This event takes place at the time of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and this year falls on Tuesday 20th May at 5.30pm (venue to be confirmed). The address will be given by Canon David Wallace, Administrator of St Andrew’s Metropolitan (Roman Catholic) Cathedral, Glasgow and Chair of the Joint Liturgical Group of Great Britain. A meal is generally shared at the end of the address. This event is open to all.
At a time when worship in Presbyterian Scotland was often rambling and verbose, the Society's scholarly editions of earlier worship books helped restore classic patterns and lapsed Reformation forms. Its annual journal, established in 1928, encouraged the continuing study of liturgy and provided a forum for those who compiled worship resources and those who led and participated in worship Sunday by Sunday.
In the present day the Society, now ecumenical and with members in several countries, continues to engage with contemporary worship, studying, reflecting, evaluating and proposing.
News and Events
The annual journal of the Society for 2024 is now available. Addresses given at the 2024 annual meeting, and at the study day on pilgrimage in October 2024, together with other articles on pilgrimage, are included. Worship in St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, is featured. There are two explorations into the arts: one exploring how faith is enlivened by the arts, the second reviews references to worship in Scottish literature. An online version is in preparation.
