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From the Bishops

Latest news, sermons, speeches plus parish magazine articles from our Bishops.

Wed1 Sep 2010
  Rejoicing in the generosity of God leads to due reverence and responsibility (Parish magazine article Sept 2010). 'We have seen unbelievable pictures of endless swaths of brown oil’, writes Jim Wallis, ‘mixed with the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico, of dying wetlands and marshes, of miles of contaminated coastline, of dead birds and animals, of helpless and hopeless Gulf Coast residents sadly witnessing their livelihoods and their way of life slipping away’.
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Thu5 Aug 2010
  Open your life, open your hands (Parish magazine article - August). It was a real privilege to address the Ordination of Deacons service in Wells Cathedral in July. Not everything that we say as preachers strikes a chord with listeners, but I got a number of positive comments on this one and wanted to share something of its message with you on these pages.
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Fri16 Jul 2010
  Bishop urges rethink of farm sales policy. The Bishop of Bath and Wells today issued a statement urging Somerset County Council to rethink its plans to sell off part or all of its 6500 farm estate.
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Thu8 Jul 2010
  Bishop's Presidential Address to Diocesan Synod - July 2010. The full text of Bishop Peter's Presidential Address to Diocesan Synod on 7 July 2010.
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Mon5 Jul 2010
  

The Bishop of Taunton - Sermon at the Ordination of Deacons July 2010 photo

The Bishop of Taunton - Sermon at the Ordination of Deacons July 2010. Text of Bishop Peter Maurice's sermon at the Ordination Service at Wells Cathedral on Sunday 7 July 2010.
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Thu1 Jul 2010
  My favourite holiday (Parish magazine article - July). At this time of year many of us are packing for holidays or sharing snaps and memories of our few weeks in the sun and I’ve been thinking about my favourite holiday.
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Thu3 Jun 2010
  Bishop's plea for children. The Bishop of Bath and Wells, The Rt. Revd Peter Price warned the government not to risk the future of children as they seek to reduce the budget deficit.
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Tue1 Jun 2010
  Remembering to treat life as a gift from God (Parish magazine article - June). Like many others, Liz and I were stranded by the volcanic ash cloud. We had gone to Cairo after Easter to visit our eldest son who is teaching there and a 12 day trip turned into a three week stay!
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Fri28 May 2010
  Bishop visits Andrew House supported housing project. Staff and residents at Alabaré’s Andrew House in Clevedon have welcomed a very special visitor – the Bishop of Bath and Wells.
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Mon10 May 2010
  

Bishop Takes A Break To Play photo

Bishop Takes A Break To Play. Episcopal duties are not always formal cope and mitre occasions – sometimes they are just fun. So when the Bishop of Bath and Wells Rt Revd Peter Price toured Portishead deanery in his diocese he took time out to play and sing with local children.
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Sat1 May 2010
  Responsibilities build society, not rights (Parish magazine article - May). By the time this message is published, we will know the results of the 2010 General Election and may even have a new Government. The election was held at the end of a series of the most intense legislative parliaments in history, with some four thousand new laws entering the statute books.
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Sat17 Apr 2010
  Politicians put rights above responsibilities - Bishop Peter Price. The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Rt Revd Peter Price, today (Saturday) joined the general election campaign and criticised politicians who have put rights above responsibilities.
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Thu1 Apr 2010
  

Easter Sermon from the Bishop of Taunton photo

Easter Sermon from the Bishop of Taunton. The Bishop of Taunton's Easter Sermon, from the Sung Eucharist in Wells Cathedral on Easter Day.
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Mon29 Mar 2010
  Holy Week message from the Bishop of Bath and Wells. To follow Christ we must engage with the pain and suffering of our world.
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Sun21 Mar 2010
  Too much law leads to suspicion and fear, warns Bishop. Excessive legislation in the last ten years has created an increasing dominate state in which there is a culture of suspicion and a climate of fear, Rt Revd Peter Price, Bishop of Bath and Wells has warned.
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Thu18 Mar 2010
  Save the VAT Scheme, Urges Bishop. Bishop of Bath and Wells, Peter Price, has strongly backed a campaign aimed at saving Churches thousands of pounds in Value Added Tax.
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Wed17 Mar 2010
  Reflections on a visit to Summerlands - Bishop Peter Taunton. ‘I am honoured, so honoured that a Bishop came to see me’ were the words that rang through the corridor as I left a patient in Magnolia House. The words were accompanied by a curtsy. All of this from someone well into their 90s! It was both moving and humbling.
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Mon8 Mar 2010
  "Create a Fairer World" - Bishop's Challenge . Bishop uses address to Synod to challenge members to play their full part in creating a fairer society and world.
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Wed3 Mar 2010
  Chat Show Grilling for Bishop. The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Rt Revd Peter Price, will face a television chat show-style grilling next week.
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Wed17 Feb 2010
  A sobering thought - a message for Lent from Bishop Peter Taunton. Many of you will have read or heard about the report ‘An anatomy of Economic reality’ that was published just a few weeks ago. In a detailed and startling analysis it offered a snapshot of an increasingly divided nation where the richest 10% of the population are more than 100 times as wealthy as the poorest 10%. The prime minister described the findings of the report as ‘sobering.’
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Mon8 Feb 2010
  Bishop Warns of Dangers of Education Cuts. Bishop of Bath and Wells, Rt Revd Peter Price, has warned against cutting university funding. He believes such a move would be to the detriment of the nation as a whole.
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Fri15 Jan 2010
  New year, new beginnings. But what now for Haiti?. The Bishop of Bath & Wells on Haiti's emergency and the international community's response.
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Thu24 Dec 2009
  The Bishop of Taunton's Midnight Mass Sermon. Full text of the Sermon given by the Bishop of Taunton on Christmas Eve at Wells Cathedral.
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  The Bishop of Bath and Wells' Midnight Mass Sermon. Full text of the Bishop of Bath and Wells Midnight Mass sermon on Christmas Eve at Bath Abbey.
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Wed9 Dec 2009
  

Bishop's Christmas Message photo

Bishop's Christmas Message. Christmas message from the Rt Revd Peter Price, Bishop of Bath and Wells
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Wed25 Nov 2009
  Bishop's Walking Challenge to Diocese. Bishop of Bath and Wells Peter Price has challenged the people of his diocese to literally follow in his footsteps. He wants them to go out of their homes and Churches and walk among the community they serve.
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Fri6 Nov 2009
  Britain Should Take Lead on Disarmament says Bishop. Britain should lead the world and take the decision not to renew the Trident nuclear weapons system, according to the Bishop of Bath and Wells, Rt Revd Peter Price who says it would signal a commitment to nuclear non proliferation.
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Thu5 Nov 2009
  Afghan Population Alienated by Strategies - Bishop Peter. Counterinsurgency and counterterrorism strategies in Afghanistan have resulted in serious civilian casualties and the alienation of the population, according to a senior Church of England Bishop.
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  Bishop Defends BBC's Religious Thought. Bishop of Bath and Wells Peter Price has hit back at humanists who are demanding the chance to give a Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4.
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Fri16 Oct 2009
  Faith Communities and the World Crises - stop facing inwards, warns Bishop. Churches and faith communities must stop facing inwards, concentrating on their own problems, if they are to help deal with the world’s problems, a senior Church of England Bishop has warned.
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Thu8 Oct 2009
  Church Leaders Call for New Arms Treaty. Bishop of Bath and Wells Peter Price has called for a clamp down on the arms trade. He has joined calls for a new strong and effective Arms Trade Treaty.
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Wed22 Jul 2009
  Swine Flu - Advice to Clergy from Diocesan BIshops. Swine Flu guidance for clergy - letter from Diocesan Bishops
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