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Bishop’s response to BBC documentary on Peter Ball
15th January 2020
Following the broadcast of the BBC documentary about Peter Ball this week, I share the shame expressed by many bishops that the actions of Peter Ball could have gone undetected,… Read more »
Valediction of the Archdeacon of St Albans
13th January 2020
Evensong at St Albans Cathedral on Saturday, 11th January was also the service of valediction for the 62nd Archdeacon of St Albans. As he himself pointed out, this was not… Read more »
Hatfield’s Night Shelter: comfort + food brings joy
13th January 2020
This article first appeared in issue 2 of Alban Life (March 2019) – a quarterly printed magazine which is distributed to all parishes in the diocese. Click here to read… Read more »
#LiveLent 2020: Care for God’s Creation
13th January 2020
The #LiveLent campaign for 2020, starting on Ash Wednesday, has been inspired and informed by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s 2020 Lent Book, Saying Yes to Life by Ruth Valerio (see below). It aims… Read more »
Bishop Alan’s New Year Message
2nd January 2020
The Bishops of St Albans New Year message for 2020: “I guess all of us have hopes and fears for the coming year. Like many others I’ll be making some… Read more »
New Year Honours 2020
2nd January 2020
Among the New Year Honours awarded this new year in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire are: Andrew Brown, OBE. Secretary and lately Chief Surveyor, Church Commissioners for England. For services to the… Read more »
Rebuilding Politics – one relationship at a time
9th December 2019
This article first appeared in issue 5 of Alban Life – a quarterly printed magazine which is distributed to all parishes in the diocese. Click here to read more articles… Read more »
Next Archdeacon of St Albans Announced
2nd December 2019
Hitchin Vicar, Rev’d Canon Dr Jane Mainwaring, will leave St Mark’s Church, Hitchin, after 16 years to become the Archdeacon of St Albans, one of three archdeacons in St Albans… Read more »
