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Finn Cross to be dedicated and installed in Truro Cathedral
Wednesday 12 September 2018: On Sunday 16 September, the Finn Cross, a modern bronze sculpture made by artist Michael Finn, will be dedicated and permanently installed in Truro Cathedral in a …
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Our Father Willis Organ receives some TLC
Delivered by boat and installed in the cathedral in 1887, the Father Willis Organ is a treasured piece of Truro Cathedral’s heritage. Built by Willis, widely regarded as one of the greatest organ …
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Truro Cathedral Bells
While the sound of our cathedral bells, on a Sunday morning perhaps, or on Tuesday evenings when we practise or at other times, may for many of us be something which we take for granted it does seem …
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Fake News
We are living in the age of fake news. President Trump’s use of fake news as an excuse for when things go wrong seems to be a common cry these days. The problem is that fake news works both ways; the …
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Christening at Circus Fantasia
Through his years as a priest, Canon Alan thinks he has christened somewhere between 300 and 400 babies. That being said, he has never before had the opportunity to fill in the registers and name …
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Hol(y)days
Between 1993 and 1996, the dear old Church of England spent a not small amount of money, on my ordination training. Placing me in nice surroundings in rural Oxfordshire, with 70 other people who were …
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Thank You Truro Symphony Orchestra
On Saturday 21 July, hundreds of eager concert goers poured into the cathedral for Truro Symphony Orchestra's Summer Concert. The Russian theme didn't disappoint with a highlight being Prokofiev's …
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Diocesan Pastures New for Rev'd Jane
After three years working at the heart of the cathedral team as our assistant curate, at the morning eucharist on Sunday 16 September we must officially say goodbye to Jane Horton as her curacy …
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The Tour De France……… and the Body of Christ?
The World Cup is over and done with - along with a Murray-less Wimbledon (or at least one without Andy) – and even the return of Tiger Woods to something like his former glories at the Open, has also …