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Diocesan Synod Presidential Address September 2022
A church which unashamedly embraces an innovative, pioneering culture Constant change, they say, ironically, is here to stay, adding, just for fun, that nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. […]
Sermon for HM The Queen
September 11, 2022 It was always said that people could remember just where they were when they heard of the death of President Kennedy. I am just old enough myself […]
Post-Lambeth 2022
Dear sisters and brothers We write having just returned from the Lambeth Conference. It was a significant event in the life of the global church that we all belong to, […]
Presidential Address: Diocesan Synod May 28, 2022
Bishop Philip Mounstephen Friends, I want to say to you today without equivocation or apology that what we are trying to do in the Diocese of Truro at the moment […]
Christmas Day Sermon 2021
Christmas 1981, 40 years ago this year, was a sobering and sad time in Cornwall. Beneath the tinsel and glitter there was real sadness. Just six days before, the Penlee […]
When was the last time you prayed?
Depending on how old you are the answer might be different. Our normal expectation is that the older you are the more likely you are to pray. That sense can […]
September Synod’s Presidential Address: We are at a crossroads
I want to let you into a secret at the very start of this new Synod: unequivocally and unapologetically I believe in God! Jesus Christ is risen from the dead, […]
It all started at General Synod….
It all started when I was called to speak in a housing debate at the Church of England’s General Synod. I wasn’t expecting to be called, but I took the […]
G7 outcomes….
So what did you make of the G7 meeting here in Cornwall? I joined a residents’ Facebook page in the run up to the event and I’m well aware that […]
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
‘Sorry seems to be the hardest word.’ So sang Sir Elton John many years ago. And I think he’s right. Saying sorry doesn’t always come easily to us. There’s a […]
