Bishops’ Conference of Scotland Annual Inservice Meeting
Royal Scots College Salamanca Sept 2024
At their annual meeting in the Royal Scots College, Salamanca, Spain, the Bishops spent two days on “Conversations in the Spirit”. With the help of Catriona Fletcher, the director of the Ignatian Centre in Glasgow and also Fr Roger Dawson SJ, the Bishops were led in discussions regarding the method of St Ignatius of Loyola for prayer, reflection, discernment and decision making. This theme has been very much encouraged by our Holy Father, Pope Francis, as an invaluable tool for the Synodality process. The Synod will reassemble in October 20204, in Rome. It also provides different techniques to aid discernment at national, diocesan and parish levels.
During their business meeting, the Bishops welcomed newly ordained Bishop Andrew McKenzie, Bishop of Dunkeld, to his first Conference meeting. Topics discussed at the meeting included the Holy Year, evangelisation and social media, safeguarding, the Season of Creation, the introduction of the new translation of the Lectionary in Advent 2024, norms for introducing the ministries of Acolyte and lector in Scotland and seminary provision. The Conference was very grateful for the warm welcome from Fr Kilbride, rector, and Fr Chalmers, spiritual director, of the college, and to Carlos Gonzlez, the administrator and to all the staff. Bishop Keenan, vice president of the Conference, wished the College well as it prepares for a new group of seminarians on the propaedeutic year of discernment in January 2025. On the return journey to Scotland via Madrid, the Conference celebrated Holy Mass in the Cathedral of Toledo, the ancient capital and primatial see of the Church in Spain; a fitting way to celebrate the continuing presence of the Scottish Church in Spain since the 17th century and give thanks for all the priests trained in Spain who have served in Scotland.
Photo of the tabernacle of Toledo Cathedral.



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