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Timetable for new MMF consultation is finalised
A timetable for the consultation over the new method of allocating the Mission and Ministry Fund among parishes has been finalised. The November 2017 meeting of the Truro Diocesan Synod […]
Why Remembering Remembrance Day can be hard
Remembrance Day is a time when people gather to stand together, to remember, reflect and give thanks for everyone who sacrificed so much for the lives we all enjoy today. […]
Presidential Address – Synod November 2017
BISHOP CHRIS NOVEMBER 2017 SYNOD 29 do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. 30 For it […]
Revd Canon Chris Malkinson bids fond farewell to Padstow
There were no doubt a few tears and more than a few laughs in Padstow this weekend as the community came together to say goodbye to popular vicar Revd Canon […]
Halloween – something to revile, run from or embrace?
Halloween, for Christians, can be a confusing, challenging even irritating time of year. Some might be tempted to turn off all the lights and pretend not be home, others to […]
Dwindling, aging congregations? How very dare he!
“Optimism is a precondition for any job in the Church of England. But the overwhelming impression is of dwindling, ageing congregations: homely, well-mannered and kindly folk increasingly out of joint […]
A lone pilgrim on the Cornish Celtic Way
Being a pilgrim on the Cornish Celtic Way, if you’re a bishop, is, as Bishop Chris would testify, wonderful. Lots of people to walk alongside, the kindness of churches opening […]
Seven new Readers licensed at ’empowering’ service
Saturday (October 14) was a red-letter day for Readers across the diocese. Readers joined family, friends, clergy and congregation members in a celebration of Reader Ministry and to witness Bishop […]
Vocations: Student Jemima Bush works her way through an array of choices
Few of us are fortunate enough to have an unequivocal sense of vocation, something that gives an unmistakable direction to our lives. For many it is more nuanced, their sense […]
A Grand Adventure for the team behind the Huddle Cafe in Falmouth
Matt and Bianca. Even their names are cool. And not just because they sound like an 80s band. Matt and Bianca are the two new managers of the Huddle, a […]
