• Visit of the Primus, the Most Rev Mark Strange

    It was great to be with the Primus, the Most Rev Mark Strange this morning in St Mary’s in which he talked about authority and what he’s been discovering since being elected as Primus.

    Here’s his sermon:

    Here’s the forum conversation we had after the service in which we talked about he Anglican Communion, the Scottish Episcopal Church, how we relate to the Church of Scotland and other churches in Scotland and lots more:

    Here’s the Q and A with questions from the congregation:

3 responses to “Englandwatch”

  1. mmartha Avatar
    mmartha

    This strikes me as a well-needed reflection. Generally speaking, betrayal
    sinks to other levels also. Character is still a word I use. If anyone fails to find it in a person, then here are other words that come to mind: Advertencia! Watch out!

  2. mmartha Avatar
    mmartha

    Dr. Williams’ tone in his York address on moving forward to the work about women bishops evidenced a calm and responsible approach that surely would be recognized as churchmanship.

    1. kelvin Avatar

      Yes – I heard that too. He did sound calm and responsible.

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