The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday 6 September in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles.<\/p>\n
Churches Together In England continue to pray each Sunday at 7pm and are using the hashtag #prayersofhope to share the message on social media.<\/p>\n
In a joint message, church leaders in Scotland said:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe live in a time in which we have had to adjust to restrictions in the manner in which we gather as the people of God. The restrictions, for good reasons, have necessarily limited the numbers of those who can gather together for prayer and worship. This has presented many challenges and the challenges are ongoing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe limitation on the numbers who are able to gather might, at times, give the sense that our gatherings, whether virtual or actual, are in some way diminished. If so, the words of the Gospel of Matthew encourage us to think along a different path. Jesus says: \u2018For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them\u2019. (Matthew 18: 20) Wherever we gather and however we gather; whether together or in our own company, Jesus is present and he will never leave us or forsake us. We are not alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
We pray:<\/p>\n
Living God,<\/em> Living God,<\/em> Living God,<\/em> Living God,<\/em> Living God,<\/em> Living God,<\/em> Signed by:<\/p>\n Most Rev. Mark Strange, Primus, on behalf of the College of Bishops, Scottish Episcopal Church Gairm gu \u00f9rnaigh: Latha na S\u00e0baid, 6mh dhen t-Sultain, \u00f9rnaigh aig 7f<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAnns na m\u00ecosan a chaidh seachad, tha sinn air atharraichean m\u00f2ra fhaicinn anns na d\u00f2ighean anns a bheil sinn a\u2019 tighinn c\u00f2mhla mar shluagh Dh\u00e8. Airson adhbharan matha, chaidh cuingealachadh a chuir air na h-aireamhan de D\u00e8anamaid \u00f9rnaigh:<\/p>\n A Dh\u00e8 bhe\u00f2,<\/em> A Dh\u00e8 bhe\u00f2,<\/em> A Dh\u00e8 bhe\u00f2,<\/em> A Dh\u00e8 bhe\u00f2,<\/em> A Dh\u00e8 bhe\u00f2,<\/em> A Dh\u00e8 bhe\u00f2,<\/em> Soidhnichte:<\/p>\n Am F\u00ecor Urramach Marcus Strange, Primus as leth Colaiste nan Easbaigean, Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba
\nYou gather us together<\/em>
\nFrom across the face of the earth,<\/em>
\nThat we might worship your holy Name<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWe gather together in strange times,<\/em>
\nWhether virtually or actually,<\/em>
\nAnd ask that you will accept our worship of your holy Name.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nYou gather us together<\/em>
\nIn the company of those who have gone before us.<\/em>
\nHold us safe in your keeping and watch over us as the people of God.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWe come in the assurance<\/em>
\nThat, where we gather in the name of Jesus,<\/em>
\nHe is there among us.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWhether we gather in twos or in threes,<\/em>
\nOr whether we come to you in our own company,<\/em>
\nNever leave us or forsake us.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWe come, in the company of all your people,<\/em>
\nAnd together we confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,<\/em>
\nTo the glory of God the Father.<\/em>
\nLord, in your mercy,<\/em>
\nHear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nRt. Rev. Dr Martin Fair, Moderator of the General Assembly, Church of Scotland
\nMost Rev. Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Roman Catholic Church
\nRev. John Fulton, Moderator, United Free Church of Scotland
\nRev. Dr David Pickering, Moderator, United Reformed Church (Scotland)
\nRev. Martin Hodson, General Director, Baptist Union of Scotland
\nRev. Mark Slaney, District Chair, Methodist Church (Scotland)
\nRev. May-Kane Logan, Chair, Congregational Federation in Scotland
\nLt. Col. Carol Bailey, Secretary for Scotland, Salvation Army
\nAdwoa Bittle, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
\nRev. Jim Ritchie, District Superintendent, British Isles North District, Church of the Nazarene
\nPastor Chris Gbenle, Provincial Pastor, Province of Scotland, Redeemed Christian Church of God
\nBishop Francis Alao, Church of God (Scotland)\/Minority Ethnic Churches Together in Scotland (MECTIS)
\nRev Fred Drummond, Director, Evangelical Alliance (Scotland)<\/p>\n
\ndhaoine a dh\u2019fhaodas coinneachadh airson \u00f9rnaigh agus adhradh. Tha d\u00f9bhlannan an l\u00f9ib sin, d\u00f9bhlannan leanntainneach.
\n\u201cMa dh\u2019fhaoidte gu bheil sinn a\u2019 faireachdainn aig amannan gu bheil an cuingealachadh seo air ar coinneamhan – an d\u00e0 chuid an l\u00e0thair agus air loidhne – a\u2019 call beagan dhen bhr\u00ecgh. Ach tha sealladh eile againn ann an Soisgeul Mhata, far a bheil \u00ccosa ag innse dhuinn, \u201cfar a bheil dithis no tri\u00f9ir air an cruinneachadh nam ainm-sa, an sin tha mise nam measg.\u201d (Mata 18: 20). Ge b\u2019e an t-\u00e0ite no an d\u00f2igh anns a chruinneachas sinn, tha \u00ccosa an l\u00e0thair agus cha tr\u00e8ig e a-chaoidh sinn idir. Chan eil sinn nar n-aonar.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nTha thu gar cruinneachadh c\u00f2mhla<\/em>
\n\u00e0s gach ce\u00e0rn dhen t-saoghail,<\/em>
\ngus an toir sinn moladh dod Ainmn Naomh.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTha sinn a\u2019 cruinneachadh ann an l\u00e0ithean ne\u00f2nach,<\/em>
\nGu fiosaigeach no air loidhne,<\/em>
\nagus tha sinn a\u2019 guidhe ort gun gabh thu ris ar n-adhraidh a-chum cli\u00f9 d\u2019Ainme <\/em>Naoimh.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTha thu gar cruinneachadh c\u00f2mhla,<\/em>
\nmaille ris an fheadhainn a chaidh romhainn.<\/em>
\nGl\u00e8idh sinn, a Dh\u00e8, ar fear-coimhid, oir is sinn do shluagh.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTha sinn a\u2019 tighinn c\u00f2mhla le cinnt<\/em>
\ngu bheil \u00ccosa nar measg,<\/em>
\nnuair a chruinneachas sinn na ainm.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMa thig sinn c\u00f2mhla le dithis no tri\u00f9ir,<\/em>
\nno ma thig sinn thugad nar n-aonar,<\/em>
\nna tr\u00e8ig sinn a-chaoidh.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do tr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTha sinn a\u2019 cruinneachadh maille ri do phoball gu l\u00e8ir,<\/em>
\nAgus mar aon tha sinn ag aideachadh gur e \u00ccosa Cr\u00ecosd an Tighearna,<\/em>
\na-chum gl\u00f2ir Dh\u00e8 an t-Athair.<\/em>
\nA Thighearna, na do thr\u00f2cair,<\/em>
\n\u00e8ist ri ar n-\u00f9rnaigh.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAn Ceart Urramach M\u00e0rtainn Fair, Moder\u00e0tor \u00c0rd-Sheanadh Eaglais na h-Alba
\nAm F\u00ecor Urramach Leo Cushley, \u00c0rd-Easbaig Chill R\u00ecmhinn agus D\u00f9n \u00c8ideann
\nAn t-Urramach Iain Fulton, Moder\u00e0tor, Eaglais Shaor Aonaichte na h-Alba
\nAn t-Urramach Daibhidh Pickering, Moder\u00e0tor, Eaglais Ath-Leasaichte Aonaichte (Alba)
\nAn t-Urramach M\u00e0rtainn Hodson, \u00c0rd-Sti\u00f9iriche, Aonadh Baisteach na h-Alba
\nAn t-Urramach Marcus Slaney, Cathraiche Roinn-D\u00f9thcha, Eaglais nam Methodach (Alba)
\nAn t-Urramach May-Kane Logan, Cathraiche, Caidreachas Co-thionalach ann an Alba
\nLt. Col. Carol Bailey, R\u00f9naire na h-Alba, Feachd na Sl\u00e0inte
\nAdwao Bittle, Comann nan Caraidean (Cuagairean)
\nAn t-Urramach Jim Ritchie, \u00c0rd-Neach-Sti\u00f9iridh Roinn-D\u00f9thcha, Eileanan Bhreatainn, Eaglais an N\u00e0saraich
\nAoghaire Chris Gbenle, Aoghaire Roinn-D\u00f9thcha, M\u00f2r-Roinn na h-Alba, Eaglais Chr\u00ecosdal air Saoradh le Dia
\nEasbaig Francis Alao, Eaglais Dh\u00e8 (Alba)\/ Eaglaisean nam m\u00econ-shluagh c\u00f2mhla ann an Alba (MECTIS)
\nAn t-Urramach Fred Drummond, Sti\u00f9iriche, Caidreachas Soisgeulach (Alba)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Scottish Episcopal Church and 13 other denominations join together in prayer at 7pm on Sunday 6 September in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those joining together in prayer, which appears in English and Gaelic below, will also light candles. Churches Together In England continue to pray each Sunday at 7pm and are […]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37671,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}