-Less, Penicuik, and St Mungo's, West Linton.

Visit the link in our bio.

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