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