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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

“I’ve learnt to love Easter. I know this must sound a bit strange but Easter Day when I was a

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

Welcome to Lent. Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, a period of 40 days leading up to

I want to wish a happy new year to all our politicians. Being a politician at the moment must be

Hello, Christmas, in the northern hemisphere, comes at just about the darkest time of the year, so it’s not surprising

Synod met again on Thursday 26th October, hosted by St Michael’s, Linlithgow. Bishop John gave the following address, asking what

Hello. Behind me you can see our wonderful Cathedral – a place of peace and prayerfulness all through the year.

We spoke to Bishop John about hope after the June election, Grenfell and the Cross. If video isn’t for you

I have much pleasure in wishing my many Muslim friends and acquaintances a very happy Eid. In saying that, I