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Give a gift this Christmas and support local charities
With Christmas just a month away, towns are packed with shoppers all looking for that last minute, perfect present. Why not give a gift locally this Christmas and do something […]
Have we abandoned compassion as the UN Rapporteur claims?
The UN’s rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Professor Philip Alston, has delivered a heart-breaking report on the impact of austerity on the UK, declaring that we have abandoned […]
Making Cornwall a place of sanctuary ‘would make life better for us all’
Making Cornwall a place of sanctuary for others will have the knock-on effect of making the county a better, safer and more supportive place for all of us to live, […]
Date announced for service to welcome new Bishop of Truro
The 16th Bishop of Truro, Philip Mounstephen, will be given a warm welcome to the diocese in a service at Truro Cathedral on Saturday, January 12, 2019. The service will see […]
Synod asked to feed into diocesan Safer Recruitment policy
The last meeting of diocesan synod for 2018 took place this weekend at County Hall in Truro. Safeguarding formed the main part of the meeting with the Safer Recruitment policy […]
We Will Remember Them
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in […]
Keeping Cornwall safe in the Home Guard
Roy Olver was 16 when war broke out. He was living and working on his family’s farm at Terras, just outside of St Stephens near St Austell, and remembers Mrs […]
Survivors urged to take part in Truth Project
Bishop Chris has urged people who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse to consider contributing to the ongoing national inquiry chaired by Professor Alexis Jay. The Truth Project is a part […]
Coffee mornings, bake sales and Gift Aid
The HM Treasury is highlighting steps that charities should take to ensure that fundraising at coffee mornings and bake sales can be eligible for Gift Aid. Gift Aid can be […]
The DAC – is it just an abbreviated bureaucratic hoop to jump through?
Managing a diocese inevitably involves jargon and a bewildering array of abbreviations, DAC, BDC, OFS, CMS, TMS to name a few. All of which can be intimidating and excluding. And […]
