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Trumpet Call
Do you play the trumpet, or do you know anyone who does? Having resolved the timpani drum transport crisis, we are now in need of a couple of trumpet players for Sunday morning. The music is Schubert in G and the Hallelujah Chorus (to be sung by the whole congregation). There is no fee attached…
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A spine tingling start
We had a great start to Holy Week yesterday. A very full church in the morning with an excellent procession outside and back into church. All glory, laud and honour! At night, my spine was tingled more than once by the choir. In particular, the repeated phrase “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, turn to the Lord your God”…
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Morning Prayer for Holy Week
That’s Morning Prayer for Holy week all prepared and uploaded and ready for printing.
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Sermon – Diocesan Evensong
Here is the sermon that I preached a couple of weeks ago at the Diocesan Choral Evensong.
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Diversity Champions
Hey everyone. Stonewall have issued its list of the top 100 employers who are part of its Diversity Champions programme. That is those employers who are working to promote lesbian, gay and bisexual equality in the workplace in the belief that people perform better when they can be themselves. Check out the latest list and…
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New Corporate Image
The proofs of the new corporate image for the Scottish Episcopal Church have arrived at last today. It has been quite a job for the Information and Communication Board and I was getting worried that they would not arrive in time for this year’s General Synod to approve them. Synod will actually be part of…
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Relation of College of Bishops to the General Synod
Someone asked me recently what the relationship was between the College of Bishops and the General Synod. It is a good question. Fortunately, the code of canons is quite specific about this. Canon 52 Section 20 is helpfully clear: The Primus may at any time, when requested to do so by the College of Bishops,…
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Latest official response from the Scotland to the Covenant proposal
The Faith and Order Board of the Scottish Episcopal Church has published a response to the St Andrews Draft of the proposed Anglican Covenant. You can read it all here.
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