Defender of the Church of England: Biography of R.R.Williams, Bishop of Leicester
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Roger Helmer says Anglican hierarchy has dropped the gospel in favour of 'the new religion of climate alarmism' A Tory MEP has accused the Church of England of having "abandoned religious faith entirely and taken up the new religion of climate alarmism instead". Roger Helmer, who resigned from the Tory frontbench in Europe when the Westminster leadership dumped its promised referendum on...
Community News - Leicester Mercury (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Desford : The Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Revd Tim Stevens, will join worshippers in St Martin's Church, Desford , at 10.30am on Sunday November 15. The visit will mark the culmination of events celebrating the 800 th anniversary of the founding of St Martin's, whose patronal day falls on November 11.
I'm Getting Tired of Useless Desires... (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
A REMEMBRANCE Day ceremony in honour of Leicester’s war dead is due to take place at Victoria Park. The memorial service and parade will take place on Sunday, November 8, and about 3,000 people are expected to attend to pay their respects. The event will take place at the park’s war memorial at 10.55am, and will finish at 11.40am with a march past along Peace Walk. Leicester Lord Mayor...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Professor Hans Kung ( The Vatican thirst for power divides Christianity and damages Catholicism , 28 October) is wrong to suggest that the recent initiative of the pope will lead to the widespread disturbance of the Anglican faithful. One of my recent predecessors as bishop of Leicester left the Church of England on his retirement and became a Roman Catholic priest. Although much appreciated during...
Gartree Mission Partnership (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Saturday 14th November, Samworth Enterprise Academy, Trenant Road, Leicester, LE2 6TF - 9.15am - 3.30pm This is an opportunity for laity to spend a day with the Bishop of Leicester reflecting on how it is that we can both enjoy and share our faith more fully in everyday life with guest speaker the Rt. Revd Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Reading . Bishop Stephen has worked in parishes in London , Chichester...
Community News - Leicester Mercury (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Birstall: The Methodist Church hosted the Leicestershire County Council civic service led by the minister, the Rev Rachel Parkinson and the Bishop of Leicester the Rt Rev Tim Stevens. The church was packed with villagers and dignitaries from all parts of Leicestershire including the acting chief constable, the Lord Lieutenant and the chairman of the county council, Councillor Roger Wilson, who is a...
Community News - Leicester Mercury (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009
Leicester: Doug Holly gave a stimulating talk to the Leicester Secular Society about Friends of the Earth (FoE), and in particular the activities of the Leicester branch. FoE has been much involved in combating climate change and played a major part in steering the Climate Change Bill through Parliament. It became law, as the Climate Change Act, in 2008. Its provisions will require people to create...
Community News - Leicester Mercury (Free subscription) | 14/09/2009
Leicester: About 80 members of the public accepted the invitation from Leicester Secular Society to visit the Secular Hall as part of English Heritage Open Day. Among them was Roger Blackmore, The Lord Mayor Leicester. Over the years he has been a regular visitor but he was able to visit those areas of the hall not normally open to the public. Visitors were given a guided tour, saw a photographic exhibition...
Stories on Malawi (Free subscription) | 05/08/2009
Indigenous clergy have been elected to the episcopate in Lake Malawi and Northern Malawi this week, ending the era of missionary bishops from Britain and the United States leading the church in Central Africa. The Aug 1 elections of the Rev Leslie Mtekateka as bishop-elect of Northern Malawi, and the Ven Francis Kaulanda as bishop-elect of Lake Malawi permits the province to elect a new archbishop...
Stories on Malawi (Free subscription) | 21/07/2009
The House of Bishops of the Church of the Province of Central Africa has scheduled episcopal elections for Aug 1 for the Dioceses of Lake Malawi and Northern Malawi. Lake Malawi has been without a bishop since the death of Bishop Peter Nyanja in 2005. On July 29, 2005 the Vicar of Ealing the Rev. Nicholas Henderson was elected bishop of the rural Central African diocese. However, the election was challenged...
The Brooks Blog (Free subscription) | 13/02/2009
. . . from his speech yesterday in the House of Lords, of which Bhikhu is a Lord: "My Lords, I begin by thanking the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leicester for introducing this most impressive report with great wisdom and eloquence. This is the first time that 11 leading experts debated the subject among themselves, spoke to nearly 30,000 children, adults and professionals, and took three...
Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 13/01/2009
From EV News Lee Gatiss reports that on Sunday 11th January the Bishop of Leicester, Tim Stephens, appeared on the BBC’s debate show, "The Big Question". The issue was the consecration of women as bishops, something he himself is clearly in favour of. As part of his contribution he signalled that what Scripture says cannot be [...]
Times Online (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
When in 1961 the Bishop of Leicester, Dr Ronald Williams, suggested to the Duke of Rutland that he should appoint John Hughes to the living of Croxton Kerrial with Branston-by-Belvoir, the Duke accepted the nomination with reluctance, believing that Hughes would not be there very long. The Duke was proved to be right. Only two years later Hughes received a telephone call from the Bishop asking him...
Christian Today (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
A team of vicars led by the Bishop of Leicester the Rt Rev Tim Stevens is set to welcome thousands of bridestobe this weekend at the National Wedding Show at the NEC in Birmingham
Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Interviews by Bess Twiston Davies, TimesonLine Leading churchmen reflect on what was, and was not, achieved by the recent Lambeth conferenceInterviews by Bess Twiston Davies Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester After the acrimony and expectations of schism which preceded the Lambeth Conference, the actual experience of the conference took many of us by surprise. The honesty, candour [...]
Videos