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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Rt Revd Dr Dagmar Winter, Bishop of Edinburgh, has announced that the Revd Jane MacLaren, Priest-in-Charge of St Philip and St James, Goldenacre, will be the new Dean of the Diocese of Edinburgh. Jane will take up the post from 1 November 2026, while continuing to lead St Philip and St James.

The Revd Jane MacLaren. Smiling woman with dark hair, clerical collar and pink cardigan.

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

We had a joyous day at St Mary's Cathedral as the Rt Revd Dr Dagmar Winter was installed as the new Bishop of Edinburgh. Read the full article here: edinburgh.anglican.org/2026/05/joy-...

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Welcome to the Diocese of Edinburgh, Bishop Dagmar! A joyful moment of applause during the Translation and Installation of the Rt Revd Dr Dagmar Winter as Bishop of Edinburgh, held at St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh this morning.

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

We are so looking forward to welcoming Bishop Dagmar to the Diocese of Edinburgh. You can watch her Translation and Installation at St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, online tomorrow from 11am. Find the link in the comments.

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Bishop Dagmar to be Installed on Saturday | Diocese of Edinburgh

The installation of the Rt Rev Dr Dagmar Winter as Bishop of Edinburgh will take place at St Mary’s Episcopal

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

A full church of around 200 people said a fond farewell to The Revd Canon Bob King at St Andrew’s Kelso on Sunday 12 April at his final service before retirement. You can read more about his service via this week's The Communicant, our fortnightly Diocesan newsletter, linked in the thread. 1/2

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Head along to Portobello this Saturday for End of the Pier. 🎼 Relax, listen to beautiful voices and instruments in concert, and enjoy afternoon tea - a perfect Saturday! Email info@stmarksportobello.org for tickets (tea included)

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

〰️ Friendly reminder: We have a page dedicated to event submissions on our website. We love receiving all of your submissions and encourage you to submit your events directly to our website! edinburgh.anglican.org/events/

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Do you have any particular services in mind to attend this Easter Sunday? We've have compiled a list of some of the services for you, and we hope if you're away from home you can still attend. We wish everyone a warm, joy-filled Easter ✨

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

🕯️It's Good Friday tomorrow, and with that we have compiled a list of just some of the services taking place across the Diocese. If you are travelling to your nearest and dearest across the weekend, we hope there is still a service you can attend. We will provide Easter Sunday services soon!

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

📖 2 April is International Children’s Book Day. Stories of faith can help shape children’s understanding of the world, nurturing love and compassion. To celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of books for children and families to explore together. 👇 edinburgh.anglican.org/youth-and-ch...

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

⛪ Join us during Holy Week and Easter. There are many services throughout the period taking place around the Diocese, which you can find listed on our website: edinburgh.anglican.org/2026/03/east... To have your services listed, please email them to us at communications@dioceseofedinburgh.org

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts is calling for entries for two competitions this year. 🎼 The Young Composers Competition 📜 The Young Religious Poet Competition Find more information and how to enter below: www.edinburghsacredartsfestival.org/special-oppo...

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Special Opportunities | Explore Sacred Arts Opportunities Today — EFSA

Discover unique art, music, and poetry opportunities for emerging artists and poets, showcased at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts.

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

In case you missed it: The Bishop's Lent Appeal this year is for Aberlour Children's Charity. Please find more information and how to donate below. edinburgh.anglican.org/2026/02/bish... @aberlourcharity.bsky.social

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Calling all children: It's not too late to take action for Lent! 40acts is a booklet from the Church of England that encourages families, schools, and church groups to discover the act of generosity this Lent: www.churchofengland.org/sites/defaul...

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🕯️6 March is the World Day of Prayer, a global ecumenical movement that invites everyone to join in prayer and action for peace and justice, to stand in solidarity with communities near and far, and deepen our understanding of one another. Take part on Friday: www.wdpscotland.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

A new retreat brought to us by the Edinburgh Jesuit Church, Ps & Gs Church, and the Epiphany group is now available for booking. The retreat begins on 1 March and provides an opportunity to deepen your spiritual connection during Lent. 1/3

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

This year’s Bishop’s Lent Appeal is for Aberlour Children’s Charity. Aberlour Children’s Charity works to provide tailored support to families facing poverty, disadvantage and discrimination. 1/3

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

✂️🎨 Join Godly Play Scotland for a Making Materials Day! Quality raw materials and tools are provided so you can create your own storytelling objects. The cost is £15 plus the cost of materials made. Tea & coffee are included. BYO lunch. Booking essential: edinburgh.anglican.org/event/making...

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Making Materials Day | Diocese of Edinburgh

At a Making Materials Day we supply quality, basic raw materials (plywood tiles, foamcore, wool for felting) and the tools

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

🕊️ St Marks, Portobello are holding a casual get together on Saturday 28 February to talk through the subject of death and dying, what the funeral process can look like and how to approach the matter in time. 1/2

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

🔔 St Mary’s Cathedral has launched a fundraising campaign to raise £15,000 to carry out essential repairs to their Cathedral bells, some repairs which haven't been done since 1935! Read more via the link: www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/st_mar... Photo credit: Peter Backhouse

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

The Right Reverend Dr Dagmar Winter was elected yesterday as the new Bishop of Edinburgh. She will take up her new post later this year. Bishop Dagmar currently serves as the Bishop of Huntingdon, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Ely. She is also Acting Bishop of Ely. bit.ly/4rQ7p5h

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Step in from the cold on Friday 13 February at 7.30pm and enjoy a buffet supper at St Johns, Princes St 🍲 All are welcome, especially those of you that are new to the church. Please rsvp via the form so the wonderful cooks can make sure there is enough food! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

From all of us at the Diocese of Edinburgh, we want to wish a heartfelt congratulations to St James Leith and all involved in their successful Building Links campaign. The Leith community banded together to hold a number of exciting events! See more: edinburgh.anglican.org/2026/01/fund...

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Fundraising at St James: Congratulations! | Diocese of Edinburgh

From all of us at the Diocese of Edinburgh, we want to wish a heartfelt congratulations to St James, Leith

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

🏳️‍🌈 February is LGBT+ History Month, a time to create space to celebrate the rich & diverse LGBT+ communities across the UK. A morning service will be held at 10.30am at St Peter's, Musselburgh, with time for a byo & share lunch, with seminars and workshops in the afternoon. Everyone is welcome!

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Congratulations to Revd Harriet Johnson, who was instituted as Rector at St Anne's, Dunbar on Sunday 25 Jan. With Harriet is The Most Reverend Mark Strange, Primus and Acting Bishop of Edinburgh, & the Very Reverend Frances Burberry, Dean of the Diocese. We wish Harriet the best for her new ministry

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

On Sunday 11th January, Celeste, Connie, Eliana, and William were confirmed at St Peter's Church, Peebles, by Bishop Alan Abernethy. The service marked a strong sense of commitment and support to the congregation, and we want to wish those confirmed the very best on their journey forward! 👏

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Undiscovered Scotland @undisscot.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Some of the amazing things on view in the Old Kirk of Weem, built in 1488 near Aberfeldy in Perthshire to replace an earlier church dating back to 1235; itself on or near the site believed to have been used for worship from around 650. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland

The Old Kirk of Weem. The image shows the interior of the church with a wooden ceiling supported by beams. There are large diamond-shaped panels on the walls with painted insignia. There's a stone standing in the foreground and gravestones and other features on the floor of the church.

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

This is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and we invite you to come together at one of the joint services this week. We are asked to draw upon our shared Christian heritage, and to explore more deeply our fellowship in Christ which unites Christians worldwide. ctbi.org.uk/resources/go...

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Do you know about our fortnightly issue of The Communicant? We update you on the news and notices within the Diocese, & it's a great opportunity to connect with other congregations. You can access The Communicant by following the link to our website below! edinburgh.anglican.org/publications...

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The Scottish Episcopal Church @scottishepiscopal.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

The annual General Synod meeting of the Scottish Episcopal Church is to be held outside Edinburgh for the first time in over 20 years. From 11-13 June 2026, General Synod will be held in the main conference facility at the Stirling Court Hotel, on the University of Stirling campus.

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General Synod 2026 to be held in Stirling - The Scottish Episcopal Church

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Brendan Paddy @bjpaddy.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Dawn being all dramatic over Blackford Hill in Edinburgh this morning

Towering pink and grey clouds in a blue sky over a hill in silhouette on the horizon

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

CALLING A BISHOP The Diocese of Edinburgh is prayerfully looking for a Bishop to lead and support us as we discern God’s call to us in this place and at this time of change and challenge. More information may be found at buff.ly/lu4aeAp Closing date: 31 October 2025 at 12 noon 📷 Peter Backhouse

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Bishop John Armes @bishopjohnarmes.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

I am pleased to have joined the six other bishops of @scottishepiscopal.bsky.social, and 31 other UK faith leaders, in signing this open letter to the UK Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It urges them to act to lift more British children out of poverty. www.scotland.anglican.org.

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Bishops sign letter on child poverty - The Scottish Episcopal Church

All seven Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church are among a group of faith leaders from across the UK who have written to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor asking them to “seize this moment to ...

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

🎉 There's so much for children and young people going on in our Diocese. Catch up with the latest update from our Youth & Children team. Read and subscribe via the link in our bio.

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

🎵 Congratulations to the musicians from our churches who won prizes in the Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts' Young Composers' Competition! Giles Longstaff from St John's, Princes Street, took first prize, while Christian Wong, from St Peter's, Lutton Place, took third. 📸 I Gibson

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

✅ A new church walking tour! ✅ Ideas for Creationtide! ✅ Interesting courses and resources! It's all in our latest Adventures in Faith Newsletter! Read and subscribe via the link in our bio!

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🎵 Don't forget to tune in to BBC Radio 3 today at 3pm! You'll hear the Choir of @stmaryscathedin.bsky.social, singing Choral Evensong live. Catch up on BBC Sounds, or hear the re-run on Sunday at 3pm. Link in bio.

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

❓ Why not step inside an Edinburgh church this Festival? Some take part in the Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts and the Just Festival... ...while some have their own Festival programmes and host events – including @stmaryscathedin.bsky.social Link in bio to find a church near you. 📸H Harcus

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Bishop John Armes @bishopjohnarmes.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Congratulations to the Revd Fiona (Fee) Reynolds, whom I ordained as a priest in the Scottish Episcopal Church on Saturday. Fee is curate at St Ninian’s, Comely Bank, and the @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social's Advisor for Christian Life. Let us wish Fee all the very best. Do hold her in your prayers.

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

We will soon move to new premises in Edinburgh. The main Scottish Episcopal Church office will vacate Forbes House while the building's future is addressed due to maintenance and operational issues. As we are Forbes House tenants, we must seek new premises too. Link in bio for full announcement.

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Secret Edinburgh @secretedinburgh.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Pleased to pick up a copy at Old St Paul's this morning.

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

🎉 It's out today! The Edinburgh City Centre Historic Churches Walking Trail is available now via our bio link. Leaflets are at featured churches. It's an inter-church venture including our friends from the Church of Scotland and Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh! 📸 P Backhouse

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

✅ Pilgrimage ideas ✅ Children's activities ✅ Interesting courses ✅ Events near you It's all in our latest Adventures in Faith Newsletter! Read and subscribe via the link in bio!

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The Scottish Episcopal Church @scottishepiscopal.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

The Rev Oliver Brewer-Lennon, Rector of St Michael and All Saints, Edinburgh took to the airwaves this Sunday morning as a guest panellist on BBC Radio Scotland's Sunday Morning programme with Tony Kearney.

The Rev Oliver Brewer-Lennon standing outside in clerical clothes

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

🌳 It's all go at St Andrew's, Kelso! They recently joined Kelso Churches Together at a town-centre outreach stand, while twenty-four people attended a Bible Study this month. Part of the garden at St Andrew's is also being extended, while the church has just run a plant sale! 📸 Rev Canon Bob King

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

✨ Launching 24th July is the Edinburgh City Centre Churches Trail! It features the Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh, and Episcopal Church! All welcome to the inaugural Trail Walk, leaving St Giles' Cathedral at 10.30am on 24/7. 📷 Enric/Wikimedia Commons

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Diocese of Edinburgh @dioceseofedinburgh.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

✨ A week today, the Edinburgh City Centre Historic Churches Walking Trail is being launched! Here are some of the Church of Scotland, Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches featured! All welcome to join the inaugural Trail walk, leaving St Giles' Cathedral at 10.30am on Thu 24th July. 📷Anne Martin

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