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Transgender people are made in the image of God, worthy of our respect and love and part of the Church of Scotland. #GA2024.
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1) “The Church of Scotland opposes anti-Catholic bigotry and sectarianism. “We have a very close working relationship with the Roman Catholic Church.
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In his speech as Lord High Commissioner, Prince William quoted from Proverbs:. "Listen to advice and accept instruction,.that you may gain wisdom for the future.".~ Proverbs 19:20. #GA2021
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Commissioners have voted in favour of permitting Kirk ministers to conduct same-sex marriages by 274-136. #GA22.
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Today’s the day: the opening ceremony of the General Assembly, as well as all of the week’s business, will be live-streamed through our website from 10am this morning: The livestream will begin from 1pm each day from Monday to Thursday. #GA21
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In his speech to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Prince William described his appointment as Lord High Commissioner as a "great honour, and a humbling opportunity". #GA2021
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The Church of Scotland has released the following statement on the recent sectarian violence in Glasgow, and ahead of reports of a planned protest this weekend:.
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We are please to announce that this year's Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly will be Prince William
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The Lord High Commissioner, Prince William, Earl of Strathearn, arrives for the final part of the #GA2021
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The Queen has appointed Prince William to be Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland this year. Prince William was appointed Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly in 2020, but this was cancelled due to Covid-19.
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Prince William addresses the General Assembly - “You have re-imagined yourselves, helping to reach out to those who need it the most. “Lightening the load of isolation, and ensuring that people are safe and not forgotten.#GA2021 @KensingtonRoyal
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Scotland’s patron saint St Andrew links @churchmoderator with Prince William. His Royal Highness studied in St Andrews and Lord Wallace lives in the Orkney parish of St Andrews. #Orkney #Fife #PrinceWilliam
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Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, has been appointed as the Lord High Commissioner to the 2024 General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in May. The Lord High Commissioner is the Sovereign's personal representative to the General Assembly. #GAA2024
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The @churchmoderator will take part in a special service of thanksgiving for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey today. In line with the Duke of Edinburgh's wishes, Lord Wallace will participate by reading the first lesson which comes from Isaiah 40:25-31.
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2) “Over the years we have worked together to tackle sectarianism and support one another. “We speak to leaders in the Roman Catholic Church every week and greatly appreciate the friendship that exists between our churches and our communities.” #Glasgow.
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We recognise that sectarianism remains a painful scar in the life of our nation but one which with sufficient will, resource, and collaboration we can tackle together as we seek to build the tolerant society we know we can be.” .
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Order of Service for the Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication at @StGilesHighKirk during which His Majesty King Charles III, who will be accompanied by Queen Camilla, will be presented with the Honours of Scotland. #KingCharles #Edinburgh
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The Address of His Grace the Lord High Commissioner. This year the Duke of Edinburgh has been appointed to the role. #GA2024
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We are pleased to announce that the Queen has appointed Prince William as Lord High Commissioner to this year's General Assembly of the Church of Scotland #GA2020 🙏
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Responding to reports that legal proceedings have been started against the Scottish Government over the closure of churches. “We do not think this is the right course to take when the country is under threat from COVID-19.
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To be clear, the Church of Scotland does not support the legal challenge launched against @scotgov - signatories are speaking as individuals. @churchmoderator reiterates position that the “vast majority of our members understand and support these temporary restrictions”. #COVID19
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The arrival of His Grace, the Lord High Commissioner, at the #GA2024. This year’s theme is #BuildingTogether
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As I write we hear that the Prime Minister has been moved to intensive care. We pray for him just now and trust that with the medical and nursing care he receives he may fully recover. #BorisJohnson #Covid_19
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Congratulations to asylum seeker Somer Umeed @springburnacad who got six As and a B in his National 5 exams. He didn’t let the stress, trauma and uncertainty of living in limbo for 6yrs get in the way. He and his brother Areeb face deportation #examresults
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The Duke of Edinburgh, representing the King at the General Assembly, thanked Church of Scotland chaplains for supporting the royal family after the Queen's death. He also wished the Church well in continuing to be a positive force nationally. #GA2024
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You can watch Prince William's speech as Lord High Commissioner to the 2021 General Assembly on YouTube
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Churches condemn UK Gov's new 2 child limit as “deliberately ignoring” needs of some of the UK’s poorest children.
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Response to media reports about legal action threats if places of worship cannot reopen. “We do not think threatening legal action is the right course to take when the country is under threat from #COVID19.
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The Lord High Commissioner, His Grace the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duchess of Edinburgh, leave the General Assembly Hall to carry out their duties. #GA2024 #RoyalFamily #Church #Christianity #faith #god #edinburgh
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“As Christians we believe that our words and actions should seek to demonstrate a deep love of our neighbours and of those with whom we disagree. When we fail to do this we present a Christianity which fails to reflect the love and life and character of Christ whom we serve.
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The Duke of Cambridge visits Kirk-supported charities in Edinburgh @KensingtonRoyal @GCP_Edinburgh @CrossReach.
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Church votes in favour of recognising Ministers and Deacons in same sex marriages by 339 for to 215 against #GA2016
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Replying to Her Majesty the Queen's letter to the General Assembly, Very Rev Dr Martin Fair said: "Your Majesty has been continuously in our thoughts since the passing of the Duke of Edinburgh. #GA2021 #RoyalFamily #RoyalVisitScotland #PrincePhilip
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Prince William, Earl of Strathearn spoke to the General Assembly today about his visit to Scotland. If you missed the livestream you can watch it here:
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Not long now until the start of the #GA2021. Join in and watch on the livestream from tomorrow morning at
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We've written to MPs urging them not to renew Trident. Say no to nuclear weapons. #Trident
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@Jeremy_Hunt Glad you like Irn Bru. This is Areeb. He loves Irn Bru. He and his brother Somer are facing deportation to Pakistan where it is dangerous for Christians. Please help ensure the boys continue growing up in #Glasgow. #AsylumSeekers
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His Grace the Lord High Commissioner arrives for the final day of the #GA2024. The Duke of Edinburgh has spent the week of the General Assembly visiting people and places across Scotland including @CrossReach programmes.
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“For many years now the Church of Scotland has acknowledged and publicly expressed our regret for any part our Church has played in sectarianism. .
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To all of our ministers and worship leaders who are working hard to preach, pray and reflect online instead of in person thank you for producing engaging, uplifiting and thought-provoking material in spite of everything. Your efforts have been greatly appreciated🙏#Thisischurch.
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First Minister @NicolaSturgeon urges @ukhomeoffice to review case with common sense and compassion to keep 10yr old orphan in #Glasgow @bmcasey925 @BobDorisSNP #savegiorgi #asylum.
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The @churchmoderator pays tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - a staunch defender of the faith and supporter of the Church of Scotland. #queenelizabeth #Hermajesty #queen #RoyalFamily
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A new Pope has been elected as the supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church. Rt Rev Dr Shaw Paterson said: "On behalf of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland may I offer my very best wishes to the Roman Catholic Church on the election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV.
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The General Assembly has accepted a new motion brought forward by Rev Prof Susan Hardman Moore to "acknowledge and regret the terrible harm caused to all those who suffered from accusations and prosecutions under Scotland's historic witchcraft laws . " #GA2022
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Remembering Jane Haining. On this day in 1944, the matron of the Scottish Mission in Budapest, who refused to abandon Jewish schoolgirls in her care, died in the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. The only Scot recognised at Yad Vashem. RIP #JaneHaining @AuschwitzMuseum
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The @churchmoderator met @Pontifex in Vatican City this morning. They discussed a wide range of topics including Christian unity, poverty and armed conflict. "We discussed how we recognised ourselves in Ukraine and the Israel/Palestine violence". #Christianity
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planned for this weekend was not based on religious discrimination nor a desire to oppress the protestant faith. The City Council has a responsibility to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all within the city and in doing this the Council needs to take into account the advice. .
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17th of July, 1944 - CofS missionary Jane Haining from Dunscore in Dumfries and Galloway died in Auschwitz. Her crime? She refused to abandon Jewish girls in her care at the Scottish Mission School in #Budapest and paid with her life. She was 47. #Auschwitz #Holocaust
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The Church of Scotland has welcomed the UK Supreme Court decision that government plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda are unlawful.
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Please retweet. All welcome St George's Tron163 Buchanan St 11.30 tomorrow Tuesday - prayers for victims & book of condolence #georgesquare.
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- #interfaith leaders in #Scotland urge people to “Stay Safe, Get Vaccinated” #COVID19 @jasonleitch @InterfaithScot #vaccine
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Great to see @NicolaSturgeon at Queen’s Park Church in #Glasgow for the opening of the #Christmas Tree Festival
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Rev Dr Richard Frazer, convener of the Church of Scotland’s Church and Society Council, said:. “Following the sectarian violence we have seen on the streets of Glasgow in recent weeks, we recognise that the decision made by Glasgow City Council to ban further parades. .
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it receives from the police and the concerns of the communities involved. We believe it is in this vein that the decision has been made and we are supportive of the decision.
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The head of a Christian charity which fights global poverty has been named as the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
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Decision to cut international aid budget a "moral failure" @churchmoderator "bitterly disappointed" that majority of MPs backed UK Government plans which will have devastating impact on world’s poorest people. #aidcuts
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1) Faith leaders met at Glasgow Central Mosque today to reaffirm that common humanity is a gift of God that unites people and does not divide them. #unity #hopenothate #Glasgow
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Tune into @offtheballbbc on @BBCRadioScot this Saturday at noon to listen to @churchmoderator banter with Tam and Stuart about fitba and church. Footie daft Rt Rev Dr Martin Fair is the first Moderator to appear on the legendary programme #football
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Prince William said: "I want to mark, recognise and celebrate the brilliant and compassionate work Scots have done and continue to do to support each other through this harrowing pandemic." #GA2021
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@KensingtonRoyal @theboysbrigade @GCP_Edinburgh The Grassmarket Community Project was founded by Rev Dr Richard Frazer of Greyfriars Kirk. It works with people dealing with complex issues including mental and physical health problems, learning difficulties, poverty, substance misuse and social isolation
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Prince William said that "for many people across Scotland and beyond, the Church has been an essential refuge over the past incredibly challenging year of the pandemic". #GA2021
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The @churchmoderator has paid tribute to MP Sir David Amess who died earlier today and led a minute silence in his memory at a reception at Edinburgh Castle for chaplains. The Moderator and Sir David were elected to Westminster on the same day in 1983.
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Retired stonemason Roger Claypitt who worked on @LondonKirk meets the Queen @BritishMonarchy
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@RoyalFamily @KensingtonRoyal Find out more about the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland here 👇 #GA2021
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"I could not stand by and risk seeing a grieving 10yr old who helped comfort and nurse his mother in her final days, being taken away from everything he knows." Rev Brian Casey campaigned for over 3yrs to secure Giorgi's future. #Glasgow #AsylumSeekers.
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Congratulations to Rev Liz Henderson who has been awarded an OBE. She is the minister of Richmond Craigmillar Parish Church and the co-founder of Richmond's Hope, a charity supporting children experiencing bereavement #NewYearsHonours
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Scottish church leaders respond to UK Government foreign policy review. "The UK Government’s decision to increase the number of Trident nuclear warheads the UK can stockpile by more than 40% is a deeply worrying development." . Read the full statement ⬇️
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Much sadness in the Kirk today to learn that Rev Peter Macdonald, minister of Broughton St Mary’s in Edinburgh has died. The former Leader of the Iona Community will be sorely missed. Our prayers go out to his wife, Lesley sons Callum and Lorn, his friends and the congregation
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Congratulations and blessings to Rev Alastair Duncan, who has been inducted into St George's Tron, Glasgow on Zoom this evening. He was joined by around 100 people online to watch as Rev Dan Carmichael, the Moderator of Glasgow, carried out the induction. 🙏
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499 years today since Martin Luther's #95theses marked the start of the #Protestant #Reformation. Next year's the big one!
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This fantastic image of St Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, was projected onto the recently renovated tower of St John’s Church in Gourock, Inverclyde to mark his big day. Photo courtesy of Rev Teri Peterson. Projection by Bruce Newlands. #StAndrewsDay #StAndrewsDay2020
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We are delighted that the Home Office has granted Somer and Areeb Umeed Bakhsh & their parents leave to remain and many thanks to 94k people who signed petitions and @pauljsweeney @bobdorisSNP @vicarofdornoch and @tkirk039
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Join Christians across #Scotland this Sunday as we take part in the #NationalDayofPrayer. We're inviting people to #lightacandle in their window at 7pm and pray #MotheringSunday #prayer.
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Should a statue of Scottish heroine Jane Haining be erected in a prominent place? These people think so @Ross_Greer @JoanMcAlpine @PaulWheelhouse @AngusRobertson @NeilMackay @kirstenoswald @HMD_UK #HolocaustRemembranceDay #WednesdayWisdom @AuschwitzMuseum.
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“I am beyond humbled, inexpressibly honoured and more than a wee bit excited to be your Moderator. “Thank you for your trust, your prayers and the commitment you share to be part of the body of Christ in this place.” #GA2023
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The Queen unveiled a plaque to mark the 60th anniversary of the rededication of @LondonKirk @BritishMonarchy
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Rev Fiona Smith, Principal Clerk of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, said:
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Christians across Scotland and beyond are encouraged to pray at 7pm tomorrow evening. 14 denominations have come together and produced the following prayer which is in the article below 👇
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