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From the Bishop’s desk

From the Bishop's desk News 

Alleluia! Christ is Risen!

9th April 20236th April 2023 Mirnada Heggie 119 Views

A Happy Easter to all from the Rt Rev Dr John Armes, Bishop of Edinburgh

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Chrism Mass – St Mary’s Cathedral. 3rd April 2023

3rd April 20236th April 2023 Mirnada Heggie 177 Views

1 Samuel 3.1-10; Luke 7.36-50 Be careful what you wish for. I wonder what Simon the Pharisee had in mind

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Bishop’s Lent Appeal 2023

14th February 202323rd February 2023 Simon Filsell 944 Views

In the Scottish Episcopal Church we believe it is a priority to provide high-quality training to form the next generation

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A greeting for the New Year from Bishop John

12th January 202312th January 2023 Mirnada Heggie 225 Views

The New Year always neatly coincides with the Feast of the Epiphany in the Christian Calendar. This feast celebrates how

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Bishop John’s sermon from Remembrance Sunday, at St Giles Cathedral

17th November 202217th November 2022 Mirnada Heggie 269 Views

13th November 2022 Remembrance Sunday St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh Micah 4.1-5; Revelation 21.1-7; Matthew 5.1-12 Diary entry for Sunday 31st

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Bishop John’s Address at the Diocesan Synod – October 2022

1st November 20227th November 2022 Mirnada Heggie 259 Views

Address to the Edinburgh Diocesan Synod 27th October 2022 A few days after I returned from the Lambeth Conference I

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Bishop John’s sermon for the Ordination of Deacons, St Mary’s Cathedral, on Sunday 25 September

28th September 202228th September 2022 Mirnada Heggie 592 Views

Isaiah 52.7-12; Romans 12.1-12; Luke 5.1-11 ‘The Smoke that Thunders’, ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ – perhaps better known to us as the Victoria

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Bishop John’s Sermon on the death of Queen Elizabeth II

12th September 202215th September 2022 Mirnada Heggie 724 Views

St Mary’s Cathedral, during the period of our National Mourning Sunday 11 September 2022 Micah 4.1-15; Ephesians 3.14-21; John 6.35-40

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A message from Bishop John on the death of the Queen

9th September 20229th September 2022 Mirnada Heggie 255 Views

My Dear Sisters and Brothers ‘There was evening, there was morning…’ a new day. May I offer my love and

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Ten Things I’ll Remember about Lambeth 2022

15th August 202215th August 2022 Mirnada Heggie 391 Views

Now that the 2022 Lambeth Conference is over, and Clare and I are back in Edinburgh, here are ten of

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