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5 responses to “Exciting Day for the Scottish Episcopal Church”

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    Chris

    In the excitement of welcoming the news, let’s remember a wee prayer for the people of St Michael’s, who are going to miss our new bishop dreadfully. A well-loved priest’s departure leaves a huge gap in people’s lives.

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  2. ryan Avatar
    ryan

    Exciting! I suspect that those with names beginning with ‘Ke’ and ending with ‘in’ are uniquely suited to the episcopate 😉

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  3. Stewart Avatar
    Stewart

    That’s an idea Ryan – another SEC episcopate is about to go vacant if I have read the latest issue of Inspires on-line correctly.

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  4. Stewart Avatar
    Stewart

    Ryan – We should also note that there is a vacancy in the Southwark Diocese with +Christopher, the Area Bishop of Woolwich, now the Bishop-designate of Southwark.

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    1. kelvin Avatar
      kelvin

      I used to live round the corner from +Christopher when he was Rector of St Dunstan’s in Stepney.

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