Chapter Letter 18 September – 1 October 2016
Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Acting Dean & Subdean Philippa White, Succentor The gospel reading for this Sunday presents some real challenges. The parable of the dishonest servant who is…
Chapter Letter 4th – 17th September 2016
Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Acting Dean & Subdean Philippa White, Succentor Dietrich Bonhoeffer is one of the most puzzling and perplexing of recent theologians. Because he died, executed by…
Chapter Letter 21st August – 3rd September 2016
Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Acting Dean & Subdean Philippa White, Succentor Team GB seems to be doing quite well in the Olympics! As I write we stand second…
Chapter Letter 7th – 20th August 2016
Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Acting Dean & Subdean Philippa White, Succentor Summer seems to have taken a long time in coming this year: the weather hasn’t helped and a…
Chapter Letter 24th July – 6th August 2016
Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Acting Dean & Subdean Philippa White, Succentor Does God really listen to and answer prayer? I think I would find it much easier to answer…
Chapter Letter 10th – 23rd July 2016
Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Acting Dean & Subdean Philippa White, Succentor As I write this, on Thursday morning, there are six words constantly ringing out across the airwaves. The…
Chapter Letter 26th June – 9th July 2016
Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Acting Dean & Subdean Philippa White, Succentor I sit down to write this Chapter Letter on “Referendum Day” and by the time that this Letter…
Chapter Letter 1st – 14th May 2016
Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Acting Dean & Subdean Philippa White, Succentor This week, Eastertide shifts gears as we celebrate the feast of the Ascension. As a festival, it can…
Chapter Letter 17th – 30th April 2016
Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Acting Dean & Subdean Philippa White, Succentor The fourth Sunday of Easter (Sunday 17 April) is occasionally called Good Shepherd Sunday as the Bible readings…
Chapter Letter 3rd – 16th April 2016
Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor In the last Chapter Letter the Precentor wrote about how we walk during Holy Week with Jesus on His journey into…
Chapter Letter 20th March – 2nd April 2016
Gavin Kirk, Precentor Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor Elsewhere in this letter you will find news of marathons: a 10k run and a spring walk,…
Chapter Letter 6th – 19th March 2016
Gavin Kirk, Precentor Mark Hocknull, Chancellor John Patrick, Subdean Philippa White, Succentor Today we reach mid-Lent Sunday – Mothering Sunday to almost everybody, but it’s more ancient title is Laetare…