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Clergy caring creatively with live-streaming and daffodils
With life everywhere looking very different under the shadow of the coronavirus crisis, it has been incredibly encouraging to see how Cornish churches are responding to the Archbishop of Canterbury […]
Archbishop of Canterbury to lead national broadcast on Sunday
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is to lead a national broadcast as the Church of England responds to the challenge of becoming a “different sort of church” in the […]
Coronavirus: a pastoral statement from the Rt Revd Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Truro
My friends, I’m sharing this message today not just with the clergy and people of the Diocese of Truro, but with everyone here in Cornwall at what is a very challenging time for us all. You’ll […]
Archbishops call for Church of England to become radically different as public worship put on hold to help stem spread of coronavirus
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York are calling for Church of England churches to put public worship on hold and become a “different sort of church” in the coming months […]
Go to church … without actually going to church? Yep!
MONDAY UPDATE: click here for a link to the service, for you to watch. People who cannot make it to church on Sunday now have a new option to watch […]
Coronavirus: practical guidance for parishes and statement from Bishop Philip
In light of the continued increase of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the United Kingdom, the guidance of the Church of England is to suspend the administration of the chalice as […]
Bishop Philip leads service of thanksgiving for hospital chaplains at RCHT
Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust’s chaplains came together for a service of thanksgiving on Tuesday, March 3. The service was led by Bishop Philip, who was welcomed to the chapel at […]
Cross of St Piran Awards
Bishop Philip apologised for what might be considered a ‘staggering lack of imagination’ when he said what he really wanted to talk about at the Thanksgiving Service for those being […]
St Piran’s Day parade in Truro – a joyous event and even the weather played nice!
Bishop Philip was delighted to join this year’s St Piran’s Day parade in Truro. This year, Truro composer and Truro Male Voice Choir musical director, Russell Pascoe, was commissioned to […]
An ex-commando, creativity and the Cross of St Piran
What does a Cross of St Piran Award mean to a man who already has a tidy stash of medals and honours following his time in the elite 4 5 […]
