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Local Ecumenical Covenant |
Our three churches have received recognition from the
Scottish Churches National Sponsoring Body as a Local Ecumenical Partnership.
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Covenant We are united in Christian faith. We believe in one God in whose love we pray, celebrate and worship together. We are all special. We rejoice in our individual strengths and seek to learn positively from our respective traditions. Focusing on the love which binds us together, we pledge to continue to develop our worship, study and work together. We serve the same community and encounter the same problems. We commit ourselves to working together to establish a united and positive Christian presence in the centre of Edinburgh. We will respond to the challenges of the future with determination. We look forward, with enthusiasm, to this journey together. We pray that others will join us in this vision. We will praise God, our guide, in all our life's work together. May God grant us grace, Jesus Christ insight and the Holy Spirit strength to grow in this shared covenant. Amen. |
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TLC - The Local Church On Pentecost 2002 the three churches of Augustine United Church (United Reformed Church), Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk (Church of Scotland) and St Columba's by-the-Castle (Scottish Episcopal Church) signed a local ecumenical covenant committing them to work together in the name of Christ. Banners made specially by the children of the three churches focussed on three areas of co-operation - our world concern, our service & witness in the local area and our life as a faith community. |
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United Reformed Church Sunday worship 11.00am Creche & Junior Church
41 George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EL 0131 220 1677 St Columba's-by-the Castle Episcopal Church Scottish Episcopal/Anglican Sunday Eucharist at 10.00am Crèche and underchurch (3-9's) Rev Alison J Fuller 0131 228 6470
14 Johnston Terrace Edinburgh EH1 2PW 0131 622 2277 Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk Church of Scotland/Presbyterian Sunday Worship 11.00am Rev Richard Frazer
Greyfriars Place Edinburgh EH1 2QQ 0131 225 1900 |
| Holy Week and Easter | |||
| Palm Sunday storytelling |
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Music on palm Sunday |
| Ecumenical Procession round our three Churches on Palm Sunday |
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Footwashing & Passover meal on Maundy Thursday |
| The Easter Play, performed in Princes St Gardens |
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Lighting the Easter fire on Saturday evening |
| Gathering round the table to share bread and wine on Easter Day |
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Egg rolling on Easter Day after morning worship |
