The 2022 Pusey House Theological Conference, entitled Descent of the Dove: Knowing and Loving in Spirit and Truth, will consider the person and work of the Holy Spirit, and the transformations which arise from knowledge in, faith in, and encounter with Him. The conference will be held at Oxford from Monday 4th – Wednesday 6th July 2022. We [...]
Details of The Chrism Masses from The Right Reverend Tony Robinson, Bishop of Wakefield Dear Fathers, Dear Deacons, Dear Friends Chrism Masses 2022 (and the Ebbsfleet Lent Course) After three years where we have been unable to gather together for the Regional Chrism Masses, I grateful to the Deans and Chapters of Bristol, Exeter [...]
The other part of the rhyme of course is… ‘where it rains six days out of seven!’ This of course is not true – it is always shiny and bright here in the gorgeous South-West of England – the sun always shines, it is just sometimes there are clouds between you and it! But [...]
The See of Ebbsfleet in the Derby diocese, as no doubt in most places, has been responding energetically to the challenges thrown up by Covid and the prospect of widespread parish reorganization. We are in close dialogue with the Diocese as we try to see a way forward which will deliver growth and self-confidence for [...]
Dear Friends, this is not so much a report on the life of the Ebbsfleet Community in the Diocese of Lichfield where I minister, but rather a reflection that draws together two specific areas of work and ministry in the light of the Gospel reading of Luke chapter 4:18-19: “The Spirit of the Lord is [...]
Keeping Lent, dispelling fear You may already be well advanced in the arrangements for keeping Lent in prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Familiar devotions, such as the Stations of the Cross, are a welcome discipline, as is the offer of a Lent book. Covid has made it much more difficult to set up Lent groups [...]
There has been a church on the site of St Edmund’s Church in Dudley (also known as Bottom Church) for over 1,000 years! The original church was largely destroyed in the Civil War and was rebuilt in 1724. When some of the floor needed to be removed, it was an opportunity to see what [...]
"..For I was hungry and you gave me food.." (Matthew 25:35). With these words Jesus commends the righteous who will be rewarded, and gives us an example of a practical ways in which we can express our faith. Ebbsfleet parishes in the diocese of Coventry seek to respond to the call to love our neighbour [...]
An Ebbsfleet parish in the Bristol diocese has recently begun a monthly bilingual Mass in Konkani and English. Konkani is the language of Goa, and is spoken by about seven million people worldwide. Swindon has one of the largest Goan populations in the UK, at over 20,000 people, many of whom are first generation migrants. [...]
There are very few Society parishes in Bath and Wells (6) and two of those are in vacancy. One vacancy is likely to be filled shortly with a good Society priest, and the appointment process is under way with the other. Fr Brendan Clover at St John's, Clevedon, is making a tremendous impact in the [...]