Bishops Lent Appeal: Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre for Disabled Children
We are delighted to announce that we have remitted the sum of £13,885 to the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre for
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From the Bishop’s desk
A statement on behalf of the Edinburgh Interfaith Association
As friends of the Edinburgh Interfaith Association, Bishop John co-signed their latest statement in response to the Southport atrocities and
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Janet McKinnell steps down as Warden of Lay Readers
The Diocese of Edinburgh’s Warden of Lay Readers, Janet McKinnell, will step down after 15 years of service, The Bishop of
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New Diocesan Secretary appointed
Professor Wilson Poon will be the Diocese of Edinburgh’s next Diocesan Secretary, the Bishop of Edinburgh has announced. Wilson is
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Bishop John’s Diocesan Synod Address, 24th February 2024
If I had not been at Synod this morning, I would have been at the Castle, in the Memorial Chapel,
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Bishop’s Lent Appeal 2024
This year’s Bishop’s Lent Appeal is in aid of the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre, located under the Mount of Olives
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A very Happy Christmas from Bishop John!
Isaiah 7:14 ” Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” On this Christmas
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Bishop John’s Address from Autumn Synod
Synod Address, October 2023 In opening this Synod, let me focus firstly on a couple of more domestic matters. I
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A statement from Bishop John following the passing of Bishop Keith Riglin, Bishop of Argyll and The Isles
This is a time of great sorrow as we mourn the death of Bishop Keith Riglin, Bishop of Argyll and
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Bishop John’s sermon from 20 August
20th August 2023. St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh Isaiah 56.1, 6-8; Romans 11.1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15.21-28 What would you do if
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