Chapter Letter Sunday 23 July to Saturday 5 August 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor In the ancient wheat fields at the time of Jesus there was a particular weed called darnel or tares…
Chapter Letter Sunday 9 to Saturday 22 July 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor The ordination services last weekend were, as always, a great delight: it was wonderful to see seventeen people ordained…
Chapter Letter Sunday 25 June to Saturday 8 July 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor I once heard a story about a boat man who had been carrying pilgrims across to Iona for over…
Chapter Letter Sunday 11 June to Saturday 24 June 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor Since I arrived in October it has been one long sequence of seasons and celebrations. From the Kingdom season…
Chapter Letter Sunday 28 May to Saturday 10 June 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor As the Election campaign continues apace we hear a great deal about how prospective governments and political parties will…
Chapter Letter Sunday 14 to Saturday 27 May 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor As I write this Chapter Letter President Trump has just sacked the Director of the…
Chapter Letter Sunday 30 April to Saturday 13 May 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor The Easter season marks the pinnacle of the Christian year, the very peak of the Christian story and…
Chapter Letter Sunday 23 to Saturday 29 April 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor Why do you come to church each Sunday? No doubt there as many answers to that question as…
Chapter Letter Sunday 2 to Saturday 15 April 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor The sound of a cock crowing is familiar to us all: a noise of the…
Chapter Letter Sunday 19 March to Saturday 1 April 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor The story of the woman at the well is a story of freedom, even transformation. But…
Chapter Letter Sunday 5 to Saturday 18 March 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor A procession is different from a parade. A parade is welcoming Lincoln City FC on…
Chapter Letter Sunday 19 February to Saturday 4 March 2017
Christine Wilson, Dean Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor How are you getting ready for Lent? Lent begins on Ash Wednesday March…