Programme

Scottish Churches House Programme

Our Programme of Events builds on the pattern developed by Alastair Hulbert, the previous Warden and includes some new and exciting elements introduced last year as well as popular favourites... read on!

For example, the  Grasping Nettles series aimed to be an 'open conversation' in which one or two people facilitate a conversation on some theological or social subject.  We are pleased to continue this series into 2010 with new subjects to discuss.

The Meeting Points series engaged people from differing faiths, church traditions or philosophies in significant areas of concern, and sought to move from the merely informative to an experience of encounter.  We hope to offer more of these events in the future.

In preparing last year's programme we worked with a number of people who contributed many ideas, enthusiasm and imagination.  We also value continuing partnerships with organisations in many Programme events.  We wish to thank all of them most warmly for their advice and support.

Scottish Churches House looks forward to 2010, including the celebration of its Golden Jubilee, with a renewed impetus from the team assembled under Director Carol Stobie.  The programme for January to March 2010 has now been published, and details can be found in the Upcoming Events section.

Scotland, the world, and the church are significantly different from 50 years ago. SCH is changing also. 

People have shown by their support that there is still a need for a place where churches are challenged to serve the world with integrity; lay people are empowered to be people of mission; differences are addressed with honesty and humility; different faiths and those of no faith meet in a spirit of openness; and where ways of praying and worship can be refreshed.

It has been our privilege to contribute a little over the past year to the vision of Scottish Churches House.  We trust that you will, with us, be excited by what is happening at Scottish Churches House and want to be part of it.

Retreats

Retreats are often led by the Epiphany Group, a group of women and men working ecumenically across Scotland, committed in their work in Ignatian spirituality to being a force for transformation, and prayerful and supportive community.
Find out more on Retreats

Inscape

Inscape is the publication from Scottish Churches House which combines the House programme with news items about the House.  The first issue covered the first part of 2009.
Find out more on Inscape