From the Bishop’s desk
Sleep in the Park
SLEEP IN THE PARK Diocesan Challenge 8th December 7pm-6am COME AND JOIN Bishop John and the Diocesan office staff as
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Bishop’s Synod Address – Oct 2018
The Bishop’s Address from Diocesan Synod on 25 October 2018 is now available online Click here
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Invitation for bids for Bishop’s Lent Appeal 2019
The Bishop of Edinburgh is inviting bids and nominations from people across the Diocese for what could be the focus
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Happy Easter!
“I’ve learnt to love Easter. I know this must sound a bit strange but Easter Day when I was a
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Bishop John’s Address to Edinburgh Diocesan Synod, 17th March 2018
2 Cor 4.1-12; John 4.31-38 In his well-known poem, The Bright Field, R S Thomas describes how in our rush
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Giving up or Taking up? Bishop John reflects
Welcome to Lent. Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, a period of 40 days leading up to
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Happy New Year to our Politicians
I want to wish a happy new year to all our politicians. Being a politician at the moment must be
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Christmas greeting from +John, Bishop of Edinburgh
Hello, Christmas, in the northern hemisphere, comes at just about the darkest time of the year, so it’s not surprising
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Bishop John’s Address to Synod – Autumn 2017
Synod met again on Thursday 26th October, hosted by St Michael’s, Linlithgow. Bishop John gave the following address, asking what
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