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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 …
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WW1 fund has helped to conserve Truro Cathedral for future generations
A national scheme to conserve and repair England’s cathedrals from which Truro cathedral was awarded £1.05 million has significantly reduced immediate risks, a report published yesterday said. The £40 …
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Old Cathedral School receives Commendation
The Cornwall Buildings Group was formed in 1969 with the aim of stimulating 'interest, appreciation and knowledge of good building in Cornwall, and to encourage the erection, protection, repair and …
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Praying for a Parking Space
One of the dilemmas faced by those of us who are obliged to spend a proportion of their time in the ‘God bothering’ business of prayer is when is something so trivial or indeed so self-indulgent that …