The nights may be getting darker, but it's a great excuse for evening hot cocoa.

We say goodbye to Bishop Worcester on Sunday at a special service in Worcester Cathedral at 4pm, all are welcome. In this video Bishop John reflects on his time in the diocese and the importance of letting go well.

From today’s Morning Prayer

Sunderland archdeacon to be next Dean of Guildford churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/…

'I was glad when they said to me, 'Let us go to the house of the Lord!'' Psalm 122:1

We’re deeply saddened to hear that Robert Willis, our former Dean, has died. Our thoughts & prayers are with Fletcher, their family & friends. Robert was much-loved, and had a profound effect in his 22 years of service at the Cathedral. May he Rest In Peace and Rise in Glory

'To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens!' Psalm 123: 1

🔔JOB ALERT!🔔 We are seeking to appoint one tenor and one bass lay clerk to join New College Choir from January 2025. Applications due by 4 November. Further details here: newcollegechoir.com/blog/?pid=0&ni…

'Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable' Psalm 145: 3

The DRAMA of this! Archbishop of Paris SINGING to the organ of Notre Dame to ‘waken up, you sacred instrument’, after 5 years of sleep. The organ answers him with a fanfare!

'The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand for ever' Isaiah 40:8

St Jerome’s account of the end of the life of St John the Evangelist, whose Feast is today. If only more people heard us Christians and our leaders saying *this* a little more insistently, our message might sound more credible. ‘Little children, love one another.’

A warm fire and a good book by Emily Grace Bevan. Remembering her father, NVB. A great Headmaster

'Let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.' Hebrews 4: 16

'And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent' John 17: 3

'The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore.' Psalm 121: 7-8

‘Build bridges, not walls’. Great sermon by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re at funeral of Pope Francis.

Proud husband

'O give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever' Psalm 136: 26

We welcome the new Archbishop Designate, Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE who will be the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury. We join in praying for her as she prepares to lead the Church of England and the Anglican Communion. cofeguildford.org.uk/about-us/news/…