Diocesan Synod 11th March 2023
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Bishop Ian’s Charge to Synod
Bishop Ian gave his Charge to Synod in two parts, the first in the morning and the second in the afternoon.
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Part 1 (morning session)
‘I am the vine,’ says Jesus. ‘You are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit.’
Part 2 (afternoon session)
‘I am sometimes asked questions like, “Does the Church have a future?” The question disturbs me, but my main feeling about it is that it is the wrong question. The real question seems to me more like, “Does the future have a Church? And what will it be like?” For me, it’s a better question because although I don’t know the answer, I trust in a God who does.’
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Report on Synod
Carol Aitchison provides a report for what was her final Synod as Bishop’s PA and Office Manager.
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