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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From the Bishop’s desk
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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Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
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
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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A greeting for the New Year from Bishop John
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
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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