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The Scottish Episcopal Church Youth Week takes place each year when
young people from across Scotland gather together for a week of fellowship,
worship, activities, sports, and evening events. It’s a fun-filled holiday week
with a difference – offering plenty of time to relax, make good friends, and
generally have a great week!
The Youth Weeks are open to anyone in secondary education up to, and
including, July 2017; also, those under 18 years old who have left full-time
education. You must be sponsored by your local Scottish Episcopal Church
congregation.
The Youth Week takes place at Glenalmond College in Perthshire and the
date this year is 23-29 July. The theme this year is ‘Fantastical Beasts –
Fearfully and wonderfully made’
Europe Where Now?
There has been a great deal of uncertainty about our place in Europe since
the Brexit vote in June 2016 and this has become more apparent in recent
days, now that official notice has been given under Article 50.
Inequalities in our society are becoming more apparent, and the Rt Hon Lord
Wallace of Tankerness Jim Wallace, former deputy First Minister of
Scotland, challenged churches gathered at a recent conference to engage
with communities that are ‘left behind.’ An important role for the churches
now is to listen to the voices from the margins, and ensure that public
discourse is inclusive and full of integrity.
The UK and Irish churches made it clear at the conference that they still
intend to work with European partners on promoting values suc