A message from the Moderator on the death of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh is available here.
“The death of the Duke of Edinburgh marks the end of an era in the life of our nation. Prince Philip’s naval service to our country in time of war, and his enormous service to the nation afterwards, and his support of many organisations and charities in industry, education, conservation and sport have been an example to many…….
More comments from the Church of Scotland website are available here.
“Church leaders have faith in online services”
A major new report on the impact of the pandemic on Scottish churches has found doors opening to those who previously did not attend.
The report, by Churches Together in Scotland, Brendan Research, and the Scottish Church Leaders’ Forum, is based on a survey of 369 church leaders from across 27 denominations.
Church leaders spoke of “paradigm shifting” and “seismic” changes as a result of Covid-19.
The shift to online worship has been the most dramatic. Prior to lockdown, fewer than one in five churches (18%) offered some kind of online worship, rising to 96% in lockdown.
Hybrid seems to be the way ahead as 82% of churches said they plan to continue offering some form of online worship in the future.
View the report which illustrates the vast scale of online worship here.