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Stigmata, before and after - The Church Times
WEB15 hours ago · DESPITE popular misconceptions, St Francis of Assisi was neither the first nor the last stigmatic; but tracing the history of stigmata before and after him can help us to identify what made Francis special in this regard. In Galatians 6.17, Paul claimed: “I carry the marks of Jesus branded on my body” — the word “marks” being stigmata in New Testament Greek, subsequently transposed ...
Hundreds gather in Cambridge for - The Church Times
WEB15 hours ago · THREE hundred and fifty delegates gathered this week for the 2024 Festival of Preaching, in its first residential form since before the pandemic. A further 100 or so joined sessions via the live stream. The event took place in Cambridge for the first time, at Great St Mary’s and St John’s College, near by, with a brief foray to Michaelhouse ...
Kyiv defends ban on religious ties - The Church Times
WEB15 hours ago · A Ukrainian serviceman, Gennadiy Yudin, stands inside an Orthodox church heavily damaged by a Russian bombing in Novoekonomichne, on Tuesday. THE Ukrainian government has defended a new law banning religious ties with Russia (News, 23 August, 30 August). Law 8371, On Protecting the Constitutional Order in the Field of Religious Organisations ...
News - Church Times
WEBSep 13, 2024 · A RETIRED priest who was found in possession of the drugs crystal meth and ketamine has been permanently barred from ministry in the Church of England, despite his claim that they assisted him in his “pastoral mission”. 10 Sep 2024.
UK news - Church Times
WEBSep 13, 2024 · The Church Times. Archdeacon with church-growth remit to be Bishop of Southampton. THE next Suffragan Bishop of Southampton, in Winchester diocese, is to be the Ven. Rhiannon King, currently the Archdeacon of the Ipswich, in St Edmundsbury & Ipswich diocese, Downing Street announced on Friday
New churches are dropping the word ‘church’, report finds
WEB13 August 2024. istock. DIOCESES have jettisoned the use of the word “church” in describing the “new things” being established in their parishes, raising questions about what theology is being applied in the Church of England, an independent report says. New Things: A theological investigation into the work of starting new churches ...
UK news in brief - The Church Times
WEBMar 8, 2024 · Jubilate releases Holy Week and Easter music. A NEW collection of 12 hymns and songs for Holy Week and Easter, Journey to Resurrection, has been compiled by Jubilate (News, 11 February 2022), which is offering the full digital album and resources for each item for free this Lent, to selected church publications, leaders, and music co-ordinators.The collection, written, compiled, and recorded ...
Coronavirus (Covid-19) - The Church Times
WEBJul 2, 2024 · Tackle post-Covid health inequality, Bishop of London tells Government. THE Government must address “widening health inequality” in UK communities as part of its response to the first report of the UK Covid-19 inquiry, the Bishop of London, the Rt Revd Sarah Mullally, has said
Faith - Church Times
WEBAug 30, 2024 · 16th Sunday after Trinity. 15 September, Proper 19: Isaiah 50.4-9a; Psalm 116.1-8; James 3.1-12; Mark 8.27-end
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