The June 2016 edition of ACTS newsletter "Together" can now be downloaded from the ACTS website. Please click on "Publications" on the main menu to access the latest edition and previous editions.
'Called to be One' conference, Edinburgh, 22-23 November 2016 Organised by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI). BOOK FOR THIS CONFERENCE FROM CTBI EXPLORING CURRENT UNDERSTANDINGS OF 'VISIBLE UNITY'. Hearing from those involved in local contexts, new developments in inter-Christian co-operation, as well as recent ecumenical agreements. Participants will…
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The Global Ecumenical Theological Institute - GETI '17 - is an ecumenical theological initiative for education and encounter for advanced theology students from all over the world who are studying in Europe. It will take place in Berlin, 19 May - 1 June 2017. The opportunity for encounter and joint…
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Letter from the annual meeting of General Secretaries of European National Councils of Churches regarding the UK's referendum on EU membership to be held on 23rd June 2016. To download the letter from the ENCC, please click here Think, Pray, Vote: resources for churches on the EU referendum (from the…
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SALT OF THE EARTH The resources for the 2016 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity are available on the CTBI website. Please click here to go to the resources.
SYRIA 2nd December 2015 Action of Churches Together in Scotland is Scotland's national ecumenical instrument. As such, it does not have policies independent of its members. Founded in 1990, ACTS is a joint initiative of the Church of Scotland, Congregational Federation, Methodist Church, Religious Society of Friends, Roman Catholic Church,…
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The 25th anniversary of ACTS was celebrated with a concert (performed by Gen Verde – the international performing arts group of the Focolare Movement) at Stockbridge Parish Church, Edinburgh, on 4th October 2015 and with an ecumenical service at St Andrew's Metropolitan Cathedral, Glasgow, on 14th November 2015. The sermon…
REFUGEE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS As a baby, Jesus himself became a refugee in Egypt: When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod…
2015 marks the 25th anniversary of ACTS. There will be an Ecumenical Service to mark the 25th Anniversary of ACTS. It will take place on Saturday 14th November 2015, St Andrew's Metropolitan Cathedral (Catholic) Clyde Street, Glasgow starting at 11.00 am. Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr Sheilagh Kesting (Ecumenical Officer, Church…
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The Scottish Churches Disability Group will be holding their autumn conference on Saturday 24th October 2015. It will take place at the Falkirk Free Church on Beaumont Drive, Falkirk. A programme, booking form and venue location can be downloaded here.
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