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Bishop Ian sends message to Diocese as he starts new role
Bishop Ian Paton has sent a message to the diocese as he begins his new role as Acting Bishop in Aberdeen & Orkney, after Bishop Dorsey McConnell stepped down for […]
Discipline Tribunal hearing to be rescheduled
The Clergy Discipline Tribunal hearing into allegations against Bishop Anne Dyer, scheduled for September 2024, has been postponed following an application on behalf of the Bishop for further preparation time. […]
Bishop Dorsey to stand down as Acting Bishop of Diocese
The Rt Rev Dorsey McConnell will stand down as Acting Bishop of the Diocese of Aberdeen & Orkney at the end of July, to return to the family home in […]
Prayers and Resources for the General Election 2024
The General Election for the United Kingdom has been called for on Thursday 4 July 2024. This guide has been prepared as we seek to pray for our Nation and […]
Ecumenical group shares St Magnus Day Pilgrimage
Final-year ordinand Helen Randall reports on the St Magnus Day Pilgrimage which took place in Shetland earlier this year. An ecumenical group, developing pilgrimage in Shetland, has been meeting together […]
Discipline Tribunal to hear complaints against Bishop
In November 2023, the Preliminary Proceedings Committee (PPC) of the Scottish Episcopal Church referred to the Church’s Procurator a number of complaints lodged under Canon 54 against the Rt Rev […]
A message from Bishop Dorsey: “thank God for Passiontide”
The Rt Rev Dorsey McConnell, Acting Bishop, sent a message to all in the Diocese of Aberdeen & Orkney for Passiontide: Beloved in the Lord; Every year, as we approach […]
You are Clothed in Christ – a Holy Saturday meditation
Holy Saturday marks the fifth of Acting Bishop Dorsey McConnell’s series of six daily meditations during Holy Week. “The meditations address a question that was posed at Synod, Who Are […]
We Are Ambassadors – an Easter Day meditation
On Easter Day, Bishop Dorsey McConnell offers the last in his series of six daily meditations during Holy Week. Easter Day – We Are Ambassadors Jesus said to [Mary], “Do […]