Loneliness can be particularly acute at this time of year. Alan hopes to come
to Glasgow City Mission for his Christmas Dinner as, otherwise, he would be
on his own with no family nearby.
Thank you once again for your
help.
Graham Steven
Partnerships and
Communications Manager.
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The Most Rev David Chillingworth has announced that he will retire as
Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and as Primus of the Scottish
Episcopal Church at the end of July this year.
Bishop David was consecrated Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane
in 2005 and was elected Primus in 2009.
In his leadership roles in Scotland,
Bishop David has consistently
encouraged the church to become more
missional. In his diocese, he has
developed the Casting the Net initiative.
In the wider life of the Scottish Episcopal
Church, he encouraged the
establishment of the Whole Church
Mission and Ministry Policy. He believes
that mission is rooted in faith commitment and in a deep understanding of
history and context. He has worked to sustain the unity of the church as it
addressed human sexuality issues.
Bishop David has also been deeply involved in the life of the Anglican
Communion, serving as a member of the Anglican Communion Standing
Committee. He has exercised leadership in Continuing Indaba, a movement
which attempts to establish ‘honest conversation across difference in the
cause of mission’ across the Anglican Communion. He also serves as the
Anglican Co-Chair of the International Dialogue between the Anglican
Communion and the World Communion of Reformed Churches. His work in
the Anglican Communion was recognised by the award of an Honorary
Degree from the University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee
Ordained in 1976, Bishop David spent the next 29 years in the ministry of
the Church of Ireland within Northern Ireland. Much of that time was spent in
places which were deeply affected by the Northern Ireland conflict.
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