LONGMEADOW –For Elizabeth M. Woolsey, a parishioner of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Celtic services bring the congregation closer through the contemplative order of worship. "Singing new songs and ...

— early Scottish prayer 10. "O Lord our Governor, bless the leaders of our land, that we may be a people at peace among ourselves and a blessing to other nations of the earth." — Book of Common Prayer ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. BRUNSWICK — Sometimes it is the ancient practices of the Christian faith ...

“The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men/ Gang aft agley,” goes a more than 200-year-old Scottish prayer by the legendary Robert Burns. The English translation, familiar to all, simply states, “The best ...

CAPE ELIZABETH — The prayers alone call to mind the seaside cliffs of Ireland, the grassy moors of England or the wild Scottish highlands. Invocations are filled with earthy and evocative references ...

The "Kirking o' the Tartans" will be celebrated at the 9 and 11:15 a.m. services Sunday at St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church. The Seven Pipers Band, a local group dedicated to the ...