The Bishop of Ebbsfleet's Pastoral Letters

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2010
September 2010 - Electing a New General Synod
August 2010 - The General Synod at York
July 2010 - Looking at Ruins ...
June 2010 - The Secular Assault on the Church
May 2010 - Last month RITA, this month the Synodical Process ...
April 2010 - Is RITA rght?
March 2010 - Sing a New Song to the Lord
February 2010 - Anglo-Catholics & the See of Peter
January 2010 - Christian Unity

2009
December 2009 - News from Rome
November 2009 - Praying for the Dead
October 2009 - Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
September 2009 - The Cup of Salvation
August 2009 - The Bread of Life
July 2009 - Sic transit gloria mundi
June 2009 - The Flower of Grass
May 2009 - Charabancs and Pilgrimages
April 2009 - A Spiritual Credit Crunch
March 2009 - Learning the Catholic Faith
February 2009 - Forward in Love?
January 2009 - New Year in Ferment

2008
December 2008 - The Word of God dwelling among us
November 2008 - Alas! Poor St Andrew
October 2008 - From the Holy Mountain
September 2008 - Lourdes 150
August 2008 - Spoilt for Choice
July 2008 - Holidays and Holy Days
June 2008 - SS Peter & Paul
May 2008 - St Dunstan's Day
April 2008 - An Absent Body and a Present Body
March 2008 - A Crime of Passion
February 2008 - Keeping Lent - Eastern Style
January 2008 - An Exciting New Future

2007
December 2007 - Let all mortal flesh keep silence
November 2007 - Remembrance Day
October 2007 - Romantic but Wrong ...
September 2007 - 1662 & 1962
August 2007 - A Gift of Bibles
July 2007 - Going into the Church
June 2007 - Adolescent Ebbsfleet
May 2007 - [Re-]Converting England
April & Easter 2007 - Word of Life: Bread of Life (not just in Bristol!)
March 2007 - There's more to it than gay adoption ...
February 2007 - Feeling S.A.D.?

2006
Christmass 2006 & New Year 2007 - Holy Families
December 2006 - I Beheld and, Lo, a Great Multitude ...
November 2006 - Lectio Divina
October 2006 - Generation X and Ebbsfleet Vigil-X
September 2006 - Thank Goodness for Tina Beattie
August 2006 - Women Bishops - Where Now?
July 2006 - Paying Our Way
June 2006 - Called to Serve as Deacons and Priests
May 2006 - Alleluia! But What About St Mark?
April 2006 - The Mysteries of April
March 2006 - Cultural and Social Liberalism
February 2006 - TEA and CAKE
Janaury 2006 - Tribus Miraculis

2005
December 2005 - Eats, shoots and leaves
November 2005 - Women Bishops?
October 2005 - One World Week and Military Conflicts
September 2005 - Alpha, Bisto & Omega
August 2005 - Hard Facts about Families
July 2005 - A New Humanism
June 2005 - A New Government and a New Start
May 2005 - 'All Such Good Works ...'
April 2005 - A Royal Wedding
Easter 2005 - Alleluia, Christ is Risen!
March 2005 - The Vicar of Dibley and the Flying Bishops
February 2005 - Storm, Tempest and Tsunami
Janaury 2005 - Body, Mind and Spirit

2004
Christmas 2004 - On Earth Peace, Good Will among Men
December 2004 - The Immaculate Conception
November 2004 - IP or not IP
October 2004 - Year of the Eucharist
September 2004 - Stand up for Jesus!
August 2004 - Five Young Men Needed
July 2004 - The Apostolate of Women
June 2004 - The Ebbsfleet Rule of Life
May 2004 - Tithes, Half-Tithes and the Decent Bason
April 2004 - Celebrating Easter Faith
March 2004 - Therapeutic Cloning
February 2004 - Ebbsfleet X
January 2004 - Peace and Unity

2003
Advent 2003 - A Happy Christian Christmas
November 2003 - The Communion of Saints
October 2003 - Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation
September 2003 - Autumn Activity
August 2003 - The Nomination of Jeffrey John
July 2003 - The Calling of the Baptised
June 2003 - Praying for Priests at Petertide
May 2003 - Politics and the Pulpit
Easter 2003 - The Light of Christ
Lent 2003 - Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving
Candlemass 2003 - War and Peace
Epiphany 2003 - Proclamation of the Date of Easter

2002
Advent 2002 - The Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary
October 2002 - Stewardship of God's Creation
Summer 2002 - Opportunities for Christian Growth
Pentecost 2002 - Reconnecting with those who have become separated from the life of the Church
Easter 2002 - Science does not disprove religion
Lent 2002 - The Sacrament of Reconciliation

2001
Advent 2001 - Advent and Christmas are a new beginning for the world

The Bishop of Ebbsfleet
Bishop's House, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OXON OX13 6JP
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 390746
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